the car movie

I'm sure you're all wondering what we've been up to.... well, not much, actually. We've had colds this past week, and have not ventured out for story time at the library or play group or anything else I had planned. We have hung out with friends around the neighborhood, and now that we're feeling better I hope to finally go to story time if the nap schedules will line up! We did go to a couple of new (well, new to us) parks, which both kids enjoyed, and we've been cleaning out excess stuff in our apartment so our kids have more space to play. We got this cute movie of Adam and Nicole playing on a ride-on toy (just ignore the lunatic laughing in the background-- I happen to find my kids hilarious).



And these pictures.


Adam got his new mixer (we love that it has a hand crank-- finally, a kid-powered toy!) and sleeps with it.


Nicole is getting more teeth, and she's started bringing books to me to read at bedtime.

Adam has an ongoing joke where he will bring you a bunch of an item, like diapers, and say, "Twooooooo diapers." Or, "Twoooooo books" after bringing over an armful. Then he giggles and waits to be tickled. Nicole has also started trying to take a step, but she has no confidence in her feet and always falls. I think she'll be walking soon, though-- I hope so for the sake of her poor bruised head!
Still, even though there are not many exciting or unusual things to blog about, home life is always fun. I love the silliness of toddlers and the adorable exploring nature of babies! I love when Steve gets home and our kids rush to play with him and we share an I-missed-you kiss. I love relaxing at night, knowing our little angels are sleeping and we are all home and happy. These are the moments, more precious even than memories of super-fun or expensive things we've done-- the simple moments, at home. Those are where happiness begins.