the laugh

we finally managed to get tanner's laugh on camera. he is a very happy guy, but he is so hard to get a laugh out of. also he's cutting some teeth (or so we think) and that is why he's playing with his tongue. and now we want to share.

spring break

one of the perks of having a husband who is still in school...spring break. a full week of relaxing and not worrying about studying or tests or even getting to class on time. it just couldn't get any better than that. the only downside was that both of our kids ended up getting sick just in time for our break.

first of all, i have to say that none of my spring break pictures turned out great. so many of them were blurry. who knows, maybe i was completely distracted with our awesome company.

i love that st. patrick's day fell over spring break. that means we could celebrate all day for one of my favorite holidays. dressing the kids in green, leprechaun shakes and our traditional green dinner.





grandma hedin and emily flew in the afternoon of st. patrick's day. they were able to join us for our green dinner.



while they were here in wisconsin, we headed out to the outlets to do some shopping. grandma thoroughly spoiled our kids and us as well. thanks so much! since both kiddos were sick they were pretty tired and cranky while shopping. we decided to take a small break to let the kids sit and relax.



shopping isn't always the most exciting for a toddler, but katelyn found ways to entertain herself. she is in love with bracelets and kept loading her arm with them.



we also hit up a bounce house place for katelyn to run around at. she had a ton of fun running around and jumping but got worn out quickly. that darn sickness.



of course we couldn't have them come and visit and not grab some custard. katelyn was totally okay with that.



and while grandma and emily were here they took great care of our kids. both kids were pretty needy with their snotty noses and nasty coughs, but grandma and emily were always willing to hold the kids and play with them and even give them baths.



thank you for coming out to wisconsin grandma and emily. i must add that lori was so nice to let us all go out to a movie while she watched the kids and put them to bed. it was wonderful.

we had a great time and miss you already.

the verdict is in...

tanner does not like rice cereal. the poor kid just sits there with this disgusted look on his face. especially as the spoon gets closer and closer to his face.



katelyn and i took turns painting toenails. she wanted to get it just right and kept telling me, "you have to hold still. don't move." just like i tell her when i paint her nails. she is such a girly girl. i love it.

katelyn loves to help me fold the laundry, but folding turns into playing with the clothes (and messing up my neat piles). by the time we're done she's tried on a little bit of everything. her favorite though is putting on our socks.

next week is spring break. we are so excited for the break especially because we're going to have some visitors. grandma and emily, these two are waiting to be spoiled. hurry to wisconsin!

katelyn the thief

katelyn has been a great help with tanner. he burps, she runs and gets a burp cloth. he poops, she's off again getting a diaper. he's fussy, she wants to grab him a toy...and then keeps it for herself.
so i'm sure you can understand why i would feel some relief when she goes down for a nap and tanner and i have some time to ourselves. i can leave him on his own to play with his toys knowing katelyn isn't there to steal them away.

but eventually, katelyn is awake again and ready to start grabbing.

i don't normally let katelyn get away with this. just this once while i was snapping some pics.

thankfully tanner doesn't seem to care that his toy is stolen. let's just hope he stays like this when he becomes more aware of what she's doing.

oh, and katelyn's latest and greatest. changing outfits after i put her down for a nap. hence the reason why she's wearing shorts hiked up as high as they will go in the middle of winter.


and lucky me. i got to take some pictures of my neighbor's baby. what a doll. and so fun to play with a tiny little newborn again.