Sunday, January 16, 2011

Our Two Kids

We have been SO busy with our two little ones over the past month or two. We enjoy them so much and marvel at how quickly they grow and learn. Fin is now 18 months old (!) and says over 30 words. Clara is 3 months old and is such a darling little girl who is smiling and cooing when her tummy doesn't hurt (since I've switched to a hypoallergenic diet, Clara has been much less fussy and more like her normal sweet, happy self). Here's a bunch of photos from our past 6-8 weeks.

Clara smiling at Daddy...precious


Double chin girl - love those eyebrows and that hair!


Chillin' with Daddy


Who, me?!?


So tired...


Can you find the baby amid all the flotsam?

There she is!


Happy Girl!


It wasn't me...


Floor time


Hmmm....I am pondering the meaning of life


Still thinking about it....this is a hard one....


Practicing my rolling


Bath time!...Clara loves her baths - she is so content to be in the warm water.


Cheeky chick


Laughing....


Ready to go out in the cold


She holds her head up now and rolls easily from both tummy to back and back to tummy




Out cold on Daddy's lap


Now Finny's turn....he's had a shoe fettish lately - he puts our shoes on or he brings us our shoes and insists we put them on. He's become quite adept at walking around with gigantic shoes on. Here's some pics of him wearing our shoes.










We had a gigantic snow storm the beginning of December. Fin hadn't really ever been out in the snow before. Here's some shots of his first experience in it.






He is constantly active and moving...hard to keep up with and always making us laugh.

With his "cape" - sister's blanket


My boys


At the Christmas Lights Parade in Caldwell


Waving at floats with Mommy


Trying to stay warm with Daddy


His absolute favorite fruit of all time is raw blueberries - he literally hollers when he sees us getting them out of the fridge and then shoves them in his mouth as fast as he can.


He's also started hooking his feet under the lip of the high chair tray - funny!


His other fettish is wearing a hat while in the house. This day, he insisted on keeping his cowboy hat on the entire day (even for naps!)









He even had to wear his cowboy hat over his stocking cap when we went out to play. Hilarious!




He aslo likes wearing his new mittens everywhere - even when he's trying to drink.


Our kids love each other, too. Fin is constantly kissing his sister, rubbing her head, or pointing out her body parts to her (eyes, nose, mouth, hair). It's very sweet.
Kissing baby sister...awwww


I LOVE this picture!


Baby's nose!




Hi, Baby!

Resting his head on hers...so sweet


Cuddles all around...


Finally, some videos for your enjoyment. This is Fin speaking his classic babble while walking around in my new work shoes.


Here, Fin is talking to Clara. At the very beginning of the video, notice how he thinks I'm taking a picture and smiles a huge, cheesy grin. SO FUNNY!!!


Fin loves to help us around the house, no matter what we're doing. Here, he's helping Dru fix the door with the electric screwdriver.


And here, Clara demonstrates her rolling skills!