Daddy Love

Not easy to capture these moments but I try!

 They love their daddy!

And he loves them!

Wiggle Works

There is this great place in Bellevue for some indoor fun for kids called, Wiggle Works!

Max had a blast! Here are some pictures of the day.

This ball carousel was awesome. Maxwell grabbed on and hung on for the whole ride around, multiple times.

 He needed help straddling the ball. But once he was on it, it was great.

 Such determination.

Such a happy boy!

Almost all the way around.

This thing was crazy! A corkscrew that rotated around. I don't think he realized exactly what was in store for him.

This is him right before he fell off, laughing the whole time.

He had a blast and we will be going back for more.

Date Night

So it has been nearly 2 years since Terry and I have gone out on a kid free date. I made a New Years resolution to make sure that it became a regular thing again. The hardest part is finding someone to care for our most precious little ones. We have some friends that offered to watch the kids for us and we dropped them off for a pre-Valentines dinner date. When we left their place we both felt a little weird not having the kids with us, but we got over it quickly.

We went to Ruth's Chris for dinner, where I work and brought a bottle of wine with us that we have been sitting on for years. It was the topper of the evening. Here are a couple of pictures from the best night we have had in a long time.

The hostess set up our table with this design. I work with some great people!

Our waiter, who trained me, said I never stopped smiling!

We had a fantastic time! We only talked a little about the kids and caught up on all sorts of other things. I am so glad we went and I can't wait to do it again.

Isabel is 7 Months Old

It has been awhile since I have posted and we have been very busy here. Mostly just the day to day stuff of taking care of 2 babies and working, while trying to be a wife-type-person and housekeeper. Truth be told the housekeeping falls by the wayside, first thing and my priorities are Maxwell, Isabel and Terry in that order. Work is just a necessity. I have started taking mommy free days and it has helped me immensely. I didn't realize how hard it was going to be having 2 kids and trying to keep my sanity.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a mother! But being a working mother is very hard when you have no me time. Terry practically kicked me out the door for me first day off. I needed it.

But I made it and so has Isabel! She is 7 months old now and growing strong. She rolls over front to back and back to front now. Sitting up by herself, but still needing support. We started her on solid foods and boy has that been an adventure. She is becoming a beautiful and ridiculously happy little baby. She laughs and squeals in delight at her big brother and belly laughs for her daddy. Me, I am still just the milk bar and subject to the occasional goofy moment.

She is the opposite of her brother and, knock on wood, we might finally have gotten on to a nap schedule. Up until now they have been few and far between. Generally none existent. Sleeping through the night is still hit and miss. Hard to sleep train when both Maxwell and daddy need their sleep and we can't let her "cry it out." She is a delight though and did I mention happy?

"Let me tell you how this is going to go!"

 "Yup, I AM cuteness!"

Yes folks, that is the elusive smile.

Sitting pretty.

"This is my favorite thing. He jingles when I shake him and his antennae taste great!"

That's our girl!