We had a great weekend watching these two wonderful girls! It felt more like staying at a bed and breakfast than babysitting. Katie, the oldest, is a wonderful cook and made so many delicious dishes: waffles, paninis, veggie gyros, french toast, and banana muffins! We definitely ate well there;) I felt like they did more babysitting than us; Jorgen and Shelley got lots and lots of attention! And we will definitely be going back to visit and have some trampoline play dates. I wish I would have taken a picture of Jorgen jumping; he was in heaven! But I think I had even more fun on the tramp...I felt like I was 16 again trying out all of my old tricks but was reminded of my age and life experiences, namely childbearing, because I had to make a few extra trips to the bathroom;)!

Look-a-likes, Laughter, and Love

Shelley has a little friend named Isabel. They are two weeks apart and live a few doors down. It just so happens that they both have the same hand-me-down outfit so we finally took a picture of the two of them together in it. Look for more pictures to come with the two of them together...we are planning a first birthday bash for the two of them. I cannot wait! I think another monkey cake is in the plans too:)
























We love our little ShellsBells! She is so much fun and always makes us smile and laugh. She has been playing this funny game, a spin off of her normal peek-a-boo game. If she cannot see you, she tilts her head sideways as far as she can to try and spot you and then keeps on doing it over and over again as long as you keep hiding. It is darling! The way she tilts her head and stays balanced is a serious skill! Justin tried to capture it with the camera but it didn't work very well...maybe because we have to be hiding first for her to do it and then it is very tricky trying to take a focused picture while popping out from behind whatever you are hiding behind to see her.









Jorgen is so full of energy and excitement for, well, anything! Everything is a game or a race to him. It sure makes our lives interesting! If I am playing with Shelley, he HAS to be involved! Whenever she is sitting on my stomach, he either climbs on behind her and we do a very bumpy horsey ride or lately we play blast off. It is so funny! He lays on my legs while they are in bent position and I say 'blast off' and send him flying onto the couch. He thinks it is the greatest! I end up being a little sore after a few trips to the couch so I don't mind playing it either;) The best part though is how much they both laugh while watching each other. They cannot get enough of one another! It makes me so happy!








On Valentines Day, Justin and Jorgen woke up to heartgot heart-shaped pancakes with kiwi in a heart-shaped bowl and Jorgen helped me make little hearts that were filled with some of the many reason why I love his sweet daddy! It was a fabulous morning!

Clap Clap

Shelley figured out how to clap today! It was an exciting morning:) Forgive the silent video; just imagine Jorgen and me saying, "Shelley, clap, clap, clap! Clap, clap clap! Yay Shelley!" She also loves to bounce and move around but has not quite figured out how to crawl just yet. She is our little darling! We love you, Shelley!

The third video Justin insisted that I post - it is just too cute. Her delayed reaction is classic:) She just got a little excited with her bouncing.

Happy Valentines Day

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

A Great Long Weekend!

Last weekend was such a blast! We started it out early with a Thursday morning BizKids trip to the San Jose Children's Museum. Jorgen had a blast!

This is air/ball structure was really neat. It entertained Jorgen for half an hour or so. He kept coming back to it and had a lot of fun with it.

Painting is always fun! Especially when they have cute little aprons for the kiddies! I need to make Jorgen one that he can wear at home for crafts and/or cooking with Mommy time.

After we got back from the museum the kids both took naps and then we headed over to the Crowder's home. We watched four of the most amazing kids for the weekend. And though I was a single mother of six for a time (Justin was in Dallas for an interview for the first 24 hours I was there) it was so much fun! They are such wonderful kids! Jorgen had so much fun with them and they all loved playing with him. It was really like we were all on vacation.

They have the best set of blocks I have ever seen. Jorgen almost forgot about his trains he was so consumed with these blocks (he eventually incorporated his trains into block building...the blocks became tracks and homes for the trains he brought...funny boy!).

I took the girls on a gals' outting to Color Me Mine and we had fun being creative. I decided to add to Jorgen's obsession with Thomas the train and I made him his own bowl/mug (Justin and I already have our own that we made when we were first married so this adds to our collection). I struggled with Thomas' face but the rest of it turned out pretty neat looking. Jorgen uses it every morning for breakfast. Makes me happy:).

We also had fun taking pictures of Jorgen and Shelley for what was supposed to be a Valentines card. But I do not think I will get around to it this year.

Once we got home, Jorgen was happy to play at the park and with his trains again.

Bumper cars in the park.

Shelley has started to disrupt Jorgen's happy train making times:). She is developing quite a liking for his train table and all that goes on and in it! Hopefully he will continue to be patient with her new skills and not be annoyed at her destroying everything he creates.

Somehow she weasels herself under the train table so she can reach the sides to hold onto.

My little Michelin babe!

She is now starting to pull herself up so she can reach the loot inside the drawer. Her world is totally opening up now that she is more mobile. Shelley still is not crawling but she scoots herself around on her bottom pretty much anywhere she wants to go. It is so funny!