Finger Paints

I decided to take out the finger paints this morning during Marcus' morning nap. The girls love to paint.

Olivia is very serious about her artwork.

I'm a MESS!

Olivia didn't look at the camera once...she was so busy creating her masterpieces and she created many. She even painted her hands and face...now that's a serious artist if I do say so myself.

Happy Valentine's Day

I decided to let Marcus try yogurt on his own this afternoon...he had a great time!

Then we got dressed up in our new Valentine outfits from Nana...

We still struggle to get a picture of these three...but cute outfits...don't you think?

Then we went to dinner at Lorie and Greg's house. Greg made homemade pasta that was so good...Marc can't stop talking about it :-) Marcus hit it off with my friend Jen's youngest, Sophie (7 months old). They were so cute together. Marcus tried to tickle her too. He was very good with her. We had a great time. Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day!

Why we had kids :-)

We brought the massager out last night and the kids thought it was great...so did Daddy.

Marcus was so cute. He had to make sure the girls didn't miss any spots.

He also checked on Daddy every once in a while..."How are you doing Daddy?"

Olivia got a turn too. She was so relaxed.

Emma loves to rub Daddy's head. Daddy really has these kids trained.

Marcus gave it a try too. He didn't last too long though.

Even Emma tried it out but she didn't last too long either. However, we just found out yesterday that she has an ear infection in both ears; so I'm sure the vibrations on her back didn't feel too great on her ears. In case you were wondering...yes, Mommy got a back massage too and it did feel great!

Mommy's Little Helper

Marcus has really been quite the little helper lately. Tonight he stepped into the kitchen as I was unloading the dishwasher...

and he pitched right in. He unloaded all of the silverware and even a few plates.

He did such a great job.

He was so proud of himself...Mommy is quite proud too :-)

Valentine Preview

The kids made Valentines for all of their daycare friends last night. They had their Valentine party at daycare today.

Marcus even got into it. He only ate a few of the crayons, but he did actually color a little too.

Olivia was really into the coloring; she takes her artwork very seriously and it definitely shows.

The Valentines turned out great and Marcus even cleaned up all the crayons when we were done. What a good boy.

Spring Fever

We went to Home Depot yesterday and saw these cute flower pots for kids to plant. I am not a gardener...ask anyone...but I thought, might as well give it a try. It looked like fun!

First we put the pellets into the pots...

Then we add water...

Then you are supposed to wait 5 minutes for the soil to form...

After 5 minutes, we still didn't have soil, so we just added more water and waited more. It ended up being a pretty long wait. Even the babies joined in :-)

We did finally end up with soil, so we planted the flower seeds.

Then put the lid on to make a green house and we will see what happens. Check back in 7 to 10 days...we'll see if maybe we need Grami and Nana to teach the girls how to garden...I'm not to confident that this one is going to work :-)

Cuteness All Around

Last night I was having trouble getting the girls to go to sleep (ok, so that's every night...I'm almost ready to give Olivia thumb sucking privileges back; we never had problems getting Olivia to bed until she stopped sucking her thumb). Olivia lined up her stuffed animals and wanted a picture...how could I resist this.

She definitely has Mommy wrapped around her finger...she NEVER wants her picture taken...this was obviously a ploy to stay up later. It turned into a full photo shoot.

Of course, Emma had to get into the action too. What can I say...I'm a sucker for cuteness!

Our bedtime routine ends with a few songs. The girls have gotten pretty good at them so we decided to share tonight. Emma just learned "You are my Sunshine". It's her new favorite :-)

Twirling

Lately, the only thing that fits Olivia is dresses. Most pants that fit her in length are way to big in her waist. It's ok though, because she is really into dresses lately.

She loves to twirl around in them. She went a little overboard tonight and got really dizzy though. It was hilarious. She laid on the ground for a while but was laughing, so I think she was ok.

Look at those crazy legs...Emma just loves them!

Poor Marcus is catching a cold. He has a nasty cough...poor baby.

Super Bowl Sunday!

We went to Jordan and Kallie's house for a Super Bowl party. The kids had a blast...I think Jordan and Kallie did too :-)

Emma and Olivia even had a little tackling action of their own.

That cute Seahawks jersey is from Uncle Colby and Auntie Kimmie...it's actually for Marcus but it's a little big so Emma got to wear it today.

The night ended with more snow! Here's Emma, patiently waiting while Mommy and Daddy are getting Olivia and Marcus strapped into their car seats...she's saying "Wow, Snow!"