First Bike Rides

After a little debate determining if Sydney was ready for a big girl bike we headed out to the store and came home with a new bike and helmet. Sydney seemed pretty excited at the store but seemed much less interested on the car ride home. Well, she decided she was excited about it when we got home so we headed out to give it a try. We live on a hill and it was pretty difficult for her to get the hang of pedaling going up the hill and going down the hill proved a little too scary for her. So a few days later we found a nice flat and empty parking lot where she enjoyed her bike ride much more. We have also taken her a few more times to several other parking lots and she is improving and seems to be getting the hang of constant pedaling. Logan loves the bike and didn't enjoy riding his little Clifford toy when there was a big bike to try out. So we let him have a turn or two even though his feet don't even touch the pedals. Here we are on the first afternoon.

Always a Fun Time at Pa's House

A week ago Heath took off to Minnesota for a few days to visit with family, baptize our niece, and bless her new baby. I took the kids and stayed at my parent's house while he was gone. We always have a fun time when we visit and the kids especially enjoy themselves. This time was no exception. The night we arrived my dad brought home a goat. Yes, you read that right - A GOAT! He is building a fence to house some goats on his "farm." He found a good deal on one and went ahead and got it. Sydney and Logan really liked it. Ok, Logan LOVED it and Sydney was a little apprehensive at first. Logan squealed and tried everything he could to open the cage and get at it. Sydney warmed up after watching Logan enjoy himself so much. It quickly became apparent that there is no way for us to have a pet (not that we want one) because Logan would "love" the poor thing to death. Sadly the goat got sick and died the next day but the children sure loved him for that one night.

Snow Day

Remember how I mentioned that we have had some crazy weather lately...well, here are some pictures of the big snowstorm to prove it.

Here are the kids getting ready to go outside. This took forever but you have to do it, especially when it only snows every once in a while.

Sydney's main goal at playing in the snow was to learn how to make a snow angel. Here she is mastering her technique.
Logan was really excited to go outside, probably because Sydney was so excited. But he didn't really like the snow very much. It was a little too deep for him and he couldn't walk without falling. Here he is wanting us to pick him up out of the snow. Poor guy.
Sydney just loved it though and would have stayed out all afternoon if we let her. Heath stayed out and helped her make a little snowman while I rescued Logan and warmed up inside.
All in all it was a fun day but I must admit that I don't want to see anymore snow until the end of the year. I am ready for Spring!

Silly Kids!

Either us or our children have been sick the better part of this year. It has been quite some time since we have all felt good enough to enjoy a free weekend together. We currently all have colds so this weekend is once again being spent in the house trying to feel better. I must admit that these walls are getting a little old lately. One of my saving graces has been my silly children. They make me laugh constantly and that has been a life saver! Sydney has decided that she really likes the song"Hot and Cold" as seen on TV commercials for the CD Kidz Bop. It cracks us up because neither Heath nor I know or ever listen to this song. After several requests Heath downloaded this song from ITunes and Sydney is obsessed. ( He downloaded the Kidz Bop version b/c I am not sure if the real version is appropriate.) She requests it several times each day and she must dance to it each time. She has started to learn most of the tricky lyrics and Heath and I laugh every time we hear her singing it.

Logan has discovered that he enjoys being LOUD!!!! His decibel level must have increased 10 times in the past three weeks. He is all boy and is constantly doing anything he can to get into trouble. He is very adept at climbing and will move our little stools all over the house to climb on and get into something new. He has also decided that he is too big to come down the stairs on his tummy and now must come down like a big boy. This scares us every time but there is no changing his mind. Either we have to carry him or he is coming down his way! He is starting to attempt a few more words. He can say "Uh-Oh" and "Cracker" pretty well and has for a while. Just yesterday he attempted "button" but normally he sticks with his constant baby babble that only he can understand.

We love our little ones and are excited to have one more in a few months!

Dance Class and Building Stuff with Daddy

Sydney has been taking a dance class since the beginning of February. At first she was little apprehensive about attending but has decided that she likes it. A few weeks ago they had a parents day so Heath and I went to watch her. It was so fun to see her dancing and interacting with her friends. Here are a few pictures from that class.

She has a little leotard with an attached tutu that she wears each week but she didn't want to take her other clothes off this time. Too bad, because she is super cute in it.

Here she is another time helping build a Valentines box with her Daddy. Heath gets these little projects from the Home Depot after they hold a children's workshop. Sydney loves working on them with her Daddy. She especially loves it if she gets to paint it.

Catching Up

Well, I must admit that I have not been in a blogging mood for quite sometime. So here is my attempt to play some catch up.

This winter has been really unpredictable. We have gone from 8 inches of snow to nearly 80 degree weather within just 5 days. We have had a few really warm days and then we will go back to extremely cold ones. I am hopeful that the end of March will mark the beginning of Spring! I hope that the weather stays a little warmer outside from now on. Here are some pics of the kids enjoying the weather one afternoon when it was a little warmer outside.

Logan and Sydney have also started to play together much more and I love it! Here they are hugging before bedtime. So cute!!!

The biggest change we have been adjusting to the past few months has been the idea of having another little one to keep us occupied. We are starting to get excited about the new baby and Sydney always asks what we are going to name the baby in my tummy. Here is a picture of him/her at about 12 weeks.
We will find out whether this little one is a boy or girl in a few more weeks and I can't wait!