We have had a wild winter with lots of travel, lots of fun, and big adventures on the horizon. Jordan and I have gone to four weddings since November, three of which were in Florida (not too shabby), and we’ve traveled to NYC twice, MD twice for Christmas at Mimi and Big Daddy’s, and added another bonus Florida vacation to see Emme and G in their new rental at Ibis over Valentine’s Day.

Delaney turned 4 and has continued to grow into one of the best big sisters around. She is excited to see Owen every morning she wakes up and Owen anxiously awaits her, chanting “teh teh” downstairs when he hears her footsteps. Delaney loves K Prep and is a true leader in her class, welcoming in the group of 10 younger kids earlier this year and proving that she is one of the bigger, more responsible, and sometimes more tattle-telling friends haha but she’s an amazing student and her teacher, Miss Hayley, is always grateful to have Delaney on Mondays and Tuesdays. The rest of our week is filled with Gymnastics and Ballet on Wednesdays, which Delaney loves pretty equally. At home, she definitely dances all the time and is a true performer, offering her own rendition of the Nutcracker complete with dimmed lights, Sugar Plum Fairy music, and her own addition to pretend candy that she hands out to the crowd mid-song. She has taught Owen to love dancing and music too, which is perfect for our family, and we spend our evenings between dinner and bath dancing around or singing. It’s definitely my favorite time of day when we’re all here and dinner is over:) Delaney still loves to scoot, taught herself how to bike at the playground, climbs everything fearlessly, loves underdogs on the swings, dances all day every day, learned to write her full name in February and was SO proud!, has best friends Ainsley, Cam, and some other regulars that rotate through but those two have stayed constant for years now, which we feel very lucky for, she still hates to have her hair down/washed/combed, eats a little more adventurously now trying and liking fish, shrimp, pad thai, and chicken fingers (yes, this is a big deal for her!), sleeps with one special blanket she got from Kathy under her rainbow sheets that she got from Mimi for Christmas, loves Frozen music and a newfound love for Paw Patrol, all princesses, Butterbean’s Cafe, and went on a Pinkalicious kick for a while that has now ended, has transformed her ability to enter a new place and is much more comfortable in her own skin now and around people she doesn’t know, which makes us very proud, and we are just beyond proud of the young girl our sweet Laney is.

Owen is a wild and crazy baby. He is a being of brute force, acts without thinking, eats faster than me, refuses the high chair or eating on a tray like other babies but still drinks from a bottle a few times a day, is silly and funny and has a great squawk/giggle/laugh, did not talk for the longest time and is finally starting to say some words including bus, dada, mama, teh teh (for delaney), and can mimic some words — he also signs for lots of things like eat, change, drink, water, poop, help, sorry, please, thank you, hi, bye, again, and of course MORE. Owen is one of the sweetest and cuddliest babies on the planet, but can turn on you in a second and is pretty physical with lots of hitting, throwing, and biting mixed in. He has traveled a lot in the past few months and we’re very proud of his adjustments to each place, though him flying skills are not as good as his sister. He is at a very tough age for flying but we love him and we love the experience of traveling with these kids — and it is worth the effort.