Six for Sunday

1. You made some yummy potato cakes on Christmas morning

2. Thanks for the moose head and the wallet and the pjs! You did good 😉

3. I love how you talk things out with me and share what's on your mind

4. Your focus this Christmas was making sure our focus was on Christ. Thanks for leading our family in that way

5. Thank you for working hard for your family this year. 

6. Here's to another year of fun family memories of growing together and learning to love better. 

P.S. I love you :)

'Tis the Season

Tis the season for watching the snow fall in your pjs,

for kid's vanilla steamers with a straw,

for sleepy snuggles and warm hats.

Tis the season for looking back on blessings from years before.

Tis the season for overindulging,

for sweet lil' bald spots

and for busy, messy houses.

Tis the season to read by the fire side,

or play under the tree.

Tis the season for making memories and starting new traditions.

This has been a busy holiday season for us this year. Even during the business, I think we've done a better job this year than ever before on staying true to the real meaning for the season, thanks to our sweet two year old and her love for the story of baby Jesus. I'm so thankful for her active mind that's so willing and eager to learn. 

We've had a busy month, our calendar is full but so are our hearts.

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

After a couple months of acting like he was going to and then a couple weeks of not sleeping (I have no idea if the two are related), Remi finally rolled over! 

Aw! Sweet little guy was so proud of himself. It was the attraction of his sisters unattended toys this morning that did it for him.

Look at him reach. 

His first milestone!

You just need to figure out how to sleep through the night now buddy.

Remington is 4 Months Old

It was a cold, gloomy day here in the 505 on Remi's four month birthday. We had the lights on in our house almost all day and I had a hard time getting any good pictures of our wiggly, always moving, little guy.

The good news though, is that Mr. Blue Monkey made it out of Addy's room. When Addy saw that Remi was playing with his sock monkey, she ran and grabbed her's so they could play together. I prefer to keep these monthly posts about Remi (Addy got her own) but I think this photo is too cute not to share.

Pajamas and sock monkeys

This is a typical Remi look these days. He likes to suck on everything, including his bottom lip.

I just posted his three month post a couple weeks ago, but it seems like since then Remi has changed and started to do more. He's still not rolling over but has started to grab and hold onto things. He's become very curious and aware of the world around him, preferring to stroke my face or watch football rather than eat. 

Here's a fun four month fact: Remi loves to watch TV.

Even though he doesn't seem to be quite as interested in eating as he once was, he's sleeping well and seems to be growing. We will get a better feel for how he's doing at his four month well check on Tuesday.

 For now, happy four months Remington!

Hopefully this gloomy weather will go away soon so we can get some better photos next month.

Check out months one, two and three here.

This is Addy {Addy-isms Vol. 4}

This is Addy. 

She's a sweet little girl and always very helpful. 

"I like helping. Sometimes I help people make kids lunch, sometimes I help change babies diapers and getting pretzels!"

Addy likes to eat cereal in the morning and juice in the afternoon.  "This is deewishus! This is amazin like blueberries!"

"Let's cheers together!"

Addy loves to play pretend. She likes to pretend to talk on the phone, usually while sitting on the couch with her legs crossed. "Hold on kid, I'm talking to Gran right now. Hellwo? I just eatin supper Gran. Maybe you can come sit with me sometime. Bye"

She's very good at reasoning.

"I'm sorry mom. I'm sorry I didn't share my candy with my friends. Maybe since I didn't share I can have some when we get Home"

And she gets concerned about her loved ones safety.

"Have a good trip! Be careful. Don't drive too fast. Momma drives so fast sometimes."

She likes to have fun, but she can be serious too. "Mom, let's talk together. Let's talk about having lunch."

One day, Addy went to visit Granmarie. Granmarie works for an eye doctor. Addy loved getting to see Granmarie and all the fancy machines.

When it was time to leave, the doctor said: "Goodbye princess! You are such a princess." Addy waved goodbye and said, "I'm not a princess I'm a kid."

Silly Addy.

Inspiration for this post taken from the book Curious George Rides. You can check out other Addy-isms here.