Elijah went on a field trip with his preschool class!

Today Elijah went to the circus with his preschool! Mommy also went to help chaperone and drive. We had tons of fun. Elijah has been to the circus every year since he was born. This year daddy didn't come with us though. Daddy stayed home with Ezra and Adrielle. No siblings were allowed to come with the preschool. Adrie was very sad she couldn't come. We promised her we'd bring her back a surprise. It was so nice to spend a special day with Elijah. He was so good and we really enjoyed the circus...what a special time!

Our first real snow of the year...

It finally snowed enough for the kids to actually enjoy! They had tons of fun sledding, making snow angels, and packing snow in buckets to make "snow castles". It was so cold though, so I made them come in to get warmed up after a while. They were out there a good hour and a half. Hard to believe but, next year I'm sure little Ezra will be right out there with them.

Poor lil' Ezra, he has had a rough month!

Another ear infection! Today the little guy just wasn't himself. He wanted to be held all day. Here he is in daddy's lap. He fell fast asleep. We took him to the doctor again today and he does have another ear infection. Another round of antibiotics! We are seriously thinking about getting tubes put in his ears. We'll see...

Ezra walking with his walker...

Ezra is learning to walk!

Ezra is really getting the hang of the walker now. Just today he started walking with the walker without anyone holding on to him or the walker. We just got him new shoes that squeak with every step. He loves them and it has really encouraged him to take more steps...is this a good thing? I can't believe he is growing up so fast! I will be posting a video of him taking those sweet squeaky little steps. We also noticed today that his 2nd tooth on the bottom has finally broke through! He has two teeth now, Yeah!

Ezra's big fall...

Yesterday was a very bad day for our family. We had an electrician come over to our house to fix an outlet. I showed him to the basement and showed him where the box was and such. He went back up to his truck to grab some tools, and left the basement door open. I was still turning on lights in the basement for the electrician when I heard Ezra fall all the way down the basement steps. There are about 15 steps and they are not carpeted...unfinished with concrete floors at the bottom. I ran to the steps and was able to catch him before he fell to the floor. I screamed for Will and he rushed down and called for an ambulance. He was conscious, but totally not aware of his surroundings for a few minutes and was really sleepy looking. He was trying hard to stay awake. They rushed him to Children's Hospital downtown. I was really impressed with that hospital. They thoroughly checked him over and kept him for a couple hours to observe him. He is all right but suffered a major concussion and has several bumps and bruises on his head and body. It was a huge scare to say the least. I still have that vision of him falling going over and over in my head. I could not get any sleep last night. We had to wake him up every hour or two to be sure he could wake up and respond to us. He still isn't himself. He just wanted to be held all day. I bet he is really sore. What a day! Poor lil guy. Boy, they are so quick at this age! We are so blessed there were no major injuries or broken bones. In the pictures Ezra is doing his new favorite thing...pulling himself up and cruising. He gets so excited once he finally pulls himself up all the way.

Sleeping in the tent...

Here is Adrie and Elijah sleeping in the "Thomas the train" tent. They were so excited to sleep in their new sleeping bags they got for Christmas. They had planned it out all day and couldn't wait for bed time. I didn't think they'd really fall asleep. It was tight quarters! Elijah ended up rolling over on to Adrie in the middle of the night which woke her up...and then she ended up in mommy and daddy's bed.

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Adrielle's Birthday Party...

On Sunday, February 3rd...we celebrated Adrielle's 3rd birthday. She had lots of fun and received lots of nice gifts. Thank you to all who came to help us celebrate. This year she wanted a "Hello Kitty" themed party. She picked out all the party stuff, which all had to be pink. She was really into the birthday party this year. She looked so sweet blowing out her candles and opening her gifts. She wanted to wear a pink party dress to her party and everything. She is definitely all girl! She got a new bike from mommy and daddy. She was so excited when she opened it. She said "Now I can ride a big bike like Elijah"! We still can't believe our little baby girl is three all ready! We love you more than you'll ever know Adrie!