Thursday, February 26, 2009

Mmmmm....Doughnuts!


We found out that Ada loves doughnuts (especially if they have chocolate on them!). She took her milk and wiggled her way onto one of the kitchen table chairs and grabbed hold of a doughnut. After she took a bite she was hooked and she wouldn't let it go or put it down! Doesn't she look so guilty, happy, but yet still so cute?

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Why buy toys?

Ada and Benjamin love sitting in boxes, totes, and tubs! They will spend a long time just sitting in them and playing. They especially love it if we push them around but they are just as happy just sitting in them. They will play all kinds of games and make up all kinds of stories. They are so creative! If only I were so young and flexible!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Train Track Time





Benjamin and Ada enjoy playing train tracks (Geo Traxx). They play really well together except when Ada's cute little butt (yep, that's what Benjamin calls it) sits on his train track and he can't get the train to loop around the tracks. Ada likes playing inside the track while Benjamin enjoys racing around the outside of the track. These train tracks have been through everything! T-Rex, teddy bears, and dollies have all come to visit. These two enjoy knocking their visitors off the tracks. Santa gave Benjamin the elevated tracks for Christmas. They are pretty cool and make the train go so fast. Now only if he had a remote controlled train! Maybe next Christmas Santa can bring that if these two are still into playing train tracks! These trains and tracks are two years old already (except the elevated tracks) and have seen countless hours of play and have handled are rough and tough children just fine! Dave and I love watching these two kiddos play together and interact with one another. They are so sweet and so much fun! Plus they are so full of energy that they wear us out!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Making a dairy man proud!!


Has Anyone Seen Benjamin and Ada?




Benjamin and Ada enjoy playing tricks and games on us (Dave & I). Lately, there favorite is to run and hide (their version of hide and seek) from us. Dave caught these two crawling and hiding underneath Benjamin's bed. Ada didn't have any fears or problems snuggling underneath the bed. At first Benjamin didn't know what to think about somebody else being underneath his bed with him but now we hear him say, "come on Ada, let's go hide". She gets this big smile on her face and away she goes after him. These two are certainly two peas in a pod!

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Ada's Scarf

As promised, here is Ada's scarf. I really love the colors in this scarf and it matched Ada's jacket wonderfully. It's too bad that the zipper broke and would have cost over $ 20 to get it fixed. We decided we could go with just the snaps and no zipper but then the jacket got a hole in it and so we decided to retire her jacket. It's had its use I am sure of it because I picked the jacket up at a rummage sale. Oh, well. We really are not out that much money. Unfortunately, this scarf no longer matches her new jacket but for the time being she will have to be a mismatched child!

As for the scarf, I added some fringe to it. Talk about time consuming cutting all that yarn into small pieces and then looping it through. I do think that the fringe adds a lot to the scarf though. This yarn/scarf was a lot more difficult for me to work with as it was very soft and delicate compared to the Red Heart yarn that I used for Benjamin's scarf. The more I crochet the more I like it and think that I am becoming addicted. I just need to learn how to read a pattern, etc. and I will be set! Don't you love my cooperative model above? She was the only one to sit still enough for me to put the scarf on and take a picture.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

So Sweet...


Benjamin and Ada made the sweetest Valentine's cards for us at Dani's. We are so lucky to have her! She is so nice, caring, and creative--plus the kids love her and their friends. Anyhow, these cards are just so sweet that when I opened them I started to cry.


This is what I found inside mine:
"Mom, I've got some friends
Of each and every kind,
But a better friend than my mom
I'll never, ever find!"

This is what Dave found inside his:
"Dad, you are my favorite man
And I sure want you to know,
I'll always respect and love you, Dad
No matter how big I grow."

Isn't that the sweetest thing? The hearts on the cover of the cards were made with their hand prints.