Snow fun!

Well, there's a lot of snow on the ground here. And so we got 2 extra surprise holidays last week from work and school. And on Friday we ventured out..... Rob attached a shovel to the back of the suburban with a tow strap.

Sat on it, and added one Genny.

And here's the view from my mirror as we cruised the neighborhood!

And today Robert and Genny and Rita and Mike and Cole and Micah went sledding at Medi Park.

At first, Genny didn't want to sled. She just wanted to watch. But then Robert convinced her to try it.

And she couldn't wait to go again!

And here's Gen on the sled with Mike and Rita and Micah. Props to Mike for constructing such a cool ride!

Audie jumps

I think this is awfully funny. And yes, I did try to put her hair in a ponytail. Just wanted to see if I could.....

Genny shops.

So Genny is a really good shopper. I LOVE to take her with me shopping when it's just the 2 of us. It's fun.

Today we went to the mall. We got all dressed up and fancy and made it a "big girls trip" (no babies or daddies allowed, Genny told me). We went and saw the usual stuff -- the duckies at Bath and Body Works, the pink dog in the window at Victoria's Secret, the rocking pink horse at the western store by Penney's... and then we stopped in a few stores to actually shop. We went in the Gap.

Now, the last time I was in the Gap, Genny spilled a cup of water and Audrey was flinging Froot Loops as fast and as far as she could. There was an utter panic to find paper towels to clean up the mess and to find someone else to check me out so I would leave as soon as possible and take my messy children with me. I was surprised they let us back in today. But they did.

I was looking at shirts, and Genny went over and picked out a pair of panties. {why are they on kid level??} Let's just say they were "eye-catching." And you know she only has one volume {SO LOUD!}, right? So she yells at me in the Gap "MOMMY LOOK AT THESE PANTIES! I LIKE THESE FOR YOU! COME HERE, LET ME HOLD THEM UP TO SEE IF THEY FIT YOU! WHAT? WHY DON'T YOU WANT ME TO HOLD THEM UP, MOMMY? DO YOU WANT TO GO IN THE DRESSING ROOM AND TRY THEM ON?"

I'm pretty sure they won't let us back in the Gap again.

Genny's art gallery 2

A flower craft.

Bonus points if you can find the letters....

A pig craft.

A picture for Daddy. It's night.

Trying out our new paints!

Sunday morning

Today Robert asked me why the heck I was putting tights on Audrey.

Silly question.

The answer is, she's a girl, and I am honor-bound to put her in completely ridiculous, uncomfortable and weather-inappropriate outfits.

I also put a beret on her.

And a faux fur coat.

And here we all are in our pink outfits!

10 months old

Dear Audrey Kate,

Today you are 10 months old! Can't believe it. You really enjoyed Christmas.

You haven't quite mastered the proper use of sippy cup--you prefer to use it as a watering can to pre-mush your froot loops.

You love froot loops.

And you're an adventurous crawler. You're everywhere! And pulling up to your knees pretty often. And I've caught you pulling up to your feet a few times, but I don't think you want me to know that you can.....

I love that you are talking more. So much fun. It won't be too long before we hear a "mama" or "dada" come out!

You're such a cheery little person almost all the time... except when you're not so cheery.

And you're getting so big! This week when the doctor weighed you, you were 15 pounds and 14 ounces.

What an accomplishment!

We love you so much, Fuzzy!

the band...

we're getting the band back together...

oh, and.....

it's our 11th anniversary. Aren't we cute?

Here we are 11 years ago.

Yep, we're definitely cuter now.

All that life and experience and stuff makes us cute.

new teeth

This is Audrey Kate showing off her new teeth. I seriously think this picture is hilarious.

Also, I've tried to balance how many pictures/posts/words/etc each child gets. I'm failing at it. I give up. I can't keep up with it all. I have a feeling this will be a challenge from now on.....

Genny's art gallery

Genny produces twice her weight in artwork every day.

Seriously.

That kid is crafty.

I'm not sure where she gets it.....

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to post some of her artwork on a weekly basis now that it's getting a little more recognizable.

This is a person.

This is what we did when Genny requested a "kitty craft"

This is what we did when Genny requested a bumblebee craft

And another person. We're practicing on that one.