Our new babies!

Ok, so Andrew and I have been talking about making some additions to our family for a while now. Until recently, we hadn't been in a position to pursue this any further. However, things have worked out for us to care for and provide for these much anticipated new additions! We are in love, and I have pictures to share. I probably shouldn't say this, but we do have our favorites....Andrew's is pictured first, and my favorites are after that. Without further ado, we would like to introduce you to our new babies!

Oh, did you think I was talking about ACTUAL babies???? :)

A BFF birthday!

Tomorrow is my cousin Stephanie's birthday, and today we enjoyed a relaxing and fun-filled kid free afternoon to celebrate. My mom is in town visiting (more posts on her visit her to come) and Stephanie's mom lives in town, and the two of them *bravely* agreed to watch the kiddos while we went out. Thanks, Moms! Here we are heading out.

Our first stop was Panera, Stephanie's pick for lunch. Here we are enjoying our last bites....okay, more like last crumbs. I forgot to pull out the camera before our food was basically gone.

After lunch, we decided to go to the mall and do some shopping. While there, we made a spur-of-the-moment decision to play some putt-putt at the indoor glow golf course. I have to say, we really enjoyed ourselves and laughed A LOT.

After a couple more stops our "day off" came to an end, but it was sure good while it lasted! Happy birthday, Steph!!!

Valentine's Day!

So in case you missed the memo, today was Valentine's Day. We started off the morning with heart-shaped pancakes....

....before the kids opened their Valentine's from Grandma and Poppy. In them were gifts card to McDonald's, and Parker was so excited about his "debit card".

For lunch, we met up with Andrew at McDonald's where the kids got Happy Meals.

They also played at the play place for a little while before heading home.

Me and my Valentine!

Cold, cold, COLD!

This past week we, along with half of the rest of the U.S., have had some pretty ridiculous weather. And by ridiculous, I mean COLD! We didn't get the massive snow that everyone else got, but we certainly got the cold. The "arctic air" hit us last Monday morning and hung around until Thursday. We had lows near -20 and wind chills up (or down rather) to -45! I've worked up a few examples so that you can properly understand exactly where I am coming from.

It was so cold that....there was ice on the inside of our windows.

It was so cold that....our Jeep sounded like it was going to take off into outer space when turned on after a day of being outside.

It was so cold that....our neighbor's (and many other people's) pipes busted.

It was so cold that....it literally took our breath away to go outside.

It was so cold that....when Windex was sprayed on the inside of a window, it froze almost immediately.

It was so cold that....when it got above 0, we were all ecstatic.

I could go on, but you get the picture. While all of this was going on, Sadie came down with the flu. Poor baby. It's been a long few days, but I am happy to say that while she isn't back to 100% she is doing a lot better now. Overnight last night we got about 2 inches of snow, and Andrew and Parker decided to go outside and play this afternoon while Sadie was napping.

Here is Parker all bundled up and ready to go out! 

He was so excited....

Getting hit by one of Dad's snowballs.

With his own snowball....

....and taking hit first shot at Dad.

Having fun!

No need to adjust your computer. That is, in fact, the smallest snowman ever made. Ever.

After Parker came in, Andrew threw snowballs at the door where Parker was standing. Parker thought it was great fun....

....but this is what he did to the door. Thanks, Andrew.