Leah mastered her cartwheel

It took some extra practice time on the trampoline, but she finally mastered that cartwheel.  Step, kick, cartwheel.  Go girl

Think he likes peaches?

This is the first time he tried peaches.  It cracked me up that he would make such a face, and yet keep opening his mouth for more.

Hannah "reading" to her brother

Sometimes it absolutely drives me crazy how I can lay Noah down safely playing where I can see him, and the next minute Hannah is walking around with him because he made a whimper.  Sometimes I get so annoyed that she asks me if she can hold him every second of the day, and if I say she cant at the moment she throws a fit.  And then sometimes she asks to read to him and the adoration this little baby shows his sister is clear and apparent.  She is such a great big sister, and I love these moments.  

And not to discount my Little Leah.  She is equally loving and attentive... she just doesnt have the confidence to hold him or the obsession to do so that her sister has.  Thankfully she is content playing with him on the floor.  

I do not believe Noah will learn to crawl because Hannah picks him up whenever Noah is on the floor... 

Noah discovered the letter B

Noah discovered the letter D

The Love/ Hate relationship of sisters

After a pretty nasty fight between the girls which involved Hannah chasing Leah down the hall and hitting her (and who knows what else) I put Hannah in her room in time out to think about how she should treat her sister.

After about 2 minutes, Leah came to me and said "I'm ready". 

"For what?" I Asked. 
"For Hannah to give me a hug." 
"Well, Mommy isn't ready yet. Hannah still needs to think about things."
"But I forgive her".  (Also known as "I no longer want to play by myself")

Sweet Leah.

Fall '12 Photoshoot

I wanted to get some pictures taken of the kids for a while.  With both girls turning 5 and Noah 6 months I had hoped to get it done in October, but it didnt get done until November.  Noah was not feeling great so he was his smiley self, but the girls were all about it.  My good friend Heather Ponder from Ponderhill Photography took the pictures and they turned out great.  Here are my favorites.