Happy Birthday Louis!

Louis is 1! What a great time to reflect and appreciate everything that was 2012!  We are so proud of our little boy- he's walking and starting to talk and is such a sweet, happy little man. What more could we ask for?

More birthday party pictures to come!



And here's his favorite person singing him happy birthday!

Baking and Bikes

A very merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Eve

Our little tree.

Quote(s) of the Day(s)

Elowyn- What is Santa going to bring you?
Marlo- Traffic.
Elowyn- What's traffic?
Marlo- I don't know.
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Marlo- Cashews are like almonds.  You put them in your mouth and they taste good.
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Marlo- Mom, Do you have some money for me?
Mom- No, why?
Marlo- I need money so I can get on an airplane.
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One of Marlo's classmates gave her a cake ball decorated like a turkey for thanksgiving. After completely indulging in it's messy deliciousness Marlo said "Now that was Thanksgiving"
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Mom- Marlo I am going to run upstairs and change the laundry. Will you stay here and play and yell up to me if Louis needs anything?
Marlo- Yeah.
A minute later...
Marlo- Mommy! Louis needs anything!
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Driving home from school one day...
"Mommy, Is Santa going to invite us to Christmas?"
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We were reading a story book about Jane Goodall. There is a part where as a child she sneaks into her aunts barn and witnesses "the miracle" of where eggs come from.
Marlo- That's not a miracle, that's a chicken.
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I had been preparing Marlo for the fact that she'd have a babysitter on Friday evening so that Daddy and I could go on a date.  Driving home from the park to meet the baby sitter at our house...
"Mommy, are we going home and I'm going to play with Cami and you and Daddy are going to go on a diet."
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Marlo- It's Christmas time!
Mommy- Almost.
Marlo- Yeah, Christmas is for Wednesdays.
Mommy- What happens on Christmas?
Marlo- That when you give me a doggy.
Mommy- Well, no. You get presents but I don't think you get a doggy.
Marlo- Yeah presents.  I get presents now?
Mommy- We still have to wait a little while.
Marlo- Ok. Like after I eat my dinner?
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Walking!

Louis is walking!

6 days of Christmas

Photos I love

Marlo and Oliver attacking their cupcakes at Lillian's birthday party

"Camping"

Crayons

To this day Marlo has never written on the wall, furniture, etc. This picture captures Louis doing so at 11 months. The story that is not visible here is that he also ate half of a blue crayon.
Time to increase security again.

I wuv u!

Groundworks Music Show

Another great Sunday morning at Cherrywood Coffeehouse.

Happy Hikers

The weather has been gorgeous and we've been trying to get outside as much as possible. Yesterday we did a little hike at Mayfield Park.