my girl

How is she this old...and where has my teeny tiny baby gone?!?!?!  

Seriously, time is flying...but we are loving every minute of it!  :)

nap-time

Never before has this happened...and I would venture to say that it will probably never happen again.

I walked out of the room yesterday and when I came back, this is what I found.  E had fallen asleep right where he had been sitting.  If only nap-time could be this easy every day!  Maybe the double ear infections we just found out he's sporting has something to do with it!   Poor kid!

big girl

Olivia has just graduated from eating in her bouncy seat to sitting in her actual high chair.  She is so funny! She sits there and looks around, as proud as can be!  

Now if she can just get those pesky cheerios that she chases all over her tray into her mouth...what a proud moment that will be! 

Little Leprechauns

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Of course, it didn't take long for the headbands to turn into laser eyes...

and then of course, Olivia thinks it's hilarious and laughs non-stop at her crazy brothers...

and of course, what photo shoot happens in our family, where Ethan doesn't leave his place and strike his  classic pose, saying "ooohhhh...take a picture of this!"

...and of course, Olivia with her daddy...it doesn't get much cuter than that!

piece of cheese

I just asked Garrett if he was okay with something, and this is the response I got...

"Yep Mom!!!!  I'm as good as a mouse with a big piece of cheese in front of him!!!!!!!"

Well okay then...I guess that means he's pretty good.

big fat faker! (or little itty bitty faker as the case may be!)

Olivia posed with a bottle the other day...for the sole purpose of mocking Steve and I!  She hasn't drank from a bottle since New Year's Eve...but I love how in these pictures she looks like she's happily feeding herself!  

The night before these happy shots...she had yelled at Steve for over an hour as he offered her a bottle as she was adamantly declaring her 'STARVATION' at the top of her lungs!  Seriously, this girl would rather starve than take anything from a bottle!  

yum!

This dreary, rainy day just got a little brighter....

thanks to an amazing friend and her delicious recipe!