January

I thought I'd add some more random January pictures...

Grant LOVES helping me with the laundry. He'll hear me start the water and coming running, screaming at the top of his lungs. It's hilarious!

We enjoyed some time outdoors. It was actually chilly, unlike most of our winter (not complaining!) - notice her rosy cheeks.

More rosy cheeks...

Jenna dressed herself to go outside - Daddy's gloves, Grant's boots, and no pants. Hmmm.....

Grant loves climbing in the cabinet under the sink.

We took Jenna to see Beauty and the Beast at the movie theater. She wore her Belle dress for the occasion. This is our pre-movie shot.

She was in heaven - a huge movie screen, popcorn, AND "lenomade" (pop). Can it get any better than that?!

Random picture of Bailey celebrating Jenna's birthday. Note his excitement.

Serving Daddy breakfast in bed on his birthday. Drew and I worked out the details the night before so that he'd purposefully stay in bed while we made his breakfast. Jenna loved the idea of surprising Daddy with breakfast in bed.

They love playing in the kitchen sink and it keeps them busy while Mommy's trying to cook dinner. :)

One day Grant was having a rough morning, so I put him in "time-out" in his room. He cried for about 5 seconds before it became silent. When I went in a few minutes later, this is how I found him...curled up between the changing table and wall, snuggling his teddy, fast asleep.

Precious!

Jenna doing some ballerina moves for us.

This was precious. After baths one night, the kids went into Grant's room and Jenna read him some books. It was sweet to watch her read to him and for both of them to sit there together. We quickly grabbed the camera to capture a video of it. Melted our hearts!

They bring such JOY!

Happy 3rd Birthday Jenna!

Jenna turned 3 years old on January 2nd! I keep asking myself, "How in the world do I have a 3-year old already?" She's growing up way too fast!

On the eve of her birthday, Drew and I blew up balloons to cover the floor in her bedroom. I had seen the idea elsewhere and thought it looked like fun. We snuck in her room late to drop off the balloons and snap a quick picture...


When we walked in her room in the morning, she seemed dazed and was just sitting on the floor staring. Haha! Then she finally "woke up" and enjoyed playing with the balloons.

Grant even got in on the balloon fun.

Then Jenna got breakfast in bed with her "You're Special Today" plate. Since we didn't want a huge mess to clean up, she just got a donut, which she only licked the topping off and didn't even touch the actual donut part.

She also got to open a present in bed - a Veggie Tales puzzle. She's really into puzzles right now and is quite good at them. Plus she loves Veggie Tales.

When we went downstairs, she got to open the rest of her presents. This one's from Aunt Cathy - a princess purse with some fun jewelry and colored hair clips. Can you tell she's happy about it? :)

We also got her a My Little Pony.

"B" got her some Wikki Stix and alphabet cards to go with them. Wikki Stix are waxy pieces of yarn that are flexible and will "stick" to the card surfaces, but you can also peel them off and use them again. These will be great practice for her alphabet. She played with them for probably the next half hour after opening them. Lots of fun! (And the pink strand in her hair is the colored hair clip from Aunt Cathy, plus her colorful necklace).

Our big present to Jenna was a new bike! We thought she could get some practice now so that she's able to ride come Spring and Summer. She's already doing a GREAT job riding it and just needs to work on her steering.

A few weeks later we had a Princess themed birthday party for her with extended family. I debated whether to have a party with her friends, but realized she's still too young to truly appreciate that. We'll hold off a few more years for that.

Jenna's not a fan of cake, so I tried making a variation of an ice-cream cake using ice-cream sandwiches as the base. I think it turned out pretty good.

Jenna wanted to wear her Belle dress for the occasion. Perfect for her Princess party!

I thought this was funny...her card had a mirror on the front, so she was looking very intently into it trying to see her reflection. :)
Paw-Paw tickling the birthday girl on her Princess mat from Uncle Brian and Aunt Kelley.

Jenna got a Rapunzel doll from Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw, which she LOVED!

Happy birthday sweet Jenna!! We love you!

Christmas in February

So for those of you who would like a Christmas update...here you go! Only a few months behind schedule, right? Not too bad. ;)

Jenna painting some popsicle sticks to make a Christmas tree ornament

The finished product

Jenna was making lunch for us that day. Who wouldn't love some yummy cookie cutters to dine on?!? And yes, Grant climbed on the table by himself. Trust me, it's an ongoing battle...he's all BOY and he is definitely a CLIMBER!!

Jenna helping me make Tea Ring. It's a Borton Christmas tradition...and it's DELICIOUS! In fact, Drew had me make two so he could snack on one throughout the following week.

We made a birthday cake for Jesus this year. Jenna slyly added the sprinkles without Mommy noticing, hence the huge pile in the middle. It makes me smile....she was so proud of it! And after we sang, "Happy Birthday to Jesus" she wanted to go up to heaven to take Jesus his cake. :) Love her!

This one's out of order - Happy New Year! Grant was already in bed and Jenna was headed there. I think we took this picture around 9pm...so it was an early Happy New Year!

On Christmas Eve they get to open 1 present each...and it's always a new pair of pajamas. Jenna hasn't figured that out yet and still gets excited to open a present a day early.

All dressed up for church on Christmas

Aunt Kelley snuggling with Jenna on Christmas Eve

On Christmas morning the kids got to open their stockings before breakfast.

A new cell phone!

Jenna opening her princess puzzles - she LOVES puzzles and has gotten very good at them.

Grant's "bouncy" toy

Mega-blocks = so much fun!!

Jenna's new princess couch and Belle doll

Grant, the climber

Merry Christmas!! Now on to January...hopefully I'll get that updated before summertime. ;)