Making Cupcakes

Julia decided that she wanted to make cupcakes for her cousin Brandon's birthday. She did almost all the work. I only helped a little. Erik "helped" in his way, too. He liked pouring in the water and cleaning the spoon. caroline came to help decorate at the end.

Erik Sleeping

erik has been getting out of his bed at night. We found him out in the hallway curled up. He seemed quite comfortable.

St. Patrick's Day Fun

I know this has taken a little time to post, but it seems like it is hard to find time to get everything done. So, anyway - We had a fun time on St. Patty Day. We constructed traps to try to capture a leprechaun. However, the leprechaun was sneaky. He got out of our trap, but ended up leaving a little "treasure" behind - some toy coins and chocolate. The kids really loved all of the celebrating.

Erik's Big Boy Bed

Erik had been climbing out of his crib at night, so, we decided to put him in a toddler bed. We were really hoping to keep him in the crib for a while longer, but he was determined to climb out. He looks like such a big boy now.

Toothless Wonder

So all Caroline wants for Easter is her two front teeth!

Rock Band

OK - So we got Rock Band for Christmas, knowing Brad and I would probably enjoy playing with it. But, the kids LOVE playing rock band. Caroline especially loves being the lead singer. Erik, who loves to bang on anything, is our resident drummer. Julia switches around on what she likes. She really loves to dance and groove when she sings, though.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We all had a really wonderful Valentine's Day here. There has been an abundance of sugar, but, also an abundance of love. I also got a beautiful bouquet of roses from Brad. He knows I am such a sucker for flowers, especially roses. It may be cliche, but I love roses - they're my favorite flower. One of the best things about yesterday was that Brad watched Erik and Julia so I could go have fun at the Scrapbook Expo. What was surprisingly fun about that excursion was that Caroline asked to go with me. We ended up having a really fun Mommy/Daughter date. Brad loved his box of See's Candies, which he ended up sharing with us as well. I am so lucky to have not one, but four Valentines in my life!