oh what a life

i was so determined to get a picture of wes & i on our anniversary...but totally forgot! i just went through all of our pictures of the last 5 years (i am going to attempt to make a picture slide show of our marriage thus far; if i finish it within the next year, i will post it ;o) & have realized that wes & i seem to take less pictures together with each passing year. i guess when holli showed up we were just ready to get out. which we did, yea! since wes' shoes were leaking due to the broken soles, we went to the mall to find him some new shoes. UGH. not b/c we were shopping on our anniversary, which is a bummer, yes, but b/c it was saturday night & we were at the mall. stupid stupid stupid. but, he did find a pair FINALLY that he likes (this has been going on for a few weeks now...he's very picky, this father of my children). but then he wouldn't put them on, even though it was raining & his feet were soaking wet, b/c he wanted to put a shoe-saver-coating on it (i don't know exactly what it's called). he's a funny man, i tell ya.

we were going to revisit the franklin park conservatory--where we got hitched--but it closed at 5 pm. & we left our house at 3:45 & it's $7 to get in...so we decided we'd go when we could take addy & amelia & have a longer time to "spend" exploring. then we went to see "the secret life of bees"...holy crap folks, is that movie intense. i've read the book & really liked it, so i was a bit nervous that the movie wouldn't be as good as the book, as normally seems to happen, but this movie is BETTER than the book. i don't think there was a 5 minute stretch of it that didn't make me cry. but in a good way. it was worth the money. go! see it! we also went to barnum's tavern & had great food, but was very disappointed in their beer selection. why does a 'tavern' have more wine than beer? don't they know beer is better? i guess maybe we are beer snobs b/c wes can make his own, but still...the steak was fantastic, as was the chocolate cake. yum yum.

thank you holli & kristi for watching our kiddos! we appreciate it immensely!

onto the little ladies:
addy is non stop still. it's exhausting just watching her. today addy played in the snow for approximately 4 minutes before she realized that the snow was cold & that it sticks to her gloves & hat. she looks pretty ridiculous in the snow pants, hat, boots, gloves, & coat (sorry, no picture) but then she just longingly looked out the window the rest of the day, wishing she could be outside. i think she'll be like her father in that she could live outside if given the opportunity.

what else is adeline up to? hhmm...raiding the freezer, taking off her pants & diaper, shoving the pacifier in amelia's mouth, hiding, dancing, perfecting her jumping skillllzzz... she also stuck her hand in her poopy diaper for the first time & then started to freak out b/c she realized the brown chunky stuff was her poo, so then she started banging her hands on the futon arm & on her crayons & paper... (i quickly put amelia & the bottle down to wash off the kid before she decided to eat it...that would just be gross). she also has taken to sobbing dramatically when i go to pick her up from the gym day care. she's there 1 hour! you'd think she'd miss me at least a little bit,b ut no! the day care director--who always oogles over addy & even rembered our names after i didn't go for 4 months--suggested that i take her to the community center's toddler time on mondays to 'let her be the social butterfly that she is'... adeline just looked at me desperately , but i didn't have a millie bottle & she was due to eat, so we had to pass. which caused even more dramatic sobbing. but once i said 'at home, you can have a snack,' she was heading for the door. overall, she's just adorable & crazy.

millie is finally enjoying her swing & vibrating seats (although she doesn't like the vibration, she just likes to sit in it, on the table & stares at the chandelier with a big, goofy grin). she's getting a bit better at sitting up...meaning she doesn't flop over immediately. & she's also starting to scrunch her away around her crib. we find her most nights jammed up against the side of the crib...little squirmer! again, we just find her to be simply adorable. her personality is coming through a bit more & it seems (cross your fingers) that maybe she has a more laid-back approach to life. PHEW. two kids with adeline's personality could get dangerous in about 10 years...oh, can't wait for those teenage years.

millie sitting up! (she's leaned up against a cushion)

& here's the snow from yesterday. it didn't stick until the evening, but it snowed for 3 hours straight! huge flakes; it was peaceful...except for the stove sitting on the curb. it was something of a 'purge large household items' in our neighborhood yesterday...2 neighbors had stoves on the curb & another had a bathroom sink & cabinet. so this is a shot of our neighbor, jerry...he's a retired history teacher who loves to use his leaf blower...drives me CRAZY! get out the rake! he will seriously use the leaf blower for hours....anyway. i'll stop, he's really a nice guy other than polluting our lovely little neighborhood with his loud blower... ;o)

& then i'll leave you with a shot of adeline.