3 Years

Party Pics!

This week we celebrated Amelia turning 3.  On Saturday we had her birthday party for family and close friends.  The theme...Purple, Pink Princess Party.  She and I started the planning a couple weeks prior and it was all she could talk about.  It turned out to be a success. 

I have a feeling three is going to be a good year.  We love you sweet girl.  You have made everyday even more special to so many people.

Some of the princess who enjoyed the party: Campbell, Lyla and Allie.  Don't forget Prince Liam.

Thank you Pinteret for some party ideas.

Future Author

Amelia wrote the story below in preschool (her teacher as the scribe).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hansel and Gretel by Amelia Koning

She put him in a cage.  They put her in the cooking thing.

The End

Let the baby proofing begin!

Yesterday Liam turned 9 months.Writing this leaves me in shock. 9 months is a pregnancy time frame.  9 months is an academic school year.  9 months is longer then some celebrity marriages!   I have literally watch time fly as he turned from the infant I brought home in April to the little boy who always wears a smile on his face.

In his 9 months he has learned to crawl and climb onto EVERYTHING, even up stairs.  He puts EVERYTHING he comes across on his little adventures into his mouth.  He has started to walk around furniture and every once in a while, he will forget what he is doing and stand with no assistance. Liam LOVES his sister and thinks they are the same age.  He can wrestle with the best of them and has a bite to go with it.  He has discovered the joys of food, and this lazy mom feeds him most of the things we are eating.  Who needs baby food?  Not us.  He has started babbling Dada, Mama, Baba and will shake his head "no" if we ask for another word (Oh Lord, please don't let me have another highly strong willed child). Liam and Amelia have also started sharing a room.  It was an easier transition then I anticipated, and both have handled it well. He is the perfect 50% in head (18), weight (19) and height (28).

Best of all.....he is a total Mama's boy.

What do we do on snow days?

We make snow angels.  We sled.  We throw snowballs.

We go on walks.  We play with the dog.  We enjoy the beauty of it all.

But best of all...
We drink hot chocolate. We listen to Caspar Babypants Radio on Pandora. We PARTY HARD!

Parental Obligations

When you become a parent, you sign on the dotted line for many parental obligations: food, shelter, clothing. LOVE!  However, it goes beyond that in many different ways.  One of which is the sibling bath photo. 

This obligation comes in two parts:
1) Getting the picture of your children while they are taking a bath together.  My parents did this a number of times throughout the years with my sister, brother and myself. 
2) Bringing these pictures out at opportune moments for child's embarrassment and parent pleasure. Examples include to their Prom date, when they introduce you to "the one" or face cakes for celebrations!

I have started my collection.

Christmas

Christmas came and went as fast as it always does each year.  Our month was full of holiday traditions, parties and hitting the slopes.  Even with its speed, it was one of memories and fun. It was Liam's first and Amelia's first full of Christmas magic.  I am excited about the upcoming years and experiencing the season through my children's fresh eyes.

I have been spoiled....I got to go to Baker not once, but twice over my break.  Once with Amelia (we rode the lifts) and the second with Wade.  The new Raven's Lodge was awesome to eat lunch and have some between run beers.

Koning Christmas at Wade's Cousin Lynn's house.

Santa came!

Christmas with the cousins. 

After Christmas trip to the zoo. 

Elf (in the liquor) Shelf

Having a two year old in the home, Santa sent one of his magic elves down to help us with behavior through the holiday season.  

He sent us a dud. 

Caught red handed!

I should have known what we got ourselves into when the naming ceremony started.  We read the book he came with, looked at the pictures and talked about what the naught/nice lists looked like.  Amelia then stated the name of her new holiday friend.....Fart.  I quickly renamed him Zart.

Zart....he is a lazy one.

Some of Santa's magic elves bring gifts and cheer to their families.  This one forgot to move half the time (I think he is a drinker).

Some of Santa's magic elves play funny tricks with the kids.  This one is a peeper.  Wade caught him one time peeping on him above the toilet.

Tonight is our last night with Zart.  I hope he returns next year with a new lease on life (and a little rehab under his belt).