Tattoos and Snow

Caleb's Mickey Mouse tattoo

Esther's Minnie tattoo and thug look

Esther's attempt to "help" shovel the snow

mmm...real snow cones

How delicious!

The tree branches that fell on our back porch and pool fence

Snow!

Yesterday the kids had fun playing out in the snow.  Esther helped me make a little snowman for Daddy and Caleb and I threw snowballs at each other.  Mostly Caleb just ate the snow.  And mostly Esther just followed Caleb around making trails in the snow.

Esther's snowman for Daddy

Playing in the recycling bin was great fun for some reason

Medical Lesson of the Day

This morning Caleb asked me how babies get out of mommies' tummies.  I did my best to explain both normal and c-section methods to him, and then Jonathan proceeded to tell him about other types of surgeries and showed him his scars from when he had his appendix out.  He explained how the doctors used special tools to get inside and remove the appendix.  Esther must have been listening because she went to their Handy Manny tool box and came back with a hammer and pliers and attempted to work on Daddy's tummy!  Even Caleb laughed hysterically at that!

Piano Duet

The kids did this today and I caught it on video.  It cracked me up!

Christmas Trip

Here are some fun pictures from our Christmas trip to Atlanta.

Making cookies at Grandma's house

Second cousins Caleb, Ethan, Ryker, Esther, Kaylee, and Brennan

With the great-grandparents Lowe

First tea party at Grandma's house

Caught!  Caleb at a tea party too!!!

On the way home playing with her new Jessie and Bullseye dolls

Caleb likes his new toddler digital camera

We went in together with my parents to get the kids this hit gift.  I believe this is going to be a lifesaver during the long winter!

Something New

You might notice a new ticker up above.  Yep, number 3 is on the way!  The due date is April 4.  And once again, we did not find out the gender, so all we know is there is a healthly-looking little baby in there.  I'll try to update this blog more when I can!

Overdue Updates

You can tell by the dates of post what effect two kids has on our blog posting schedule. I'm updating now because my family is out of town for a few days. Here are some recent pictures.

We took Caleb to the National Aquarium in Baltimore a few days after his 3rd birthday, since we didn't have a party for him. We all had a great time. He especially loved the dolphin show.


Esther's hair is getting quite long! So long, in fact, we picked up some small hair bands a few days ago. But a nice big hair spike is about all it's good for. It's still pretty cute!


Caleb has taken up a new hobby: photography. He's actually pretty good at it!


I tried to get some vacuuming done last Saturday while Esther was asleep and Caleb was playing. Then Caleb wanted to help. Then Esther woke up. Then they started playing and running amok. Of course, I was getting close to done so I couldn't stop! When I came out of the bedroom, I found this. Esther found a basket in her room full of confetti. At least the floor was clean under it all!


Esther's long hair makes for a nice mohawk.


Then of course Caleb wanted one, too!