March Madness

It has been such a crazy month around here. The weather has been both freezing and sunny and 50. We be made it out of the house a few times, but really we spent a lot of time at home. The girls have begun to play really well together and Cole just stomps around to make himself known. Here's what went down:

* Harper colored her nails and face in green marker...on several different occasions.
* Harper stuck pears up her nose and blamed Grandma Sheryl for teaching her how to do it. Grandma Sheryl denies the accusation.
* Cole tried to eat a black marker.
* Riley has worn her swimsuit around the house many times...pretending to swim, scuba dive, and hunt for sharks. Harp took her own take on wearing a swimsuit.
* Riley had Fifths Disease. Poor thing had a rash for over a week.
* Harper began drawing smiley faces. They are very detailed with sweet mohawks.
* Riley and I went to the play house with her preschool. It was a bunch of fun and something we may try to do more regularly.
* We hung a bird feeder and the kids love to watch the birds and squirrels. We even had a squirrel walk on the back deck right up to our window.

Makeup Girl!

Cole Carlson: 1 Year, 3 Months

Cole buddy just keeps growing! We've noticed a lot of fun changes this month. He sure has his own little personality. Here's what he's been up to:

* he weighs in at 18 lbs (and some change). Still in size 12 month clothes and has grown into a size 3 shoe.
* he will push over any block tower that he sees, laugh, and then give his sister a hug.
* he has started running. Its not fast or coordinated, but he's definitely running.
* his hair is out of control and he needs his first haircut. It is super thin and straight on top with some curls at his neck. Out.of.control!
* he is sleep sack obsessed! He loves his sleep sack. If he sees it he's wearing it like a cape with his feet out to walk around.
* he has 7 teeth and seems to be working on a few more now. They have literally grown in from left to right.
* he is still not sleeping through the night. Some nights he wants a paci at 3 and milk at 5. Other nights we are up every hour and a half.
* he knows where his head, hair, eyes, nose, and ears are.
* he's not saying any new words, but uses a lot of inflection in his voice.
* he is a bit of a hot head. He gets upset easily and has started swatting at stuff. 
* he is able to follow simple instructions like throwing something in the garbage for me.
* he is still a mama's boy.
* he has learned the "cheese face" for picture taking.
* his favorite foods: bananas, go-gurts, corn, carrots, peas, deli meat, pasta, honey nut Cheerios.
* he loves to play with his balls, cars, shoes, pots and pans, and kitchen utensils.
* we switched him to soy milk since he was so constipated and prune juice wasn't helping. Since the switch he is doing much better.

Cole Carlson: 1 Year, 2 Months

Cole buddy is another month older and we are sure seeing more and more spunk from this little boy. He spends so much time growling, saying wow, throwing things, and demanding attention that I don't feel he will ever be that quiet youngest sibling! Here is what he has been up to:

*He is wearing size 12 month clothes still. Size 4 diaper during the day and size 6 at night. He's leaked through everything, but Target diapers.
*He walks around the house like he is a little monster. He growls, stomps his feet, and throws things...all with a smile on his face.
*He loves his sleep sack and loves carrying it around like a security blanket.
*He still has his 6 teeth. He seems to be working on a couple more.
*He says mama, Dada, ball, wow.
* He loves to throw anything and everything down the cat door.
* He loves to dance...shakes his head, claps, bounces.
* He loves to play with balls, pots and pans, cars and his race track, and anything that he can fit in his hands or mouth.
* He is sleeping better. He takes one afternoon nap, goes to bed around 7:15, wants a drink of milk around 4 and sleeps until 7.
* He will drink from any cup he finds and force you to feed him whatever you are eating.
* he is still a mama's boy and I spend most of my days with him in my arms.
* he butts heads with his sister, Harper. Brett and I agree that they are going to fight constantly until they realize they can team up against us. They are truly two peas in a pod.

January Fun

January was sooo cold and snowy that we found it hard to really get out of the house and have some fun. Besides a couple play dates, trips to the mall, and music class at the library we spent our days at home. We played a lot of Zombie Mommy (where I chase the kids around the house pretending to be a zombie), had dance parties, watched movies, and did a few experiments. Here are some pictures of our fun:

Cousins Sleepover

Over Christmas break we had Kennedy and Addie stay with us for two days and one night. The girls play so well together and they had fun playing with all of their new Christmas presents. We had a lot of fun and even made a trip out to the Science Center!