A Diva, A Dude & A Dog: January 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

Splish Splash

The weekends go too fast for us. We packed a lot in over the weekend. Family adventures included date night for John and I on Friday. It was a much needed night out for us. Thanks to Jessy for staying late with the kids. She makes life easy for us. We are so thankful to have her as part of our family. Saturday brought swimming at Lifetime with the kids. Hope had a blast and loved playing in the water. Jack got a little spooked but warmed up after awhile. The big lesson John and I learned is that swimming and being at the pool with the kids is definitely a two person job. We spent Saturday evening with some friends and their two little ones. It was good to catch up with them and to give the kids an opportunity to play with other small kids. January is long month to be cooped up inside so it's fun to be out of the house and on the go.

Splashing around

I'm loving this big chair hanging with my friend Sela.

Never a dull moment with Jack on the move.
You just can't blink. He's a fast little bugger.

We're hard at work making dinner for everyone.

Come on....let me outside to play!

I really think Frisco could use a buddy outside.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

We're 11 Months!

It's hard to believe we've been a family of four for 11 months already. Hope and Jack are very busy little people. There is so much to explore at home and so many new things to learn about. They are figuring out how to pull on stools, chairs and drawers, how to push buttons and push over block towers. They're babbling a lot and imitating everything. They are on the go all the time when they are awake which is loads of fun. Here is quick glimpse of what they've been up to the past couple of weeks.

I'm pretty cute at 11 months

Looking handsome at the 11 month mark

I'm not quite sure how to make this go with my feet so I'll rely on Hope to push me .

Cool tower! Looks like we should push it right over.

We love the tub!

I'm just going to see if Frisco is really sleeping.

The weather was so nice on Saturday we got to go for a walk with Mom.

Yum! Our first outing for ice-cream was a fun treat.

I like ice-cream so much, I think I'd like to feed myself please.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to Everyone!!! We had an absolute wonderful first Christmas with Hope and Jack. We were in the Quad Cities celebrating with both the Luth family and the Stichnoth family. Our visit was action packed and included time with family, friends and even a short trip to Chicago to see the Bradburys. What a whirlwind it was. The kids managed numerous family get togethers, large meals, treats and toys with very few naps and no major meltdowns. They did awesome and proved to be quite flexible while we were away. I'm certain they are going to be endurance athletes. They were spoiled by grandparents, aunts, uncles and even a cousin or two. It truly was a magical holiday and we were thankful we were able to celebrate with family.