Breakfast of Champions

We love our fruit and oatmeal in the Venable house. Since ECV has been awake since 4:30 this morning (you read that right-I'm guessing I've been bragging too much on how awesome she sleeps) I made her some banana-applesauce oatmeal at 8:30.
Yumo!

Fun fun fun-sun sun sun

Yah for 70s in February!

Embree Claire's 1st Snow

We woke up from our Sunday nap to SNOW! We have had a winter full of 60 degree days, one of which was yesterday, so this random blizzard like evening has us all stumped. We headed off to grandma and papas like normal, because Kevin said it wouldn't be much. We...he was wrong. :). We ended up leaving right after dinner and Grandma snapped this shot before we hopped in the car.

Fun and Daddy's Birthday

Embree Claire has the best big sister ever. I hope she realizes that one day.

The best.

Sidney Kate and GG went straight to decorating once we got home on Daddy's birthday. We had streamers and hats, cake and presents!

Watching Daddy open all his presents!

Like it? Me too...however it went back to the store. Not bitter at all. (chuckle)

Matching Gals

Adorable outfits courtesy of Gran Mary and Papa.
I must tell this story...I had asked SKV to grab her hair brush. She went to grab it and found someone using her bathroom. As ECV came crawling behind she yelled at her, "No! You can't go in there! Daddy's privacying!"
(This might get taken down once a certain Daddy reads it...we'll see)

So after the brush ws retrieved I was able to work through the rat's nest.

Simple adorable. Hat didn't last long though. Just to church-came off immediately once we were in the building. :)

Forced Excitement

Since Sidney Kate has grown out of her automatic smiles when I get the camera out...I force her to be happy.

hahaha...expressions!

9 Months!

She's been out as long as she was in!!

Getting long and fiesty!

Told ya!

Time for lots of girl shots...much harder to take these days. :)

Bows for a Princess

So many bows, so little time.

A bow for this...and a bow for that.

and a crown to top it all off!

Happy Folks

Embree Claire LOVES this bouncer. I am afraid that she's going to be over it soon though. With all this crawling she loves to roam. But she sure has had a good time with it and we're very thankful that Macey let us borrow it!

The dogs haven't loved dinner time this much in years! It's like they've been taken back to their childhood when food freely fell from the sky.

Embree Claire loves having them nose around her too-she thinks they are visiting.

Movie night! Aww

Lazy bones... :)

Shoe Overload!

This is

Sidney Kate's

hot mess of shoes.

Thank you Gran Mary! This is much better!

Randoms

I never need to get this far behind on blogging again-have mercy! On that note-I know it'll happen again!
I love hats and bows on babies-this one is no exception. She has some of the best hats for winter.

Morning bonding...before we all rush out the door.

Looks like a cheese to me!

I love it!

Time at the Grandparents

Sunday evenings revolve around play, eat and play. At some point ECV ends up in the floor tossing toys all around with Papa.

These three got into a "how high can we get" game...stressed me out! I was waiting for ECV to get knocked in the head. Sidney Kate go more and more excited with each blocked. She ended up needed a chair to pile them on...then they fell on Grandma!

A mini me...

see her snapping those fingers to get ECV's attention? Classic.

Just sweet!

Awww

Sweet little girls...

Cheese!