Random...

Just thought I'd share the following:

Today Addy and I were practicing cutting with scissors and she kept telling me she was making a snake.  This is what most of her "snakes" looked like:

Then she made this one:

Anyone else impressed?  Do I have a future artist on my hands?  I'm just kidding - I'm not one of THOSE moms but I still thought it was cool.  I mean, she's only two...  :)


...And as long as I'm here, here's some cute pics I took of Claire yesterday...

...and some of my pretty ballerina.

(And, yes, I know most of Adelyn's pictures don't include her face, but that's because she usually looks like this when I'm taking her picture.)

Home away from home

Despite the ever-rising painful gas prices, we were lucky enough to spend a long weekend back home in Rockford. I can't speak for everyone else, but to me, this was one of my favorite home visits ever! There's a new joy in having cousins play together - a set of two-year olds and a set of six-month olds. Life long buddies. Hopefully, no one was too annoyed by the ever present strobe lights as I tried to document the fun! (Warning: This one has A LOT of pictures, but can there ever really be too many?)

The two-year olds (and the BIG two-year olds):

The six-month olds (and lots and lots of drool):

A whole lotta fun:

But the best thing of all - cuddles with Grandma...

Because I don't want to forget...

Because I don't ever want to forget just how sweet Sweet Little Claire really is...