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The kids took our pediatrician’s office by storm this morning.  Between their antics and me whipping out my big camera at the start of the visit, I’m fairly certain we actually kind of frightened the nice nurse who took care of us; poor guy probably had no idea what was in store for him when he came out to the waiting room and called, “Spaulding siblings.”

Good news is…we left the doctor’s office with new books and stickers in hand!  Better news is…we managed to get by with just one shot today (and B took it like a champ!).  Best news of all is…those Spaulding siblings got through their checkups with flying colors!  And our nurse is probably excited that he won’t be seeing these two crazy kiddos and their crazy camera-toting mama for another year!

Skip right past this post if you have even the slightest bit of baby fever.  Because this little guy will push that fever off the charts.  Okay, so I may be biased.  This is my brother and sister-in-law’s littlest one, my littlest nephew.  But, seriously!  Aunt or no aunt…I just can’t get over how stinkin’ adorable he is!!!

I know I’ve got picture overload here and they’re all of the same ‘scene,’ but I took these on the spur of the moment when my sister-in-law stopped by with him and my niece for a little while yesterday and just can’t help but share them all here.  S looked so cute in his little stripes – and he coordinated so perfectly with B’s quilt – that I just had to spend a few minutes grabbing some pics while they were here.

Sitting is a pretty new trick in his book.  He’s so proud.

One of my very favorite things about babyhood is when they discover their pigs.  And when they just can’t get enough of those pigs.  Such a precious stage!  It’s too bad feet become anything but precious as we get older!

Love you, little buddy!  Please tell your mommy thank you for letting me show off your adorableness!

I took this in January and just came across it again tonight while I was editing some older images.  I love it when I come across an image awhile after taking it that makes my heart happy like this one does.  I especially love being reminded of B’s sweet, quiet side on a day when he was anything but sweet or quiet.

I love it in color.

 

But I also love it in black and white.

So I’m sharing both.

 

Poor little C came down with a fever last week and was sick over the weekend as well.  Her fever broke Saturday, and she felt well enough to go to school on Monday, so off she went.  And home she came at the end of the day…with a slightly elevated temp.  She didn’t feel bad at all on Tuesday – Valentine’s Day – and her temp was gone, but she still had to stay home from school since you have to be fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours before returning.  Perhaps the worst thing about missing school on Valentine’s Day is missing the class party.  So we had a party of our own.  A cookie-making party for two.

The party got off to a bit of a rough start.  C got tired of waiting for me to get everything out that we needed…all four items.

Fortunately, it picked up pretty quickly!

And it ended on a positive note as well!  Nothing cures the ‘missing your class party blues’ like a warm chocolate chip cookie and a glass of milk for dunking!

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day full of happiness and love!

When you’re a kid, the excitement surrounding Valentine’s Day must just be huge.  I mean, seriously…you get to decorate a box (also known as, ‘make a big mess with paint and stickers and other crafty paraphernalia’) and then bring said box to school to have your friends fill it with “mail” and other goodies!  How fun is that?!?!  We decided this weekend was the perfect time for mess making, er, box decorating, so we started off with a trip to Michaels to choose our supplies.

We got a little sidetracked at Michaels, and B found some other goodies he thought he couldn’t live without.  He was wrong.  Those duckies are still quacking happily in their bin at the store. And the decorating begins… About five minutes in, and B’s already taking a break. My little craft lover is still hard at work, though! Back for round two… There’s that tongue…a sure sign of concentration!