Ice Day!

No snow here in Alexandria....just ice, rain, and dreadfully cold weather! We have spent the entire day indoors playing, cleaning out junk drawers, and reading. We lost power for a couple of hours, and Clint lost power at the office, so all five of us stayed home together. It was wonderful!!


Sydney is 11 months old! She has hit some major milestones over the past two weeks.

Sorry for the nasty-nose picture. I was trying to capture the goose egg she got when she crawled right into the cabinet.

• she crawls ALL OVER the house now. Her little squishy body looks so cute.
• she pulls up to her knees....especially when she poops. It's hilarious.
• she FEEDS HERSELF now!!! That is so huge in our family of two babies. I can put her in the highchair with some Cheerios and it keeps her happy while I cook supper, etc.
• she is now forward-facing in the car. She loves it because she can just stare at me while I drive. Anytime I get to a stop sign or stop light I turn around and smile at her. She grins from ear to ear and then stares at me until I turn around again. Love angel.

K-Man is 8 months old! He is such a chunky baby. I brought him to the doctor this week for an unexplained fever, and he weighs 23 1/2 lbs!! If I'm holding K-Man and Sydney at the same time (which isn't often), I'm carrying almost 45 pounds. It's ridiculous!

At 8 months, K-man is:

• cutting his first two teeth. They should be completely visible in the next day or so.
• fussy fussy in the evenings. He can't wait to hit the bed at 6:15 or 6:30.
• Crawling all over the house as well! I think he and Syd will walk at the same time.
• Eating anything and everything you offer him. He has NEVER refused a bottle or solids.
• Has the sweetest smile you've ever seen.

Jack loves to pose for the camera. Ham. Bone.A few weeks ago there was an advertisement on the TV for some big monster truck show at the Coliseum. It looked a little inappropriate for Jack (or anyone, really), but Jack went CRAZY over the trucks. The next morning Clint drove him out to the coliseum and they snuck into some building where the trucks were being stored. Jack was ecstatic. Look how huge that truck is!!

Do yourself a favor...click on this picture, then zoom in and notice that Jack is wearing a camou jacket, pajama pants, and fireman rubber boots. He is also holding his own monster truck. See it? Thank me later.

That's all that's going on around here! We are ready for spring and summer!