Snowy Day, Vail & New Milestones

We had our first "real" snow since we have lived in Wilmington! It was a blast! I dont know who loved it more, lil Borden or Hudson. Neither of them wanted to come inside despite the fact that their hands/paws were frozen solid, but the princess of the house had a different opinion of the snow! Maggie was not a fan! Maybe next year ;)









Hudson L-O-V-E-D the snow!!



Maggie tolerated it for a few seconds, but this smile did not last past the flash.













Our Trip to Vail....

We went on our first real trip since our honeymoon last week....SANS KIDS:)! Thanks to Kaki!! We had an amazing time! Vail was absolutely breathtaking! It was like a fairy tale with the trees lit, kids ice skating in the middle of the village, hot chocolate on every corner, out door fireplaces to keep you warm, & snow falling from the sky. The first couple days it was sunny with clear blue skys at the top of the mountain. It snowed the rest of the week, which made for good "powder", as all the local ski dudes call it. Borden's sister Liz and her boyfriend Martin came towards the end of the week. Liz lived in Denver for 5 years, so she introduced me to a true "Apres-Ski".....no primping before hand, just drinking beer in your ski gear. It was so much fun! We stayed in a lodge at the bottom of the mountain, so we literally skied in and out the back door. That much time away from the kiddos really makes you appreciate them! We savored every minute of sleep, but a part of me missed the crackling of the monitors at night and their sweet little noises at the crack of dawn. It was great to just enjoy each others company in quite for a change, but we were very excited to get home to Borden & Maggie.

















Maggie's New Milestones...

It seemed like in a matter of 1 week, she went from crawling like a worm to pulling up & cruising! She finally started crawling on all fours and has become a little explorer. A lot of memories of lil B are coming back to me as I watch her crawl around the house so excited to discover something new. I love this age!





Standing in her crib...all by herself!


Playing with Henry who was born 2 weeks after her. They love each other!






We are going to be in trouble when she learns to bat these baby blues!



Eating grass ;)



My sweet little boy! I feel like there are so many more pictures of Maggie, but I just cant get Borden to stop playing with his trucks for one second to take a pic. He is such a big boy now and is sooooo sweet! He is not shy to give out a hug and just learned to pucker up his lips for a real smooch. He is like my little side kick. We can talk about anything and everything. He loves to ask "Whats that mommy", but his favorite word to say over anything else is "NO"! The terrible twos have officially begun!

Mamaparazzi!

I have so much fun taking pictures of the kids, but I know they must get so annoyed having the camera in their face 24-7. They are just too young to tell me to back off...ha! For now, they are just going to have smile and look pretty for thier Mamaparazzi ;)





Everytime Maggie hears music she starts to clap. Its the cutest!



Mamaparazzi!! These kids are going to hate the camera later in life.



"Make a Happy Face"! Borden is really into talking about different emotions. He will say "Borden feels mad!" when something doesnt go his way or "Hudson is happy". I've always talked to him about what he is feeling when he is sad, mad or happy and its just starting to come out in words. It's really sweet!



"Make a Sad Face"





Borden greeting his daddy Joe during one of his daily visit.





Daddy Joe is in grandpa heaven!



The next american idol, baby edition! We cant keep this microphone out of her mouth!! I've got her "singing" on tape. I will upload it. She is totally obsessed with this keyboard/microphone thing Borden got for his birthday.






A cold, rainy, sleeeepy day! We have had too many of those lately.

Maggie's Newborn Photos

I was just going through old photos and found Maggie's newborn session. I don't think I ever shared these. They were taken by a friend of ours, Peter Artemenko. He takes such amazing & unique photos! Here are a few of my favorites!


Yes, this is a REAL tree stump! Only a creative mind like Pete's would have thought of this. They turned out really cool.

Maggie (7 mo) & Borden (2 yrs)

I finally did it! I actually made a blog post after a 4 month hiatus! I go in phases where I love the blog and then hate it, because it just takes to much of my already little free time. I'm loving the blog again and I am sad that I have missed blogging about so many important events lately. Christmas, Maggie's Baptism & Borden's 2nd Birthday! Whew, it was a whirlwind, but so much fun. Borden has taken off in every way the last couple of months. I feel like I always say that, but the difference between 18 mo and 2 yrs old is like night and day. He has full conversations with us and has learned that he can control his world....which makes for lots of timeouts ;) He is actually a pleaser, but will definitely speak his mind when he doesn't like the way something is going.... wonder who he gets that from?? He is such a lovable little guy and showers everyone with hugs and kisses....especially his "sissy". He just started soccer this past week and loves it! It's an indoor, parent participating soccer class for ages 2-3 yrs, called Socceroos. The kids get to run relays, kick the ball and do parachute games. He cried when we left yesterday....thats how much he loves it. I will post some pictures next time. Maggie is almost 8 months old and is on the move. She is a little explorer and will get across the room in 2 sec flat BUT, she is not on all 4's yet. She pushes up on her hands and knees for a few sec's and then goes splat before she gives up and army crawls across the room. She is such a sweet, affectionate little girl. She has an infectious smile and laughs all the time....mainly at big brother. Considering her colicky start in life, she has turned out to have a very sunny disposition! Thank god! Here are pictures from the last few weeks. I promise I will be better at Blogging this year!

From Photos for BLOG

Sweet Maggie Grace at 7 months

Big Brother loves to help mommy do things for Maggie

Maggie wearing old fashioned PJ's made in 1982

Staying warm in our "fort"!

Maggie was not really sure about bring inside an oversize box

Maggie loves her doggy and Hudson loves his babies! Love the drool ;)

Sweet Maggie again, posing so well. This baby girl L-O-V-E-S the camera!!

I feel like this post is all about Maggie, but she is so much fun to photograph. She doesnt run from the camera like big brother does. She loved feeling like a big girl in Borden's cool ride!

My dad's good friend, Anna, came to visit us from NY. They have been friends since before I was born. She couldn't get over that she was holding my babies. She remembers babysitting me when I was Maggie's age.

Maggie is on the move, but not quite on all fours yet. She gets across the room in 2 seconds, but she does more of an army crawl.

"BUUUUUUZY BUUUUUZZZZZY BEE!!" Gets them to laugh everytime! Thier laughs together are infectious. I cant get enough!

Maggie loves to stand on 2 feet. She is not pulling up yet, but she can hold her balance pretty well.

"Flying" in the plastic box. What we do to keep them entertained on these boring, cold, rainy days.

Baby Rolls

Maggie went to her 4 month doctors appt last week and she weighed 17 lbs!! She is 98th% for weight and 99th for height. Right up there with her big brother! She may be chubby but she wears her curves well. I must have some super mommy milk or something, because I've got some BIG babies. One day Maggie is going to hate me for posting this picture, but I couldn't resist. Look at those rolls!