Leah's Walking!

Leah took her first steps on March 9th, but just the past few days she's gotten a lot better. Here's a little video clip I took of her today.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Besides wearing green and pinching those who aren't, this fun little holiday often goes neglected. I didn't really have any plans to celebrate St. Patrick's Day today, so I was excited when a friend called and invited us over for a festive little get-together. Lunch was delicious; complete with green pasta, green salad, green breadsticks, and homemade oreo cookies with green frosting! So good. The kids got stickers and necklaces, colored pictures of leprechauns, and even went on a hunt for a hidden pot of gold. It was so fun, and definitely a great little tradition I just might have to keep doing!

Where's Annie?

Here’s a funny story about Annie that happened last week. I was at the computer and out of the corner of my eye I saw Annie grab the parmesan cheese off the table (I hadn’t cleaned up from lunch yet) and run into the kitchen to hide. She LOVES parmesan cheese, but knows that I don’t like her eating it just straight out of the container. But I was trying to get something done on the computer before Leah woke up, so I thought, “oh well, I’ll just let her do it for a few minutes. It’s not that big of a deal.” About 10 minutes later, I realized I hadn’t heard even a peep coming from the kitchen. So I went to go check on Annie. She wasn’t there. But I did discover a bag of potatoes on the kitchen floor. Bingo! Her favorite hiding spot is an empty cupboard (except for a bag of potatoes) that she fits perfectly into. So, playing along, I called out, “Where’s Annie?” and quietly crept towards the kitchen cupboard. But upon opening it, instead of the silly screams I was expecting to get, I found this:



She had fallen completely asleep! Poor girl!

Blizzard!

Yesterday we had the biggest snow storm in Columbus's history! We were under a blizzard warning, and everyone was "strongly advised" to stay home. We got 15.5" of snow yesterday. This broke quite a few records:

• daily snowfall record - the old record was 5.5" in 1984
• storm total of 20.5 " - the old storm total was 15.3" in 1910
• maximum snowfall in a 24 hour period - the old record was 12.3" in 1987

Anyway, we had a fun day of getting stuff done around the house, and when the snow finally let up around 5 pm, we went out and played! Annie had a blast. She loves playing in the snow. She stayed out there for a good 2 hours, coming in only to eat dinner and because it got dark. Today church was cancelled, so we are enjoying another relaxing day inside. Here are some pictures from yesterday:

Swim Lessons

Annie had her very first swimming lesson today! It seemed kind of funny putting her swim suit on while it is still very much winter outside (we are supposed to get 6-10 inches of snow tomorrow). But we might as well be ready for when summer does come! Annie did pretty good (despite the fact that she was calling out "mommy!" every few seconds for me to come rescue her) and by the end I think she was actually having fun. Good thing her friend, Sam, is in the class with her. It always takes Annie a little while to get used to something new. But on the way home she couldn't stop talking about how "great" of a swimmer she was, and how excited she is for next week!

Leah's 1st Birthday

I can't believe Leah is already one year old! And I can't believe how much we love her. She is the sweetest, happiest baby and she brings so much joy into our lives. Happy Birthday Leah Lou!

Disney on Ice

On Friday night, the four of us went to Disney on Ice: Princess Classics. Annie loved dressing up and joining the hundreds of other little girls dressed as princesses to watch the show. It was so cute. They told the stories of Jasmine, Aurora, Snow White, Mulan, Ariel, and Belle during the first half of the show. Annie was absolutely mesmerized and wouldn't take her eyes off the stage. Leah was pretty into it as well, dancing to the music and clapping her hands when everyone else clapped. During the intermission, Annie turned to me and said, "I didn't see Cinderella." (Cinderella has always been her favorite.) We were excited to soon find out that the whole second half of the show was devoted to Cinderella. It was a great night with our two little princesses!