Two new videos

First off is a Mother's Day video Steve made with the kids for me...I love it :) (WARNING--it's 6 and a half minutes long and there's a lot of random dancing in there)

Cole LOVES looking at himself in the mirror (who can blame him, he's adorable!). So when he can see himself as I video him from my phone...he becomes quite the showoff.

Just like his momma....check out my adorable little man!

Last Day of School

So today was Addie's last day of her first year of preschool. I would be lying if I said it was a smooth road. Addie cried almost every day at drop-off and while she would often cheer up soon after I left (according to the teacher and other parents), there were times when I would pick her up at the end of the 2.5 hours to find her sitting on a chair quietly while the other kids played. She sometimes didn't participate in the art projects, which is strange because she LOVES to do art at home. But she always thrived during Mini Movers--a singing/dancing/activity thing they did once a week. The school she attended was a co-op which meant that there was one teacher and 2 parents per class day and the parents all rotated, so I was there sometimes, and not there others. This inconsistency, we feel, was not good for Addie, so we have chosen a new (non-co-op) school for next year. Crossing our fingers that next year is an easier one for her!

I took pictures on the first and last day and WOW they have both changed so much. We expected Cole to change over the 9 moths--he went from a immobile 6 month old that didn't even crawl let alone walk to a walking/running/trouble-making little toddler. But ADDIE--WOW, she went from little girl to big girl in one school year. She now insists on choosing her outfit (resulting in some solo-dress-up days at school--from Redskins Cheerleader to Snow White to Fancy Nancy) and she can dress herself, put her own shoes on, take herself to the bathroom, and she's quite the independent little girl.

Check out these pics--September 2010 to June 2011...wow what a difference!!

How does time fly so fast?????

Please don't change...

At one point Addie used to say "poothtaste" instead of toothpaste and I loved loved loved it and never wanted her to learn the real word, though of course...she did. Lately, Cole has some cute words that I know he'll grow out of

Elmo=Elbow

Blueberries=Bubble (he also calls strawberries and grapes bubbles now)

Mickey=Dikdee

Addie is pretty funny, too.

Addie: "Daddy, why do the Streets Have No Names?"
Steve: "I don't know...maybe they forgot to put street signs up."
Addie: "I think a big street sign monster came and GOBBLED them up! But that's just a guess."