St. Patrick's Party 2015

We've enjoyed being a part of the local moms' group in town. One of our favorite events are the family parties. It's a chance for us all to hang out together and have some fun with local friends. This month, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the local Boys and Girls Club.

A doing her crafting

A little ballin'

K with her piggies crafting

The whole crew

 

Sweet K ready for church on St. Patrick's weekend

February 2015

Had to celebrate a little Groundhog Day in February

K mixing up the pudding

A taking a turn

Putting in the teddy grahams to stand in for groundhogs

 

Crushing the Oreos for dirt

Teddy Bear "groundhogs" in the Oreo pudding dirt

K modeling her piggies by Mimi

A little Lowe's shopping in the car cart

If you get near the fridge and you are holding Andrew, he immediately tries to grab the handles to pull up on it. Wild man!

Enjoying the trampoline

Sweet boy on his horse

Touring the Town Jan 2015

 Hanging out on the carousel with Mimi and Pops at the Children's Museum. Kathryn was our brave child who went on an "up and down" animal. Audrey likes to stick to the still bench instead. Got to work on her!

 "Fishing"

Audrey at home with the art table

 Hanging out with Daddy at the Disney on Ice Show

Hanging out with Mommy at Disney  on Ice

Family movie night in the basement - always a thrill!

Around the House in Jan

 Happy Andrew ready to cheer on his team. He started walking in early January and hasn't slowed down since. Everyone comments on his mobility, and he's probably going to be running soon.

 This was a dead ladybug shrine I discovered in the girls' room. It led to a long discussion about death and animals after I flushed it down the toilet. You just never know with these kids!!

 Andrew loves to "help" in the kitchen. I've discovered all sorts of locks for cabinetry with him.

 Trying to occupy him with cookie cutters and containers. It was short lived entertainment.

 Love a sweet boy in a sweater vest!

 Riding the horse Sandy at Meijer for a penny. Makes for a happier grocery run.

Audrey loves to express herself through her outfit choices and hairstyles. Sometimes, you just can't fight it!

January 2015 Indy Snow

 Here are several catch up posts from life in Indy in 2015. We made it through our first winter! It was quite snowy, though the local say not nearly as bad as last year. David and I laughed after the first snow of five inches on a Sunday evening had us a bit panicked. People just shovel their drives and the roads are cleared pretty quickly, so life moves on.
The girls discovered the magic of snow bibs and heavy duty snow gloves and enjoyed getting out in it. They also learned that there are different types of snow, wet snow and dry snow. They were disappointed when the dry snow didn't make great snowmen, but they were still able to have fun.

 View in the front yard

 Daddy is the braver parent in the snow; Mommy likes to be in charge of dressing them and making their hot chocolate.

Christmas 2014

 I just realized I never posted photos on here from Andrew's first birthday!! Ahh - Facebook is so much faster sometimes, but I don't want to forget to blog it. Grandmother and Granddaddy were here for the celebration, so Grandmother made him an adorable little Pooh smash cake.

 Patiently waiting for his cake

 So excited!

 Curious and going right in

 Head first

 He's so pleased with himself.

 Sweet boy

 He is one of the "smiliest" babies I know.

 Working on Audrey's new cupcake game at Christmas

 Showing Daddy her new cupcake Play Dough set

Sweet boy - can't believe he is 15 months old already (2/2/15). This boy is busy! He started walking right after Christmas and hasn't stopped since. He loves to climb and tries to go up slides backwards. Come spring, he will be a challenge at the park! His vocabulary includes mostly Da Da, with some Mamas thrown in. He has a lot of teeth - eight at last count! Finally, at one year old, he decided to start sleeping through the night which has made all of us more sane. We love our sweet, busy man.