iPhone Dump {February}

My phone dump from February 2015:

Date night; Kolter climbing on the couch; painting away on a snowy day #littleartist; banana smile; banana frown; Sawyer and Nora at Kindergarten round-up; my sweet (and sassy) girl looks so little (and innocent) when she is napping #toobigtoofast #loveher; Kolter being silly on mommy's bed

Dr. Mommy to the rescue #officialtoydoctor #goodasnew; Kolter loves Buzz too; Kolter playing on Mommy's bed; Kolter on his tiptoes to see out the window; Kolter cutie; loving on my girl

my loves on love day

And the Valentine's festivities continue…our annual family fondue #yummy #tradition #nothingbeatschocolatecoveredstrawberries

Sawyer likes broccoli; Sawyer taking Kolter down the slide; Kolter loves it; Kolter snuggles; Kolter proud of his big boy skills, climbing up the slide; "Mom, I want to go to the beach!" #metoo #sooverwinter #youaremysunshine; Nora snuggles; oh, Mom; Kolter eating

Hey coach! Put me in! #littleplayer #babyballer #babywaterboy #minimvp 

 The boys all bundled up; Kolter and his cheeks in a stocking cap; Nora at a ball game; full of dots for AWANA night; dress up with friends; setting up a tea party #ifonlytheycouldcookdinner; Kolter's smile fills the room; look at those neck rolls; Sawyer and Mommy being silly

Kids Krafts

We've had lots of births and birthdays for little ones lately and I love to create something for the little people I love.

Pattern/Tutorial for the Izzy Top from Climbing the Willow

I made this sweet dress for my niece Cadence's 1st birthday. This top was pretty simple, but the end result is quite professional. I've already got fabric to make one for Nora.

Sensory Buckle Toy

I've made several of these, but this particular one was for Kolter's 1st birthday. It was our gift to him.

Monogram bib

I made this monogram bib for my newest nephew, Samuel. He is a 3rd child and the 3rd boy in the family/ I always like to do a personalized gift since the 2nd, 3rd, etc… often don't have personalized items.

13 months

My baby boy, Kolter, turned 1 a month ago and somehow, seemingly overnight, he turned into a toddler!

He is still a little guy (though I have no official measurements)

His hair is filling in, but it's hard to tell because it's so blonde.

No change in teeth this month…he still has 7 (4 top and 3 bottom)

He sleeps often: morning nap 1 hour, afternoon nap 3 hours, and nighttime 11 hours (8 pm - 7 am)

He wears size:

• 12 month clothing
• 3 diaper
• 4 shoe

Kolter loves:

• laughing
• smiling for everyone
• swinging
• playing with Sawyer (tag, wrestling, keep away)
• throwing anything and everything
• balls of all shapes and sizes
• carrying around large objects (arrows, big sticks, full size basketballs, wrapping paper tubes, etc)

Some of the new skills he developed include:

• going down the stairs
• following simple commands (i.e. give…to Sawyer, go get your pacifier, etc.)
• walking in the grass
• kicking a soccer ball
• saying Mama
• climbing objects
• going down the slide

Keep on Swimming...

Throughout the month of April Sawyer and Nora have been attending swimming lessons twice a week. 

Before the first lesson Sawyer was excited, but Nora was a little nervous (this was her very 1st swim lesson). Nora would look at the water and then say "I'm not so sure about this." The picture below is Sawyer giving her a pep talk.

However, once they were introduced to their instructors and got in the pool the tables turned.

Nora listens well and does everything her teachers ask. She adores her teachers and is constantly giving them hugs. She blows bubbles, kicks her feet, puts her head under and tentatively jumps in. She is a model student and she loves it.

Sawyer has had lots of trouble with swim lessons in the past he used to run away from the instructors and the life guards. Usually he runs because he is too cold, but this year he told me he would not run and he would listen. Thankfully he never ran this session, but getting overly chilled was a factor at first. He doesn't like to get in because he knows the shivering will begin. This year he has moved to the  next level, but there were so many kids in his class he and 2 other boys were selected to start their own class. This was a big blessing because he wasn't quite ready for the next class and now he gets more one-on-one attention and more reps so he grew by leaps and bounds. He is also able to stay in the water (instead of sitting on the side freezing) more, which helps his body temperature. He can now swim with the noodle independently, jump off the side and the big hurdle…put his head under water. One lesson he put his head under water 10 times! This is huge for him!

all wrapped up after his lesson, trying to stay warm