Crazy Children
The Dancin’ Unicorn
Katie is sick. So… I find whatever I can to entertain these little crazies. This is just a sample. They made this up on the fly. Bravo girls.
“Rags”
Charlotte’s dramatic re-telling of the Cinderella story… through song. Enjoy!
Charlotte V.S. The Lemon
Charlotte begged me to let her try a lemon for the first time. This is what happened…
The Glorious Reappearing
Last week we had a tragic loss.
Bun-Buns was lost, and despite our best efforts, he was nowhere to be found.
Charlotte was devastated. Drama ensued.
But, her Daddy, her Knight-In-Shining-Armor, despite it being a discontinued item, and braving a price that can only be described as extortion, found an exact match on Ebay.
Aren’t reunions (kind of) beautiful?
Yes, Charlotte began sucking her tongue immediately, and hopefully she’ll (we’ll) all sleep well tonight!
Hurray!
Time is Flying.
We have more to blog about than ever before but, because of that, we have less time to blog than ever before. Go figure.
Josh went to Spain. I’m only a little bitter.
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Creighton got moved up to the big tub. Bath time is a whole new adventure.
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He also started to crawl. . .
and stand up (excuse the baby barricade). . .
he has five teeth now . . .
and got a visit from his Mimi.
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And oh, my Charlotte. She is going to be a star.
A dramatic finale, n’est-ce pas?
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As for my oldest child, we just got her registered for Kindergarten. Kindergarten!
She looks so old in this picture.
That’s all for now.
Enjoy!
Tats
Olivia walks into the bed room the other morning and say…”dad look, I gave Charlotte tattoos.”
Yeah, that’s a unicorn on one arm and a dog on the other. That’s hardcore.
Quote of the Day
Katie: What does a pig say?
Charlotte: Oink, oink.
Katie: What does a doggie say?
Charlotte: Ruff, ruff.
Katie: What does a kitty cat say?
Charlotte: Meow, meow.
Katie: What does a bear say?
Charlotte: Somebody’s been eating my porridge.
: )
Frisbee Golf With Dad
Three things first :
1. I used to play under par in college (I had free time) and Olivia has great form.
2. Charlotte has the most amazing victory dance.
3. Notice the patch of red paint. That will soon be the color of our house… along with white trim.
Budrfay
I know everyone thinks that their kid is a genius but seriously. My four year old made this by herself. I’m proud.
Side note: It’s a butterfly
Potty Princess
Potty training makes me crazy. It makes me even crazier that she wants to wear this dress while doing it and prefers to be called “Giselle” instead of Charlotte (from the movie Enchanted).
But look how cute she is:
How can I get mad at that sweet little thing?
And, for the record, we are kicking some serious potty training behind today.
I hope I didn’t just jinx it.
Rockstar poses
My children have a band. It’s called “Pink Zebra”. Here are a few shots from the last performance.
Olivia has perfect form. Notice the slightly bent knee and hair in the face.
Here Charlotte rocks a pair of blue goggles and a serious attitude.
One morning with my girls……
This is what happens when my girls are given free reign of the house for one morning.
Guess I know what I’m doing during naptime.
Fairly odd…but cute
My children love wearing goggles. Not swimming, just wearing goggles. It’s just a little weird, but of course I love them anyway. Charlotte wore them all the way home.
Tummy Talk
Charlotte has started talking to the baby through Katie’s stomach. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that the baby can’t understand what she’s saying. 
This one is short but cute.
Sibling Love
While Charlotte took her nap this afternoon, Olivia and I hung out on the couch. My baby bump happens to make an excellent pillow. The baby decided to investigate and started kicking Olivia’s cheek. This went on for about 10 minutes.
Olivia is a fan of # 3. . . for now.
We missed out on most of the sibling rivalry when Charlotte came along. Olivia was just too busy to care, but I don’t think we’re going to be so lucky this time. Most of our battles are over Mommy’s lap. Any advice from you parenting experts out there?
Black-eyed Charlotte
Just in case anyone needed anymore proof that Charlotte is the reigning rough-and-tumble kid in our house, here you go:
It’s kind of hard to see ’cause it’s hard to get her to be still, but that is one serious shiner. I was calling her black-eyed Susan, but she would say, “Noooooooo Mommy, I Charlotte”, so black-eyed Charlotte it is.
She makes an awful cute bruiser, doesn’t she?
Twinkies
My girls have such unique personalities, that I really don’t think that they look much alike. People usually say that Olivia looks like me and that Charlotte looks like Josh. Here are pictures of each of them on their second birthday wearing “the birthday hat”
Olivia
Charlotte
I think that they just look like each other. Sometimes their personalities aren’t so unique either.
Olivia
Charlotte
Olivia looks so stoked in that last one. Being a big sis is tough.
Happy Day
The 2nd birthday was a success! Here are a few pictures:
Olivia was a little annoyed by the whole thing. . .
until the presents came.
Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!
Riders on the Storm
There are tornadoes heading toward us today and so we are “riding out the storm” in our own little makeshift shelter. It’s only 9:15 am. It’s gonna be a long day.
Yes, Olivia is wearing a tiara. A girl has got to be prepared.
And for all of you asking to see pregnant belly pics, I’ll get to it. The stars have to align before I pull my shirt up in front of a camera or at least a few shots of tequila (I’m kidding, Dad)
Happy Wednesday!