Bunny & Buddah

we went to see the Easter Bunny yesterday -

it was a TOTAL SUCCESS (see december's Santa Visit...)

I was barely able to get the girl out of there..

Luke, on the other hand, goes with the flow..
Found an unflattering angle for the boy..
but then again, stuffed against a pillow will give anyone a few chins
Honestly, I don't think he needs all that much help

This was the first try...

Luke's got the Calabrese Blinking Gene!

quick!

This would have been such a funny picture of Anna -

until I saw poor Luke in the background being neglected

Anna found a doll that we were hiding

we hid it b/c it's a little bit creepy -but she just LOVES it so much we couldn't toss it

and this is the girl being insane

a few more..

just a few more..

Anna was having a healthy dinner of katsup and toes..

Napping is one of my favorite times of day..

this day was a two-fer

one was a tongue-out-motorcycle-position nap

...and the girl was holding on for her dear life...
inappropriate? yes
were we all excited to be wearing panties? yes
holding the bottle like a chimp? yes

quick narration with the video..

Anna LOVES her brother so much -

and Anna loves to have her picture taken

but when you take her picture - you have to show her how it looks

so - here she kisses Luke, kisses me, and then yanks the camera out of my hand to look..

Friday is finally here!

well, after a grueling 3 day week -

I'm happy to say that it is FINALLY friday!

wink

Here are my updates...

this is my view in the morning when I'm getting ready for work

BIG BIG BIG event last night

Luke finally got his hands on that sneaky monkey on his activity mat

after weeks of being out of Luke's reach - he grabbed him last night - and in revenge -

chewed his little monkey hands

Luke and his new hat

his first old man hat

Anna was taking Elmo for a walk in his car seat last night

she just so happened to be naked We were out and about yesterday -
and this was the view of the back seat...
a thumbsucker
and an egg shaker..
Anna has shaky-eggs that she shakes while we sing..
and when I say we - I mean me (note pacifier)

Luke and his best friend in the world -

blue dog

Visitors and the egg....

First and foremost -
we had a freak egg the other day
I took my eyes off it for two seconds - and Dan ate it

SECONDLY

my Auntie Karen -and her daughter Melissa came over a week or so ago

(maybe it was 2 weeks ago? who knows)
Melissa and I are about two weeks apart - and we were so excited to hear that we were both pregnant at the same time...

Her girl, Skylar, is about 2 months older than Luke

here are all the girls (and the boy) and the grammies

the end is near........

The end fo Feb is quickly approaching....as is the end of maternity leave

BOOOOOO HISSSS!!!!!!

either way

here are a few more pics of the kiddens in no particular order

This one is very dark - but it was from a VERY groundbreaking evening......

PANTIES!

In this picture Anna was trying to watch tv - but Elmo is just SO needy

my mom brought over chocolate & caramel covered rice crispie treats
and for some reason I thought it would be a cute idea to give the girlie some for breakfast
needless to say - bad idea

here is a side by side size compairson...
Luke is quickly catching up......
nice ice pop Annamore ice pop Here is my funny Valentine

earlier in the day (Luke was snoozing in the back of the carriage...... he's not amused by Anna & my childish shenanagins)

Anna learned how to get her shoes & socks off in the car

and nothing good comes of it!

The first stage of shoe removal........

here are the kids being cute

and here is my boy being cute

This is Luke passed out on Aunt Denise

you can see how big he is.......

we had to put Luke in the pack & play the other day -

so OF COURSE Anna needed a turn -

wearing Luke's hat..

and now we're in Feb!

I can't believe how fast time has gone!!

Update on the boy -

Had his 2 month appointment on Monday -

15 lbs 12oz (97%)

25 and 1/4 inches (97%)

Can you say Iron Giant?

Anyway - here are a few updates to the kiddens...

Anna- as always - will always be our little baby... and won't let us forget it!

Here she is being a big girl - eating in the car..

don't tell Dan! I tried to clean up all the french fries -but I'm sure there are still plenty hiding somewhere!

The other day (Sat. before the superbowl) we went out and found Anna the BEST pair of sunglasses you've ever seen -

needless to say - she wore them all day.

We had to go to the foodstore (FYI - it's smartest day to go - wasn't TOO crowded! UGH)

and every single person there made a fuss over her -and the old ladies could not get enough!!

it was very cute

At least now there is no fight when we want her to put some shades on...

and in the store - she's very serious!
here is the gookie being cute
He's finally started to really laugh and grin..
couldn't you just eat up those cheeks!!!!
Poppy started a new job the other day - and this is Anna saying Good Luck
Getting ready for the Superbowl - nice jammies daddy.....

I've said it before and I'll say it again -

barely any pictures of this kid with his mouth shut...

I think it's just a sign of all the eating he's going to be doing in the near future

Here is Anna freaking out about all the Elmo's at CVS

Snoozer.......

this was today (2/6 maybe?)
the boy giggling at my mom...

this last video is VERY DARK - yes

but it's Anna telling us that her Auntie brought over a new chair

FUN