Easter Bunny

Both kids wanted to see the Easter Bunny this year...

Edwin did awesome:

Lyla chickened-out at the last minute:

Both made for great photo opps!!!

:)

HAPPY EARLY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!

More pictures....

NEW PICTURES COMING!!!

Jackie did Louie's 6-month pictures this week and I took the opportunity to get a few updated pics of the kids...here are the preview shots...can't wait for more! I AM ONE LUCKY MAMA!!!!

Peas!!!!!

Louie loves peas!!!!

Louie 6 Months

 

Louie at 6 Months: 

I have 2 teeth. I can sit up mostly on my own. I am strong. I LOVE grabbing things - especially hair and glasses. I LOVE to be held by my mama and often whine "mamammama". I adore my brother and sister and am very active - bouncing all the time! I sleep through the night (95% of the time). I eat cereal and got the dr permission to start veggies and fruits anytime! I have dark hair and blue eyes. I smile A LOT, especially when my dad gets home from work! I still slobber a lot - going through at least 1 bib/hour.  

 6-Month Stat Comparisons:

Weight
Edwin - 17 lbs 15.9 ozs 75th percentile
Lyla - 19 lbs 7 ozs 80th percentile
Louie - 18 lbs 2.9 ozs 70th percentile

Height

Edwin - 25 inches 25th percentile
Lyla - 25-1/2 inches 50th percentile
Louie - 27-1/2 inches 75th percentile

Head Circumference

Edwin - 60th percentile
Lyla - 40th percentile
Louie - 50th percentile

Louie at 6 months.

 

 

 

Edwin at 6 months.

 

Lyla at 6 months.

Cousins!!!!

So much fun this weekend!!!!

Fun together!

Reading buddies!

Love this!!!

15 years ago...

Dave asked me to be his girlfriend and I said YES! The rest is history in the making!!!

For our readers who are amazed by Dave's memory, love his writing, and appreciate his love of the Steelers - thought you might appreciate this...he sent me this today celebrating our anniversary...HE IS SO AWESOME!!! I AM ONE BLESSED LADY!!! Thanks to God for my BEST FRIEND!!! :)

14 quarters together at UC -> winter/spring/fall '98, winter/spring/fall '99, winter/spring/fall '00,

winter/spring/fall '01, winter/spring '02)

13 intra-city mass transit systems rode together -> Cincinnati, Paris, Nantes, Amsterdam, Brussels (I think), Rome, Venice (water bus), Munich, Barcelona, Northern KY, NYC, Toronto, Las Vegas (does that miserable bus count?)

12 states visited together (only counting where we spent the night) -> OH, KY, TN, NC (on the way to Myrtle Beach with your fam), SC, IN, AZ, MI, PA, NJ, NY, NV

11 Christmas mornings together -> 2002-2012 (I think this is right)

10 Bengal wins over the Steelers -> '98 x2, '99, '01, '03, '05, '06, '09 x2, '12 (this may seem like a lot, but they played 31 times over this time period)

9 years of marriage (yes, I realize we haven't hit the 9-year mark yet, but we're in our 9th year of marriage)

8 trips by plane together -> Tuscon '99, Europe '00, Spain '02, AZ '03, honeymoon '04, Philly/AC '06, NYC '07, Vegas '11

7 cars -> Cavalier, blue Lumina, S10, Malibu, green Lumina, Escape, Odyssey

6 full-time jobs after graduation -> SparkPeople, Fifth Third, CVS, ACS, United Way, FRE

5 addresses together -> 505 Ludlow #5, 505 Ludlow #16, Wright's Point, Linden, Rich Woods

4 pets -> Ozzy, Milton, Sedona, Batcrab

3 kids - > Edwin, Lyla, Louie

2 Steeler Super Bowl wins -> '06 & '09

1 best friend -> that'd be you

I love you, babe! Here's to another 15 (although I'll probably NOT be able to come up with another list like this at that time, heck, I'm not even sure all of the stats I listed above are correct, let alone come up with something for, say, #24 or #29)...

The boys

Cereal Time

Louie's first cereal...

Perfection!

