Thank you Bell family, we had a great time!

Last Sunday we were invited over to the Bell's to help celebrate Logan's 3rd birthday. The kids where so very very surprised when a surprise guest showed up. Diego came to help celebrate the special day too. The other little kids were a little leary but not McKenna...Diego became her new best friend. We all really had so much fun...of course McKenna was kicking and screaming when we had to leave...put she was asleep before we got to the stop sign.

A future golfer perhaps?

My father, the golf lover that he is would just be overjoyed if one of his girls joined him out on the links...So far Landree has really taken to his hat, I am sure he is hoping that she takes to the clubs just as well. I do think she makes a cute Tigress Woods...even with the sweet potatoes on her nose.

R.I.P. to our beloved Oscar

Oscar was our first baby. He was our dachshund that we got 4 years ago a few months after we moved into our home right before we got married. Last week after having just recovered from a week of dealing with our sick kids, Oscar lost the use of his back legs. Somehow he injured his back, unfortunately this happens a lot with dachshunds do to their long back and short stature. He could have done it literally doing anything. Tests showed that he had no reflexes in the back so essentially he was paralyzed. Our only hope was to try an anti-inflammatory, he was given two injections and some in oral form to take at home. Sadly there was no improvement and we had to make the decision to put him down yesterday. Jake has had a really really hard time dealing with this and my heart just breaks for him. We know that it was what was best for Oscar though and he is in peace and no longer in pain...and I am sure running around like crazy in doggy heaven barking his head off.

Picture catch up

A few pictures of the girls on Valentines day! McKenna was very excited to give her Daddy his card that we made and his gifts...she is also infatuated with her new lovebug book that sings that came from us. Of course no holiday is complete with out a little bit of candy so that I am sure her heart of M&M's was her favorite.

This week McKenna also got her haircut again. And while she did very very well sitting still and looking down to get her haircut done, she wasn't as cooperative with getting her picture taken.

Both of the girls love love love the water...so we braved putting them in the tub together. Because Landree can't sit up by herself yet, her bumbo chair made the best helper and allowed her to have oh so much fun with her sister in the water. McKenna does so well with Landree in respect to being gentle and helping...she got the biggest kick out of helping wash Sissy up.

Landree's 4month update

It is hard to believe how fast time is flying!!! Landree is 4 months old already!! Yesterday we had her 4 month check up so I figured that was a good starting point on catching everyone up on how things are going. Landree is a peanut just like her sister and at 4mo she weighed in at 12lbs 8oz and was 24 and 14in. long. She is in perfect health, except for feeling a little yucky from having her immunizations yesterday. She has started on some cereal and seems to really like it...McKenna has a different opinion though, she insisted on trying it and then promptly spit it out and began to dry heave. Landree is such a happy and easy going baby. We thought McKenna was an easy baby, well with Landree we really hit the jackpot. She is becoming very social and smily...and just lights up anytime McKenna is near. She is also a thumb sucker...and although we may pay for it long term with our dental care, for right now it is just so stinking cute to watch her. And for a small update on McKenna...she is doing fabulously with potty training...at home she has no accidents and wears big girl undies all the time, we have yet to brave going out with out a pull-up but we soon will be.


Our Little Thumb Sucker

And a couple of McKenna

Some fun in the snow!!!

It has been a much harsher winter so far than we are used to. As of right now we have 20 more inches of snow than average...and winter isn't even close to being over. It has also been bitterly cold, one of the coldest winters on record for us. So when the temp reached 33 degrees yesterday we took advantage of the warmer sunny weather and went an played in the snow. Landree wasn't to sure about all the cold and wasn't fond of the sled so she spent most of the time bundled up in Grammy's coat...McKenna on the other hand could not get enough, she had an absolute blast sledding, making angel's and building snowmen...she didn't want to come in.

McKenna making a snow angel

walking up with Daddy


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Having a blast

Sledding with Grampy

Going down with Auntie Dar

Landree Bundled up with Grammy

Landree waving hi!