enjoying the ordinary moments

at least that's what i'm trying to do. i began a new project this year called the 365 days project. without being too long winded i'll just say this: you take a picture every day. the picture should in some way define your day.

i love this project because it forces me to find new things to take pictures of everyday which in turn helps me to focus more on those ordinary moments i might have passed up. it also doesn't hurt that i love to take pictures and take way too many anyway. perfect for me.

january for the most part has been a great month, and i have all the pictures to prove it.

our cute little guy. i'm not sure how we deserve this mellow, chill kid, but we'll keep him. i love watching him. he pulls the best faces and is always ready with a huge grin. he is already getting anxious to get up and play with his sister. he watches her like a hawk. one day tanner, one day. notice the drool? his mouth is a factory of drool.



this little lady loves her baths. after bathtime katelyn always insists that she lay on the couch in her towel with the green blanket and her elephant. she always says, "i too cold! i too cold."



with january came tanner's four month appointment and with that comes the four month shots. you know the drink that they give the babies as a substitute for the shot? he cried the whole time the nurse was making him drink it. then she gives him his two shots, and he barely whimpers. i didn't get it.

tyler's friend told him that fun was to be had this winter with katelyn and sledding. tyler was so excited to take katelyn. he planned it all out. the gear, the time and day. i think katelyn went down twice then said, "i'm all done." totally not what tyler expected. but don't worry tyler, the other day she saw her sled in the car and said excitedly, "my sledding!" i think she'll go again.

we potty trained katelyn over thanksgiving. she's halfway there. she is great when she needs to pee, but won't do anymore than that. yeah, i'm cleaning out some pretty nasty panties. this is more than frustrating. at least she looks cute in the panties. hopefully she doesn't kill me for this picture some day.

and lastly, katelyn loves going to the library. we were perusing the non-fiction section, and i happened to find some books on dinosaurs. she loves dinosaurs. she started grabbing all of the dino books off the shelf. thank goodness she couldn't reach much higher than the bottom two shelves.