This is what life is all about!

Today

Enjoying my kids...

Remembering

Louie 2012

Lyla 2010

Edwin 2008

Getting ready to return the family baptism gown to Great Grandma...so taking a minute to remember how beautiful and blessed my children are! Thrilled that all 3 of my babies wore it - what an awesome story to share!!!

Louie

My little man is so cute!!!!

NYE

With my best friend, Dave!

December was a blur...

So, I'm a bit behind on posting...so much has happened in the 2nd half of December...and I just now got a new SD card reader and was able to download my camera pics...so many memories to share, but I'll try to be brief for your sake!

Dec 19 - Edwin's Christmas Program

 This is how he looked during most of the program...

 However, I did get his attention for ONE smile...so cute!!!

Lyla was so excited...and thanks to my neighbor for holding Louie - I actually enjoyed watching the program this time!!!

Dec 24 - Christmas Eve at the Ross House
We hosted Christmas Eve for my family this year and had a great time. We served Honey Baked Ham, which is always a hit! The kids had so much fun playing together...and of course the Christmas spoiling began strong...special thank to everyone for helping make Christmas Eve so special for our kids!!!

 Louie spent most of his time sleeping...LOL

 COUSINS x 3

 FAMILY of FIVE...Christmas was crazy, but SO much fun this year!!!

 COUSINS x 4...can't wait to try this next year with 5!!!

I think Louie looks a lot like my dad...what do you think???

Dec 25 - Santa and Pittsburgh - what could be better? :)
Edwin is always so excited when we get to go where the Steelers live (Pittsburgh)...and this year he was extremely excited about Santa coming...

Santa didn't have time to wrap presents and instead used our blankets to hide the kids' piles...What an awesome idea - and so much LESS trash!!! Loved it!!!

 We started Christmas morning by letting the kids exchange their gifts from each other...Louie got Edwin a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie and Lyla got him a new Batman action figure.

 Edwin got Lyla an Aquadoodle Bear and Louie got her a diaper bag kit for her babies.

 Lyla got Louie a dinosaur onesie and Edwin got him a laughing toy...which he LOVES!!!

 After the kids opened all of their Santa gifts and their gifts from Dave and I...we loaded up and headed to Pittsburgh. It isn't a bad drive, especially on Christmas Day...NO TRAFFIC...and no bad weather to contend with this year! We were all so thrilled to see the family. Great Grandma Mueller sure knows how to host an awesome party!

Louie got to spend some quality time with his Godmother...

Dec 26 - Christmas in Canfield
Yep, you guessed it - MORE GIFTS...We spent the 26th at Grandma's house eating pizza and cookies, watching it snow, and opening more gifts!!!

 Grandma's Imaginext castle was definitely a winner for Edwin!!!

 Louie enjoyed being passed around...

 and playing Peek-A-Boo!

 Cousins x 5

 With Godfather - so happy!

Dec 27 - Meredith's Birthday
We went out to dinner for Meredith's birthday...can't believe my Goddaughter is getting so old. Still remember how awesome it was to meet her and find out that I would be her Godmother...so special!  and it just kept snowing and snowing and snowing in Canfield...so after dinner, we let the kids walk in the DEEP SNOW...of course, I didn't pack any appropriate snow gear (ex: gloves, snowsuit, etc), but they didn't care...and LOVED it!!!

Dec 28 - HOME SWEET HOME
Since another round of snow was scheduled for Saturday, we decided to head home a day early. After a morning playdate with the girls - we packed up (with more than we came with - how does that always happen?) and headed home. All was well until just past Columbus. A section of the highway was closed due to an accident, so we took the LONG ROUTE HOME...it was a VERY LONG DAY...but worth every minute to see our family.

Dec 29 - Finally, TIME TO PLAY!!!
Finally time to open all of the toys...and PLAY PLAY PLAY...2013 is going to be a great year for the Ross Family of Loveland...I can feel it!!!! SO many new things to play with and activities to do...so many cute outfits to wear...so much to do!!! and hopefully I'll get back to some good posting!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!!!! and LOVE to you all!!!! Thanks for reading!!!!