Monday, April 30, 2007

sqeaky clean

Here the diaper brigade climbs the stairs in eager anticipation of their bath.


They are more than likely saying "bubboos, bubboos" over and over again here.


Not sure what this face means, but it makes me a little nervous!

Oh yeah, now she's having a good time!


He's definitely having a good time!


Uh oh, the bath water is yellow.


Poor little Bella just didn't like it.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Happy 18-Month Birthday, Sherflets

First Little Boy Haircut

Mom, don't take too much off!!


Concerned bystanders.


If I take that diaper box and turn it over, it could be like a ramp for my truck.


Can anyone rescue me?

The best way to give this kid a haircut is with food!


If mom's gonna squish me then I'm gonna squish this cracker!


Daddy, daddy, daddy, I think this is almost done!


That's the look of a satisfied customer.


Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Technicalities

I forgot to post that we've said our first phrase. The kids have been saying all done for a month or so now, but they say it as one word, so I haven't really counted it as a phrase. But the other day Bella said "see ya." I can't really prove it by anyone but Tim or me since she is playing shy about it. But it's soooooooooooo cute to hear her little "she ya."

daddy, daddy, he's our man!




Tuesday, April 24, 2007

New Tricks

Here are some new tricks:
Bella says Peek-a-Boo like eek-a-bo after she covers her eyes
Bastian has been saying book, but he's saying booka booka booka these days
When Sophie sees one of the others doing something they're not allowed to do, she runs to me
saying "momomomomomo" and shakes her head.
Bella reads books to us
The animal sound repitoire:
duck, bird, cow, dog, cat, elephant, pig, monkey, frog
If Bella recognizes a picture of a duck or bird in a book, she'll point and give the appropriate
animal sound
Bella said chicken last night when she wanted more chicken
Sebastian asked for medicine (eds) last night because his gums were hurting him
All 3 are holding cheerios up to me right now and saying "cheerio"
They all say "all done" (dadone) when we finish changing diapers

Some Play Cops and Robbers and Others......

Play clowns and indians!!!






Monday, April 23, 2007

You Know You're the Mom When . . . .

You find only cuteness in this pic where chewed-up food is ready to burst out of her mouth!

I Don't Wanna Share With Daddy!

A Little Closer Look


This is a picture I forgot I had taken of the girls' dress

I Know There's a Block in Here Somewhere


Friday, April 20, 2007

Bastian and Chah-ee

Hmm, I think I'll play with Chah-ee tonight.

Chah-ee, that's *my* blanket!

Chah-ee, what's it like to crawl around on all 4's?

Chah-ee, come play blocks with me. Mommy builds me a building and then calls me Baby Kong when I knock it down. And she even screams like Fay Ray. Can you do that?

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Our Easter

Easter family pic

Nice try, Mommy and Daddy!

Easter Basket Time
Funny Face Mommy

Basket Surprises
Smiling Sophie
See Sebastian's tie?



Tuesday, April 17, 2007

mia bella




macho macho man



cute and quirky as they come



Friday, April 13, 2007

Story Hour



Little Boy Blue




My Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny




How Sweet it Is






Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Old Business, New Business, Funny Business

The title of this post will bring either warmth or dread to the heart of my siblings. This was the introduction, posed as a question, that was used when we sat down to family meetings. This is a little meeting for the blog family, only the title isn't a question. I'll give you the rundown:

Old Business
The entire trip was great! Grammy and the kids did great and the trip itself was wonderful.

New Business
Our internet connection is a little on the outs right now, but we hope to have it all fixed by this weekend. You know what that means, though. No pics for a little while longer. Hang in there!!

Funny Business
Hmm, it wasn't really funny that the pipe connecting us to the sewer collapsed and nasty sewage came up through the drains in our basement while we were gone, was it?

It's not really funny that I can't locate the card reader to download new pics onto the computer, is it?

It's not too terribly funny that I have so many pics on the computer that until I burn them onto cd's, I can't download any more, is it? Actually, that is kinda funny when you think about it ;-)

It's pretty cute that Sebastian got his first haircut. Pics of that will be coming soon.

Bella, Sebastian, and Sophie think it's pretty funny that they're getting away with spitting their milk out right now as I'm distracted with thinking hard about what funny business is going on in our lives. I better quit now. Spitting out milk or any other beverage is NOT acceptable behavior in this house.