Cake Smash

Keeping with tradition, on Greyson's actual birthday, we picked up this awesome cake from Tops Supermarket who happens to provide all babies with a free cake on their first birthday.  Greyson opened some gifts from his grandparents,we sang to him, and he blew out the candles with a little help.  We then proceeded to let him dig in.  At first he hated the frosting between his fingers, and didn't quite understand why we were urging him to make a mess.  Avery didn't understand why we were just sitting there while he was ruining a perfectly good cake without giving her a piece first. 

Soon enough Greyson got into it and Avery got her cake...hence the square chunk missing from the front.

Valentine's Day

 Valentine's Day was super fun!! Ez came home early from school and took us out to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory (my FAVE!!).  Avery had tons of fun with her preschool class this year.  She stayed up late the night before working hard on these valentines we bought for her class.  It took her almost 2 hours off and on to print her name on 12 valentines, but she did it!! She still need a little help with lower case e's but she's doing great!

Ez and Ave also brought me home a Valentines gift from their last minute shopping trip to target. Avery was so excited for me to open it.  She got me a necklace and earring set...and she quickly informed me that the glass slipper diamond necklace was for her, and I could have the earrings if I wanted.  Awesome!!

Rachel and Ryan

Our friends Rachel and Ryan are hoping to adopt a child! They are two of the most remarkable people I have ever met and will make amazing parents to one lucky little kid. Please click on their link on the right to learn more about them and help spread the word to anyone who can help!

Greyson 11 Months

Grey's Sloth Smile

Ballet School Drop-Out

 Avery had been attending ballet at Miss Britta's ballet school, for several months and seemed to be loving it before we left for Christmas break.  When returned from Seattle and back to our old schedule, she started complaining about going...I had to start bribing her with Paula's doughnut, etc.  She said she really just wanted to do her own ballerina dance, and not really the choreographed one Britta was trying to teach them.  After a month of Friday morning fights to get her out the door, we decided maybe she was a little over scheduled with preschool every other day of the week...so we let her quit!  I know we are awesome parents, right?!?

I stole this pic of her with her class from Britta, her teacher.  I wish I had more...

Buffalo Icicles

Enormous Icicles & Snow mounds taller than the kids are definitely not one of the things we will miss most about living in Buffalo, NY.

OH, We're Off to See the Wizard

Pumpkin Night

Trick-or-Treatn' with the BFFs

 We went Trick-or-Treating at the mall again this year with the Whiteakers and the Trockels.  The kids get to run from store to store gathering tons of goodies without having to be all bundled up.  Here's group pic number one...and I decided to include one more once the BOOgers had been successfully removed. :)

 Greyson didn't quite have the courage for the Trickin' and a Treatin' this year.

 Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, and Elmo.  Rozannah was amazing yet again this year, with handmade costumes for Enzo and Solomon.  It might be a good thing we are moving so my kids don't find out how I have no sewing skills and they will most likely never be sporting costumes as cool as the Trockel boys.

The Subway sandwich even got in on the Halloween action.  Avery loved it.

A SpOOktakular Preschool Parade

This week was filled with fun activities for the kids...including a Halloween Party at Avery's Preschool.  The parents were invited to stay for the beginning of class to see their annual Halloween parade.  She loved seeing all her friends dressed up.  My personal fave, besides Dorothy of course, had to be the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

 Avery's Class...notice the young man on the bottom right dressed up as Minnie Mouse?!? Interesting...

                                                                            RIP MJ!