Shoes

Those are some big shoes to fill girl! Haylie did this all on her own! I think she has an obsession with shoes...I have no idea where she got that from!:)

FIVE TEETH?!

YES! Five teeth all at once! This is what happens when you have kids so close together! Haylie is cutting her two incisors on the bottom and her two eye teeth on the top. Ethan is cutting his first tooth on the bottom. :( Both of them are not sleeping because of this, and it's driving me nuts! I think that when toddlers teeth it is worse when babies teeth. My theory is that in the toddler years kids suffer from what I call "Toddler Syndrome." Let me explain...if you have ever had a toddler you know that they are quite crabby. Not only crabby but they always what "up mama" or "down, down" or moan, cry, or any other REALLY annoying noise that will just drive you up a wall. They run around all day hitting their sibling making them cry too! Last but not least they are learning to talk, so they will learn how to say a word or a name of a body part and it's funny to them so they will go around ALL the live long day saying this word and running up to you pointing saying "nose", then you say, "Yes, hunny that is your nose", then comes "eye", "Yes sweetie that is your eye, please don't poke it out." And why do they do this? FOR NO REASON AT ALL! Then on top of all that, they are cutting teeth, which makes the "Toddler Syndrome" a thousand times worse! UGH! Well this time in life is very short, I know. Very concentrated, but very short. What makes all of this worth it is the smiles, the kisses, the "kiss my boo boo", the times when you can sneak in and see them peacefully sleeping all curled up. I love being a mom! I would go through a hundred days full of crying, just to get one hug or kiss, or see the safety you see in their eyes knowing that they know that you are MOMMY. It's a wonderful feeling. Knowing that they feel safe and protected when you hold them close. I love you Haylie! I love you Ethan!

Haylie's first haircut

Haylie did so well! For the most part she sat still but mostly just gave us funny looks like "what that heck are you doing to me?" Aunt Janine did such a great job! She is always so fabulous! Thanks Aunt Janine! We love you!

Getting so big!

Just having fun around the house with Ethan and Haylie!