20 Weeks

I'm a little behind in finishing this post, so I'll keep it brief and get to the pictures. As for news, Lexi slept on her tummy for the first time during her last nap of the day on 2/19, we finally got some snow to get out and play in and Sydney went to another birthday party.

Sydney eating raw onions

My little bumble bee

This is how Lexi sleeps, with her hands behind her head

Sydney at Target for the reading of Dr Seuss's the Lorax, clearly she was not entertained by the Target employee that either didn't like kids or couldn't read.

Lexi looking so sweet with a little flower on her butt

Bubbles!

Trying to get all the kids in a picture

CAKE!

Reading to her baby sister

Lexi and Daddy

Snow angels

Sledding

1st attempt at chop sticks ;)

19 Weeks

This week we celebrated valentines and did lots of gymnastics. Mom hasn't been taking too many pictures lately so she will have to work on that, but here is what we have from the past week:

Sydney in the big foam pit at gymnastics

Heart shaped grilled cheese for Valentines Day

Mommies Valentines

Love that smile!

Daddy's Valentines dinner he made for Mommy... Wagu beef, lobster tail, asparagus and an amazing bottle of wine

Love!!

18 Weeks

Deep breath and dive right back in... Well, the wedding and car shopping are over, but things don't seem to be slowing down. Amy has picked up another contracting position in addition to her current roll and things with Josh never slow down :) Josh had a big presentation to a local non-profit group who are interested in helping him grow Toovio and Kevin and Joeie came to town for his birthday. On Sunday we spent some time recovering from the previous nights activities and then Josh took Sydney to swimming while Amy took Lexi shopping. After that we all headed to the Koehnen's to watch the Super Bowl. The rest of the week and weekend consisted of a lot of celebrating... Sydney helped her friend Hunter celebrate his birthday on Friday, Josh, Amy, Roshan, Kevin and Joeie celebrated Josh's birthday a day early with dinner downtown and the boys going out for drinks after and then on Saturday we had Wyatt and Sammy's birthday parities. Sydney now thinks every meal should include cake of some sort and Happy Birthday is her favorite song :)

Everyone having lunch at Hunter's B-day party

The Birthday Boy - Hunter

Mmmmmmm!!!

Alexis and Mommy

More cupcakes at Sammy's B-day party

17 Weeks

This past week was a blur, but ended in one of the most fun nights we have had in a long time. After Amy finally picked out a new car (GMC Acadia) and had Lexi's 4 mo pics and Sydney's 2 year pics, we celebrated the marriage of Jacey and Ryan Cassem. Friday during the day Amy and all Jacey's friends went and got mani's and pedi's and that evening was the rehearsal and dinner at the Calhoun Beach Club & Urban Eatery. Saturday was the wedding, it started out with the girls getting their hair done and then heading to International Market Square to get ready and take pictures. Josh, Grandma Ruth and Sydney came for the ceremony and dinner and then after some dancing Grandma took Syd home. Lexi stayed with Auntie Kimmy during the evening and then she took her back home for bed. We had such a fun night of dancing and hanging out with all our friends. After the reception we headed to Prohibition at the W and then back to our hotel for some much needed sleep! It was so much fun and we are so happy for Jacey and Ryan!

Picture time

Alexis and Great Aunt Linda

The Bride at the Rehearsal Dinner

UMD Girls

Look at those dimples :)

Just the girls

Amy, Holly, Lisa & Cat

Mom, Sydney & Daddy

All dressed up with someplace to go

Brandon, Erin, Amy & Josh

UMD Girls at Prohibition

I love my Sophie!

Alexis 4 Month Pictures

We had Alexis's pictures taken with Angela Kalthoff on her 4 month birthday. She was so cooperative, but Mom got a workout trying to get both kids to smile, pose, behave, eat, etc.

Sydney's 2 Year Pictures

We had Sydney's 2 year pictures taken with Angela Kalthoff the week after her birthday. She had so much fun in Angela's new studio... Here are a few of the pics:

Alexis - 4 Months Old!

Here are the stats from her 4 month checkup:
Height: 26" (95% percentile)
Weight: 14 lbs (57% percentile)
Head Circumference: 16" (39% percentile)