A Hodgepodge of Cuteness

I haven't done a very good job of keeping this e-journal of our lives updated in the past 2 weeks. Oh so much excitement...where to start? Really, not much excitement...just every day living. But good living for sure.

The first picture is proof of just how beautiful the newest little additions to the McKinster family are. Chloe & Caroline are doing great, as are Mom and Dad. We visited tonight and after dude peed through his diaper, all over their suede chair, we headed for home.

I posted a slew of pictures below documenting a whole bunch of randomness that has made up the month of February. Dude has been a happy camper. He is changing so much and shocking us each and every day with his vocabulary and knack for understanding just about everything we say to him. We really do think he's an intellectual genius...the smartest almost 2 year old we've ever had for sure:) His Nanna is coming this weekend. We can't WAIT to let her experience him in his current state of lovableness.

At the bottom of this novel, you'll find a short video montage of further cuteness.

Chloe & Caroline, identical and perfect.

Our friends Todd and Anna come back from GA for a small group visit. Who need pictures of the men when the women are this charming?

Wesley's B-day brings the entire Jansen clan together. He's one-of-a-kind, our Wes. Most of the time, that's a very good thing:)

Dude, Nolan & Bradster rompin on the couch for a good 20 minutes.

Argyle geeks...what are they looking at? I'll leave that up to your imagination.

When the weather is good, Dude and Dad get QT out together in the "coo car" as dude calls it.

No Picture for this Peep Post

When contemplating parenthood and all that comes with it, I never really thought about issues pertaining to "private parts," gross habits and public embarrassment. A little story for you....

Our friends Lance and Katie are now officially parents to two beautiful little angels, Chloe and Caroline. We went to visit them in the hospital on Sunday night, along with pretty much their entire family. In the midst of basking in the glory of being the center of attention, he lifted up his shirt, pointed to his belly button and said "button." Cute right? He was standing in front of me, so I couldn't see what he was doing with his hands. Next thing I know, he's saying "Peeps! Peeps!" I thought he was still holding his belly button and was going to let the whole thing slide, but no, he was grabbing himself and announcing to everyone that he was holding his peeps (that's what we call it in our house). It took a minute for everyone to catch on, but never fear, they did.

In addition, our new favorite thing to do, probably because it gets my attention, is to walk around with a finger stuck as far up our nostrils as possible. It fits so perfectly, so why the heck not? The joy of things to come....I guess not really "to come." They're already here!

A Hard Days "Work"

The beauty of living an hour and a half from some of the world's greatest skiing experiences is that you can call in "sick" on a Friday, get up at 7:00am and be on top of a ginormous mountain, feet strapped tightly in a snowboard, by 9:00am. My adventurous hubby and 3 of his buds took advantage of this scenario last week. The ever talented Cara put together the video below, exhibiting just how talented and at times, not so talented, they are on the slopes.

Can't Take our Eyes Off....

The photos have arrived! My friend Amy (see prior post) worked her photography magic and produced a slew of pictures that we already treasure and have NO idea how we'll pick which ones to enlarge in our house. She is a genius behind the lens of a camera and is truly making her mark in this world. Thanks friend! We treasure you and these pictures. Note...these are just a sampling of what she took. See http://www.amydeyoungblog.com/ for more of her work.

A Week in the Life of the Dude

Many of you have been subtly demanding more video footage of our little rock star. SO...we took the camera around for a week and took footage of our most exciting moments. It's on the long side, so if you don't mind "dude overload," sit back, relax and enjoy the show.