Alex's Adoring Sisters

Here is a little video I took this morning of the kids snuggling in their jammies in our bed. At the end, I asked Katie to say two of the words that I think she says the cutest! (You can see crumbs from the second word on her face.) :)

Just a few recent pictures . . .

Katie and Abby playing in the snow (our first real snowfall wasn't until the end of January!)


Alex and Katie hanging out in the rocker

Katie and Abby modeling their new Valentine's dresses from Grandma

Katie is Two!

Happy B-day to Katie-Bug last Monday! (Abby and I made this cake ourselves. Do you think we should go professional?) :)

What a precious little girl. She wins hearts everywhere we go with her huge, beautiful, blue eyes; her mischievious smile; and her sweet nature. Katie's language has just exploded these past two months. It's so cute to hear her put sentences together. The longest one she has come up with yet was the other night when she reported: "Mom, I tell Daddy wipe Babby bum-bum." (That was actually quite helpful, since Abby was "stuck" and needed a messenger, and I was busy changing Alex's diaper!) She calls herself "Datie" and calls Abby "Babby" or just "Babb," which is so cute. We love you, Bug!

Baby Alex

Happy 3-month birthday to Alex today! What a little stud-muffin he is here in his Sunday outfit, don't you think? We are all loving his smiles, giggles, and coos. He has a laughing fit whenever I change his onesies, because his armpits are so ticklish (Daddy's boy for sure). Even though it's only been 3 months, it's hard to imagine our family without this cute little guy. We love you, "Baby Lye-Lye!"

Abby has started her own little tradition of starting off each new year with a ghastly-looking black eye. Last January it was from a wild bath with her cousins; this year it was from tumbling off the bottom step and hitting the wall. I loved Abby's comment when she looked in the mirror a couple of days after the incident: "I look like a little dog!"