Pardon my dust...but it's catch-up time

Okay...so here's Christmas

Then a proud moment for our MALE dog, Baxter.  He is a senior citizen...he's been waiting for his retirement years to indulge in moments such as these, thanks to Miss Sassy Pants, Savannah.  His front paw was actually in that pink slipper before the photo.  He never growled, barked or tried.  He patiently waited to be "saved" by me.

Jace...pre-"first" haircut.

This kid freaked out over a tiny flame on his candle...enjoy.

As the candle gets closer for the (duh duh...duh!) wish and blow the darn thing out, already.

Easter Egg Hunt at Eagle Mountain.  The thing is all about waiting for those precious 10 seconds of "Get it!"  and "That's mine!"

Here Miss Sass is dying her eggs...which she named and, well, bonded to.  She let me eat "Larry" the next day...but the others?  She wept a few days later when she noticed Larry's friends had mysteriously disappeared.

Easter Sunday

Halloween time

This kid loves playing with cars...I couldn't help myself-I had to take pics. He makes his daddy proud!
Close enough?
Savannah has been crazy about bugs but she had to be her favorite for Halloween.
Understandably, Jace was a little frightened of this pumpkin.
She's such a poser!

I'm back!

Had a great time tonight watching commercial free entertainment in the form of my beloved kidlets...take a watch...

Savannah turns 6!

I cannot believe my missy is 6! We celebrated with cake and ice cream, opening presents and then it was off to Monkey Island. It is good we didn't celebrate on her birthday, however. She had the stomach flu that day. :(

Easter time

Having fun decorating eggs
Having fun dreaming






Savannah had a great time getting eggs at the city egg hunt. She collected more than 20 in all. That's A LOT of candy! It was a great weekend...no belly-aches so far.

Swing into spring

This pic was from a while back...just had to share!

Here, little Miss begins to talk to the camera.

Walking the walk

Watch out...mister is now officially on the move!

Happy 1st Birthday, my little man!

I can't believe he is one. The year has just flown by and he is growing so fast. I tried to put these in the right order, so just think backwards for now.

Live action mess...

Here is Savannah demonstrating the fun toy the birthday boy is still figuring out...video of him on it is still in the works. Every time I try to catch him playing, he hears the camera...stops...and just stares at it.

What a difference 4 days can make.

Mister tried to climb up on a stool and it came down on him, cutting him above the right eye. It was Friday night of course, so off to the ER we went. He ended up getting four stitches (each stitch will be a little over $100 due to our high deductible), and so begins our "bumps and bruises" journey with our little boy. YIKES.
Notice anything different about her smile?
All within one week, missy's tooth started getting loose. Then one day, she took a bite of a chicken nugget and out it came. That night, the tooth fairy visited and left her a coin. She keeps this coin separate from her other money, because it is special and from the tooth fairy world.

Locks of Love

Here are the "after shots" of Little Miss after getting her first REAL haircut. She had such long hair that it was donated to "Locks of Love". She likes it so much and does NOT want anymore pony tails or braids...even small ones. It was a success and for a great cause!

Christmas, 2010

Little miss compromised before Christmas, giving herself the Rapunzel wig.This was daddy the morning of Christmas. Yep, it was early.
Here Little Miss is snuggled in bed with her new Rapunzel doll. Very content, indeed.

Here she is on Christmas morning. She put her slippers on Rapunzel's feet.

Here is Little Mister opening his first present ever.

A very Grinch-y Christmas Party!

Savannah was invited to her friend's Grinch Christmas party and I helped her create her Cindy Lou Who look with the help of some wires and bobby pins. By the end of the night, she was ready to take her hair down and slept soundly soon thereafter!!! Seeing Santa was also very fun.

A day in the life of little mister

Bath time and learning to walk...all the while, growing two bottom teeth!