Project 365 [Day 31]

Happy New Years *eve*!!!  I just had to have these wine glasses, I am a nerd.  I know this.  

Project 365 [Day 30]

The sisters.  Sophia was so miserable, she has had a runny nose and fever for weeks now.  A little bit of attention from Katie always lifts her spirits though. 

Project 365 [Day 29]

We have so much snow!  Most of this snow came down all in one day/night.  Is it spring time yet?

Project 365 [Day 28]

Chris will do anything to make Sophia smile, even get his butt stuck in one of her toys. 

Project 365 [Day 27]

Today we went and saw Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, follwed by a trip to Target.  This is what Chris ended up coming home with.  He is in love with trains, well anything that moves for that matter.

Project 365 [Day 26]

Don't break the ice!  This is what we did tonight, played games that the kids got for Christmas.  Nothing says family time like "Candy Land", "Don't Break the Ice" and "Don't Spill the Beans".  

Project 365 [Day 25]

Daddy and his girls on Christmas morning at Nic's mom's house. 

I don't normally take pride in making people cry but this year it was a really good feeling seeing such a reaction from my mother in law in response to Christmas present from us.  Nic makes jewelry, well I am the one with the ideas and Nic makes it happen.  So her Christmas present was a necklace that said "You are my sunshine" with a puzzle charm and a birthstone pendent for the month of August to honor her mother that passed away February 2009.

Project 365 [Day 24]

Another Christmas present for me... I am almost ashamed to admit in almost 5 years of marriage Nic and I have never splurged and bought new towels. The only new towels we have ever got as a couple were given to us a wedding present. So for Christmas this year my mom bought us a ton of new towels, a shower curtain and even a new rug to match.

Project 365 [Day 23]

My awesome Christmas present from the 'rents.

Project 365 [Day 22]

Sophia and Sophie!

Project 365 [Day 21]

My little candy cane!! She's sitting up all on her own and also wearing an outfit that Katie also wore when she was her age.

Project 365 [Day 20]

Well most people already know this but Nic and I are impatient people....



Nic gave me my Christmas present a little early. So I spent the night playing my DSi and finishing New Moon. My goal for Christmas break has been to finish the Twilight series, which I just so happened to start last Christmas break... I have kids, lots of kids. What can I say?

Project 365 [Day 19]

COOKIES! COOKIES! COOKIES!





We made tons of cookies for all of the Christmas festivities we had. It was a very long night but it was well worth the yummy treats we had!

Project 365 [Day 18]

A lesson I apparently missed growing up...

Always put make sure the lid is on tight on whatever you are about to shake... Or even better yet, make sure the lid is on it...



I poured juice for Christopher and then Kaitlyn asked for some juice... not even thinking about it I decided to shake the juice again... and the lid wasn't on it.... Whoops!

Project 365 [Day 17]

I am sooo late in updating the blog! I apologize. I managed to take pictures every day, but for whatever reason I sucked at getting the pictures onto the computer!

So here is my niece Annie Jo. We babysat the kids for Natalie. I couldn't pass up the quick picture with my phone as she was playing with the computer just like her mom and I do with Bejeweled.

Project 365 [Day 16]

I took my grandma shopping tonight to finish up some Christmas shopping and just to spend time with her and Sophia with the older kiddo's. It turned out to be such a nice time, I loved being able to spend time with just her and be able to talk to her about everything that was going on and just feel the acceptance she always gives me. Anyway, we went to the store and Miss Sophia sat in the shopping cart for the very first time! Of course I rubbed it down with alcohol wipes.



I also have to share, this is the view I get as soon as I back out of my driveway. When Nic was pushing snow during the last big snow storm he found himself driving the truck right into a hole. Turns out that while they were pushing snow the cover to the manhole was somehow knocked out and no where to be found. They had to do something to the hole to ensure that no one would fall through, so this is their fix.

Project 365 [Day 15]

They are not the best pictures but it's what we did tonight. Katie had her first winter program today with school. She had a blast but for some reason my pictures weren't coming out right. Technical support is appreciated, for some reason when I take pictures from a distance at functions like this, this is what I get. I took several pictures and never had a better outcome. I decided after several failed attempts with the pictures just to stick to recording it, that worked out better.



One more of the growing girl.

Project 365 [Day 14]

Sophia and Chris have such an awesome relationship with one another, it's hard to explain if you haven't ever been blessed with the ability to see how they interact with one another. By no means I am saying that her and Katie don't because you can already see how much Sophia looks up to her, whenever Katie comes in the room Sophia is instantly smiling. However, the way her and Chris are, you can really see the older brother/little sister relationship. He lets her pick on him all day long and never gets upset. Like this picture case in point, she was grabbing what hair she could and was trying to pull him closer to her. They both were all giggles the entire time.



Nic pointed out last night how different Sophia is with him compared to the other kids. The other kids were pretty dependent on mom when they were her age, they relied on me for everything- diaper changes, feeding, comfort, etc. But with Sophia, it's different. She is a total daddy's girl. The minute Nic walks into the room she is all smiles, when she needs some comfort she wants dad, if it wasn't for the fact that he can't feed her she would be completely reliant on Nic. As crazy as it sounds Nic thinks that maybe it's because is some weird far off way she knows that her time with his is limited and that she has to soak up all of the daddy love with him while she can until he comes back home after being deployed. Maybe it's true, maybe it's just a coincidence. Either way, she sure does love her daddy.

Project 365 [Day 13]

The kids were so excited to finally get the tree up, they have been asking for weeks now when it will go up and when Santa is coming. So it's official, Christmas is on its way.




After a few fights, a few time outs, and a few tears the tree is officially up and we got a few good pictures of the kids in front of it. It's hard to believe that this is Kaitlyn's 5th, Christopher's 4th and Sophia's 1st Christmas. I love seeing just how much life has changed every year at this time, it's nice to reflect on the changes, the improvements and even the things that we all need to work on.

Project 365 [Day 12]

Sophia is 5 months old today! I can't believe how fast time has flown. I can't believe how much life has changed already and how it feels like just yesterday that I found out I was pregnant with her. It's such an amazing feeling to watch them grow and learn the world around them. She is doing so much already and is hitting so many milestones. She can sit on her own for a little while, she's rolling over like crazy, she's babbling, giggling, even trying to get the hang of crawling. We had been trying cereal and of course that was a no-go so the doctor told us to give baby food a try but after 2 tries we have decided it's best just to wait a little while longer after seeing the reaction she's been having to the food.