Growing Kids

The kids are growing fast! Julia is 7 months old and RJ is almost three.

She loves sleeping with us and insists on holding our hands.

Are you ready for some football?

RJ is learning so many things. Here he is showing off his cutting with a fork and knife skills.

This is what RJ's hair looked like when I picked him up from preschool today. It is entirely possible that it looked like that when I dropped him off too.

Winter Wonderland

Julia was sick today, but we desperately needed to get outside. She's a pretty happy sick baby.

RJ loves eating the snow, even directly off the bushes.

January Fun

Julia has found her toes, is learning to roll and move around to get what she wants and has some interesting balancing poses.

RJ and Julia usually play nice together, but RJ especially likes grabbing the toy she has worked so hard to move herself to.

Skateboard Fun

RJ and Nicholas skateboarding down their driveway.

RJ looking like a teenager!

Julia entertaining herself.

Snack Time!

We love our snacks, so I'm trying to make healthier snacks.

Stockpiling dehydrated fruit

Oh, the pure excitement of watching popcorn pop!

Sibling Love

I was in the kitchen and all I heard was, "Julia's all gone. She went away." And then I discovered this...

Skating on the C&O Canal

Perfect conditions of cold weather and no snow left 3 miles of rink-quality ice along the canal.

We pushed the puck around the ice, skated 3 miles (RJ rode on a saucer), and hiked through a briar patch.

Our little hockey player

Hail the Bison!

RJ and Julia all geared up to watch the Bison win a 4th National Championship (NCAA Division I FCS)

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

We were so excited to get bundled up and go sledding. This time there was enough snow!

RJ's shark gloves will never get old. They finally fit this year which means Julia will be wearing them next year.

Julia in her snowsuit.

RJ and Julia on RJ's new sled.

RJ sledding (Julia decided to wait until next year to ride with RJ.)

It was so COLD so we decided to bring the snow inside. RJ mostly likes to eat it.

Julia was happy to have some of her own with which to play. (Like the proper grammar "grammer"?)

Fun at Home

Doug reading bedtime stories.

RJ "helping" prepare strawberries for dehydrating.

Julia started rice cereal/making a mess.

Happy New Year from Cape May, NJ

Some highlights of our trip:

Hiking to the beach and lighthouse

Doug has many skills!

RJ has inherited his Dad's skill of posing for pictures.

The peacocks greeting us at the zoo.

And everyone got a turn holding Julia...

Uncle Z and Julia

Maggie and Julia

Molly, Julia and Luca

Lee holding Julia while Molly and Ray entertain them.