A Ballerina

I forgot to post a picture of our new ballerina. Katie started ballet lessons with her best friend, Lacy a few weeks ago. Here is Katie before her first ballet class.

Let it Snow!!

This past weekend we took a family trip to visit our friends, the Kings, in Pennsylvania. We had a wonderful time finally meeting their little boy, Simon. (He's 7 months old) When we first arrived it was warm outside but they still had snow on the ground from the previous weekend. We had a good time building a snow man, teaching Katie about snow angels and finding out that Ryan is truly a Florida boy and has no tolerance for the snow, let alone for mittens or hats. We also got to go to Penn State to the Berkey Creamery for some yummy, fresh ice-cream. I guess Katie brought some snow back with her because yesterday morning we had a light dusting and today we've been watching a beautiful snowfall for several hours already. The grass is almost covered, the evergreens look beautiful with their white tips. I took the kids out for a winter walk while snow was falling... I think Katie would have stayed out all day, but Ryan took one look, demanded to be picked up and cried the rest of the walk. Now Katie is enjoying hot chocolate, Ryan's happy with a scrambled egg, and I can finally post a few pictures from PA.

Revisiting Christmas

Okay, so I got a little bit behind with the blog. I've gotten into Facebooking and so I just seem to post everything there. The blog takes longer and I also find myself overthinking every word of a post. Don't wanna get too whiny or whatever... plus after reading so many wonderful blogs I feel a bit intimidated that my posts aren't nearly as entertaining or interesting. However, I know I have a few friends/family members who check here for pictures of the kids, so without further ado, here are some Christmas time pictures.

Cute Picture Time Again

The other day we were at the mall and planned to eat at Chick-fil-A, however, the line was SOOOO long and I looked across the hall and said, "Katie, would you rather have Chicken or PIZZA?!" Thankfully she chose pizza, but the slice was huge! Here she shows how big her mouth is...
A couple of nights later it was bathtime. The kids have started really enjoying taking baths together so they can splash and laugh.
Sometimes it gets a bit out of control, but it makes them so happy!

This is Ryan's cheesy grin as he splashes his sister.

Yesterday, in an effort to keep the kids happy for my whole birthday we attempted a Gingerbread Tree kit. It may not be as neatly put together as the picture on the box, but it was fun and the kids loved helping it come together!

Togetherness

Lately my kids have become two of a kind. Ryan adores Katie and wants to be just like his big sister. We can't hand ANYTHING to Katie without also giving something to Ryan. They chase each other, they sit together, they clean-up together, the latest trend in our house is the kids doing everything together, or at least trying. The other day they both took naps, this is rare for Katie, she was sick with a cold. I had to get a picture when I saw them together again.
Yes, I'm a sucker mom. Never meant to be, and in my defense they are organic and only natural sugars... see how happy it makes them?! Notice, they are sitting together!

Finally, yep, child labor, but they are willing workers and are again, together!