Ball Popper

Here is new video of Drew squealing at the start of the ball popper. He has the same reaction every single time, it absolutely cracks us up.  And this is the same shrill squealing noise that he is famous for at dinner time--unfortunately for us he only has one volume level so far!

May pictures

Here are a couple  pictures of the kids from this month...Chloe is showing off the balloon that she got me for Mother's Day (but let's face it, it was her balloon!), Drew is sporting his Reds gear, and he is showing off his new skill of smashing food all over his highchair, tray, and oh yes, his hair.  I wonder if this is his way of "signing" back to me--so much for trying new ways to communicate! 

Dinning room project - complete!

I wanted to share some pictures of the recently completed renovation of the dinning room.  It has taken several weekends to complete, but the finished project is definitely worth it.  Jenny did a fabulous job of decorating it (despite the change in color incident).  A huge thanks to Pa Pa for all his help (and to MaMa for giving him up) and also to "Mr. Ed" the carpenter.  The furniture is being delivered on Friday and Jenny can't hardly stand it she is so excited.  

"Make Me a Deal"

Some recent pictures of the kids...Drew is having fun with golf balls (you should see him crawl with them in his hands!), and Chloe is making sure that her baby is fed and that there are no monsters in the basement. Chloe had the quote from the weekend....when she asked for her standard "special treat" after going number 2 in the potty, I tried to get out of it since she already had cookies for dessert. Well, you can imagine how that went over. But instead of totally throwing a fit, she pouted, crossed her arms, and said, "Well, then, make me a deal". So I did. A special treat in return for cleaning up her toys. Now that is compromise at its best!

Drew is Cruising Now!

Here is some video from the weekend--Drew is loving his push toy now! He was pretty unsure about it a couple weeks ago, but now he is loving the fact that he can walk to where he wants to go...until he runs into something and gets stuck! As usual, you'll hear Chloe in the background trying to upstage the attention Drew is getting...somehow I don't think she is all that deprived!

There are no words for this one....

You know how sometimes the most hilarious pictures are the ones that you take when no one is "posing" for the picture? Well, this is certainly one of those moments. While Chloe is definitely the "pick" of this photo, my favorite part is actually how Drew is peeking out from behind her in the background....that boy always has to be part of the action! He has learned how to point to what he wants now, and can stand on his own for a few seconds. And, just as if to melt my heart on Mother's Day, he learned how to point to me and say "ma ma ma ma ma".....what could be better?!

Mother's Day 2009

Here are some pictures from our family get together for Mother's Day and Brian's birthday. Brian had a great time using his new flash for the camera, and I'm having fun learning about how to crop and edit our pictures in our new software. It's time consuming but a lot of fun! Anyway, we had a great time and it was a beautiful weekend!