My Sweet girl

My sweet boy

Sometimes it's more fun to play in the bathtub without any water!




Nicholas loves to get ice cream cones at McDonald's except he doesn't like the cone!





We spend most of our time these days playing with Thomas and Gordan (trains, for those of you who don't know). Lately Nicholas has been making them crash in all the ways he can think of. Here they are knocking down towers. It's fun to hear him play because he makes the trains talk to each other. He's got quite an imagination!

Hang Out Time

After almost 5 months of being a big brother, Nicholas still loves Claire VERY much! I thought the novelty would have worn off by now but I was wrong. He loves to make her smile, and even though he's a bit rough most of the time, I guess it's better than having him ignore her.




Nicholas had a great time playing in the leaves!

Nicholas is still my cuddle bug.


Claire has learned to roll from her tummy to her back. Here she's in the middle of her new stunt.


Mommy's little helper.


Nicholas and Claire showing off their new shirts.


Nicholas and Claire are ready to go trick or treating. Nicholas had a great time and enjoyed all his goodies. The next day he woke up and said "Halloween's coming up!" I guess he thought it should last more than just one day!

Pumpkins

John shows Nicholas how to scoop out the goop.


Then Nicholas finishes the job.


The final products.


Nicholas got a new bed a few weeks ago and loves it!


Nice and comfy


Claire is starting to get the hang of her Johnny Jump Up. It's a good way for her to exercise her little legs that never seem to stop moving!

Claire's already learning her colors at 3 months old (hee hee)!




Nicholas and Claire are always happy to see each other in the mornings. Claire always has big smiles for her brother, and Nicholas loves to give his little sis hugs and kisses and to tell her "I love you Claire". May it always be so.



Claire has been enjoying her play mat and so has Nicholas! All the baby toys have become interesting to him again, for about 5 minutes!

Curls

I love the curls that pop out after Claire has her hair washed!

Body Art

Claire's doing a great job sitting in her Bumbo seat. She likes to sit up so she can see what's going on around her. Nicholas also likes the seat and can still fit into it!

Baking a birthday cake for Mom was a perfect opportunity to learn how to lick the beaters, bowl, and spatula clean

The new Panera Bread Company mascot...

Nicholas loves his sister and likes being silly with her!


Big brother reading to little sister

Our cutie-pie

Nicholas Chattering

Claire at bath time

We visited my parents a few weeks ago. Here are some pictures from our weekend together.

Fun Game

Nicholas had a great time chasing mommy with the broom. His exact words were "I sweep you mommy!"

Playing Pool

This is how Nicholas plays pool!

Smiles

Getting Messy!

First Nicholas played in the pool, then in the big pile of dirt. Next he decided to mix the two and make mud! He was quite a sight by the time he was done!