Spike

Check out my 'do.

This is what happens when I wipe my dinner in my hair. (Mommy cleans it with soap and water and re-does my hair.)

I dig it. I think it makes me look like the tough guy that I am.

Little Buddy Loves His Little Baby

After a few weeks of Wraylyn bring over her little baby and Ethan spending the whole playdate stealing it...

Mommy finally got Ethan a little baby of his own.

He loves holding it, swinging it, and especially chewing on the hands and feet. (???) Now Katie constantly steals this baby from him so we are heading to Target to get another one tonight...

Little Snoozer

Is there anything cuter than a 2.5-year-old who refuses to take her big girl shoes off for nap time?

Happy [Day After] Birthday, Great Aunt Linda!

Thanks for this great dress! I love it!

Check out the big girl shoes.

Hope your day was special!

"Nastics"

On Tuesday night Katie tried her first gymnastics class. She was pretty stoked, even though she had no idea what to expect.

Daddy "attended" the parent/tot class with her.

She was all over the place.

She just wanted to go run and jump on everything.

It was a great way to burn off energy.

She loved free time.

It took a little convincing but she finally let the teacher help her do a handstand.

Charlotte is in this class, so it was fun to do "nastics" with her BFF.

Look at this leotard. Or rather, biketard. So cute!

The balance beam was a favorite. I knew she'd love it because she's always asking Daddy to make her a "bridge" with his legs on the ottoman so she can walk across his legs.

She had some fun on the bar, too. Hanging around.

It was a lot of fun but a little too close to bedtime. She was pretty cranky by the end of class. I think next week we'll have to try an earlier class, which is a little bit of a bummer because we wanted her to be in class with Charlotte.

Ethan the Blue

Katie and Ethan have invaded the closet where I keep things like wrapping paper and scrapbook supplies. Ya know... the types of things I don't want them to play with.

Ethan has been carrying this particular tube of paper around non stop, so Daddy started calling him Gandalf. (After Gandalf the Gray for all of you unfamiliar with The Lord of the Rings.)

March 23rd

On Ethan's actual first birthday we sang "Happy Birthday" to him. At his exact birthday time- 12:54pm.


Everyone got their own cupcake.

The birthday boy was thrilled!

He devoured it like it was disappearing.

Yummy!

Not a finger went un-licked.

Ethan made sure to get comfy.

He finished every last bite.

And practically licked the table clean.

Later, Mommy and Daddy gave Ethan his birthday gift. Here he is enjoying his rocket tent with Big Sister.



P.S. They have already almost destroyed this tent. Trav is attempting to fix it as I type.