Life Lately

Corbin is our little guy that needs his sleep :) The other night, Scott and Cason were out and Chloe was in bed so I told Corbin we could have some popcorn and a watch a movie together. Poor guy couldn't even finish his popcorn before he passed out. 

If we get out and run errands in the afternoon, this is what my backseat will look like :)

Chloe doesn't have a lot of hair but it is definitely growing and now when she gets up from naps, she has bedhead :)

Cason loves to walk around holding Chloe's hand. He sure does love his little sister!

We made Star Wars Valentine cards this year with glow sticks as lightsabers :)

I love having dinner dates with these three. Buffalo Wild Wings is usually their place of choice. They love their food, I love that it is loud in there, and they give them gaming pads to play on---fun for everyone :)

Miss Priss loves pretending to be on the phone. She also loves to wave and say hi to everyone she sees. 

She is also very good at throwing tantrums....

And she thinks it's funny to spin in circles :)

She enjoys playing with her big brothers' toys while they are at school :)

We had to take Cason to the dentist the other day and Chloe was having lots of fun out in the waiting room :)

Cason and some of his kindergarten friends participated in a derby car race the other night.  Cason won a trophy and a 3rd place ribbon. I think all the dads did most of the work on this project. I don't know if you can tell in this picture but Cason lost his 5th tooth last week. It was already loose, but it got knocked out at his soccer game. He's missing so many teeth now and he speech has REALLY changed! 

Chloe and Ellie had fun hanging out while their big brothers played soccer :)

I was finally able to get her first little "pony" in after bath time while her hair was wet. She was having a great time admiring herself in the mirror :)

And if you read my earlier blog posts, you know that January was full of sickness for our family. First we had the stomach virus and then everyone caught a nasty cold. I'm sad to say that February isn't shaping up to be must better for us. Last Saturday, the stomach bug returned and this little cutie was the first victim...

Chloe passed it to Scott and then poor Corbin was having issues too...

I'm praying that we can all get well and STAY WELL. We have really been loving the weather lately. It feels like spring and we've been able to get outside and play everyday! And that's been our life lately :)

16 Months Old

Chloe, you are 16 months old already! What have you been up to this month?

*You are still wearing a few 9 month clothes but you mostly wear 12 month clothing now.
*Your foot has finally grown to a small size 3 :) Most walking shoes start at size 4 or 5. I don't know why they don't make more shoes for babies with small feet. I did buy you a pair of tennis shoes in a size 4---they are a little too big but that means you have some room to grow.
*You are still wearing a size 3 diaper.
*You have finally graduated to one nap a day most of the time. It's been a really hard transition so I hope you get adjusted to it soon. For now, you have a very early bedtime :)
*You don't eat very much and I hope that will change as you get older.
*You still will only drink out of a straw cup.
*You can say mama, dada, hi, eye, uh-oh. Pretty much the same words for a long time now---I can't wait to start hearing more of your precious voice.
*You can use sign language for more, milk, all done, and eat.
*You will make the animal sounds for cows, monkeys, and pigs.
*You love to shake your head yes whenever you want something (even if we don't ask you will start shaking your head yes if you see something you want).
*You are very friendly to strangers as long as they don't try to get near you. You LOVE to wave and say hi to everyone we pass when we are out running errands.
*You want to be put straight to bed at night. You point to the bed and you want us to put you right in (no rocking).
*No new teeth this month. You still have 4 total.
*You LOVE to play outside. If someone is going outside they better be ready to take you with them or you will get very sad.
*You love your brothers and you are always happy to give them a hug or kiss.
*You love to practice blowing kisses too :)

I made the kiddos semi-matching Valentine's Day shirts and they wore them on Chloe's 16 month birthday :)

All 3 kiddos before Cason went to school...

Then, Chloe, Corbin and I went to PlayStreet Museum to have some fun---they both love it there!

 

Click here for Cason's 16 month post
Click here for Corbin's 16 month post