Snow Days

I took these the last time it snowed. Jude didn't last long, but Nina and Satch stayed outside for an hour sledding down the little hill on the side of our house. Nina is a true snow bunny and she actually got Satch to stay out with her that day. I was amazed--that is the longest he has ever stayed out in the snow. They had fun!

Fun at Home

Nina and Satchel got new scooters for Christmas. They like to ride them on warmer winter days. This particular day, they decided to up the fun factor. :) Watch a video here.

Videos for Camie

We filmed the kids for Camie because these three little toots can make anyone smile. :)

The links are all on youtube:

Watch Jude here.

Watch Nina and Satchel here.

And watch the final clip here.

We think they're cute!

We took some photos today to try and get a good one we could use for Christmas cards. Getting three little toots to stand still and actually smile is not so easy . . .

It's (Almost) Summer!

On Friday, we all decided to get together at Brig and Shay's house on Saturday. For Dad's benefit I will go through the menu. We had hot dogs and polish sausages (with caramelized onions, thank you very much) and teriyaki chicken. The sides were a tasty pasta salad, several varieties of chips and watermelon. For dessert we made s'mores. (But for those of us who can't get enough sugar there were brownies and donuts too.) The kids had so much fun playing together they could hardly focus on eating. No adult had that problem.

It was cool and rainy, but it stopped raining in time for us to roast the weiners and the marshmallows. Here are a couple of random videos. Notice how big Avalon is getting. Cord kept saying she reminded him of a little chick, the way she toddles around.

We managed to get one semi-decent picture of the kids before they started with the funny faces.

Happy Easter

My kids love to color eggs. Nina was asking to do it as soon as she got out of bed. By the time I cooked the eggs and they cooled, I think it was 8:30. (Maybe she learned a wee bit of patience that morning.)

Jude Turns ONE!

We were in San Diego on Jude's actual birthday, so after we returned home he got to open his presents and have a cupcake.

He got three presents, and he loves them all. One of them was a keyboard from Grandma Risa. Thanks Gma! Maybe at Christmas Jude can play a few carols. :)

This video shows him trying to lick off all the frosting. When I broke the cucpake in half for him, he finally got down to business.

He is such a sweet baby. He gives kisses, he cuddles, and we can't get enough of him! It amazes me that he's already one. Now when we say, "Jude, how old are you?" he holds up one fat little finger and laughs.