One Week

This is the latest post from the March of Dimes facebook page....within one week we are back and now in the top! Way to go!

Weekend Pics

Thanks Aunt Kelly for sending me these pictures!!! Joe went up with the kids this weekend to visit and saw cousin Joe play at the UVA vs. Johns Hopkins game! What fun!

I promise Joe is not going gray....that is team spirit!!! John was feeling it!

Sunday Fun

Who doesn't love dress up?

Joe will ask you to not notice the shoes.

Where did these toddlers come from????????

Wild hair post nap.......

These are big kids! So sad!!!

An injury would only make the VCU game memorable...or was it our power going out with 30 seconds left........................

Fun Facts Part 6

Fun Facts About Virginia:
*She literally wants to have on shoes every minute of the day.
*She has become quite "particular"...that is the word we are going with.
*.When she does not get something that she wants...she looks me straight in the eyes and says "I want DADDY."
*She can count to ten but always forgets "one" because I say "Let's count....one..." So now she thinks it starts with two.
*She surprises us often with her rendition of "Happy Birthday"...so adorable.
*She can easily tell us when she has pee-pee or poopy. Score.
*Everything she eats is yummy or good and by everything, I mean everything.
*We could estimate that she spends 80% of her day on the floor from falling and the other 20% trying to get back up. Gymnastics is not in her future.
*Virginia recently showed her strong side at daycare and they claim she screams "bloody murder"...we have no doubt this is true.
*Her upper body is so long that I recently got her some new shirts and the 2T shirts were like belly shirts...but she can still rock an 18 month pant. Bring on the dresses for summer!


Fun Facts About John:
*He runs wild in our house.
*He loves to play hide and seek but often can't contain his laughing so he misses out on a lot of the game.
*John is rocking a 7wide in shoes. The camo shoes I got at the consignment store for the summer are a nice memory at what could have been.
*He is just huge. I can't even imagine how tall he is. We had to get some 3T bathing suits for the waist...not the legs.
*In the early morning if he is up...he occupies his time by running from one end of the crib to the other and face planting into the mattress.
*He has really started talking and can say some sentences now. The grunt is a fading memory. But he does claim everything as "Maamilk"...which we are translating as "My Milk" but we are not really sure.
*If sitting near Virginia, he will remove food from her plate to put on his.
*Now that warm weather has appeared, he only wants to be outside.
*The weather has improved his ball throwing skills I must say. We are going to focus on this and his pending athletic career since we did not win the lottery last night.
*He is fascinated by others going to the potty. If you visit us, beware.


*My dream was to use the pacifier for sleeping only post Spring Break. I laugh at this now.
*They enjoy giving each other hugs, kisses, belly laughs, and the pound.
*We are really working on trying to get them to take their clothes off. This is harder than I thought. But this morning when I went in, Virginia had unzipped her footed pajamas and was trying to get her feet out. Progress.
*When I promise a show to watch, John gets out the big chairs for both and puts them right in front of the tv. Virginia takes care of getting the water cups for everyone.
*They are very helpful to each other and always hand each other a pacifier or drink. Sweet babies!
*It surprises me that they still don't talk to each other yet.

March for Babies 2011

Here we are....at it again! I can't promise official team t-shirts again but I can promise a FUN time! We are walking on May 15....if you are local and want to join us....sign up or let me know!

http://www.marchforbabies.org/allisonkoontz

Go Spiders!!

We had a great time cheering on our University of Richmond Spiders in the March Madness craze!

Thank goodness for Connor (our part-time babysitter and neighbor!)!!!!

Is John hiding?

There he is! And in need of a haircut!

That silly leprechaun.....

Who doesn't love a balloon?

They heard a leprechaun may have visited their potty.........

What???????

Hmmm....what is going on here?

Is anyone else grossed out by the fact that Virginia has her hands on the toilet?

Could John get further into that toilet? Yuck!!!!

Treats were left for all! Yum!

You Gotta Love....

new technology!!!! This is what a day off from kids at school can get you...fun on the internet!

JMU Reunion

We had a mini JMU reunion this weekend when Sandy made it in town from Wisconsin!

Virginia was teasing Mary....

but she loved it!

Oops. Who gave that girl a brownie?

Hmmm.....there might be some more on my hands.

Yep. There is extra on my face. Delish.

Sweet boy!

A Full Weekend

Adam and Caroline came all of the way from NYC to play this weekend!! What a fun time we all had. Virginia loved sitting in between the boys here....and although it looks like a stogie in her mouth....it is really a pretzel.

John loved the girl side too!

So good....waiting to eat lunch!

We went to the UR basketball game and Virginia discovered Adam's beard. Yes...this is completely different from how discovering Santa's beard went.

We are fully aware that John is rocking the Bieber haircut right now.

Caroline came with clothes!! What fun! Virginia was so excited about her new hot pants...that she refused to take them off.

Maybe the pants and shorts combo was too much.

Virginia adored both Adam and Caroline...

so did John!!

The beard....again!