Beautiful Days

We took advantage of the BEAUTIFUL 65 degree weather in January to enjoy some much needed park time and fresh air. Quinn took to the swing in his very first solo flight! He absolutely loved it!

Keira's two favorite books lately have been my cookbooks and the phone book. Maybe it's a hint to me that I either need to cook more or we need to order more take-out!

Q-Man is right on the edge of crawling! He will get up on all fours and rock back and forth- SO CLOSE!! But I have a feeling that once he starts really moving- he will NEVER stop! He has always been such an active guy!

Is this the first look of "two-year-old tude" or what?? Signs of things to come??

Hello Toddler!!

I had put Keira down for her nap today and then heard her in her room laughing and talking 20 minutes later… knowing that nap time WAS NOT over, I peeked in the door to see her COMPLETELY naked- diaper off also, attempting to crawl out of her crib!! Taking off her clothes is her new thing. Luckily she has not stripped down in public yet! I couldn’t help but laugh! What a sight! Her other funny of the week was during the inauguration. We were all “watching” it- or at least mommy was trying to watch/entertain kids/attempt to hear it. After the invocation and the “AMEN” Keira shouts “AMEN AMEN AMEN” - her new word and so appropriate! Even Keira is rejoicing for the new President! Ahhh… the toddler years are here! Funny, unpredictable, and definitely entertaining to say the least!

Show off those chompers!

Always a ham for the camera, Q-Man shares a big teethy smile!

Playing Dress-up!

One of Keira's favorite things to do is to play dress-up. She loves to put on daddy's shirts and shoes, any kind of hat, play jewelry, boots, mommy's purses, just about anything will do! She decided it was time for Abbey dog and Quinn to join in the fun... I'm not sure they were quite as excited...

Happy New Year!

It is amazing to see Quinn and Keira change so much each month! Quinn is rolling all over the place and is into everything. Keira doesn’t appreciate him chewing and drooling all over “her” stuff and she will say “no no” to Quinn and take her toy back while shoving one of his toys in his face. Sort of like sharing?? At least trading! It’s progress!

Keira’s latest is taking off her clothes all the time and walking around the house shirtless and/or pantsless- so far she hasn’t stripped down in public! She has an opinion about EVERYTHING and wants to wear one of two shirts EVERY day- either her Obama shirt which she pronounces “OH MAMA” or her Elmo shirt. And it MUST be her “meow meow” cat pajamas every night! These are just a very few examples of the “Keira-isms” that are part of her growing world! She also repeats everything we say and imitates my every move so I really have to keep myself in check these days! Talk about a huge lesson in self reflection when you see all of your traits- good and bad- copied, repeated, and imitated!