Our Three Blessings

Logan is walking more and more. He's doing great but looks a bit like Frankenstein.

Leah's hair is finally long enough to pull up. Unfortunately, I don't have any little cute ties for her hair so I had to use one of mine. She sat still as I wrapped it around and around and around... Her first pony tail.

There is just something about boys and dogs. The babies all love Missy and are starting to play with her more. Logan likes to give her kisses. The photo was incredibly over exposed...but I love it.

The boys had their first haircut on Sunday. The haircuts didn't go quite as I expected. I envisioned sitting them down, taking great before and after pictures, and in general making it a big event. After a few weeks of talking about cutting their hair and it not happening because it didn't fit into our schedule, I ended up cutting their hair after their bath on Sunday. I took the boys up one at a time for their bath. Then after they were clean I had them stand next to the tub playing with the toys and the lotion tube (which they never get). They were a little curious about what I was doing behind their heads. I stopped occasionally to show them the scissors and they would go back to work. I have to say, I did a pretty good job for my first attempt at cutting wiggly 13 month old's hair. I saved a bit of their hair and recorded the date. I at least was able to do that even though it wasn't a big production. I trimmed Leah's bangs a week or so ago and saved those to...

We found a little bit of spring.  The last few days have been sunny and in the mid 60's. I really hope the trend continues and we don't get the predicted flurries next week.

The babies tried their first fish the other day and absolutely loved it. Well, gold fish to be exact. They won't be having actual fish for a while because of my allergy. So for now they are enjoying the cheesy kind. Ethan makes the cutest giggly excited noise while eating the fish. Leah, who usually doesn't stuff her mouth, shoved the 3 fish on her tray into her mouth without any delay. Logan passed up his cheerios and other food and went right for the fish. Here fishy fishy fishy... Logan Ethan Leah

We did it, now where is spring? Sunday wasn't just pi day (π, 3.14159265) we also lost an hour. In the fall I prepared for the time change by adjusting the babies schedule by 15 minutes for a few days leading up to the change. This time I did noting and was a bit scared they wouldn't go to sleep. They were champs! We didn't change the clocks in the house 'till 3pm. We gave them their 4pm snack (sippy of milk & graham cracker) at 4:30pm, dinner at it's usual time (6pm), and I had them all in bed by 8pm. I could hear them talking a bit in their beds, which isn't typical, but they quickly went to sleep. Then this morning they were all up at the usual 6:30am. I couldn't believe now smoothly it all went. I wish I could adjust so easily...Zzzz

The babies' vocabulary is limited which is normal for a 1yr old. They can say mama, dada, ba (baby, ball), ampa (grandpa), daee (doggy) and Aaaa (Ya). Where they really excel is with their facial expressions. I was looking through the photos from February and couldn't believe all the faces.

Our day usually starts bright and early. 6:30 to 7am -wake up, Milk & graham crackers Play 8:45 ish - Breakfast, yogurt, fruit, water, cheerios/toast/pancake/waffle 9:30 to 11:30 - Nap (usually the nap is only about an hour, but within the time window) 12 - Lunch, chicken or beef with rice, fruit, veggies, and milk Play 2 to 4 - Nap (usually the nap is only about an hour, but within the time window) 4pm - Snack, milk and cheerios/graham crackers/oyster crackers Play 6pm - Dinner, lots of veggies and fruit, some meat and/or beans and cheerios/graham crackers 7pm - Pajama time - story time 8pm - Sleep till morning

Grandma noticed that the babies have had messy faces in all the photos I've posted lately. This post won't be any different. :) I had fun taking the one year photos but it was a little messy. We bought three little cakes, set them up on the tubs and let them dig in. After eating the cake on their birthday they were old pros at digging in. I did manage to get a pre-cake picture. Leah, Logan, and Ethan Ethan the 1yr old: Ethan is a babbling explorer who loves his blanket and long walks across the house. He likes to talk on the phone and say "hi". He is most happy when he has the remote or is chasing Missy around. He loves story time and will help turn the pages in the book. Leah the 1yr old: Leah is our little princess who loves to play patty cake, peek-a-boo, and give hugs. She definitely knows what she wants and will let you know by pointing or flapping her arms. She loves books and flipping through the pages, no matter if it's upside down or right side up. Loga...