There is hope...

We had a couple of warm days last week...in the 40's and 50's!! It was awesome! The kids loved getting to play outside. Alyssa loves it just as much as Dallin....she might like it more. I can't wait until it is consistently warmer! They had fun going for walks, riding bikes and scooters, and playing in the puddles...

Keeping busy...

During this long winter, the kids and I have made lots of fun forts. Dallin really likes to play inside them.
Alyssa has awesome hair inside the forts.
Dallin tries to get as much attention as possible including pretending he is Alyssa.
Alyssa picked a new favorite thing to eat....Cereal! She is actually pretty good at feeding herself with a spoon. Look at all those teeth...4 big ones now.
Dallin likes to do art/craft projects. His latest was painting a picture frame. He was so proud of himself! He is so handsome!

Our jumping and twirling princess!

One of Alyssa's favorite things to do is to spin around and around. She gets dizzy really fast, but does it all the time.


The other day Dallin was jumping around the house, and Alyssa thought it looked fun and tried to copy him. She spent the whole day jumping and laughing. She doesn't actually lift her feet up, but here she is "jumping"

2011 Auto Show

Yesterday we went to the Chicago Auto Show. Dallin had lots of fun "driving" all the different cars. Alyssa wasn't as huge of a fan. She wanted to run around, but there were too many people. It was very crowded, but the Chicago auto show is huge!
We tried to keep Alyssa as entertained as possible with snacks. They also each got a new car to play with, and Alyssa was very excited.

Lots of Snow!

Last week we got a lot of snow! Jeff even got to stay home. There's huge walls of snow everywhere here. Here's a picture of our front door. You can't really tell, but there is a lot of snow. The kids are kids are kind of sick of being in the house, but we still try to have some fun in the house.
The kids stole some oreos out of the pantry. Alyssa sure did enjoy it.
My little girl LOVES trucks just like her big brother. She plays with trucks more than anything else, and her favorite books are truck ones.
Dallin asks every day to go back to bounce town. Since I am a mean mom and don't take him every time he asks, he pretends he is there using pillows.
Even though Alyssa loves trucks, she also loves shoes. Here she is with one of hers and one of Dallin's.
Alyssa is becoming more of a daddy's girl.
The kids having fun in the playroom.