Happy Birthday, Jonas!

We had so much fun celebrating Jonas's birthday on Sunday. He got lots of Cars stuff!!!

Which Bethany was very impressed with...

and more than a little jealous of when she was told they weren't hers.

Happy birthday, Jonas. We love you tons!!!!

Hat Day

When I try to make her wear one, I'm mean. When she does it on her own, it's hilarious.

Cow Girl

This is a little fuzzy, but I had to post it. I think Bethany's going to be a model when she grows up.

Sabres!

I'm snooping through my sisters computer, and I found some cute pictures of Bethany! They're old, I'm guessing from when she was about 6 months, but how cute are they?! Go Sabres!

Birthday Cake

Bethany had a spring theme for her birthday party today. And see that amazing cake? Sarah and I made it all by ourselves. Aren't you impressed? (I know my Roberts girls are proud of me.) Bethany loved her first taste of actual junk food. She savored it quite a bit, which is good considering it won't happen again until year 2!
Here's all the party guests!

Week Wrap-Up

Well, break is officially over. We took advantage of the snowfall over the weekend to do some sledding. And Bethany and Jonas got their Easter pictures taken on Sunday. They were both very smiley and got some great pictures! It was hard trying to choose just one! Today it was back to school for me, and Bethany was happy to be spending the day with Jonas and Aunt Sarah again. I definitely missed hanging out with her though.

Wanderlust

Bethany, Jonas, Aunt Sarah and I all went to the Explore and More Museum today. They have an awesome "culture corner" where the kids can learn about a few different countries. Bethany played bongo drums in South Africa, and then threw off various items of clothing in Mexico, Vietnam, and the Netherlands. Talk about a good time!

Playground

Bethany and I went to the playground today to celebrate the unusually warm weather. Granted, the snow wasn't exactly gone, and the swings weren't up yet, but that doesn't mean we didn't have fun!

Sledding!!!

Yay for snow! Today was the first time we were able to use the baby sled, and Bethany loved it!!! She kept trying to grab the snow, so I eventually forced mittens on her, but even that didn't ruin the trip for her. My baby's a Buffalonian for sure.

Christmas Preview

Yesterday we tried on Bethany's Christmas dress! Doesn't she look ridiculously cute in it? I can't wait until Christmas!!!

Right now Bethany's in the living room, by herself, standing holding on to one of the couch arms. She is getting so big, and she's definitely not afraid of a few falls.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Bethany has been braving the cold pretty well. She's getting a little bit of a chapped chin, but nothing we can't handle. She's spent the past couple of days hanging out with Jonas doing Christmas shopping. What fun! And she's climbing every couch in sight. We just need to work on learning how to sit back down!

Wildlights!

The Columbus Zoo has the coolest Christmas lights ever. Luckily, it was a gorgeous day out, so Bethany didn't need much bundling to join everybody venturing out to kick off the Christmas season! We met up with Uncle Pete and Aunt Kim, along with various members of their family, and Bethany met yet another Uncle Andy!! What fun! As for the Christmas lights... well... people are so much more fun to look at.

Random Glimpses of Today

Crazy day today! Bethany was dragged on a 5 HOUR long shopping trip! By her mother! What is going on??? She had fun checking out all the people hitting up the Veteran's Day sales. Then she crashed and went home to watch football with her daddy. Lots of quality time with both parents... what a spoiled baby.

Baby Break

I took a "baby break" from homework today, and Bethany and I went for a walk in the beautiful weather! She loved it! And we had fun playing before we unbundled. What a goofball she is.

Going to the Zoo, ooh ooh

Today was Bethany's first time to the Buffalo Zoo - and I wasn't there! Her Uncle Mike took her while he was babysitting. What a fun uncle she has! She looks all warm and bundly, doesn't she? She has on a giraffe onesie for the occasion... you just can't tell with all those layers. It's the thought that counts, right?

Dotting the "i"

Last weekend was Bethany's 2nd time in Columbus! The highlight of the weekend was all the adventures involving the Ohio State game - I know, surprising, right? Saturday afternoon we all got into our Buckeye gear to get ready to head down to the skull session.We parked a few miles from the stadium and waited for the bus to take us to the game.It was Bethany's first time on a bus!
When we got to St John's to see the marching band all the sections were closed! What the heck? So we watched all the crazy fans in the hall and listened to the band through the walls.
While we were hanging out we hunted down Grandpa's football team picture from his senior year at OSU... very cool! Then! Grandpa managed to sweet talk an usher into letting Bethany see the last few minutes of the practice. How cool is that! She even got to see Jack Nicklaus in person. (He dotted the i in the game.) This is them coming back out to us.The game was great! Matthew and I went - Bethany hung out with her Grandma and Grandpa during it. Ohio State had a VERY easy victory. More on the weekend festivities tomorrow.