Addy's New Bed

Okay, so we have a pretty boring life, and I couldn't think of anything else to blog about, so this is the most exciting thing that's happened here in a while. We got a new bed with a trundle for Addy's room, because we want to move McKay into her room pretty soon. Matt picked it up yesterday and tonight we got it all out to put together and .... no instructions. I was pretty ticked about it, and tried to find them on the internet with no luck. I was ready to call the company and tell them what I thought (which I couldn't have done then anyway, because they were closed), but Matt, being the kind and optimistic person that he is, said we could figure it out. I never would have even known where to start, but Matt is very smart and figured it out. I was very impressed. We got it all put together in a decent amount of time, and only had to unscrew one thing! As were were getting the drawers out of the room where we had stashed them during assembly, what did we find stuck to one of them? Of course - the instructions. I have to say, though, it was pretty satisfying to look at them and see that we had put it all together right, even without them (thanks to Matt). Now we just have to get a stool for Addy so she can get on it by herself (it's pretty tall), and hopefully she won't roll off. At least when we have McKay in the trundle, if she rolls off, she'll just fall on him (just kidding).

Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year. It was fun to see McKay get excited and sort of understand what was going on - or at least understand that there was something to be excited about. Addy was so excited she could hardly stand it, so that by itself made McKay excited. Addy had a Christmas dance concert the week before Christmas. She was a little worried about being too scared to go on stage, but when we got there she got excited about it and did a great job. Thanks to Grandpa Steve and Grandma Jana for being there.

We spent Christmas Eve through Dec. 27 with grandparents and cousins having a great time. Christmas Eve night turned out to be a long one for me, Matt and McKay, because McKay was up at least half the night with an ear infection, plus throwing up, but he felt better on Christmas day and was able to have a good time (thank goodness for children's ibuprofen!) The huge snow storm that hit Christmas day just added to the fun for the kids, being able to build a snow fort with Matt and Grandpa Steve, plus getting pulled on the sled.

McKay is 2!

McKay had his 2nd birthday, and had lots of cousins at his party to celebrate. We actually had an early Thanksgiving with my family while my sister and niece were here from out of town, then had cake and ice cream afterward. It worked out well. McKay was pretty excited about his new laptop, cars, blocks and scooter (which he rides at every possible moment). I was pretty excited that the crocodile cake turned out - I never quite know what my cakes are going to look like before they are done, but this one turned out pretty well. Now I'm just hoping my sweet little boy doesn't take the "terrible two's" too literally.

Halloween Fun

This year for Halloween we went trick-or-treating with Addy and McKay's cousins. Addy was a bunny and McKay was a monkey. They both did really well, but they each had to take a turn riding on Dad's shoulders. They had a great time, and it was even good weather!

Cute Kids

I know I just posted some pictures of the kids, but they were taken about 6 months ago, so when Matt's brother Cory was here a couple of weeks ago, we asked him to take some pictures of the kids. He did an awesome job! Thanks Cory! So here they are (well, at least some of them - I think Cory took about a thousand pictures that day.) Now I don't have to torture McKay and take him to Target for his two-year pictures.

Addy's Admirer

This morning when I dropped Addy off at preschool, her teacher gave her this beautiful plastic ring from a little boy in the class, Jason. He told the teacher he had brought it for "the pretty girl with the cool glasses." A few weeks ago Jason's grandma told me that Jason said Addy was his girlfriend. WHAT?!! This isn't supposed to start happening for at least 10 years. I guess Matt better get his gun ready (that would be if he owned a gun). Actually, I think it's pretty hilarious, because Addy has absolutely no concept of boyfriend/girlfriend, and just takes it all in stride.

Caught Red-Handed

This morning I was upstairs doing something, and I heard McKay dragging the stool along the floor in the kitchen. I figured he was probably heading for the cupboard where we keep the goldfish crackers and other treats he likes. Well, when I came down a few minutes later, this is what I found. He was scraping the frosting off the top of a pan of brownies that I had forgotten were sitting on the counter. My first impulse was to scold him, but he looked too cute, and had such an innocent look on his face that I had to take a picture. When he saw the camera he just grinned. Hope I'm not reinforcing bad behavior :).