The Blizzard of '09

It started snowing on Friday night and kept snowing all day Saturday. Total so far is about 24 inches...what fun!

Ponytails!

I've pretty much been waiting for this day since I was a little girl. Little tiny ponytails today, but curls and braids tomorrow! I had to find the most miniscule little elastic things and they are not easy to put in...let me tell ya! But Cassidy was a good sport and held still on these two days while I put the ponytails in. I think she likes them too, for a little while at least.

Bye-Bye Belly, Hello Baby!

This is our new daughter, Bridgette Katherine. Isn't she sweet? Right after we took this picture, she pooped....whew! That was close! I am so happy she's in the world and not in the womb anymore. There are so many things I can do much easier now: give the kids a bath, pick up toys, pick up kids, wash dishes without getting water all over my shirt, eat at the table without getting food all over my shirt, and eat sushi! Not sure why they say you can't eat sushi when you're pregnant, but I didn't and I missed it!

Somersaults!

I'm not sure how Cassidy learned how to do this on her own. One day, all of a sudden, she could do somersaults! She tucks her head and everything. Alex is still working on it :- )

No "P" Words

Driving home from preschool today Alex said, "Mom, you can't bring anything that starts with the letter "P" there. They don't like "P" words." He was looking at the No Parking Signs!

Preschool starts again!

Boy, what a difference a year makes! At the beginning of preschool last year, I would ask, "Alex, what did you do today at preschool?" Usually he'd say, "I don't know." This year I asked him the same question after his first day and he told me about the pretend games that he and Amelia G. and Amelia S. played in the Big Room, that it was Carson's birthday and he brought cupcakes and Spiderman toys, and that at show 'n tell, Mrs. Wampler said his Chinese Yo-Yo was "cool." He is learning and growing up so fast. So here are some pictures of the kids last September and now.

Sept 08

Sept 08

Sept 09

Not even gonna try...

I had so much to catch up on with the blog that I was procrastinating......so, I'm just going to start posting again and pretend that I didn't miss out on major events like our awesome vacation to California to visit John's parents, various summer time fun events, and our wonderful visit to my parents' in Pittsburgh with the kids while John was in Fort Lewis. John is back and life is good. Here are some new pictures of the kids.

Cassidy pretending to be Mommy at her office. (like my new chair? it reclines.)

Alex being his usual happy self! (He's 4 now, another thing I missed!)