How Was Your Day and Another Tooth

Ayson has started to ask us how our day was because he hears Mommy and Daddy ask each other that question everyday. We both agree that our days significantly improve once we get to see our little ones!  Addie is no longer a snagle tooth!  An upper right tooth is cutting through but Addie does not seem to mind.

Monday:  Ayson put on his backpack and declared "Mumma!  I'm off to school!"

Another picture where all THREE are smiling!

Tuesday:  Ayson and Daddy resurrecting an old flip trick.

Wednesday:  Floor time with Daddy.

Addie was waving (her hand up and down) to Mommy

Thursday:  Addie watching Ayson put the shield on his Turbo Fighter.

Look at Baby Doll's cheeks!  Mommy loves to kiss them :)

Ayson hiding form his Turbo Fighter as it was walking towards him.

Another great smile from Mommy's Big Guy!

Ayson and Daddy playing catch and Ayson is finally catching the ball!  When we have tried to play catch in the past, Ayson would just let the ball hit him in the chest.  Look at that smile:)  We were all so excited!! 

So excited that Mommy lifted Addie up and up...

and UP!

Addie:  "Mommy, stop hugging me and do it AGAIN!"

Saturday: Ayson helping Daddy unpack groceries.  Well, he acutally just stacked them in the middle of the kitchen :)

On Sunday, Daddy and Ayson went sledding.  Love the sunglasses but Mommy wonders if Ayson could see much out of them or if they got all fogged up.

Man, Mommy remembers the thrill of the ride down but then trudging up the hill on the way back...wishing for a pulley system...or a Daddy to pull me back up the hill!

Mommy and Addie checking out the birds at the suet feeders...a favorite weekend pastime!

Enjoying Every Smile

Mommy had Monday off and spent the day just enjoying time with her babies.  Addie pulled herself up on Monday (to her music table, of course).  Ayson continues to amaze us with the things that he says.  Unfortunately, Mommy procrastinated on updating the blog so more text on the week will have to wait as Mommy wants to go to bed!   All is well with A^4 and we enjoy every moment together.

 

Update:  One example of Ayson cracking us up happened last Wednesday.  Ayson now sleeps with his door open and he knows that if he gets up out of bed that his door will get closed for the night...Ayson does not like having his door closed.  So, after putting the kids to bed Mommy decided to look up a song on YouTube that she had not heard in a long time.  After about a minute of the song playing, Ayson yells down, "Mumma, what's that racket?  I am trying to sleep!"   Mommy sheepishly informs Ayson that it is just a song (Metallica, Bleeding Me...a pretty mellow song for Metallica!) and that she will turn the music down.  Mommy never anticipated that the child would reprimand the adult over music...   Wait until Ayson learns that Grandma Pat accompanied Mommy on her first Metallica and Guns n Roses concert   :)   

 

Tuesday:  All three of Mommy's Loves are SMILING and Mommy got a picture!

Thursday cuteness.

Two cute pics of our snagle tooth.

Check out the Friday night fun going on in the background of the next 2 pictures :)

On Saturday, Grandpa Chuck and Pama came over for a visit.  Daddy made bruschetta, chicken parmigiana and Utica greens and Pama brought brownies...yum!   Thanks for the visit, we all enjoyed it!

Giddy up Grandpa!  It has been awhile since Ayson has worn a helmet.  Not sure what prompted him to break it out on Saturday.

Everyone hanging out in the boys room after dinner.

Mommy and her babies.

The only way Daddy could get Ayson to look was to say "Ayson, there is a bug on my head"...so of course Ayson had to look up to check out this new bug :)

On Sunday afternoon, Daddy and Ayson went out to play and Mommy and Addie joined them for the last 10 minutes.  Addie was not to sure of the sun glasses until she saw that Mommy had them on too!

Ayson really wanted Addie to go down the hill with him.  We told Ayson "next year" and that this year Addie was too little.  We did let Ayson hold Addie on the sled and we managed to get 2 cute pictures of our babies.

Addie's 10 Months Old and Playtime!

A pretty low key week for A^4.   Addie turned 10 months old on Tuesday. She loves to clap and dance. She has also started shaking her head, as if she is saying "no" at random things Mommy says...a glimpse of what to expect when Addie is a teenager maybe... :)  Ayson keeps talking about going to the beach (I told him that we are going to Orange Beach, AL for his birthday...to see Grandpa Roger and Grandma Pat).  Ayson also told Addie to be patient, like "Little Bill," after Addie started to get antsy because Mommy was not getting her dinner ready fast enough:)  Both kids had mild fevers and colds on Thursday but were feeling much better by Saturday.

Monday:
Addie and her first car, watch out Daddy the next one she asks for is going to cost MUCH more!

The siblings already "butting heads" over who gets to drive.  Addie seems to be thinking, "Mom, make Ayson get out of my WAY!"

 

 

Standing with Mommy on Tuesday.

Addie's 10 month photo...still only one tooth!

Wednesday:
Giddy up Daddy!

Our cowboy has a chocolate milk mustache.

Addie watching their antics while tasting a book.

Addie loves to bang things together...blocks, balls, rings, gears...

 

Ayson and Daddy wrestling on the floor.  Lately, we can only get great smile pictures from Ayson when he is laughing.  When Mommy asks Ayson to smile, he either won't look at the camera or he closes his eyes/makes funny faces.

Tickle time!

Daddy tickling Addie's foot with his whiskers.  Ayson had to see what all the commotion was about.

Sunday:
Ayson's Play Doh snake

Sigh, Daddy fed Addie her afternoon yogurt...Daddy loves to stick cheerios on his face and on the kids...they are all kids!

58 Degrees in January?!

All is well with A^4.  Because of the warm weather over the weekend, we were able to spend plenty of time outside.  Fresh air makes for great naps...Mommy and Daddy love nap time...just wish we could take naps too :)

Tuesday:  Ayson showing Mommy and Addie that Woody can ride the pony.

Thursday:  Our Cutie snacking on cheerios.

Mmmm...nutella mustache for the big guy!

Addie loves the music table and makes a fuss when she falls down and we don't get her back up to the table fast enough.

Daddy sitting with his babies on Saturday morning.  Grandma Collene and Grandpa Ric came over on Saturday night to watch the kids while Daddy and Mommy went to a work "Holiday" party for Daddy.  Ayson was SO excited to see Grandma and Grandpa and Ruby...he was running around the house and talking non stop when Mommy and Daddy left the house.  Unfortunately, Mommy did not get any pictures of the activities.  Thank you very much, Grandma and Grandpa!!

Sigh, all of our snow is gone.  The weekend was balmy with temps in the 50s and on Sunday it was 58!!  We went for a walk around the orchard and Ayson jumped in every puddle he could find!

Ayson wants Daddy to chase him but as soon as Daddy catches him, Ayson cries for Daddy to let him go...then the whole game starts again.

Addie inching around...mostly backwards and enjoying Mason and watching Ayson and Daddy.