Nothing Beats a Peaceful Morning

Staying Warm

Best buds.

Nothing like getting a paci shoved in your mouth.

Only PaPa Ross can take up an entire driveway with a sub compact.

Smoot.

Story time before bed.

Followed by some snuggles.

Rosie sneaks food at every possible opportunity. Peanuts...

Bagels...

and pretzels.

Luke getting good time with Nanny.

Walking with Grandma.

He loves the swing.

Immediately started posing when I took my phone out.

Not where I expected to find them when things got quiet.

Bed time for Rose.

Staying warm during the blizzard.

Learning from the master.

Not bad.

Still has some work to do.

Only a true Minnesotan goes to bed with her ice scraper.

Loving her new bed.

Keeping Us On Our Toes

In case there was any doubt about who is most likely to try to sneak out as a teenager...

Jason and Rosie enjoying being in the same room at night.

Bear crawls for no reason at all.

Mommy noticed Rosie was a little quiet in the other room. Here's what we found.

Helping me get over the Vikings loss...

Not sure if I should be happy or scared for Luke.

Showing that egg who is boss.

Thinks I'm taking a picture. Loves tasting while he bakes.

A little "Red Light, Green Light" at the park.

A little role reversal here with Rosie being the first to comply.

Christmas

Rosie had a great time playing with Norah.

First Christmas morning at home for the kids.

Luke wasn't as excited as the other two.

Jason made sure Luke got a gift too.

Rosie loves her new puppy.

All this fun is tiring.

Hanging with PopPop.

Anya and Jonah are great big cousins.

His first classic Lego creation.

A little interior decorating thanks to Rosie.

One of Jason's new favorite games is being "baby Luke Jason".

Big baby doesn't look so big here.

Rosie and Jason like to play with baby Luke...sometimes a little too much.

Rosie getting caught sneaking crackers under the dining room table. She does this constantly.

Loving their new hats and gloves.

The princess does whatever she wants. As we call out her name for crawling on the table, she gives no thought to sliding back to her chair. Decides to pose instead.

Rosie helping Jason pose for the picture.

They really do love each other.

Out for lunch with Nanny.

Just a normal bathroom break.

We have recently put the kids in the same room to go to bed (driven by Rosie's recent tendency to fall asleep after 11 and Jason constantly being scared in the night). 

After quite a bit of playing, we finally found success. Rosie fell asleep about 2 hours earlier than usual. Time will tell if this is the worst idea ever.