February 28th, 2008

I got these pictures of Ben and Maggie early this morning. They love to play in each other's bedrooms together. I love how Maggie is looking up at Ben in the second picture. She thinks he's the "bee's knees" !

Sledding

We took the kids sledding for the first time today. There are a few hills at a church up the street from our neighborhood where people always sled. Ben went down the hill a few times with Daddy, but then, he found the playground at the bottom of the hill. Even though we wait all year for a good sled-day, Ben still wanted to play on the slides! Maggie enjoyed the slides more than sitting in her laundry-basket-sled anyway. We dropped her down a slide and into a pile of snow at the bottom. She thought it was a hoot!

Ten Months Today

.....................................................................................Maggie is 10 months old today. She is climbing the stairs as often as she can escape our watch. She's cruising around the furniture, but she isn't quite ready to walk yet. (Mommy won't let her!)

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Our friends, Cara and Becca Howard came over to play yesterday. We have been waiting for months to share some afternoon play-time with them, but with all the germs my kids seem to bring home from daycare, we just haven't had a good opportunity. Finally, a day when everyone was healthy!

Valentines for Grandma

The kids think they're in Disney World when we bring a mattress out into the bonus room and put in on the floor in the middle of the sectional sofa. They jump and jump until they can hardly stand anymore. We gave them some paper hearts and took some pictures to send to our grandmas for Valentine's Day.

Maggie: February 2, 2008

Maggie is quite the little chef in the kitchen. We have all been sick for the past week. (Actually, at least one of us has been sick every day since Christmas, but all four of us had it this past week.) Yesterday, Maggie was the first one to feel well again. I guess she decided she would help out by making a meal for the family.

Tuesday Play Group, Jan. 22nd.

We held this past week's Tuesday Play Group at a local church's indoor playground. The kids had a ton of fun. Even Maggie enjoyed it. It was nice to let them run around without trashing one of our houses! We packed lunches, and the kids ate a little picnic there at the play gym. They were actually like little angels sitting there together! Oh, if every Tuesday could work out that well... Of course, it only took me four hours of preparation and packing that morning for two hours of play group!

My birthday, January 19th

On the morning of my birthday last weekend, Brian and Ben went out to get a cake for me. Ben had been talking about birthday cake for days. Even though I was in the shower when they got home, Ben was so excited to eat the cake that they cut into it immediately and had a piece! Brian had to take a picture just to prove that he did purchase a whole cake!

Why I love having two

I'm so happy we have two kids, and even happier that they are under two years apart in age when I see them play together. When they aren't beating each other up, they can be pretty sweet.

Becca's First Birthday

Maggie's girlfriend, Rebecca Howard, celebrated her first birthday on January 10th. She had a party on January 13th. Maggie wasn't quite ready to taste cake yet, but she certainly was intersted in all the toys! As Becca's grandmother says, Maggie and Becca are third-generation "girlfriends!"