Betcha can't tell...

So I've been doing some decorating. Well ok, I would hardly call it that. I would call it "making my house look like it's been lived in for longer than 10 days...kind of." Check it out...I put up some curtains....

Ok, I have to confess...

They aren't curtains.

They are sheets. Chocolate brown, $10 sheets...that probably need some more ironing.

Bet I fooled ya though.

Really?

As if being pregnant and barfing 19 times a day, eating nothing but toast and cereal, then rapidly gaining 40 pounds and eating everything in sight, sleeping on my side for 7 months, being kicked and beaten by my unborn child, labor (speaks for itself), delivery, a "chest" so sore I have to kick the floor while I nurse, painful contractions AFTER I give birth, and getting no sleep for 3 months isn't enough.

I have to lose my hair now??????

I will never understand the hair loss between my babies' 4 and 6 month birthdays. It's like a fun little after-party surprise. You think all the "crap" is done and then BAM...you go bald.

And yet, somehow, they are TOTALLY worth it.

On another note, they can surprise you....by yelling from the bathroom, "Hey dad! Wash my balls!" while taking a bath.

Aaaahhhh...the joys.

Our smiley girl

Yup, that's right. We actually have a kid that (gasp) likes people. If you remember Cooper as a baby, well you remember, he only scowled at people. I can only say that because Cooper grew into such a sweetheart (who is slowly warming up to people!)...but as a baby he was no ray of sunshine. This little girl honestly has me wrapped. Absolutely smitten.

She is amazing, to say the least.

Lucky I am.

We went sledding, it was fun.

Saturday we went sledding...ALL of us...baby included. Well ok, she didn't go down any hills, but she enjoyed it from the inside of her stroller. Might I add we had a rockin time...just down the street. I love our neighborhood.
Thanks Bass' for calling us to come!

Just a case of the twos??

Cooper has been on a napping and eating strike. Sure, it's been fun...FOR HIM. Why is it when he doesn't nap...I get tired?

So for lunch yesterday I bribed him with a hostess donette. Seemed to do the trick. I've never seen him shovel food down so fast.


This kid can try me, but I'm pretty sure he knows I love him. I hope he does.


I grabbed the camera yesterday just as we were heading out the door. I want to get more "every day" shots. I want to take at least one picture a day...of us...just hanging out. Ya know...real life.



Don't even get me started on how much I love this little girl

We had ourselves a merry little christmas

Did you?

Christmas eve is far better than Christmas in my opinion. The anticipation, the food, being with family, the food...

It was another year of loveliness. We spent Christmas eve at my folks' house with the whole family. Including my Oma (grandmother in german) who flew down from the GREAT white north, Edmonton, Alberta. Fun was had by everyone.

My beautiful sisters...and me in my freaking pajamas. My mom told us all to wear our snowman pajamas. I did. But did anyone else? nope.

So I forced everyone to put them on




pretty.


ugly. (bet ya didn't know I had chicklets for teeth. neither did I)


Christmas morn was fantastic. We woke up at our home (and if you know cooper, you know it was early) and had our own little christmas. What can I say? Cooper was on cloud 9. After each present he opened, he would get excited and ask us to open it so he could play with it. He loved it all...every minute. If you are wondering where Reese is...she was soundly asleep in her bed. Where I prefer her to be at 6:30 in the morning.

This was our tree before we hit the sack christmas eve. half our lights burned out long before christmas...I was just far too lazy to replace them.



for sure my fave....coop in anticipation



coop decided to try out the skateboard santa brought him right away. and we discovered he's weirdly good on it


Later in the day he tried on his construction get up from grandma and grandpa hank. His favorite part of the outfit is the hat. He calls it his baseball hat and wears it around when we play baseball. Dare I say this kid has got a one track mind.


So that pretty much sums it up. Dave has gone back to work and it's back to reality. We already miss him and it's 9 am. I can't help but be excited for the new year and what's to come. Last year was a wonderful whirlwind...this year???????

It was a good weekend

First off, I just changed a 6-wipe diaper of Cooper's. It's gotten to the point of dry-heaving. That kid has GOT to learn to potty train.

I absolutely loved this last weekend. I'm not totally sure why, I think it had to do with the fact that Saturday we had nothing planned...and that's how I love Saturdays. We just chilled, did a little christmas shopping (emphasize little....if it was a lot, it wouldn't have been a favorite day), and hung out as a family. My favorite kind of day, with my favorite people on the planet.

We've got a snow lover on our hands. Dave took Cooper out sledding in our neighborhood and he loved it, to say the least. I got a few pics before they left.

I think dave was more excited to bust out the snow shovel than anything else

oh hi....it's me

and off they go...

While the boys went sledding...I got to hang out with this little sleeping angel.

My oh my she is perfect. I just can't get enough of her sweet little personality. She is smiling so much now and loves to watch us. She brings such a calm spirit into our home. We love her so much!!! It's funny how we are the exact same parents as we were to Cooper...yet two completely different children have come from it. You name it...and they are the total opposite. Good things and bad :) But we love them both the same.