Putting up the lights

Putting up the Christmas lights!  Everyone helped!

Christmas Cookies!

Its been little while, but we are in the thick of holiday celebrating!  Made some cookies today!

These are Indy's batch.  They are like a biscuit cookie.

Indy (and Am) likes them

Trying some solids (well, mushy baby food)

"Do I like it?"

"Yep, yes I do"

Doing yard work

April showers bring...May weeds!  Indy loves helping pull all the cheatgrass.  Now if I could only get him to just pull the weeds.

Family time!

Making doughnuts, I think

Am bought some "make your own doughnut" things that Indy say in a youtube video.  They were from Japan, do we could read the instructions. We were a little unsure about them, but Indy seemed happy with the process (and eating them)!

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

Bowling with Grandpa Long

Gracie's visit

Aunt Gracie cane for a long weekend.  Indy was happy to have a new playmate.

Here they are preventing to sleep:

Yep, Indy gave Grace a goam block as a blanket.

On Hunter Creek Trail

Do you want to build a snowman?

Opening Day of Aceball!

And he even got a foul ball!  

Can you find Indy in the cloud climber?

Oh, there he is!  At the top of the 3 story playset.  With Ellie in my arms, I spent the next 20 minutes trying to guide him down 

Two peas in a pod

Ellie is getting big!

Ellie is almost sitting up by herself and making new noises all the time.  We thought we'd introduce her to rice cereal...I don't think she is sold.

Easter

What a good lookin' bunch.  We tried the magical floating baby but the kids were too distracted.

The face of pure concentration

Bedtime books

Indy asked me to put Ellie on his chair and I thought he just wanted me to put her down.  But then he crawled into the chair with her and asked me to read them a book.

She was over pretty quick considering her head kept flopping over!

Is Indy trying to tell me something

Recently, Kevin got to work and found a stow away matchbox car that Indy sent to work for daddy to play with during the day when he got bored.  The other day Indy yelled, "wait mommo wait," as I was leaving for work.  He came running over with push up bars...ummm, thanks!  He has done this twice now.  I think he may be trying to tell me something??!

Alphabet house

Indy pulled out his foam letters and asked me to build him a house.  I built a box so Kevin came out and added some much needed creativity.

Chef Indy

Indy loves that I am a pampered chef consultant now.  I get fun packages in the mail and Indy gets to play with them. At least he is a pretty good helper.  This is us making sweet potato chips with the veggie spiralizer.

Ellie is playing

Recently El started grabbing toys and showing interest in things.  I put her under a play may and she stayed like that for a long time.  She grabbed the dangling toys and was very interactive.  She is getting big so fast!

At Patrick's day party

Indy whined all day that he wanted to go see his Connor.  I told him we were gong to a party at Connors and he wanted instant gratification.  Both kids had fun and stayed up late.  

Trying to roll over

Auntie caught her wrapping herself around the play area pole.  Ellie is already trying to roll over.  She kicks and squirms but that arm and shoulder are still in the way!

More pics from Gramma and Grandpa Visit

Ellie's bath all by herself

As the second child Ellie shares everything.  Her toys (which Indy steals), attention, and baths.  Today she got her own bath with no brother or mommy.