Loooooooooooong Picture Post:)

These pictures date back to January 11th.  I'm a little behind on downloading pictures so brace yourself for the next 20 pictures or so:)

 Svea is in love with this Hello Kitty dress AND she let me put her HAIR up!  She barely lets me touch it and usually runs around like a mop head, but I love it when she allows me to do something with it because I think she looks so cute! Here she has a "ballerina bun"!

 I caught him reading books on his chair.  He looks upset, but was starting to laugh and giggle that I walked in and found him on the chair.  He does the whole turn away, wiggle/giggle like you are going to come and tickle him.  He is babbling/talking like crazy. We are slowly making out more words.  Right now his favorite is , "HEY, hey, hey, hey, hey"!  It's usually when Svea takes something away and he goes running down the hall after her.  We are trying to get him to sign more such as please and thank you, but he just isn't buying it.  All he'll do is occasionally more and milk, but milk means water too if he adds a "wa" to it. Right now he usually just resorts to pointing and saying HEY!!!

 Addy, a girl from our daycare came over to our house last Friday.  Her Mom, Teresa, is a teacher and had a staff development day and our daycare was closed.  We had a fun day and Svea loved having her here.  She's a good little reader. Now, every couple of days she asks if Addy can come over! 

 Dan was going to take Svea out to play last weekend when it was nice and warm and here she is getting ready and being a ham.  She kept making this goofy face and sticking her arms out.  I can't remember what she was saying, but she made us laugh out loud.

 Eating snow!

 Daddy and Svea came over to the window to make snow angels.

 They are both not angels, but I love them:)  Look Mom!!!

 After church last Sunday Kieran fell asleep at lunch.  Then, I put him in his crib for a nap and he talked and played for 45 minutes before actually falling asleep.  Such a goofball!

 I love these next few pictures! I think Kieran looks like one of the seven dwarfs. 

 Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go....

 I'm not sure what he was thinking or if he was babbling, but I just love those cheeks and couldn't narrow these down.

 Hi Ma!!!

 I love their little mouths!

 Then Svea wanted to be silly because, well, that's what she does best:)

 I think she learned this from Jackie/Kayla.  They are always taking goofy pictures together on the girls' phones.

 Fun!

 Kieran after dinner that night.  He thought he was so cool when his shirt got stuck on his head.

 Dad reading "Ten Apples Up On Top".  Kieran is into this book right now.  Svea got a new winter hat.  Her old one kept falling down in her eyes when we'd play outside.  She has a small head so we got her this one.  It appears it's too big too, but it's better than the old one.  Of course she loves the hello kitty!  I ordered her two of them and she got to pick one.  Right away she wanted both of them, but after explaining to her that we only keep what we "need" and Mom and Dad only had money for one, then she decided she would like to give the other hat to a little girl that needs it.  We are so proud of her.  She is starting to show how thoughtful she is left and right.  She brought Peyton a bracelet to daycare and just today she brought me two of her hair bows and said she wanted to give one to Jaylee next door and one to Peyton.  When I told her that giving something to someone means forever she said it was ok because she already has another pink bow that she just got from Gaga.  I love seeing those little lessons sink in!  So proud of her!

 Finally a decent shot.

And our other goofball!

 

We have a fun night planned tonight, an African Drum/Beat band is playing for kids at the school gym and the kids can dance.  I think they both will love it and then we are going to Pastor Rick's house (Methodist pastor in town) and he is having all clergy from around Paynesville and their families come over for desert.  I'm looking forward to a fun evening!