Pic of the Week

Uh oh, now the fun really begins...

Again with the Dress up!

So Much Love

The other day, Mom comes into the playroom and finds Jax wearing a new hat that big sister put on him. We think it makes him look like a Russian Czar or the Nutcracker Toy Soldier, we can't decide. He is such a good sport with her, allowing her to do most anything to him without complaining.




Then when he went to his bouncy seat, she put the hat back on and then covered him in blankets in case he was getting cold.


On our family date night, without any prompting, she shared her birthday ice cream with him. It was so precious.



Here is the now infamous Jackson fauxhawk he wears most weekend to parties and dinners.

Some New Favorite Words

Here are some words that Addy has not quite mastered

Cinder-brella (for Cinderella, influenced by umbrella, we think)
knock-ulers (binoculars)
Mag-a-nets (bet you didn't know that word had three syllables)
Lellow (Yellow)

then to top it off, Ms. Precocious says to me the other day...
Dad: Addy can you show me how this toy works?
Addy: Dad! I don't know, I am only a little girl!

Dancing Queen

Dad made this video of Addy to show at her party.

Some other January Highlights

Jackson's dedication with two other couples from our small group, Addy and Jack in the bath/sink together, and two sleeping beauties.




This hat is too much and Jack loves.

Dad was happy to see that Jax favorite sleep position is on his stomach with his arm around a pillow, or in this case a bed buddy, which incidentally, is how Dad and Grandpa Ritner sleep.

And then there is Addy, who never sleeps alone. Her bed buddy count is up to about 25, and she can tell you which one is missing, or stuck between the bed and the wall.

Jax getting some love

Making our Annual Theme Cake

So we gave Addy the chance to pick out her own birthday cake and since we were going to have a princess party, she choose this castle. So we had our work cut out for us, but it came out pretty good, with some extra construction work on the four corner flags that were made of Twinkies and upside down sugar cones. Addy helped with all the decorations, eating three candies for every one she put on the cake.

"This was my favorite day ever!"

That is how Addy described her birthday party day yesterday. Here are some pics from our fun afternoon.





















Some after party fun putting make up on "Uncle Andrew."