Yogurt makes great hair gel!

 As I was putting Todd down for a nap, I noticed there was still some yogurt in his hair from the lunch we just ate. I tried to wipe it out with my hand and, tah dah!, a cute little hairdo.

 Recently we've been giving Todd a board book to read before he goes to sleep. Sometimes I'll read it to him first and then hand it to him.

 This boy has been obsessed with our broom closet. Probably because he's figured out how to open and close doors now. Thankfully I know that I rinse the mop out really well, otherwise I wouldn't let him play with it. I bought the little dust pan for him. He and Claire have no problem dusting or sweeping and get way excited when I mop!

 An excuse to use her rain boots and umbrella

 Claire in her ballet class!

 More yogurt, please!

 We go through many bibs, clothes and wipes. But he loves feeding himself. I just have to remind myself that it's nice that I don't have to feed him baby food, one little spoonful at a time!

While I'm in the kitchen, Todd will often use this basket as a little chair, which is just the right size for him! He ran off before I could snap a picture of him sitting on it.

New recipes, warm weather, and more Frozen Fever

 I got ambitious one morning and made pumpkin maple scones-so good! The "glaze" is plain yogurt and maple syrup that I squirted out of a baggie.

 Look at those curls!

 Sticking his legs out of the crib. I think this might have been his second time doing this.

 Smoothies in teacups. I'm telling you, you've got to try it.

 Hehehe, I'm sneaking spinach into your diet!

 Took a walk to the nearest park with friends because it was such good weather. We brought our chalk for the sidewalk, but the kids found this cement picnic table and thought it was so cool coloring on it.

 Yes, Claire's shirt was half pink when we got home. It reminded me of that Cat in the Hat book with the pink stain that never goes away.

 Todd and Claire before my piano student comes.

 I am so proud of Claire for working  around the house and babysitting Todd during piano lessons to earn her own money. She worked diligently to buy her own Frozen Fever board book, figurines and poster. I'm looking forward to teaching her more about money management now that this adventure is over!

Love, love, love, love

 So excited to have a new kitchen appliance! Sign of a true homemaker, right? I've already made smoothies, a dessert and almond butter.

 Claire and I are starting a new trend of drinking smoothies out of teacups with straws.

 I love it when he gets so tired that he just falls asleep on the floor. So cute!

 Todd has an obsession with closing doors right now.

 Claire likes volunteering to wash dishes-yes!

 Brownie bites-yum!

 Skyler made spicy pork buns on Valentine's Day. They turned out delicious!

 We got this from a Valentine's party and Claire is demonstrating below how to eat it in the most crumbly way possible with the heart toothpick.

 We signed up for a free month of this educational website called newegg. Claire loves being on the computer doing her special games, and she practices letters and numbers too!

 This was given to us by friends who will be moving soon and we thought it would be perfect to break out on Valentine's Day!

 I showed Claire how to draw a minion holding a heart shaped balloon. She added the tongue sticking out herself.

 Can you tell what Disney Princess this is? I love that she's head to toe pink and sparklified!

 Claire's art gallery wall. Minions, princesses, googly eyes, glitter glue, paint and sparkles!

Claire made a train for her and her baby doll.