Late January

Yesterday we went to a birthday party for a schoolmate of Patrick's at McDonald. I expected Becca and Patrick to love it but I was a little surprised at how much fun George had. Not only did he have every woman in the place smiling, he also discovered the playground. Here he is on the lowest of first steps.

Isn't he cute? He went head first off the step, inches from the ground, and scared himself more than he was hurt. I told him to go feet first and, being a genius, he did for the rest of the party.

Becca had no problems playing with the older kids.

Patrick had something very important to tell me.


George found lots of things to put in his mouth, including french fries and ice cream.

I'll close with a video. Its not terribly exciting but you can see what a great walker George has become already.

New Additions

A few weeks before Christmas we were offered a piano from some one at church who thought we'd enjoy it. Mike was finally able to get some help and go get it about two weeks ago. Here it is in the house.

We also hung the shelf Mike made me for Christmas. Its words ring true, at least in our house.

Do you think George is teething? I just wish the buggers would break through already.

My boys playing together.



The kids decide to make a huge mess and empty the toy box at the same time.


What a cutie!

Pat in the toy box.

George checking out the phone.

Becca had a great time running around the Hatton 500. This has also become a favorite walking path for George.


Last week our garage door decided to break down and Mike installed a new one. Its so strange to see the car pull into the drive way BEFORE I hear the garage door open. We also rearranged the kids this week. Becca is now in a room by herself and George and Pat are sharing the big room. We're hoping this will allow for better sleep for everyone, something we all could use.

Welcome 2011 and Walkers

Its official, George is walking. Check out this video to see him at it.

Here are some pictures of Becca and George playing nicely while Patrick's at preschool.



After one of our drives, George fell asleep in the car and managed to stay that way on the couch.

Last night Becca and Patrick did my hair.

Don't I look beautiful?

This afternoon the kids were knights out to protect the fairies from the evil red dragon (Me). They paused before destroying me to let me take a picture.

Thanks to our new video camera, uploading videos is pretty easy. So enjoy the kids trying out the race track Patrick got from Christmas.


In addition to walking, George finally has two teeth and is almost constendly babbling. There's "ma ma" and "da da" for us parents, and I think "ba ba" means Becca, maybe Pat too. He also said "a ja", so I told our nephew AJ that George said his name. Patrick also turned 5 last Friday and then expected to start Kindergartner on Monday at school. Becca, who just turn 3 in November, has grown enough to up-grade to 4T clothes. Yes, her pants fall down all the time but she's not showing her belly button any more.