Funny Girl

Paige pulls this joke on me at almost every meal.

3 Month Old Babies

I was looking for a picture of Owen at 3 months to compare to what Paige looks like now and came across these. I took the one of me and Paige a day or two ago so it was really strange to find such a similar picture from 3 years ago...

July 2010 - Paige and me

May 2007 - Owen and me

Paige

She looks totally different in these two pictures! But still cute in both:)

Happy 4th of July!

Waiting for the parade...


Being patriotic...


I managed to pry open Paige's hand enough to get her to hold the flag!

Paige Video

30 seconds of flailing arms. I'm still working on recording a smile:)

Big Truck Day!

Big Truck Day is exactly what it sounds like so we always know it's going to be a big hit with Owen. Turns out that Pat was pretty excited about it too since a Coke delivery truck was there giving away free pop:) This one was much better than the one we went to last year. Street sweepers, cranes, a tow truck, three different kinds of police vehicles, and lots more! We were by the police car when the fire truck showed up and it was pretty funny to hear the policemen talk about how the firemen always steal their thunder when they show up with the fire truck. It was true, everyone gathered at the fire truck immediately upon its arrival!

Pictures from last year

Owen loved the ketchup hot dog guy and had no trouble giving him high fives and hanging out with him. He does have his limits though and would not visit with Slider!

Paige was there too and passed the time by munching on her arm:)

Softball

We finally made it out to see Pat play some softball last night!
(click here for pictures from last year)

Pat in action


Paige did this the whole time. No, really, she cried the whole time unless I was swinging her car seat. It hurt my arms.


Owen did this the whole time. He was super excited to watch the game and kept waving to Pat. I felt really bad when we had to leave before the second game but I promised we would go again. Now we just have to get Paige to cooperate...

The funniest part of the night for me was when I was trying to get both kids out of the park and Owen announced he had to use the bathroom. They're still fixing up the park so the only option was a port-a-potty which Owen decleared too yucky and stinky to use (and rightly so). Pat had to run over between innings to help out. Good thing he did because I really didn't want to cram myself, Owen and Paige into a stinky, yucky port-a-potty.

Zzzzzzzz

Both of my children asleep at once! Amazing! Owen thinks he doesn't need naps during the day and I don't really enforce them anymore since it means (usually...hopefully...) he falls asleep faster at night. Because of this he's been falling asleep during random activities. We had gone up stairs to watch the Ohio State marching band and he fell asleep during it. Normally he gets a little more pumped watching Script Ohio.


Paige likes to sleep in odd places too

3 out of 4

Tutu

Little girl clothes are adorable. Seriously. I think it's great what you can get away with as far as clothing options for kids. To amuse myself I sometimes try to imagine how funny it would be to see adults walking around in this kind of stuff.

And the photo session is over...

Paige and Hippo

I'm going to try to remember to take pictures of Paige and Hippo at different points so I can see how she's grown. Here they are today...

...and one month ago! (Look at that face, I love this picture because she looks so silly)

When Owen found out I was going to take a picture of Paige and Hippo he wanted Giraffe to be in it too!

Owen was ok with posing also. I didn't even tell him to pose like this. He's such a pro.

Paige's Bed

The only way this little girl will sleep! We're trying this tonight!

My Mother's Day

Waffles for breakfast!


I was trying to plant some seeds with Owen and he was super upset about getting his picture taken... I think he didn't want any evidence that he was actually enjoying himself for a moment.


A fort!

I wanted a picture with Paige and Owen and he happily obliged but when I saw them and realized I looked like a giant crazy person Owen refused to take any more! He let out this huge sigh and just walked away. I thought it was hilarious. I actually look less crazy in this picture than I did in the other ones, trust me.

Happy Mother's Day!

One Month Old!

Paige is already over a month old!

Siblings and a Casserole!

I know...my titles need some work but at least you know exactly what you're getting when you read them:)

The siblings...


The casserole...Chicken Spaghetti Casserole. This was mediocre, I probably wouldn't take the time to make it again because it was basically a less tasty version of the filling from the Chicken Wreath (click for picture, not recipe) we make every once in awhile.

National Oatmeal Cookie Day!

Such a good holiday we had to celebrate!

Owen wanted me to take a picture of his cookie too.

Paige "smiling" in her sleep.

Relaxing

We haven't been doing much around here because of the weather and I think we could all benefit from some time outside. Until that happens I'm going to try to just relax and think of how to entertain a rambunctious 3 year old who just wants to run or play with trains.

Paige relaxing on one of the quilts she got from her stay at the NICU.

Earth Day Walk

We got out for a walk yesterday even though it was a bit chilly and ended up in the park.


There was a tire stuck on the waterfall...that is not very earthy.


Paige slept through everything.

More Paige and Cheesecake

A rare moment! I actually caught Paige with her eyes open!

I love this picture. It makes me feel super sleepy.

Cinnamon Chip Cheesecake. You couldn't taste the cinnamon flavor as much as I had hoped but it still had a fantastic flavor.