Happy Valentine's Day

We celebrated Valentine's Day today since John has to work on Sunday. Nori's favorite parts, by far, were the chocolate cupcakes and getting hot pink polish for her toes.

Fun Nori

Nori enjoyed making her first snowcream and then eating it with Daddy. Then later as she was looking at how her green bow matched her green dinosaurs in the mirror she fell into her toy basket.

Snow Day.... err.... Hours

First photos were from 7:30 am the last was taken at 1pm. We got a little over 5 inches of snow, and it was gone in a blink of an eye. If there wasn't the snowman statue in the yard you would have never know there was snow everywhere just a few hours previous.

Banner Blue

Legos with Dad (and Nori)

Art Class week 3

Look at Mommy

So it's hard enough to get a good shot of one kid, add any more and its near impossible. In this last one Banner is just shaking his head as if saying, " Ummmh, See Mommy, I told you this wasn't going to work."

Banner post bath

Snow Day

Nori and John went out and had some fun in our 1 inch or snow covering. They even built a few snowmen... they were only about one foot in height, but they were snowmen just the same. Banner and I opted to stay warm and cozy in the house, but i did have hot chocolate ready and waiting as any good mother would! After warming up, the kids cozied up on Daddy's lap for an afternoon story from his favorite book... Car and Driver.

Big Sister and Little Brother

Banner only has eyes for Nori

Sweet Boy in a Hat

Nori's art class week 2

Banner and Daddy

Tummy Time

Smile, Smile, Smile

Big Boy Banner

Banner weighed in at his one month visit at a whopping 11 lbs 13 oz... 95th percentile.

Monet by Nori

Nori and John had their first art class together today. She is already asking when the next class is. Now I'm a bit biased, but i must say, my daughter is quite an artist!

Happy 1st Birthiversary Banner!!!

Note: the term "Birthiversary" is Kristi's special word for each of the 11 "month"-iversaries that precede one's 1st birthday. -Ed.