Brrrrr!!!

It's snowing right now. We had a couple of warm days last week then it turned cold again.  The snow isn't sticking but brrrrrrrr...!!! Joshua likes it anyhow. But I am trying to stay warm with the girls.

I sure hope it warms up soon.  We all went to soccer practice last night. (Abby wanted to yell "Go Joshua" but she suddenly became too shy once we were there.) They played against two of the other teams to practice. Joshua made a goal attempt and just barely missed.  We were so proud of him for trying though! I think his soccer level has pre k and k children playing so some of the players have played before. The actual games start Tuesday. Anyhow, here are the kiddos all bundled up to watch last night. (Joshua is in the star shape.  He is number 9.)

Here he is....

What a cutie! He is so excited to play and wear his uniform!

Green Dinosaurs (Soccer)

Joshua joined his first sport last week...soccer!  He has been wanting to play for a long time.  (Soccer is actually the only thing he can sign up to play at age 4 around here.) He missed his second day of practice since he was sick so I missed the memo about him wearing his team jersey. Anyhow, here are a couple of shots of him at practice tonight.  He LOVED it.  He had so much fun and was such a great listener. They picked their team name...the Green Dinosaurs. He sticks his tongue out when he concentrates...so cute but I hope he doesn't catch a bug! Eeeewwwww!

Joshua is finally feeling better but Jeremy, Abby and Ellie are all under the weather. I hope everyone is healthy again very soon!!!

My sister, Ellie's six month portrait and my little chef

Crystal stopped over with her friend for a quick visit.  it was good to see her but it was way too short. Doesn't her new hair look so pretty on her?? 













I tried to get a good portrait of Ellie today to add to the wall with Joshua and Abby's 6 month photos. Instead of paying too much for someone else to take her picture, I thought I';d give it a shot.  Our little photo session was short, though, because little miss Abby wasn't cooperating (she kept running in front of the camera).  Anyhow, I got a couple of good ones.  I think this one is my favorite. But I haven't decided for sure yet.

Here are a couple of others...what do you think?

And here is Abby wearing a chef's hat I made for her(and a wild hair clip underneath it).  She loves to "cook" at her kitchen.  She even brings over my recipe books to "read" from while she cooks. :)

A couple of random photos

Just a couple of fun photos to share. Abby loves doing anything Joshua is doing.  If he's playing cars, she wants to play cars.  If he is coloring, she wants to color.  If he is reading in bed, she wants to be right there next to him. Here they are in Joshua's bed (with bed head!) using their Tag/Bugsby readers (little "pens" that read the books to them and ask questions).  They often wake up before we do and read/play in their room.

One afternoon, Joshua asked me to take pictures of him with Ellie.  He sat there holding her and tilting his head in different poses (without me telling him to do it) while I snapped away.  It was pretty funny. 













I hope you have a great weekend.
Stacey

Sitting and sleeping

Ellie's been working on her sitting skills. She's getting better every day! (And then after a while she flops onto her belly and gets mad. :) )

Here, she is exercising her vocal cords and having some tummy time.

And here's what happens when a 2 1/2 year old refuses to nap.  (This is the kitchen, just a few minutes before dinner.)