Overheard

Jack: "Annie you look so bootiful!"

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Annie: "MAAAAAMEEEEEEE!!!!"

Might sound wonderful, that Annie loves to scream my name at any given time...Actually she calls John and Hannah mommy too...

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Jack: "You paint my toes pink like Cooper?"
(time for playdates with boys!!)

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Jack: "I want this for my birthday"
Any number of things from my hair dryer to annie's bow.

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Jack: "I do it BY MYSELF"

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Me: "Jack, please don't tackle your sister"

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Jack: "What?"
His response to EVERYTHING

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Jack: "Look at THIS cute bottom!"

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Jack: "I swim on my belly"
swimming without a float

Dancing Babies

Annie loves to dance...to ANYTHING...Jack, not so much.  But he WILL dance to the Mighty Machines theme song...strange but true.

A Long Time Coming

I know it has been since before Christmas that I have posted...it has also been that long since I uploaded a picture, other than my iphone ones on instagram...we have been busy!!  While I have a lot of ground to cover, I think it would be most fun to have a preview of Annie's summer wardrobe because it is fabulous.  We went to John's Island, FL for spring break and we got to try out a lot of her summer looks :)

the 3 girls in their matching Lilly bathers

Annie and our beautiful nanny, Hannah

I am obsessed with ruffle bottoms

almost being blown over by the wind

lounging - vacation is hard work!

headed to the pool

Annie LOVES to swim with her dad

last night of vacation

poor Annie

The sweet girls

Cutest Video Ever

Of course this is how it ALWAYS is at our house...wink wink...

Miss Me?

Since I haven't uploaded a single picture since before Christmas I have been on a blog hiatus.  Sometimes I wonder if I should keep going but figure it is good for me to get everything down even if it is just for me.  LOTS has happened since I blogged last.  Annie is WALKING!!! She is so adorable and very deliberate when she walks, unlike Jack who just took off running.  She started taking a few steps right after Christmas and now walks about 95% of the time.  I just can't get over how big she is getting.  She is trying to talk and says "Hi!!, Bye! and Jack" and my mom is convinced she says "chicken"...I'm not so sure about that. She refuses to let me feed her anything, has to feed herself so mostly eats soft fruits, chicken and veggies.  She has gotten very feisty in her highchair, just like Jack used to do.  She gets so mad when you don't get her exactly what she wants when she needs it, very stressful.
Jack has been Jack, as his teacher, Miss Donna says.  We have had a few really good days and he is slowly learning to be sweeter to Annie.  We have many toddler moments in our house and they usually start at breakfast.  Needless to say, Jack spends a lot of time in time out.  I am not sure it really works but at least the tantrum isn't at my feet in the kitchen while I am trying to get everyone fed.  Jack is super cute and thankfully does really well at school.  I can't get over how much he is talking now.  He can put 4-5 words together for sentences, definitely has come a long way.  We are getting very nervous for the spring when we will move him to a big boy bed and try potty training, ICK!!! He is still in a crib now, with a crib tent keeping him in.  We have put together his big boy bed with rails but he just wants to sleep in the crib, so weird!!  Anyway, that is all I have for today.  Enjoy so glimpses into our every day life and cuteness :)

Pictures I Like so far

Best Outtakes so far

The vanilla wafers don't work anymore...

Annie has decided she HATES sand...glad we have a few months to work on that.

you can see where this is going...

That look let's you know he is up to no good:

And they are down...

Poor Annie

This would have been a great picture...if either was smiling