Life is certainly more crazy lately. Faith is crawling all over now!!! It is exciting, but it is also much more difficult to get anything done during the day when she is awake. She is starting to get into everything. And of course, everything she finds has to go into her mouth. Yesterday she discovered the plants in the living room. I don't think they'll last much longer where they are, but I'm not sure where to move them.

Grace wanted to hold Faith. This has become more of a challenge lately since Faith doesn't hold still too long. We did get one decent picture quickly.

We had Megan and Samuel over for the afternoon last weekend. We made some heart shaped cookies for Valentines. Gracie was soooo excited to see her cousins. She slipped on the steps because she was trying to run downstairs to meet them at the door.

Story time before bed.

Gracie and Faith playing in the kitchen while I was cleaning.

Gracie went through the cupboard and rearranged everything. Faith was her sidekick.

We had lunch with Nick's Aunt Elizabeth the other week. She is such a great hostess. Gracie loves to spend time with her. She especially liked this bunny that was taller then her.

Faith exploring at Aunt E's house.

Gracie, Faith and Aunt Elizabeth

Recent pictures

Faith with her hair up.

Grace and Faith in the tent I made them.

Gracie looking so grown up.

I think they were trying to plan an escape.

Faith

Nick and I outside the Habberstad House in Lanesboro.

Faith and Grace crawling. Gracie thinks it's great to try doing whatever Faith is doing (crawling, sucking her fingers, etc.)

Weekend Away

Nick and I enjoyed a weekend away. We went to Lanesboro Saturday and came back Sunday (in time to watch the Super Bowl). It was a short weekend, but very enjoyable. Saturday we stopped at one of our favorite places to eat in Rochester, Newt's, for lunch. We did some shopping at the mall there and then drove on to Lanesboro. We did a four mile candlelight ski that evening. It was so beautiful. They had candles on the trail for two miles and then a bonfire at the end of the trail. Then you turned about around and went back. I was nervous going into it since I'm not a great skier, but there were people of all different skill levels participating. We had supper that night in Whalen at their soup and sandwich dinner. We stayed that night at the Habberstad House and had a great breakfast in the morning. We had taken the truck and it was a good thing since we hit a few bad spots on the way home.

As for the girls: They stayed over at my parents house. Grace did really well I guess. Faith on the other hand didn't nap well. She didn't like sleeping in the pack n play in their spare room so ended getting to nap on Nana's nap:) She is such a light sleeper and isn't used to sleeping other places. It might be a challenge leaving her overnight until she is a bit older. At least Nana and Papa survived and they even said they'd have them over again;)

Pictures!

I finally got around to posting some pictures. I realized though that I need to take more pictures because I didn't have many new ones.

Sorry I didn't get this one rotated. Grace was playing with play-doh the other day. She started making people out of it. I think this was her first creation, uncle Sam. She eventually went on to make almost everyone in the family.

Now that Faith is sitting up pretty good on her own so has graduated to the duck tub. She really enjoys bath time, especially when she gets to take one with Grace. Of course everything is more fun for her if Gracie is involved.

Close up of one of her play-doh creations (not sure who this was).

Faith is pretty good at moving backward, but is still working on going forward. The other day we had her by our closet on the floor when we were getting ready for church. She worked her way to the back of the closet and almost disappeared under Nick's shirts. Of course Gracie had to get in on the picture too. Lately Grace thinks it's fun to imitate Faith.

Faith hiding out in the closet.