Bubbles, bubbles, everywhere!

Both my kiddos love bath time. Its never a fight to get them in the tub, just out! During all these cold, long days, we've been trying to entertain them however we can. So whats more fun than a bubble bath in the big tub??

11 months and counting

Little man is so close to the big o-n-e!!! This past month Ben has officially turned in to a walker. He rarely crawls and has even learned how to stand without having to pull-up on furniture. Ben is such a happy little man. Most of his days are spent walking around swinging his arms and clapping his hands! He always has a smile on his face and is just overall pleasant. And the best part? He loves to snuggle with his momma and makes sure I am in site at all times!

He's walking!

Ben took his first step December 28th and life has gotten crazy each day since then! I am so sad to see the crawling stage end, but am so excited to chase these two little ones all through the yard this summer. For whatever reason, it won't let me post a video so I'll try later!

Here we go Steelers......

We are dressed, the snacks are ready to be eaten, let the game begin!!! The kiddos were so not into pics this morning, so this is the best I could get!

And Big Ben, just incase you need a break, little Ben is ready to play!

The Challenge...

A 9 week workout program with a personal trainer. Let's hope it can kick Brad and I back into shape - or at least burn up some of Addisyn's energy!!

It's a snow day!!!

Preparing for Santa

Now that Addisyn is older, we thought this year was perfect to bring out some traditions we enjoyed growing up. One of the old fav's is making cookies for Santa. Addisyn loved every part of baking! She helped break the eggs (which we had to get from the neighbors!), stir the batter, roll the cookies, and decorate with icing and sprinkles.






Of course, what's baking without sampling? When I took the second batch out of the oven, I turned to find this...


The final product


We placed our cookies, milk and carrots ever so carefully on a small table by the door christmas eve and hoped the big man in red would make an appearance!



The look on her face christmas morning when she came down the stairs and realized the treats were gone was priceless! Brad thought he was recording her as she came downstairs, but turns out he never turned it on! So all we have is this pic of her!

Holiday traditions are so much more fun now that the little ones are here to share them with!