No Excuse

I have no excuse for not blogging lately except for I just don't feel like it. I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever be back to my former self when I actually enjoyed blogging. I just realized I haven't taken any pictures since we took the girls to the Melting Pot for their birthdays. Here are some pics from the b-day celebration and a couple of pics from our visit to the pet store. The girls want a little dog for inside the house so we like to go play with puppies.

My little guy started crawling on Saturday. He's been working towards it for awhile and Saturday was the day he took off...and my life has changed! Time to start baby proofing! All three kiddos have doctor appointments on St. Patty's Day so I am looking forward to finding out their stats!

I'm planning to go to Boston with Corey in a couple of weeks. He's going to be there again on business and Grandma has been nice enough to take off work for a few days so we can enjoy a mini getaway. Looking forward to it!

Learing to Read

Aly is learning to read. Her teacher says she is reading above her grade level so we are really proud. Here is a really proud story from this weekend. My parents came over and took the girls for few hours on Saturday because we had a really crazy Friday night/Saturday morning. My siblings go to Francis Howell Central High School. My parents do all kinds of crazy volunteer work at the school. You will always find random "FHC" items in their house, garage, etc. Well my Dad had on a "FHC" hoodie. Aly is totally into sounding out letters to figure out what the word is. I am sure you can see where this is going. Go ahead and sound it out...F...H...C...what does that sound like to you? Needless to say we all got a really good laugh out of that one!

Happy Birthday Aly-Cat-Monkey

Six years ago today my life was forever changed by a precious baby girl. Aly's labor was very long and very challenging but she has been the easiest girl ever since! She is so thoughtful and has such a sensitive and caring heart. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from this past year. She's crying at my brother's wedding during the father-daughter dance because she is thinking about the day she gets married and has to leave us. So sweet. Happy Birthday Baby Girl - Momma loves you so much!

Happy 4th Birthday "Beezer"

Happy Birthday Ashy B! This time 4 years ago I was anxiously awaiting your arrival! I remember getting up at 3am on February 15th to eat a bowl of Cocoa Krispies so that I would have enough energy to endure labor. I love you little lady, you make me laugh everyday!

My Little Valentines!

Ken's "Junk"

My girls are totally obsessed with "junk". I love the blog because these are the stories I do not want to forget. My mom came to town today from Texas for her annual February visit. This is her 6th year of February visits. This tradition started when Aly was born and she hasn't missed one since. Ashley and Gigi played Barbie Dream House today and this is how the conversation went:

Ashley (holding up Ken doll): Gigi, what do you think his name is?
Gigi: Jerome?
Ashley: No, his name is Eric. Do you think he has a penis?
Gigi: (no words, because she cannot stop laughing)

Elmo update: We stopped at Wal-Mart today to pick up b-day party decorations and while we were in the toy aisle we ran across an Elmo doll...Aly checked and informed us that "yes, Elmo does have a penis underneath all that fur".

Sisterly Love

Today I asked the girls to go get ready for dance and gymnastics. While they are getting ready I hear all of this screaming, crying and carrying on. Ashley came downstairs and I said "why are you guys fighting? It's not nice to fight with your sister, you guys need to learn to love each other." To which she replies "well, we are just fighting like you". I say "like who"? Ash says "like you and Dad". Wonderful...stay tuned for more...I'm sure it won't be long.