Runnin' with kids

The other day Jairo and I had an afternoon together and decided to take a run. Although it had been snowing that morning, the streets were decent for a run, but the temperature was still quite cold. We figured the kids would do fine all bundled. So, here they are dressed all cozy for the ride. We just started taking them out together in the double stroller and Ethan thinks it’s such a fun thing to do with his sister. The stroller also has a clear plastic cover, which we pulled over them to keep the wind out during the run. As you can see, they must have had a comfy ride because about halfway through the run they were both zonked. It was too cute!

I'm not quite sure how Ethan was breathing with his face smashed against his coat. To our defense, we did try to tilt his head back during the run but it just kept flopping forward. It's a wonder how kids sleep in such seemingly uncomfortable positions!?

Ava's play date

Ava had one of her first play dates with little Kate. Ethan had a few friends over to play and make pizzas and little Kate came along since her big brother Jack is one of Ethan's buddies. Kate is about 3 months younger than Ava. Of course Ava has been around other kids and babies, but I think this was one of the first times we laid her down with another baby and she actually took interest and wanted to interact.

I think Kate's done with Ava!

A Smile for Valentine's

I attempted to get the kids to take some Valentine's photos, but neither were in the mood at the same time ... shocking! When Ethan was being cooperative and smiley, Ava was fussy. When Ava was all smiles Ethan wanted nothing to do with pictures. I need the program where you can swap faces to create a photo where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling together.

We didn't do anything too exciting for Valentine's Day as everyone was just getting over colds/flu. It seems this winter we just keep getting one bug after another. Ugggghh! Ethan did help with making chocolate suckers for his preschool class, which he thought was quite fun. Surprisingly they weren't any more difficult or time consuming than cookies and was something a little different.