Kate + markers

We left Kate, Ben and Elise alone to play together in the playroom. Kate found some markers and not only marked all over everything, but all over herself as well. The most damage was done to her arm, but her face also got some action. She thought it was quite funny.

Our Little Valentines

Valentine's Day was fun this year because Ben got very excited about preparing cards for his friends at school. He had a great time distributing them in class and getting cards and treats in return. He also mailed some princess Valentine cards to some special ladies in Zionsville, Indiana.

Getting his Valentine cards ready. He put heart stickers on all of the envelopes.

Kate modeling her new 'do.

Enjoying their Valentine's cookies with Daddy.

Ben's 4th Birthday

Our Ben turned 4 on February 1st. In honor of the big day we had 18(!) of his closest friends to Monkey Joe's for a party. It was total chaos, but all of the 4-year olds seemed to have a nice time. It was fun to see all of them interact with one another - they are so big say the funniest things to each other. We were happy to create a mess somewhere other than our house! Anne, Adam, Babbie and Poppie came for the festivities.

The newly engaged couple came for the birthday festivities. Kate got to try on Anne's ring.

Playing with Ben's birthday balloons from Grammy.

The jungle cake that weighed around 20 pounds!

Monkey Joe's

Ben & Elise

Getting ready to blow out the candles. The nice lady at MJ's painted Ben's face...to look like a dog???

Chaos!

Winter Fun

January is usually a pretty long month but thankfully we had some fun things happen to keep us busy. Jackson and Amy came for a visit from Atlanta one weekend. Jackson came to play with Ben and Amy came to watch the Golden Globes with me!

We also had a big snow/ice storm that kept us trapped indoors (and Daddy stranded in NYC) for almost five days. Not very typical for Charlotte! Here are some pictures from January. Next up...Ben's birthday party pics.

Story time with Daddy/Jeff

Snow day! We don't have a lot of snow gear so we had to make due.

And finally...Kate got a baby doll crib for Christmas and sometimes likes to get in herself.

Holidays 2010

We were in Ft. Thomas for Christmas. There was lots of snow on the ground, which excited Ben and Kate. Unfortunately we don't have a great snow wardrobe so we had to make due!

Kate's snow wardrob - hat & coat on top of pajamas with Ben's Thomas rain boots!

Christmas Eve - waiting to open presents

Testing her new sparkly shoes from Aunt Anne & Adam.

Christmas Day in Springfield, Ohio

Checking out her new baby doll.

Cincinnati Zoo Festival of Lights