Monday, March 24, 2014

Carolyn is 3



Carolyn is Three!!!!






For Carolyn's third birthday she decided to do a craft party because she likes to do a "Carolyn craft" every day that we are home.  I have to admit that I was a little nervous about painting but it turned out great and the kids all had a fun time. C and I had lots of fun online shopping for the supplies during one of the many snow storms.












Some of the big kid cousin and friends!

Carolyn had wanted to make cupcakes for weeks before her birthday and then the day of she decided she wanted a cake (because she really wanted a princess cake she saw at Marsh).  Instead of multi-colored cupcakes we decided to do a cake instead at the last minute at her insistence.





After the party, Carolyn wanted to do more painting so we did a few paintings just the two of us.



Carolyn's actual birthday! She wore a special birthday shirt with skirt to school.  She also took banana chocolate chip muffins to share with her friends at school.  She had a surprise waiting for her after school- Auntie Erica and she requested to go out to dinner and get a cheeseburger.  Poor Calvin was a trooper during our impromptu dinner and evening outing.  He was only a few weeks into day care and had a pretty eventful day. 

C after her clown cones (a daddy family tradition)


Carolyn continues to be as lively and energetic as ever.  We love her vivacious personality and seemingly never ending energy.  She loves to help me cook, help with her brother, play, and all things princess.  She has a very diverse imagination and we love watching her personality grow and develop.






Calvin 6-8 months


 Calvin is officially sitting up, loving real food, throwing everything he can, putting everything possible into his mouth, and our all-around happy boy! He has started day care (in January) and although he has been sick from the germs he loves all of the other babies and socializing.  He is out of his pumpkin street and into his big boy seat and loves the new double stroller. 


The many faces of Calvin






 



He loves bath time! 

 Learning to use a sippy




 Meeting family new and old




sicky boy

See ya pumpkin seat!




Sunday, March 23, 2014

Holiday 2013


 

  

“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'."- Bing Crosby

*These are not in chronological order... I would put them in the right order... but let's be honest... It would probably be May before this would get published!

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.
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Carolyn got to take her second field trip to the CHS children's shop and shop for presents for the family.  By the time I got there she had already blown through her cash and still had more presents to buy.  While she did do a great job with the presents, she didn't quite get that the presents were supposed to be for others and as people opened their presents she picked out the things that she had really bought for herself!



Gingerbread house decorating at Broad Ripple Park- all the fun and no mess for mom to clean up!





Cookie decorating- round one

Gingerbread houses at Conner Prairie

Cookie decorating- round ....



Christmas- Our first Ch


Holiday Christmas Card Photo Attempt FAIL




Calvin spit up on his outfit...  as usual...




and... not going to work...

Christmas with the Smith/Martinez crew













Carolyn loves her apron...





Christmas tree shopping at Spencer Farms
















Carolyn's Holiday concert











 Christmas 2013 with grandpa and grandma - our first Christmas celebrated in our home











C's presents to Calvin.  Mommy was informed that her present was really for Carolyn. Daddy on the other hand got a car cigarette flashlight, Noni and Elpa got a cupcake candle, Grandma and Grandpa got chattering teeth and a kaleidoscope, and Carolyn got a tigger, a stuffed animal, and something else that I have forgotten by now.  :)