Some New Pics

 We have had a very busy winter since
Christmas time. And that doesn't
even have to do with the fact that we have had 2
feet of snow since then!!Which
of course took Mitch away from the house
for very long periods of time.
We are so glad that winter
is on its way out and spring is on its way in!! :):)

Tyler,Max and Leigha

hanging out after breakfast with

some wonderful friends!!

Little Tyler is our friends Mark and Jamie's Little Guy.

Story Time with Leigha

He was so very proud of himself and

the fact that he pooped on the potty!
He is on his way to  being diaper free!
And that is something that I am very happy about!

Snuggling after bath time

He just wanted his picture taken!

Max needed to sit in my large tote

from Thirty One! He was texting and

emailing with his Jefferey(his stuffed giraffe).

No words... I wasn't home!

Movie and Popcorn on the living room floor

:)

They were pretending to be napping in the

sun on the kitchen floor. They played there for

about an hour! And every couple minutes I heard giggles,

because one would open their eyes!

What we are all up to these days!!

Leigha is getting very tall and she now weighs 30lbs.
Leigha is now only taking about 2 naps a week:( which

makes for some very long days during the week. 

Leigha now can spell our last name,she

knows where we live,her whole name,Max's whole

name, Mitch and I's whole names. She knows where to go

if something would happened here at the house to mommy. 

She can dial 911 on our cell phones. Leigha

reads alot of book on her own now. She can now count

to 15 and is learning how to write letters and numbers.

She is enrolled in preschool starting in September and

she is very exciting about going to school.
Leigha's favorite foods lately are soups,

any kind is fine and long as it has

broth and veggies, she is happy. Salads,

cucumbers,pretzels and berries are also on

the list. Topping it off is anything vanilla for a 

sweet treat.

Max is growing like a weed and weighs 29 lbs and is

only about 3 inches shorter than Leigha. I have a feeling

that over the summer he will pass her in not only weight

but also in height. Max is doing really well on potty training 

and loves his Thomas the Train big boy undies! :)

He absolutely LOVES trains. We have a train track that runs

behind our house and every time he hears it

coming down the tracks, he stops what he is 

doing(even eating-which is doesn't give that up often) to 

go stand at the patio door to watch it. 

Max loves to sing and dance to anything, and reading is

still a favorite of his. He will read books for hours.

He really enjoys our tag jr. reading system. 

Coloring and drawing have become a well liked

activity of his.
He loves to watch on tv: Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse,

Thomas the Train and Chuggington.

Max is becoming more and more opinionated and independent

everyday. He now wants to pick out his own cloths,brush his

own teeth/hair and is about can get him self dressed

pretty good, pants are still an issue(he forgets there are 2 legs:).

His favorite food lately is chicken or anything chicken, all

kinds of berries are a hit and cream of wheat,waffles and oatmeal

are always a big hit. And his favorite sweet treat=chocolate,

a boy after his mommas heart.:)

Mitch is super busy at work lately as he had taken a new

position in the late fall. Mitch is now the 

Operations Manager and has brought him

a lot more responsibility and has become

more time consuming for him. His new job title has

kept him away from home more then his previous

title did. He is enjoying all the new things that have

come with his new title, but all of us have had

a little bit of a hard time adjusting to it. 

He is still loving running "daddy day care" 

while I am at work, the kids love it too! :)

I am still work only part time and am 

home full time with the kids. It has been wonderful

being able to be home with them. Its hard

to believe that I switched jobs over a year ago.

I am also working on my dreams of

writing a cookbook someday. I have

enjoyed my recipe blog and am

looking forward to whatever comes

in the future for me as

far as my recipe writing goes.

And last but not least Gunner.

Gunner is doing great as always, he

is going to be 5 in April!! 

He spends a lot of his time

either on his dog bed or in the middle

of whatever or where ever the kids are.

He loves to be with them, even when there in the bath.

I think if I would let him, he would get in the

tub with them. He loves those crazy kids.

He is a great dog and we all love him very much.

We are looking forward to a nice spring and

warm weather. The zoo,park and 

outside activities can't come soon enough!!
And vacation is only 14 weeks away... not that I

am counting or anything :)