Crawfish Boil!!

We went to a crawfish boil today at Brooke and Rays. There were a bunch of people there and a ton of kids. We had a blast! Check out the videos.



"Look Nash, crawfish!"



Kiki isn't quite sure if she should eat this...

James found a new friend....

for dada to eat!!!

Thanks for mom for making this shirt. It was a hit!

And now the videos!!

Brooke is brave....

"You suck!!!!!"

Kiki walks with chair

Kiki loves to use her chair as a walker. She goes all over the room, sometimes James will join in on the fun and race her or walk side by side. See for yourself, so cute!

Soccer player

Future soccer player, perhaps? James and Ben love to kick the ball back and forth and play soccer. Her is James practicing before the big game, unfortunately he was a bit distracted be "Charlie", the neighbor's dog....

Popo tells a joke....

Silly kids

Peek a boo!

Wow, a picture of Kiki and me....thanks Grandma!

Moo, Baa, LaLaLa!

Sorry for the sideway video.....Enjoy!

It's Kiki's Birthday!!

See, I am cruising this couch! These are my walking shoes.

I am one today! Happy Birthday to me!!

Wow, Keira is 1!! Well, it's time to toot our horn!

Kiki is big, beautiful and amazing! She loves her family and although she is not a huge snuggle bug like her big brother, she has her ways of being affectionate. Keira will blow kisses, hug, kiss with her lips (so sweet) and high five. She will, on her terms, snuggle with us.

Her favorite words include mama, dadda, daddy, Jay (James), Kiki, baba, yessss, this (she points and says thissss), no, more, snack, cow, moo, baa, lalala (yes she loves that book and will fill in the blanks as I read it to her).

She can pull herself up to stand and is starting to cruise.

She is really starting to get the hang of eating big girl food. Yesterday, she ate an entire hotdog! Umm, favorite food includes sweet potatoes, oatmeal, steamed veggies, and blueberries. She still loves her baba, and that's ok with me....for now.

She loves to play tag with James (they chase each other around the table), play peek-a-boo, and she loves to sit down and read books (she has done this for an entire hour, by herself), she also loves to be read to(either by me, Ben or James!) When she is super happy she will sing "ga ga gaaa, ga ga gaaaa....." James does the same thing (remember the dancing Yoda), it is their happy song.

OK, enough tooting our horn!

Happy Birthday Keira!! Don't grow up too fast :)

Our little man and our little princess

James was a big help raking and gathering leaves the other day!

Keira is a lady and refuses to work. This is her new favorite eating position and this is her throne for mealtime...how rude. She is still a baby, though and we wouldn't want to upset our little princess!

Yeah, that's right I'm a princess and this is my throne when we go bye bye!

Cowboys, cowgirls, butterflies and roaches....

Gross, roaches! This is Ben's scared face.

Oooh, a butterfly! Why is this butterfly not flying away from James? Well, it is kinda dead or dying...

"I'm a cowgirl , baby!"

Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. Especially ones in red sequin hats....

Happy Birthday James!

James is 2!! We spent the entire weekend celebrating with family and friends. James has learned so much so quickly, like his colors and shapes. He loves puzzles, shapesorters and books. He is really into art- painting and coloring. He loves music and is working really hard on his speech (he is a bit difficult to understand but the skilled listener can often hear him speak in sentences like "I want to read Goodnight Moon" and "I am two" and "Lets go in the car", etc. Enjoy the pics and movies!!




Cupcake face!!

James blows out his candle all by himself! He is a big boy...

The kids loved playing parachute games! I hope that we can all do this again soon!