The First Time They Played in Snow

Tuesday January27th 2009 we got 1"or 2" of snow. We don't get snow often so after nap time We bundled the girls up and let them play. Kate wouldn't keep her glove on, so once her hands felt frozen after 10 minutes we brought her in. She did not understand why she could not stay outside with Anna. Enjoy the pictures
Kate lounging

Anna building her first snowman

Anna's first snowman

Making a snow angel

More sweet pictures

Kate was sick some last week. Some pics are of her taking a cat nap on her daddy.

My sweet girls

Here are some recent pics of the girls. We've had a whiny week, so its nice to remind my self of the good moments.
The girls snuggling on the couch. They were sleepy so that explains why they were being so sweet.

The girls in the box. Notice the progression.

The New Booster seat

Mike and I have been searching for a way to confine Kate at the dinner table. Our high chair was successful at doing this for Anna but not for our little escape artist Kate. Not only can she escape from the 5 point harness of her high chair but she barely pauses before escaping from shopping carts and restaurant high chairs. She can twist and contort her body and slide out with ease. We have been looking, thinking, ans researching for the last 4 months and have finally found the booster seat she cannot escape. It is an Eddie Bauer wooden booster. I absolutely love it. In addition to keeping her confines it is way more easy to clean. The seat cover is vinyl even thought it looks like fabric. Important lesson when buying a high chair... Ignore Fabric covered ones, no matter how cute or what the company promises about stain resistance. You end up washing it several times a day to avoid the nastiness caking on. Anyway enjoy the pics. Love, Emily

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After enjoying chocolate gravy.

Anna's New Hair Cut

Mike and I are not picky about our children's appearance, but there are two goals we have had with her hair. 1. Keep it long and 2. no bangs. Well yesterday, Dec.26th, while Mike and I were enjoying a little Wii golf, Anna was working at her new art desk in the dining room. We had her all set up so we could play while Kate was asleep. At about the 7th hole,she walks into the living room with a very pleased look on her face. "Look at my Hair" she announced proudly. She had cut her hair at various places in different lengths. We weren't pleased at all, and she was greatly disappointed at our reaction. At that point she was embarrassed and wore her hood all the way into the hair dressers. As you can tell from the pics they had to cut some length off to blend. It looks like a teenager haircut with all the layers and blending. I like it though. Lesson learned...Anna is still too young for even the safety scissors.

Before


After her hair cut


After the professional cut

Random Kate Fun

Kate has a lot of fun no matter what she is doing.

Packing peanuts disaster

Here is what happens when you open a big box of Christmas presents that is 3/4 full of peanuts, all the while forgetting how hard they are to clean up!