Will winter ever end???

Addie sure loves crafts. She keeps me on my toes trying to think of new fun things we can make around the house. She did not used to really like getting her fingers dirty with finger paints, but it is one of her favorite things to do while Devin is having his nap. She has made some beautiful art!
Devin is still working on mastering walking. Today he walked all the way across our living room and stood up by himself for the first time too. He is getting it!!! Crawling is still much easier though! We are all excited....even Addie.

Last week for our FHE snack we made Banana popsicles. They were delicious. I knew Addie would love them but I was not so sure how much of a grown up snack it would be...but they were really, really yummy....you should try them. You cut banana's in half, stick a popsicle stick in one end, and then stick them in the freezer for about 4 hours. When you are ready to eat them, pull them out of the freezer, and melt together some chocolate, peanut butter, and a little margerine. Roll the frozen bananas in the chololate and then top them with nuts or coconut, or sprinkles. Addie did sprinkles and coconut. They were so yummy and fun to eat.

Every child has a picture like this. Devin has recently switched to 1 nap per day and he sometimes has a hard time getting through lunch. Last week he fell asleep eating. It was so darn cute. his favorite food is yogurt, and that was what I was feeding him when he was dozing off....he was falling asleep but kept opening his mouth for more yogurt. I wish I had a video of it...I was feeding a sleeing baby. What a cutie.
My kids would be happy if they could go on the rides every day....we only have a couple more months before Addie won't be able to go for free anymore due to her age, so we will enjoy it while it lasts. They really do love the rides. Devin cries every time he has to get out of the cars.
I think Devin has been learning from his Uncle Craig. He loves the basketball toy we got him for Christmas. So many toys get played with so seldom, that it is awesome to find things that your kids really like. He has such great coordination. It is fun to watch him play.

And then there are the toys they create themselves....Addison has these shoelaces that we braided together for her. She calls it her rescue rope and she goes on adventures rescuing things. She loves to play makebelieve and it is fun to watch her imagination go.

I love getting cuddles from the kids. It is not too often they both sit still for very long like this. Mommies love quiet cuddly times. We are really getting ancy for the spring to be able to play outside and go on walks....I hope our mountains of snow start to melt soon. We can't wait for our run of birthdays to begin!!