Photo Contest

I entered the following in photos in a photo contest for a local nursery.

Arya is 1 month old!

Vance took this.
Zoie took this one of us.

A sleeping princess.

Valentines Day

Zoie had her first birthday slumber party on Valentines Day. So Vance had us to himself. Here, the happy boy makes green playdough pasta.

Preschool Art

I am getting better about dropping Zoie off for school on time (12:30pm) and picking her up (3:30pm). But her love for arts and crafts makes it interesting to get her, carry the baby's car seat & the art projects and direct Vance from the school to the car.
Pop up cards
My favorite -- a ginger bread person

This letter was in the envelope below.

I love the stamp!

Her ferris wheel, water slide and family picture. Below the Z is Tata getting her some cotton candy. Quite the imagination.

Our 2nd bowling adventure

My friend and I took our 5 kids bowling this week. Ages 0,1,2,3,4. Arya slept the whole time. Karson, 1, left with grandparents. So it left us with 3 kids. Despite having a difficult time getting out of the house (Vance refuses to go and taking off his shoes and coat and Arya spitting up when I put her in the car seat), we had a good time. I didn't take too many pixs. Maybe next time.

Our baby "Ar"

Sun = Play @ the park

Finally the sun has peaked out and the temperatures have rose above freezing. Today we went to the park after skating and on the way to take Zoie to school. The kids loved it! Vance and I also went yesterday, but no camera. His face lit up as he ran around,climbed up, slide down, and enjoyed the outdoors.

Skating -- Again!

After Bath time

All 3 kids have fuzzy hair after bath time. I tried to capture that here. The first picture is after the first bath. It only took 1 1/2 weeks and 2 kids in bed for me to find time to wash her up. It's not like tiny babies get dirty beyond poop and spit up.

Zoie's Tap Video

January Watch Day

On the last dance day of the month, the dance studio hosted a "Watch Day" for families. Vance, Arya and I stayed to watch. The girls did tap first. Wow! Zoie has improved so much since I last saw her dance in November. She was listening and doing all the correct steps. But, as you will see in the video at the end of the post, she looses it when she stops watching the teacher or assistant. Vance did a great job for watching and waiting for 40 minutes. We left when the switched for ballet.

Notice all the girls are doing the correct step. It is the "flap".

Watching and waiting.

Getting ready to jump. She has some difficulty doing the steps on her right foot, but she amazed me today!

10 day check up

Arya had her 10 day check up. She is great! She already weighs 8lbs. 9oz, so weight is definitely not an issue. That is the biggest concern at this time for the doctor. Now we don't have to go back until she is 2 months.

Welcome Baby Arya Party!

Friends and Family:

We will be hosting an open house on Saturday, January 31 from 2-5pm.
Stop by to see the new baby and visit with us.
Hope to see you!