Happy Valentine's Day!

 Happy Valentine's Day!  Sophie looks forward and anticipates each holiday with the exact same level of enthusiasm.  Valentine's Day was therefore just as exciting as Christmas.

 We started the day off right- with sugar! We had heart shaped cinnamon rolls and pink (strawberry) milk.  For our pink girl- pink milk was extremely exciting!

 Sophie came home and opened her Valentines from school.  She was excited to show Cade everything she got- he was excited to steal her goldfish while she was distracted.

Looking through her bag of Valentines. 

 I got each of the kids slippers, and Cade was thrilled to have Cars on his feet.  He kept them on all day, and would stop and point at them while walking around.

 Sophie got Hello Kitty slippers and decided to go upstairs to change so she could match (she's such a girl). She returned in a complete Hello Kitty/pink ensemble.  She was quite pleased with herself and told me she looked "Very fancy". Right now we have a girl who dresses only in pink and a little boy who only talks about cars and trucks. These two are night and day different, but they keep our life exciting!

Sophie Skis

Sophie started skiing lessons in January.  We were not sure how they were going to go- Sophie tends to be a perfectionist and gets upset when she does not do things perfectly the first time.   But, I was determined to have her start ski lessons and learn since we live so close to the ski mountain, and since she is young and it doesn't hurt to fall. We held our breath, crossed our fingers, and sent her off to her ski teacher.  Turns out, we didn't need to worry- she did great!  She took to skiing right away, and loves it!  She absolutely loves her teacher and has picked up on everything quickly and easily.  She now can do all of the lower lift runs without any trouble and is starting to do the medium runs.  Not to shabby for someone who learned a month ago!

 Sophie is not afraid of heights and likes to ride the chair lifts. She has no problem getting on and off by herself.  Carl has been taking her up once a week during his lunch break so they can get in some daddy-daughter ski time.

 Sophie flying down the mountain.  She is easy to spot in all pink!

Sophie can stop by herself at the bottom of each run in her snowplow(or pizza).  She can also turn on her own and basically does an amazing job!  We are now thinking of starting Cade skiing next year, he hates to see Sophie go without him!  Another benefit of skiing- it makes the winter go by faster when you can get out and enjoy it!  And we have had a looong winter...

First Haircut!

 Cade got his first haircut today!  It's funny how a little trim can make him look like such a big boy!   Cade does not like his hair brushed, he does not like to sit still, and he takes a little while to warm up to strangers- so I was prepared for the screams that only nearly 2 year olds can make.  I came armed with an entire arsenal of distractions in my purse, but he did great!  Not a single whimper or whine.  He just sat still with a puzzled expression on his face the entire time. Phew!  I was greatly relieved- Sophie has had her hair cut 3 times in her entire life, but boys need to get theirs trimmed more often.  Hopefully he will continue to do a great job!

 Carl snuggles Cade as the hairdresser takes her first snip.

Almost done.  He now looks like a toddler-no longer a baby. Sigh...