Parents take over!

Abby has agreed to let us, her parents, take over the blog for a little while. I want to make sure that I record all of the little things Abby and Connor do as they grow. This is one of my favorite pictures of our little turkeys. Abby loves to pretend that the couch is her car and that she is driving us all over town. We always bring our babies with us and sometimes Connor gets to come too. We usually go to the jumpy place, the swimming pool, music class, or to Tommy's for a milkshake. Abby's imagination really amazes me. She loves to pretend she is the teacher and leads us all in class. If we try to start leading a class or music class she tells us to be quite we are not the teacher! She remembers so much from the classes we take and makes a pretty good teacher. Connor is such a trooper and thinks his sister is the best. He is always smiling and watching her. We love these little guys so much and have so much fun playing with them every day.

Connor's half birthday.

Today Connor turned 6 months old! We can hardly believe it. We are staying with my cousins for a little while as we house search and have been having so much fun. In honor of Connor's birthday and the fact that my cousin J.J.'s basketball team made it to the finals of his basketball tournament(after winning only one game this season-my mom said it is like the bad news bears), Aunt Lori is making us two big cookies. It is going to be quite the celebration. We have been having a great time with cousins. Connor likes to laugh and smile at them and he is really trying so hard to crawl so he can keep up with all of us. He can get up on his news and lunge forward, but there is no official crawling yet.

I am quite the little superstar here. I like to give my cousins kisses before they leave for school in the morning and then we always walk to the bustop to pick them up at the end of the day. Everyone is really nice to me and I get plenty of kisses here, although sometimes I don't always want them. I have also started chewing gum, after all I am almost 2 1/2. I usually remember to spit it out, but sometimes I swallow it whick my mom and dad do not seem happy about! I really want to go to school like my cousins and last night my mom and dad and I went to visit a school I might go to next year. It is a co-op preschool and it was really nice. I liked playing with the baby dolls and grocery carts there and the teacher seemed really nice.

My uncle Jimmy is also here. He just got back from his season in Antarctica and it is so nice to have him here. With all of this action, I am really pooped out by the end of the day!

Sibling love

Valentine's Day

We had a great Valentine's Day at grandma and grandpa's house. The day before Valentine's day we went to a celebration at a local shopping area. I had a great time decorating cookies, making valentines, getting my face painted and getting a monkey balloon. Connor is still too little to do these things, but I can tell he really wants to be big like me. It won't be too much longer. We also made some great decorations for the window and a mailbox for Connor and I. Mommy and Daddy said they would put treats in it for us. I was really excited. Then, daddy came up from Columbus to spend the night and morning with me-us. I was so excited to check my mailbox in the morning that I woke up at 6 am. I got some beads, a flashlight with my name on it, a ringpop and a piece of chocolate. Daddy made us chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast and they were even in the shape of a heart. Then, I was allowed to eat my ring pop-it was in the shape of a heart, too-right after breakfast. Connor got some new teething toys in his mailbox. I also got a valentine in the mail from my friend Maya back in Colorado. The rest of the day was pretty relaxing. Connor and I played some doctor and we went to a local storytime. Overall, it was a great day and I am thankful for all of the people I love(which for a two year old toddler is pretty much everyone!).