Drew's New Trick

So I have been traveling for work the past couple of weeks (did I tell you I have a new job? Well, I do and so far it's awesome!) and of course Drew decides to begin rolling over while I'm gone. I'm actually shocked that he can roll over due to his size. His doctor even said that it is probably unlikely that he would roll over because he is so big. I guess Drew had other plans:

Beat Coach Pete

In order to lose the remaining baby weight that I have, I decided that it would be a great idea to take up running again. Not sure why I though this was a great idea. Anyhow, in order to encourage my new form of exercise I thought it would be fun to find an easy 5K to participate in. As I was "looking" around Ryan's cousin asked us to be a part of her group for the "Beat Coach Pete" fundraiser for Boise State. We thought this would be a fun thing to do together so we signed up.

The day of the race turned out to be horrible - it was freezing and I think I saw a couple of snow flakes as we were making our way towards the starting line. Once we started running, the weather actually helped keep me cool. I thought that I wouldn't be able to keep up with Ryan during the race, but I actually caught up with him about a mile in and we ended up running the rest of the race together. Well, that is until the last 100 yards when he sprinted ahead of me because he just couldn't stand losing to his wife. Whatever. We did end up beating coach Pete though and I think I actually enjoyed it enough to keep on running.

Ryan and I with the kiddos on the blue turf after we finished the race: Ryan with Connie, who was able to watch the kids while we raced:Later on that day when the clouds parted we took the kids to the park: Drew got to enjoy his first time in the swing (please ignore the way too small hat we had on him - we have to buy some more for the big guy):

Girls Weekend

Last weekend I had the pleasure of joining some great friends up in McCall for a ski weekend. I feel so blessed to have met such great friends here in Boise that I can have a fun weekend away with. We had the best time talking, laughing, eating, drinking and skiing! Of course I was having too much fun to take any pictures, but I managed to get this one:

A huge thank you to Molly for hosting us! For more pictures of the weekend click here.

6 Months!

This outfit Drew got as a gift when he was a newborn pretty much describes our little man to a T (thanks Bordners!). We had his six month appointment a couple weeks ago and he weighed in at 20lbs 13oz (9oth percentile) and is 27.5 inches long (75th percentile). He still weighs about two more pounds than Isla did at this age and is about one inch longer. He is thisclose to being able to sit up on his own and he absolutely loves to watch his sister as she can make him laugh harder than anyone.

We started him on solids right around the six month mark and he is now starting to eat them up like a champ (I know - big shocker!). He likes his carrots:

For the most part our little baby (okay, not so little) is:

Terrible, but girly Two's

We have definitely reached the terrible two stage with Isla and, seriously, they weren't joking when they called them "terrible". It has been a difficult past two months, but we have had our bright spots. One thing that has been fun is that she has developed into a bit of a girly-girl. Under no urging of mine she recently asked me to paint both her fingernails and her toenails. During the bath after her "pedicure and manicure" she was adamant that we did not touch her fingernails and toenails for fear that we would mess them up. She has begun to play with her dress-up clothes, loves to take her purse wherever we are going, and has taken an interest in her attire. This development has been sort of surprise to me as I am more of a tomboy than a girly-girl, but I am loving it all the same.

She also loves to brush my hair and Ryan's hair whenever she gets the chance. It is awesome watching her brush Ryan's hair because when she is done she says "Daddy, now look at me" and when Ryan turns to look at her she exclaims "oooh Daddy that is sooo cute."

This weekend the terrible two's continued, but so did Isla's love for all things girly. We were playing outside and when Isla noticed that I grabbed my camera. She instantly grabbed her sunglasses so she could have them on while I took her picture.

Striking a pose (notice the upside down sunglasses - didn't you know that this is new cool way to wear them?):

Showing off her sidewalk chalk (notice the shoes on the wrong feet - again the cool way to wear them now):

After I took these pictures, Isla insisted that she had to go inside to get something. I thought it was going to be her purse, but this is what she came out with:

Pearls, hat and gloves - why not? My favorite pose is below - whad up?
Oh Miss Isla you are definitely giving us a run for our money, but it's moments like this that make it all worth it!

First Haircut

About a month ago I decided that it was time for Isla to get her first haircut. She is almost 2.5 years old so I think she was due. I took her to a little place in Eagle that specializes in little kid haircuts as I had a feeling that Isla might throw a little fit and would need the distractions they offered. Turns out I was right. Once it was Isla's turn to get her haircut I lifted her up to put her in the chair/jeep and she clung on to me with a death grip. I seriously could not get her off me. The hair stylist, seeing the situation I was in, calmly told Isla that if she sat in the chair she would get a sucker. Isla practically leapt into the chair once she saw the sucker in her hand. Thank goodness!

I had brought my camera to take pictures of this event, only to find out that the batteries were dead. Thank goodness Aunt Anna was with us and had her fancy schmancy phone to take pictures.

Happy girl with her sucker:

She really liked the sucker:

And the finished product:
Complete with a new barrette and glitter in her hair.

Sibling Love

I caught this video of Isla and Drew last night. It is so exciting to finally see them interacting a bit: