Some Valentine's Fun...

 When Connor steals the show...which happens more often than not...

Sometimes it takes multiple tries to get a decent looking photo...

As of February, Connor is 17 months, and Jace is 4 years and almost 11 months...

We had some great cousin time playing card games.  The shocked look on Colton's face?  Probably because Kyler is so dang good at memory...

A 7-year old, two almost 5-year olds, a 15 month old, and a 17 month old.  It's a win for all of them (kinda) looking at the camera at the same time! 

Jace and Connor had fun opening up their Valentine's cards.  Connor, under the crazy hair, just loved tearing up the paper....

She might read cards upside-down, but she knows a dollar when she sees one!

Jace was helpful...he sorted out which cards were Connor's and which were his.

And a couple random shots: Connor, her binky, and the stairs...

And me practicing with my camera...love this sleeping kid.

A little snow...

First a "helpless" little girl that wants to be carried down the stairs because she hasn't figured out how to "scoot" down the stairs yet...

Despite his facial expression, they love vacuuming.  :) 

And a snowSTORM!  This was the first weekend in February...Jena and Carl signed on their house, and with lots of help got everything moved on Friday afternoon (January 30).  Saturday was spent taping/unpacking/little bit of everything.  Had plans to go back out there on Sunday so we dropped the kids off with Grandma and Grandpa B, but by the time we tried to head to Carl and Jena's new house south of Troy, we had heard that Hwy 20 by Bendena was drifting, so we headed that way instead to get the kids and head home.  Good thing we did--there were some drifts and Jerry and janie ended up spending the night at Carl and Jena's after they tried to go home and got their truck stuck! 

But, a snowstorm leads to playing in the SNOW, which everyone loved of course!

And we leave you with a crazy hair, messy chair, don't care!

January Life

We loved those nice days in January that we got to be outside!

Very random picture.  We are nearing the end of Connor's days with a bottle...hard to believe we will put away the bottles, and the dishwasher rack for all the bottle parts...and replace them with more sippy cups!  Sad to say I'm gonna miss that part of our day!  There is nothing like holding her in the morning or at night while she takes her bottle, and she is totally relaxed, just hanging out.  Or even once she transitioned to doing it herself--it's part of our "routine".  Wake Connor up, get her bottle, lay her on the living room floor and she does it herself.  Oftentimes, Jace will lay down beside her, or curl up on the couch and watch her while he is still trying to wake up.  Or after school, we get home, fix a bottle, and sometimes Jace will ask to hold her, or I will hold her, or she'll do it herself.  Hard to believe we are at this point...she is getting so big!

Now, the pacifiers, that's a different story.  They aren't going anywhere anytime soon...

Jed and I ate at "The Big Biscuit" after his throat stretch, and Jace got to eat the pancake we got home!  That pancake was HUGE but probably one of the best we've ever had!  (And you know our family, we love our pancakes!)

We seemed to spend a lot of time at the doctor in January...

Jace's favorite part about the new shop: a place to ride his bike!

Connor watching Dad shoot crows....and Jace bringing back the evidence!

Our kids.  One so skinny, and the other one so round...but both so adorable!

The things we do in January....

Mommy exercises...so kids get to take turns on the iPad...

Snuggle with Connor...

I can't remember what happened to Jace's lip...but I'm pretty sure Connor did it....

Speaking of things Connor does....

But she is so cute!  She doesn't know her bottle days are numbered....

We eat ice cream...

Open up the gate and let Connor be FREE!!

Go outside...because it's Kansas and the weather is amazing...

Snow! And a Music Program! And....

I've been learning how to use some different functions on the camera...and I learned how to switch my focus!  (Thanks to Jace for posing for me!)

We have the best view....any time of year...

Working on camera focus again, I have the cutest subjects!  

Even Kyler helped me practice one day!

Connor loves her PB&J!

Some photos from the Preschool Winter Program!

I swear, it doesn't matter what time we get to the programs, someone with a big head is always in front of us.  And holds their camera up to block our view....yeesh.  

SNOW!  Notice the dog biscuit and binky?  We'll do anything to get Connor to smile!  (Or just stand still!)

Connor LeAnn

My name is Connor, and I love sitting in my high chair because then people bring me food.

I don't know who that is looking at me, but she is cute!

I love time with Daddy, but you can tell when enough is enough!

Jace and I love to watch deer out the back window!

And we love to climb the hill...but I don't understand how to pose for pictures....yet. 

Oh, you know, just doing what Jace does.

Sometimes I'm grumpy when I wake up...

And sometimes even Jace is wore out at night.