We have lots of good fun and relaxing in the evenings.
Emma is growing so attached to her blanky. She must have it in the evenings to soothe her from her long, tiring day. It must be hard being one.
These everyday ordinary moments are so special to me.
Emma is officially walking now. She walks 7-10 steps regularly. She doesn’t always “want” to walk however. As Grandpa says, she’s a “lazy bones.” I got a video, but it’s too big to upload. I’ll try to get a shorter one soon.
We’ve been meaning to take Carter to the snow for a while now, but this weekend was our perfect opportunity. There would be snow at Shirley Meadows, but it wasn’t currently snowing. If fact, it was a beautiful sunny day. So we loaded up the car and the kids and we were off. The drive was beautiful although I was nervous on the way with all the tight narrow roads.
Even the kids were in good moods.
When we got there it was gorgeous!
Once we were in the snow, we parked Emma in the sled for a bit, while we made a snowman. All she wanted to do was dip her mitten in the snow and eat it.
Carter was pretty much obsessed with throwing snowballs this whole time.
Then, we put Emma in the jogging stroller so we could use the sled. (Note to self: bring 2 sleds.)
Next, my cute hubby…
make that my goofy hubby…
took Emma for a ride.
The snowball fight was next. Thankfully, there were no tears.
I think it’s clear who won. 
We got some fun snow pictures, too.
Here’s my favorite picture from the trip.
Sledding is quite thrilling. I went down twice and had a blast. Jason even got the first time on video. Man, do I look like a wimp. Does this mean I’m getting old? Anyway, Carter did lots of sledding and loved it. I even hurt myself catching him once. He is really getting big.
Jason, Emma, and I created a new Olympic event…..baby bobsled. We started with Jason at the top and he would send Emma down and I would catch her. Her first time down, she was seated, but ended up laying down. We thought it best to keep her laying down, therefore becoming the baby bobsled. Then Jason would stand at the base of the hill and slide her up the hill and she’d come back down all smiles. It was so fun!!
Lastly, our attempt at a family picture.
After a couple of hours, we were all done for the day. We stopped at Burger King for a quick bite (Note to self: You don’t like BK. Don’t go there unless you’re starving.) Jason of course got a shake for the ride home and Carter mooched, as usual.
We definitely wore them out…
What a great way to spend a Sunday morning! 
a very sick baby. This was Emma yesterday. She is thankfully feeling better today.
FYI: I do change her clothes regularly. She just has a lot of these pink jammies.
Baby wants food…a story in pictures.
I thought she’d do the eat sign (sign language) like she normally does, but I guess she wanted to make her own meal.
Emma’s the name and trouble is the game.
Emma loves getting into everything. We try to keep her out of the kitchen and bathrooms for the most part, but she loves going through cupboards. Especially in the kitchen where she looks for her banana cookies and throws bibs all over the floor.
When I go in to check on her in the playroom, this is what I find.
She absolutely loves anything with buttons, but especially remotes and phones. She just wants to be like the adults.
She’ll be innocent and sweet one moment, just playing as she should be, and the next, she’s into something she’s not supposed to be.
SHE’S decided it’s time to start some discipline with the time out bench.
and finally…Success!!
Man, her mother needs to do something with that hair!! The question is…what???
She’s still cute as ever, she just tires me out more now. Here she is being cute and playing nice…finally.
Of course, Carter spends his time keeping an eye on Emma, and doing lots of pretend play and boy games. Here he is completely content in his polar bear jammies and playing on his skateboard.
When I picked Emma up from daycare yesterday, she had piggys!! I didn’t think her hair was long enough for pigtails, but apparently I was wrong. I little lemon juice acts as hairspray and you’re all set. She even slept with them in. I was shocked!! I must say, however, neither of us enjoyed getting the rubber bands out, so maybe the piggys will be on hold for a while. They are undoubtedly adorable!!
Here’s Emma and Carter (on the morning of their birthday) enjoying a pancake breakfast.
I just got back from taking the kids to the doctor. Here are their yearly stats:
Emma- weight: 20 lbs. 13 oz %: 50 height: 30 in. %: 75
Carter- weight: 45 lbs. %: 95 height: 43 in. %: 95
Well, we survived our first duo birthday party. We decided to have it at our house so we could put Emma down for a nap when she got tired. Because it was at our house, we couldn’t invite all the friends and family that we wanted to. :( We ended up with over 20 people, not including us, and it was plenty full in here. Carter’s friends and their families all came to help us celebrate. We had the Kojimas, Elofsons, Grumbles, Kings, Olsons, Sotelos, Grandma C., and Grammy and Grandpa.
It was so much fun!! We rented a bounce house for the kids and Jason barbequed hot dogs and hamburgers. We sang, ate cake, and opened presents. The kids pretty much bounced the whole time. The bounce house had a basketball hoop in it that was really cool. Carter loved it!
Here’s Carter enjoying the bounce house before the kids came.
Carter insisted on picking out his own cake at Sam’s Club. He chose a white cake with buttercream frosting.
Here’s Emma’s…chocolate. She seemed to enjoy making a mess, but I don’t have those pics yet. She ate some, but not too much.
The kids had fun eating together.
I opened all of Emma’s presents. Here’s Carter opening his.
Emma started walking with her push walker on the day of the party. It was so cute to see how impressed she was with herself.
Here’s Emma showing off her sweet side (she gets that from me)…
and her honery side (She gets that from me, too.).
My favorite outtake from the party…
After the party and naps, Jason went out to bounce with Carter. He claims to have been flipping like crazy. With no broken bones, there’s no proof. He did work up a sweat, though.
Thanks to all who celebrated with us!!
For being 3 years apart, my kiddos are extremely close. They pretty much do everything together when they’re at home. For example, when it’s time for Emma’s baths, Carter insists on playing with her in the water.
Carter loves to get in bed with Emma when she just gets up from her nap. Emma likes it, too. It’s like they’re in jail.
There’s always some wrestling…I think Emma’s winning.
Emma loves to just watch Carter.
Then Emma gives Carter her thoughts.
Then a snuggle…
and a kiss…
She’s not enjoying this at all…
Happy kids = happy mom
Here’s a couple on their birthday…Carter wanted to sit with Emma; Emma wanted the remote.
Then they both paused for a tender moment…awwww.
