I thought I would add a quick note to let you know about the new and cute things the kids are doing these days.
Isaac is getting to be a "big boy" in his own words. He is quickly learning his colors and regularly tells me when I may "stop" and "go" while driving. He watches everything Brett and I do and often is found repeating said phrases and actions. Today when I put his shoe on he said "good job mommy". Yesterday he got into a storage cabinet where I keep his craft supplies and other items. He found his bubbles and preceded to try and drink some. When I walked into the kitchen and saw the open bottle I asked him if he drank the bubbles. He turned and started to say Yes when a gigantic bubble came out of his mouth, giving away his secret. It was soooo funny. Everytime he tried to talk bubbles would come out. So being a good mom I grabbed the video camera before washing out his mouth and got a cute shot of him blowing his bubbles. Makes me laugh even thinking about it a day later. What a boy.
Amelia is regularly standing up in the center of the room by herself. She has great control but still won't try and walk on her own. She occasionally has been coaxed into taking one step but she prefers to crawl. I can't blame her because she is pretty darn speedy.
Amelia also tries to say new words. "All done" is one of her favorites. She says mommy, daddy, thank you and nose (and on occasion sticks her finger in it). She also just started folding her arms for prayers which is very cute. She has a very loud (reminds me of a younger daniel) voice that is kind of deep and bellowy (i guess it's the layton in her). She can be very dramatic and is often seen throwing her head on the floor and kicking her feet when upset. I hope this will pass since I ignore it when it happens. She is a very funny girl.
I hope somehow everyone can get together this summer. I really miss seeing my cute nephews (and of course Lizzy too). Brett and I are willing to travel so let us know your plans. Love ya all. Cora

I made Isaac a craft kit for Christmas and he is becoming quite the artist. Sometimes he gets alittle curious and had to taste the medium he is currently working with, as in the above photos. He is learning how to paint, use scissors and glue on googly eyes. He is a pretty talented boy.

Amelia turns 1!
I can hardly believe Amelia is already one year old. Seems like she was just born. We had cake and ice cream with the Layton family at grandma and grandpas house. The cake was covered with flowers because I was trying to hide the large chunk that Isaac had taken out earlier in the day. Amelia loved eating cake and ice cream. I think she had three pieces, we let her because hey, your only one once. Isaac ran around yelling "happy day mi mi". He waited all week anticipating "happy cake" (as all deserts are called) and blowing out the candles. He loves it.
We went to the zoo as a family to celebrate. It was a great day.

flour girl

Oh, the joys of having toddlers. I went downstairs for about five minutes the other day and left Isaac and Amelia watching a video. When I came upstairs this is what I found. The pictures really do not do this justice. Amelia had so much flour on her that I had to wash her hair twice and then comb through it because there were dough clumps. Her eyelashes, brows and ears were covered. I can only imagine that this happened because Isaac was throwing flour at her (I've seen him do it before). He seems to think it is a very fun game. Look what you all have to look forward to.

After much harrasment from mom and dad we finally created a blog. I'm excited to start sharing events from our childrens lives. This will give me a chance to keep up with the growth of my kids. Poor Amelia has far fewer photos of herself than Isaac (everyone said that would happen and I didn't believe it) and she seems to be jumping from one mile-stone to the next with little or no recogniztion. I know I'm a neglectful mother. I'm working on it though.