Found More Stripe Love!

Well, anyone who knows me, knows about my stripe-addiction. I LOVE them. I have striped curtains, striped throw-pillows... and now 2 Kids that get dressed in striped clothing A LOT! I just can't help it... I love stripes. Now, I don't dress myself in many striped things (you know, stripes aren't always that flattering on adults!)
Thankfully, Grammie Gail came to the rescue with a new striped shirt for Nomi! And I think she approves! Thanks Grammie!

2 More Teeth!

So, our Miss Nomi has just cut her 2 top teeth! That makes a total of 4 now. She wasn't too fussy, thanks to her Amber Teething Necklace and some good teething biscuits!
She is our joy and delight! She's also trying to walk, which is hilarious to watch... crawling at lightning speed... saying "Daddy," "Oh no," and "E-I-E-I-O"- all are very funny to hear. I'm, of course, a little saddened that "Mama" wasn't first on her list. Oh well... someday!

Ethan's Belated BDay Party and G & G Smith Visit!

We had a lovely 3-day weekend with Grand-Papa and Grammie Smith. We celebrated Ethan's bday with my family as well- a lovely cake made by our good friend Amanda Ellison was the hit of the celebration!
Ethan's favorite gifts was the Hungry Hungry Hippos! Thanks Uncle Mike and Kristina! Nice pick... brings me back to our childhood days. He keeps asking, "Mom, can I feed the Hippos?" It's too cute!

Ethan speaks

There's a TV show on PBS called, "Martha Speaks." It's about a dog who can talk. So in the spirit of the crazy things Martha says, here are a few Ethan Speaks statements of late. He never ceases to amuse- that's for sure.
"Mom, you're being a bad mom!" This saying is used anytime I tell him something he doesn't want to hear!
"Dad, you're making me crazy!" This is a favorite one when he knows he's in trouble.
Ask Ethan anything and he says, "I don't know..." Just the default statement these days.

Nomi loves Caribou Coffee!

Our good friend Cheryl came over and brought me a cup of coffee (she's so sweet!) and when I was done- Nomi wanted to try some! So, at first I just let her have the sleeve which became a good chew toy. And then she wanted the cup- right to her lips and she tried to take a sip! Too funny... I'm just happy to be raising a Caribou-coffee lover!

Happy 3rd Birthday Ethan Graeme!

Ethan turned 3 on Jan. 25th- and we can't believe he's already 3! Time flies by!! His birthday was on a Sunday and I had to work, but Josiah took him to Chuck-E-Cheese! Wow- I would not have wanted to brave it alone with both kids, but they had a blast! Ethan made cupcakes with Grandma Donbroski- frosted and decorated them too, so he was in heaven!! We're not having the family party until Feb. 15th when G & G Smith will be visiting, so I'll post more BDay pics after the big party!

Cali-for-nia!

Trying to get a group photo- oh dear!

The girls- chillin' together!

Naomi enjoying tennis balls at the Children's Museum and zoo

Fun with Mike and Penny out at an Italian Restaurant in Berkeley

Ok, forgiveness for taking so long to update. I don't have a clue where January went... Josiah was very busy with the band and single parenting didn't allow me much time for Blog updates. And so much has happened... our highlight of the month was the trip to California to visit Aunt Stasi, Uncle John and cousin Maggie. The kids did pretty well on the plane, Ethan refused to nap of course, but all-in-all the trip was great. And it was nice to have a little warm sunshine and NO COATS! Woohoo!

So, here are a bunch of pics from the trip. Enjoy!!