Busting Out The Paints...Finally!!

So here it is almost 2 months after Christmas and I finally let Logan and Ashlee use the finger paints that we got them for Christmas. Oh well, the long wait made it all the more exciting :)!

Cute Kids All Ready To PAINT!

Look at all that Concentration :)!

Going to work!

My Little Clean Freak, was a little hesitant about getting his hands dirty!

Yep she tried to eat it!

So proud of his dirty hands!

Wearing a couple of mommy's work shirts!

ALL DONE!!!

Logan said all done mommy ready to take a bath and Ashlee nodded her head to agree (like this little girl was going to pass up the opportunity to take a bath)! When Logan got in he said look mommy the paint is all gone. He thought it was pretty cool that it disappeared in the bath. Sure was a fun day, being a MOM is sure the BEST JOB EVER!

Blankies!

So when Logan was born he had to go to the NICU for a day so that they could get his blood sugar up, and while he was there they let him use a cute orange and yellow fleece blanket. When we were leaving I asked if we could keep the blanket, because I could see then at a day old that he loved that blanket. They let us and we have one very happy little boy :)! It has been through everything with him: His stay in the NICU, his staph infection ordeal, the mud, the grass, it has eaten lunch with him, had some juice, milk, you name it and they have gone through it together. It is good to know that Logan and his Orange Bwankie have such a strong bond. Not sure what I am going to do in 18-20 years when I might have to explain to his wife, why he cant leave it behind, but by then it will be her problem :)!!!! Just kidding (I hope)!

So seeing as how big brother has such a cool blankie, it would only make since that Ashlee needs a blankie of her own to carry around right?! Right! So the other day I decided that it was time to do just that; get Ashlee her own tag-along blankie. Her story is, that she has a few fleece blankets that are the ones with the tied edges and she absolutely loves them. She has to be rubbing the knots through her fingers when she is going to sleep or just waking up. I am tired of her whining because she cant drag the big ones around so only a year late Ashlee got her own cool blankie!

Blankies!!!!

I am officially the coolest mom ever at our house :)!!!!!

Valentines Day 2012

We don't really do anything super special for Valentines Day at our house. I did however get up and make us heart shaped pancakes for breakfast. Logan thought it was pretty cool that our pancakes were HEARTS :)! So at least he was excited!

YUMMY!!!

Then I tried to dress the kiddos up in Valentine-ish Clothes and take pictures, but for some reason they don't like to sit very long for pictures (wonder where they got that from) so this is what I got.

Looking Good In his Red Shirt :)!!!

Cute in Pink!

Look at their excitement for Valentines Day Photos :)!

That's better. Cute kids sitting in their new Cars chairs!

Then we went to town and bought stuff to make a fun Valentine Treat, went and got a toy from Kings and rented two movies one of which was a free Valentine Movie from Redbox :)!

The best part of making the treat was that Logan sat and helped me with every step! But I think it was because I let him occasionally eat an ingredient here and there. It sure was fun to see how excited he was when we got everything done.  

Look at the concentration!

One happy boy unwrapping a Hug to eat!

We are making progress!

Ready to go into the oven :D!

Pan #2

He just sat and ate M&Ms while I put them on the melted chocolate.

Yep I think this will be on tradition that we will do every Valentines Day :)!

We had a pretty low key day with a few fun extras! So it was a great day! We got to settle down after dinner and we watched Mr Poppers Penguins (Super Cute Movie) and The Help (Also a good movie).  Matthew and I will be going out to dinner sometime next week to celebrate. So Happy Valentines Day 2012!!!!



The Day I Realized My Babies are Growing Up

At the first part of February we were hanging out at home, just like most days and it hit me that my cute little babies are growing up :(! They sure are growing up way too fast, and it sure is such a blessing that I get to spend everyday with them, experience: new things, scary things, sad things, happy things, and funny things with them. I have to say that creating memories with these two is the greatest accomplishment of my life. Although I have days that I wish I could go back to working, or days where I feel unappreciated, or just plain warn-out, I wouldnt trade being able to be at home with my kids for anything. Here are two of the most precious things in this mothers world:

 Logan and I were playing in the living room and we didnt hear a peep from Ashlee so we went exploring and this is what we discovered. One very tired little girl.

She was laying in front of the vent. Who could blame her, warm air blowin on her and her favorite blankie :)!

So precious we just couldnt move her!!!

I believe this was the moment it hit me that time is moving way too fast.

Watching them together, sure brought a smile to my face. I just love that they LOVE doing things together!

Mr. Logan and Miss Ashlee

She would give the cheesiest smile every time I put her glasses on! Love this little girl !

My two cheese balls :)!

The two cutest kids in the world :)!!!