Misc. Pictures from March

Here's a few pictures from March that I wanted to post. I'm trying to blog a little more often so that I'm not so far behind. I find that if I make an attempt at blogging more often, I actually pull my camera out of the bag more. It's given me some great pictures which I would have otherwise missed.

These are a pair of shoes for Dana that my friend, Angie gave her. I think they are so stinkin' cute! I just love the baby shoes.

Jack enjoys watching us play out in the backyard. Our cats are strictly indoor animals so they just have to watch the action from the safety of the home.

Mia loves to keep me company when I'm on the computer in the den. Her favorite pasttime is to lay on any book or scrap of paper she can find.

Whenever she hears the camera shutter click, she starts meowing all softly for me.

I'm still coming across these dead dusty ladybugs in our house. The ones that fly around drive Jack nuts. Then Jack drives us nuts as he meows at them.

Bath Time Fun

Both the kids love bath time. It's usually the highlight of the evening for them. It's also a good way to kill 30 minutes when Dana's starting to get cranky and tired for bed.

What would a bath time blog entry be without a little cheek action?



Mohawks are making a come back.

We've been working on Dana's product placement skills which she is starting to master. We're obviously very proud.

Play Time

Dana has become very independent over the past couple of months. She no longer likes to be fed by Momma or Daddy. Her left hook is pretty good as she smacks the spoon/fork away from her face. So we've been letting her feed herself which is very, very messy.

One day, Harris and Dana were giggling away and I turned to see Dana dump her bowl of cottage cheese on her head. Of course, Harris thought this was hilarious.





It is really cute to watch the two of them play. Everytime I watch them laughing and playing, I'm so thankful that we had two children. It has been difficult having two little ones only 20 months apart, but now they play together so much that is seems worth it.

For Dana's 1st birthday, she received this ride-on car as a gift. Both kids love it. They take turns pushing each other.

Indianapolis Children's Museum

At the beginning of March, we took a trip to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. Dana stayed with her Grandma & Grandpa while Brian took a day off work to make the trip. Well the first hour in Indy was a disaster. Harris threw the biggest tantrum I've ever seen. We had talked about the dinosaurs that he would see there, but that was the area where he behaved the worst.

It was very humbling to be so embarrassed in public by our 2 year old. I'm not sure what the problem was, but I was ready to cut our loses and just come back home. Brian suggested that we eat lunch and reevaluate the plan afterwards. Harris seemed ok at lunch so we stayed and found the toddler area. He was fine after that. That is until we got back home that evening. It is exhausting being a parent sometimes.

I did take some pictures, but it was only at the portions of the museum where he was behaving.



There was a neat exhibit on Comic Books.




They had a room setup with lots of comics on racks and comfy chairs for the kids to sit and read.




Even a Bat signal was flashed around the floor. Harris enjoyed chasing it all around.

What would a trip to Indianapolis be without seeing a race car?

Brian had a Celebrity back in the day, so I had to get a picture of his old car for him.

The toddler area was nice. It gave us a chance to just relax while he played.

Of course he loved to play with the trains.

They even had a sand table which was fun.

Dana's First Birthday

Dana turned one on the 19th of February. We had her birthday party that weekend. I made the invites in Photoshop and printed out 5x7 photos to send out. The theme was Sesame Street.

Dana ususally gets up from her nap around 4:30, so I thought it might be a good time for the guest to arrive before she was up. This girl always wakes up so happy. She joined the party and immediately began warming the hearts of everyone there.

Harris on the other hand was woke up and he was cranky. It's usually not a good thing to wake him up, but I thought with a party he would be happy to see everyone. Wrong. He was cranky and cried a lot.

After everyone enjoyed some food and beverages, Dana opened her gifts. Brian took some pictures as I helped Dana open. My niece, nephew and cousins all helped open gifts too. I know it may be bad to say, but I really don't recall who gave Dana what. I've figured some of it out afterwards, but I still see a toy and wonder, "Who got her this?"

Dana with her Aunt Carrie (right) and Aunt Amanda (left).

I think this car came from my parents. Both the kids love to play with it. It only took one day for Harris to push Dana off the single step between the dining room and the living room. She takes a tumble pretty well.

Dana had on a cute Elmo outfit that my friends gave her as a baby gift. It was a 12month and fit her perfectly for the party. She looked so cute.

I stripped off her clothes when it came time for the cake. She enjoyed being sang to, but was most interested in the cake.

Harris didn't enjoy the singing. I don't know why. He was just in a mood that evening.

At first she didn't know what to make of the cake.

Hmmmm....the first taste was pretty good.

She didn't waste any more time.

We served up cake and ice cream for all. I made an elmo cake and a cookie monster cake. I never did get a good picture, so the great photos below are courtesy of my Dad.

It was a great party. All the kids there loved the inflatable bouncer we had setup in the basement. It was a Christmas gift to the kids from Brian's parents and the kids love it. Usually the bouncer has only seen the action of Harris and Dana, but once the older kids got in there, it was rough. Everyone survived though and I'm sure will be back next year :)

February Photos

I know I haven't been very good at blogging often this year, but here's an attempt at catching up. Just some snapshots from the previous month. I'll put Dana's 1st birthday photos in a separate post.

We have been encouraging Harris to sit on the potty, but he really is not that interested in using it. He mostly just plays with his stuff and wants me to read books. I haven't really been forcing it, but I am so ready for this kid to be potty trained.




Jack loves that Dana throws food onto the floor. Most meals he just hangs out underneath her chair and patiently waits. However, she catching on to the idea that Jack wants her food. She'll throw it down for him and watch as he eats it up.


Dana's hair is always a mess. It is just such a fine texture. She loves to run her hands through it, especially during her meals. It gets pretty crusty at times.

We have a video with signing babies on it and her favorite song is BINGO. She loves to clap along.

Dana also loves to touch the buttons on the DVD player, receiver, etc.

She's ticked when I tell her "don't touch."

For Valentines Day, Brian came home with these Max and Ruby beanie babies for Harris. He loves the books and show with them. Brian's such a sweet and thoughtful Daddy.

Dana loves Jack. Her thrill in life is to chase him around the house and then grab a fistful of fur and hang on for dear life.

I'm not sure why I took this, but I think she's cute even when she gets fussy at times.

Dana is now 1 year old!