Parkee Blue Eyes

I have come to the conclusion we have a future heartbreaker in our midst - just look at those blue eyes! That's pretty much the only point of this post - to state again that Parker's cute! (This really shouldn't surprise anyone by now, though, I must say. My opinion is pretty well documented)

He looked so little in the high chair tonight... I forgave him for having 5 poopy diapers!

Kenzie's First Cake

Ever since she saw a package of those nasty "cake decorations" (processed royal icing hearts) at Wal-Mart a few weeks ago, Kenzie has wanted so badly to make a Valentine's Day cake. So here it is - I wanted to try a frozen buttercream transfer anyways, so I got some practice in, and she got to stick those hearts all over it!

Kenzie with her finished product (and her balloon - she finally is ready to get balloons again. After losing her's several months ago, she was too scared of letting go to ever get a balloon.)

I didn't notice she'd smudged the border until after I took all the pictures, but oh well. She is proud of her cake (a carrot cake, of course, for my veggie-loving girl) and can't wait to show her cousins tomorrow

Two for the Price of One (Teeth, That Is)

This morning Parker woke up at 6am just screaming his head off. I couldn't figure out what was wrong until much later, when I noticed he had two top teeth break through! Poor guy.The weird thing is, it's not the front two teeth that came through first, it's the next ones on either side. So, he's going to look goofy with "fangs" until he gets his front teeth! (I was telling my mom about it this afternoon, though, and she said, "That's how your teeth came in! Everyone kept calling my baby a vampire!" So I guess that's where he gets it. Poor guy.)

He's happier now, though - here he is enjoying Hockey Night with Uncle Mark and Uncle Fred

Relaxing on Daddy's lap after eating a whole breadstick and a large jar of baby food

Horse Race

The Arnold racetrack

Kenzie gauging Parker's lead... Parker eying her back!

Then they both gave up and went to watch Ni-Hao Kai Lan in the tent -- Yup, that's an eventful Friday afternoon for us!

Change Your Gender for Only a Dollar

All this time we've been operating under the assumption Teddy's a boy. I've called Teddy "HE" for 3 years now. This week, however, Kenzie had been upset that Teddy was naked, so we went to the local thrift store to find a tiny baby outfit. Kenzie kept pointing out pink things, so I said, "I thought Teddy was a boy!" "Um, no," she said thoughtfully, eying the pink dresses, "Teddy is a girl!" So the bear is dressed, and Kenzie is thrilled. The little baby outfit even has a little pink teddy on it. Here's Kenzie and Miss Teddy, getting their nightly horsie ride from Daddy

Jeanne's Card

Kenzie loves getting mail, and so today when she got a letter from our friend, Jeanne, well... you can just see the look on her face!

She's hard at work making her own "Valentimes" for her Sunbeam friends

Here's how Parker prepares for any event!

Happy Love Month

I've never been a big fan of all the sap that accompanies Valentine's Day, but this year Kenzie's excited for it. "It's Balentine's Day. We just say we love each other!" she tells me. I always think I'll be the super-crafty Mom and make some Valentine's with her, but we'll see... I'm tired just thinking about it! Here's this morning before church - we were actually ready on time, so of course I took a picture. And then four more. I was so busy waving Teddy around to get them to smile that I forgot to hold the camera straight and center the picture! Oh, well, maybe I'll get this down after another 3890 pictures!