Date Night

Since Michael and I can't seem to manage a date night lately, (I wonder why?), Kailer and I had a date night on Tuesday. We started off by heading to Mars- not the planet, but the restaurant near Times Square. However, Kailer thinks that we really went to Mars. As we entered the restaurant, we boarded a spaceship (simulator) that took us to the red planet. Whoa! Is this real, Mom? he asks me. I left it up to him to decide. Once we got off the spaceship, he was sold.

a view inside


good 'ol R train into Manhattan

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Like a kid in a Candy Store

After dinner, we headed east to Dylan's Candy Bar- 3 stories of sugar, sugar and more sugar. I loved watching Kailer's eyes get wide and his mouth drop open once he realized that this was our destination. Now I truly understand the expression, Like a kid in a candy store. 








A sweet ending to a sweet evening. About 30 seconds after this picture was taken, Kailer crashed onto my lap.

Grace Elizabeth

Kailer got to have his cousin, Grace, come and stay with him this past week. Together, the two of them are double trouble! I often became a bit worried every time I heard those sneaky little giggles coming from the bedroom. I never knew what they were up to, but I did know that they were always having tons of fun. Today, while Kailer was at school, Grace, Addie and I had some fun girl time. We painted nails, curled hair, put on makeup, and dressed up with pretty jewelry. Then Grace did a little modeling while I had fun with the camera. We're sure going to miss her and the whole family when we move. Even though they're moving to the West coast, too, there will be a lot more distance between us all.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

1 roll of scotch tape: $3.79 . . . . 

5 minutes of absolute silence: priceless.

My happy little boy

This is what his face really looks like now. It's not so red anymore, but he still scratches it like crazy. Poor baby.

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

who, me?

no way!

not me!

okay. . .  you caught me

Look at what I found!

My feet!

I keep getting ragged on for photoshopping Colby's face in all his pictures. . . so here it is. . . the raw, unedited version. (His face is red because of the ecxema and all the scratches he gives himself when he itches all day long.)

Are they really all mine?

I am the mother of three children. . . . I still don't think this has fully sunk in yet. It all seems to have happened so fast. . . . but it is absolutely wonderful and rewarding!

Child Labor Laws?. . . . . . . . do they apply to your own children?

Pretty Ceeby, she says. 

(sounds a little like kiwi)

4 months

Colby is almost 4 months and is becoming more interactive each day. He loves to be tickled and always lets out the cutest giggles. I don't think he ever stops kicking his legs, and now he scoots himself around by arching his back and kicking off the ground. He has started drooling like crazy and grabs and bites down on anything that gets close to his mouth. Today, he started blowing raspberries.

. . .A few random pics

Bath time!

Adelynne loves the bath lately. I can't seem to keep her out of the tub. And this morning she decided that she'd take a bath with my new phone!