Diego or Violet

Those are both the current name suggestions from Layla.

Diego from "Go Diego Go"

And Violet from her little sister's puppy, Violet.

I actually like Violet,

too bad Tanner hates it.

Here's our cute little guy/girl at 14 weeks:

Here, you're looking straight at the baby's face and belly, and it's even waving a little!

This picture is a view of the top of the head and his hands.

Baby kept clasping and unclasping it's hands.

It was too cute.

Profile view.

Can't tell in this picture, but the tech made a comment about this baby having big lips.

Doesn't surprise me one bit.

Love this baby.

Amazes me every time,

how strong of a connection you feel at such an early stage.

Can't wait to meet this sweet baby!

Oh and yes, it was too early to confidently predict the gender.

I still think boy, and thought I saw a "bit more" down there, but who knows.

We'll be thrilled either way!

Our Valentine's Day

Our Valentine's Days aren't anything TOO spectacular...

and that's okay.

We aren't really over-the-top kind of people,

although my present this year was

THE BEST!

Tanner got some chocolates that he thought sounded good.

They were good, but not GREAT.

I got him some Cadbury Eggs because he loves them,

oh and maybe because the store I went to ON Valentine's Day

didn't have anymore Valentine's candy.

Tanner got himself some new, badly needed tires.

and it came with free beef.

Score!

And I (we) also got THIS!

a new treadmill!

Yes, I am aware that it's on the top 5 WORST gifts to give to your wife on Valentine's Day, but

I REALLY wanted it.

I'm so happy.

We also got a few little Valentine treats for the girls, nothing extraordinary.

Little tin lunch pails with treats inside and stuffed puppies.

They like em.

And we made a few plates of Valentine cupcakes to deliver to some neighbors.

They were good...

dangerously good.

So there you have it.

Valentine's Day.

It was great.

She makes me happy.

bedtime story?

After putting the Gwenster to bed, I came down and found this...

Seemingly normal.

Daddy reading Layla a bedtime story.

Although, wait, is that my Anthropologie catalog?

And is Tanner making up a completely random, yet hilarious story line to it?

yep.

I loved it.

and so did Layla.

I think parts of the story went something like this...

"Then the princess found an indian satchel where a little baby popped out and danced around in a Grandma's shawl. And magical elephant figurines came to life and started a stampede."

Or something like that.

the "hookers"

(NO, I'm not referring to my girls at all... or even people for that matter)

Even though the temps outside have been freezing.

Or below.

We've been treated to a bit of sunshine and

oh what a treat it is to open your window and have light spill through!

Don't these balloons look lovely?

Here's Layla and her "hookers".

I came downstairs to find her swinging them around and asked,

"What are you doing?"

she responded,

"Don't worry, I'm playing nice with my hookers."

oh good.

These illuminated balloons caught their attention quickly.

Let the games begin!

Look at those balloon hoping skills.

Gwen sure is impressed.

Jumping "like a birdie"

Gwen's new trick of climbing on top of the table.

brave girl.

Took a break.

and stole sister's juice.

Love my circus.

chilly and silly

We've been bored lately.

REAL bored.

So bored, that lens caps become entertaining.

Seems like just yesterday Layla was wearing this shirt.

I really love it.

At times, Layla puts up with a lot...

At times she just punches Gwen in the face.

This happened to be a nice moment with no punching.

We need springtime.

or a vacation.

Soon.

Thanks.

Too cute NOT to post.

Oh, you know, she's just watching cartoons on her ipod.

Actually mine.

I didn't think she'd like the headphones, but she did.

Too cute.