Bananas!

Lee's favorite food is bananas.....here is an extreme close up of his first two teeth! He has a third on the top and another one not far behind!




If you are a fellow fan of Gwen Stefani, you may recognize the next clip...hey, it's educational :) B is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s!

what's new?

It's been a while since my last post - we've been very busy! This winter I've enjoyed taking a yoga class that meets once a week. The peace and quiet is wonderful! Dave is coaching wrestling and I am coaching volleyball - it's so fun to work with kids outside of the classroom. My team is doing well and I love to see the girls improve each game. Dave is also meeting with a team of teachers about their upcoming trip to Kenya this June! Enough about us...I know you REALLY want to hear about the kiddos!

As I attempt to write this post, Lee is constantly trying to crawl under the computer desk and get at the cords. He is crawling now, climbing stairs and has 3 teeth just poking through, and is getting more vocal. He says, da-da, ma-ma, naynee (laney), bye, and na na na na (no, no) and shakes his head at the same time (my favorite!) He loves to eat waffles and bananas but hates having his face wiped clean. He's a happy camper most of the time!

Laney is still working on potty training, depends on the day...she loves to play with the ladybugs we find in our house. She loves playdates, going for walks and painting with water. She still loves watching movies and now enjoys playing games on the computer too. It's amazing how quickly she learned to use a mouse and get around on a website - incredible! She'll want a laptop for her 5th birthday!!!

Sorry life has been so busy - I'll try to update again soon!

Little Man

Recently Lee has enjoyed standing up by the couch. I think he looks like such a big boy when he is standing up sort of on his own :) He has also discovered the stairs and will army crawl over and get up on the first step and then flash us a big smile! I can hardly believe he's our 9 month old little man!

Lee's first word...

I have to admit, Lee's first word was da-da. He is such a stinker! But he has quickly learned ma-ma even though I can't prove it in this video. Sometimes we think we hear him say Laney too, but it could just be our imaginations...it's cool to hear him babble to himself when Laney is not around. When she is around all he does is watch her and listen to her. It's been so fun to see brother and sister interacting with each other. We are so blessed!

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

and a Happy New Year!

Look at me!

This little guy wants to move! He is just starting to "army crawl" but here you see him reach and lunge. It's quite a work out and believe me, he needs one! Lee is getting to be a big boy! 8 months old tomorrow :)

O Christmas Tree

Laney helped us pick a good one this year. Last year we cheated and had a small fake tree (one from my teaching days) because Laney was 1 1/2 and touching everything. We didn't think having a real tree would be worth the constant battle. This year at 2 1/2 she better understands the concept of "no, don't touch" and it's consequences. Lee is not quite on the move yet so we don't have to worry about that. There is just something special about having a real Christmas tree - maybe it's the tradition, maybe it's the smell...we are enjoying our Christmas tree :)