Christmas Pageant 2012

Ellie and Owen were in their pre-schools Christmas Pageant this past week. Ellie was an angel and Owen was a sheep. It was the cutest thing ever and both of the kids absolutely loved being a part of it. My pictures are not the best but here are a few.

First Race!

The whole family joined in on the fun for the 5 Seasons Race in Cedar Rapids on the 4th of July! Jeremy and I planned on running the 5K and the kids were signed up for the kids run which was .45 of a mile. I pushed the kids during the 5K and it was mighty hot! We had to wait around for awhile before the kid run started, and they started to loose interest.

Waiting and looking a bit grumpy!

Once we got moving in the kids run they had soooo much fun! I carried Owen on and off for a lot of the run, but little Ellie was a trooper and ran the entire time! She would say, " Mom I'm tired" every once and awhile I would tell her to slow down a bit but she never would. I think the excitement of everyone running kept her going! They got medals at the end and were so proud!

Counting down the days...

Ellie has been counting down the days to her birthday for the past 10 days. We made a pink and purple chain to help us mark the days. She takes a link off first thing each morning she wakes up and then counts the links that are left. It really is very cute! Ellie has been talking about her birthday for months, so we are all very ready for it to get here :) I think she is about to bust a gut in antipation. Party on Friday and birthday on Sunday!

Day 2 Potty Training

After 2 morning accidents Owen actually went potty on the potty chair!!!! He was so proud! Still no number 2 on the potty but it was a great day with no accidents after his first time on the potty!

He gets the biggest smile on his face when he knows he did a good job!

Potty Training Day 1

Today marks the first day of potty training for Owen...and he is mighty proud!

The day was marked with 5 accidents: 4 pee and 1 poop and nothing in the actual toliet. By the end of the day he was running to the bathroom once he did go potty in his pants so that was some progress!

Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater

We have started playing games at our house! I have looked forward to this day since before I had kids! Jeremy HATES playing board games and is such a sore loser, I could not wait until my kids wanted to play games with me! A few of our faves right now are, memory, princess memory, Candy Land, Old Maid and Hungry Hungry Hippo!
Well the other day we were playing Hungry Hungry Hippo and look who takes after their daddy in the game department...Owen the cheater! He uses his hands and puts all the marbles into his hippos mouth...he also acts as if he is doing nothing wrong during the act and gets very upset if you take the marbles out of his "hippo's belly" to continue playing the game.
Caught in the act...

Caught in the act

Cheater

Acting like nothings is up :)

Easter Egg Hunt 2012

Easter Egg Hunt 2012

The Easter Bunny came and left eggs all over our back yard, filled with candy and money! :) Ellie and Owen had so much fun running around the yard and collecting eggs. Ellie helped Owen find a few and was very fair to her little brother. After we came inside the kids went through all their loot, put the money in their piggy banks and ate their weight in chocolate!