I Can Say Frog...

Olive says "frog" in Chinese

Counting in Chinese

Little Bakers

Jack and Olive making homemade bread with Daddy.

Delish!

Camping In!

Jack wanted to have a camp out, indoors. So we pitched our tent and set-up camp in the living room for a night!

Current Events

Things have been busier than usually for us; here are a few pics of what the kiddos have been up to...

walking a moment in daddy's shoes...

sharing a bagel...

hanging out in our bed at 5:30 am!

trying a dress and suitcase on for size...

destroying a room to create a "paradise"

decorating legs with a yellow highlighter.

Off to the Museum

Here are a few pics of the kids at the Cincinnati Children's Museum...

Even though Jack knew the wolf wasn't real, he was very cautious when getting his picture taken with him.

Two Peas in a Pod

The other day, during rest time, Jack came out of his room and told me that Olive was "pulling his curtains down." I went to see exactly what he meant and how this was possible. It my horror Olive was standing on top of her doll house bookshelf! She had one foot on one slanted half of the roof and the other foot resting on the windowsill (which by the way had a portion of the curtain under it). Our little monkey had climbed out of her crib using the bummer to assist in her break. The look of pride on her face was priceless. If I hadn't been convinced that at any moment I would witness a fall that would send us to the emergency room I would have taken a picture. Our solution? To take off the front of her crib turning it into a toddler bed. However, we are now faced with a new problem...getting her to stay in the bed. She is resolved to sleep in Jack's bed. Her determination hasn't waned, even if she does fall asleep before fully completing her mission...

Hiding Out...

Jack and Olive have discovered a new hiding place. Remind you of anyone, Kenny and Krystal? ;)

Come One...Come All...

STEP RIGHT UP AND HAVE A BALL! A few of us moms decided to throw a carnival themed party for the kids in our congregation. The kids enjoyed face painting, bean bag toss, cake walk, aim game, ring toss, eagle eye-spy and our own version of the dunking booth- just to name a few. Many thanks to all the parents who ran booths and supplied cupcakes and favors, to Danielle for her AWESOME face painting skills, to Kara for the FANTASTIC popcorn cupcakes, to Uloma, Maury, Christy and Lynette for making an idea become a REALITY. And special thanks to my number one ACE, partner, best friend, and sanity keeper... my Nathan- thanks for your support and for being such a great husband and dad.

courtesy of Jaime Bristow

courtesy of Jaime Bristow

courtesy of Jaime Bristow

courtesy of Jaime Bristow

courtesy of Jaime Bristow

Sticky fingers and dirty faces = SUCCESS!

Itty Bitty Ollie