Peapod

The kids had a blast playing with their cousin, Penelope, last week. She'll be 1 in 3 weeks and walking any day now. Needless to say, I was outnumbered:)

The most beautiful brown eyes you've ever seen.

Hold on, Peapod, we made a match so now we listen to the song!

Ava's giving one of her famous Big Squeezie hugs.

Happy Valentine's Day!

4 Months Old

Our happy little boy is 4 months old today! He's right on the 75th percentile for weight, height and head circumference - 16lbs and 25.5" long. He continues to smile and giggle all day long, sleep through the night (10+ hours every night!), and watch every move his big sister makes. He's close to rolling over and we're anxiously awaiting this new milestone any day now. We just love this little boy to pieces!

New Routines

I went back to work 2 weeks ago and Adam starts class again tomorrow so we've been settling into a new routine here. We are so fortunate to have my Mom and Adam's Mom come to our house to watch the kids so that their schedules are interrupted as little as possible. Henry's been taking bottles like a champ and the transition for both of them has been seamless. It makes it so much easier going back to work knowing that they're happy and with someone they love.

The freezing cold weather has made it hard to want to leave the house lately, and to top it off we all got hit with colds last week. We were sad to miss out on some playdates with friends and cousins, but are all feeling better now and ready to play!

The happiest baby ever:)

Ava's missed her Jumperoo. All I can think of is the movie "Elf" when I look at these pictures.

Almost put this out for recycling before we realized what an awesome coloring box it made! We spent most of the morning drawing on this.

Snuggling.

Pretty excited about her flower, heart, and star peanut butter sandwiches:)

Arizona Vacation

We all flew down to Arizona last weekend to visit my Mom's sisters and get out of the cold. The kids did awesome on both flights and we had a wonderful time with Patti & Mark in Tucson and Karen & Augy in Glendale. We visited the Tucson Zoo, hiked in Sabino Canyon, enjoyed some delicious (and "perfectly cooked") meals, golf for Adam and Mark, and great quality time with family. As always Patti and I took hundreds of pictures, so below are just some of my favorites:)

The Catalina Mountains in Patti & Mark's backyard. Simply breathtaking.

At the Tucson Zoo with my Aunt Patti.

Hiking in Sabino Canyon.

Happy Henry:) My day is filled with these smiles from him.

Fascinated by the ant wall at Karen & Augy's.

New sunnies from Karen.

Enjoying some tummy time and Toy Story 3 on the way home. Thanks for such a wonderful vacation!!

Big Girl Bed

Ava's first night in her big girl bed!

She made it safe and sound through the night and got right back to reading in the morning. Such a big girl!

Ava's First Haircut

Pre-haircut coloring.

Not quite sure what to think, but she just watched some big kids getting their hair cut so she's ok with it.

Her own personal TV and a silver ducky help too:)

A little trim, a little bang - so much better!