Colson's baby girlfriend

Maddie gave Cole her pretend phone today and he immediately held it up to his mouth to chew on it, then he put it to his ear. I asked Maddie who he was calling and she said "his baby girlfriend... they talk about dates and stuff and then he gives her a kiss through the phone...". Boy, they grow up fast!

Peas Peas Peas

WAHOO! I reintroduced peas to Colson again today and he LOVED them! Not only did he love them, but he had zero allergic reaction to them! Yippee! I've got my fingers crossed that we've turned an allergy corner!! (He's reacted in the past to peas). Green beans here we come! Perhaps I'll save those for another day - one victory at a time!

Bug

In true form, winter has arrived. Along with it comes the winter coughs and colds. The kids, Brion and I have been passing it back and forth for a few weeks now, and we're ready for it to end. Maddie has been coughing and coughing and told me last night that she can't go to school anymore because she's "dangerous". I said, dangerous? Yeah mom, dangerous is when you have a cold and can pass it on to someone else - oh, contagious. Cole has the runny nose, but has remained in good spirits despite his cold and very frequent diaper changes.(side affect of cold-diarrhea).

Gusty Day

It's a very gusty day today, as a matter of fact, the power is out up the road from us due to downed trees-again. Welcome winter I guess! We've got our fingers crossed that this winter won't be like last winter with 10 days of no power and extremely expensive gasoline!
We built a fire in the fireplace, made some more farm animals and played together before nap time... what a great day.

Puppy Love

Lilo finished her last puppy class for this session last night. She even got the gold star-stuck right on top of her forehead, for doing the best job yesterday. She really learns quickly and was showing the other dogs last night how to "mark" (point her noise at a toy she wants to run and go get) stay, and then go grab the toy and run back. She has definitely proven to be a supersmart pooch, and has made a big difference in all of our lives. We still miss Arlo a lot, but now Lilo has brought a different kind of light into the house, and Lucy is really enjoying her-drug free!

Bathtime

We have changed our normal bath routine due to the fact that Colson gets the entire bathroom wet just taking a bath in his baby tub in the sink. So last night we tried out the dual routine which seemed to work out well, until Madelyn realized that now her brother was taking up way too much room in "her" tub. Cole took a quick bath, got out with daddy, and Maddie stayed in the big tub, by herself, to finish playing.

Calm

Colson has seemed to rebound very quickly to his fall. Much faster than his mom has! There are always lessons to be learned as a parent, I guess. Colson has quickly adjusted to life on the ground and has really been trying hard to get this crawling thing going. We're still working on lurching and crying, lurching and crying.
Maddie is loving the new craft projects mom and dad bought. We've been working on coloring crazy farm animals, and Maddie is sure to draw a big necklace, earrings and/or dress on them. The princess in her has really come out and continues to show itself in new forms everyday. We love it!