Latest Fun Pictures

Our first "picnic." The kids absolutely love being outside so we've started having snack and lunch outside when the weather cooperates.
Little Diva, all dressed up and no where to go! She got some little princess shoes for her birthday and loves putting them on with her jewelry, note the two necklaces and the braclet. Of course the ensemble isn't complete without her purse. This is all her too! She's such a girly girl.
The water table is a huge hit. They used the cups to pour all the water out of the table. They were soaked. Sarah even went to get the hose to fill it up again! At one point, she even climbed up into it.
Caleb showing off his Playdoh creation. They love this stuff. They're aren't quite sure what to do with the fun tools but they find very creative and interesting ways to use them anyway!
I couldn't resist taking this picture. This is at bedtime a few nights ago. He crashed hard and when I went to check on the kids, he was like this.

Playdate Brunch

A few weeks ago we had another fun brunch playdate with some good friends. It's so fun to see the kids together! Rambo the kitty is about the most tolerant cat I've ever seen. He stuck around even with toddlers in the vicinity. Sarah was quite taken with him. Caleb loved Scout's little John Deere! Then of course, time to eat...they all sat at Scout's little table...too cute!

Latest Kid Pix

We had the kids' pictures taken shortly after they turned 2. This time the photographer was fabulous and there were too many great pictures to choose from. These are some of our favorites. There's also a new colage one over on the right.

Portland Zoo Trip

The kids snuggled in bed with me Sunday morning while Daddy ran downstairs to get breakfast. This picture doesn't quite show it but they were cuddled together and it was pretty dang cute!
Sarah made a friend at the zoo. They played "hide-n-seek" behind this sculpture. I love the look on her face in this picture!
At the giraffe exhibit. The kids hopped up on a ledge with cousin Michaela. They were just the right height for all the glass partitions!
Sarah at the Meerkat exhibit. She didn't realize the glass was there and bonked her head as she tried to get closer. There's a meerkat on the stump in front of her.
Caleb at the Orangutan exhibit. There is one right in front of him. This isn't the best picture. I was enjoying the interaction between the two that by the time I remembered to take a picture Caleb's interest had waned. It was cute though. He was talking to the orangutan.

More Zoo Pictures

There's a bobcat on the tree in the background. Sarah is pointing to another one that you can't see in the picture.
They had a giant acquarium with Coho Salmon that were huge! There were lots of other fish too. The kids really liked this one.
They are checking out a pair of Polar Bear twins with Daddy. The polar bears are boy/girl twins that are 23 years old. They loved the bears!

They are checking out he polar bear habitat through little porthole windows. It was cute there were several little windows at varying heights so the kids had one just their size.

Sesame Street Live

We took the kids to Portland to see this show. They developed a sudden love of Elmo a month or so ago and we couldn't resist. They had a blast. The first picture is of the opening number with all the characters. Unfortunately it's a little blurry. There are pictures of each of the kids. Sarah danced, sang, clapped and pretty much wanted to be part of the show. Caleb was completely mesmerized by it all and most of the pictures of him reflect that. The show was about 20 minutes too long and they got a little restless by intermission but overall, they did really well. It was fun for us to see how they enjoyed it and got so excited.

Birthday Fun!

So we obviously had an Elmo themed birthday. The kids have been all about Elmo for a couple of months now. So I made an Elmo cake and the first picture is of them with their Elmo balloons.

They both blew out their candles and then went to work on the cake. They had different strategies. Sarah picked the whole piece up and took bites while Caleb went at it face first.
Every birthday I plan to decorate their bedroom door(s). This year it was Elmo of course. They woke up to it and were very excited. It was a very fun birthday. They were really into all of it this year. We didn't do a party, just us and grandma and grandpa for a little outdoor bbq since the weather was gorgeous. This weekend we head up to Portland to see Sesame Street Live (go figure!) and a trip to the zoo on Sunday. It will be a blast!