Thanks, Uncle Grant, for the awesome pics!

our virtual Christmas card

reunions

We reunited with some very special people this week. On Thursday, the kiddos and I met Steph, Caroline & Kimberly for lunch and a play date at McDonald's after gymnastics. Our friend April and her boys were supposed to come to, but one of them got sick in the car a block from Mickey D's. :(

Brandon and Kimmy had fun staring at each other. Hannah and Caroline had fun running around and playing with eachother and the other kids. By the end of the 2 hours, they were holding hands as we left. So cute!!! And of course, Steph and I got to enjoy some time together with our kiddos while she is home from TX.

Today, we enjoyed spending time with my parents and Uncle Dan and Aunt Petra at Mom and Dad's house. I told my Dad that maybe the house hasn't sold yet because God wants them to stay here. He said if God wanted him to stay here, He would send someone to help keep up the 2 1/2 acres, and that God just wants him to appreciate FL even more when they eventually get there. I got some good photos, but haven't uploaded them yet...

things a 3 year old shouldn't say... but does

Last night: "maybe Brandon will die so we can have a baby girl"

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Of course, today she woke up thinking her little brother is adorable, giving him hugs and kisses, etc.
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We went shopping today. One of the items we picked up was Daddy's present. I should not have told her who we were buying presents for, because no matter how much she insisted she would keep the secret, it slipped out. "Daddy, we got a ___ for you today! Did you go _________ today, Daddy?" Not sure if he deciphered the 2nd part or not. The hat was actually free with the other purchase. Now hopefully she won't blurt out what her cousins are getting as soon as they walk in the door.

a visit to grandaddy and granwendy's

mom: What did you do at Granwendy and Granddaddy's?
Bear: I just gave them a hard time.

big girl, big boy

Last night was Bear's 3rd night in plain cloth underwear or training pants. And her first waking up completely dry!!!!! We ran out of pull-ups earlier this week, and I decided to give the night potty-training a try.
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Our big boy had has 3 month check-up today. He's 25 inches long and weighs 12 lbs, 12 oz. clothed... since his diaper was a little wet, that's probably more like 12 lbs, 6 oz.

fun times

I made brownies a couple of nights ago. This picture was taken at least 30 minutes after the bath began, after I had tossed in a washcloth and asked Bear to clean her nose. She obviously needed help.

Brandon's big-boy-bumbo seat.
I used some gift money for this splurge... and I want to send a pic to Great Gramma to show her what her gift money went toward. This pic was taken tonight, when Buddy was a bit cranky. Earlier, he had a huge smile on his face as though he was proud to sit up like a big boy.