happy heart day!

I took the kids to have pictures taken in their Valentine's shirts yesterday. As you can see, Max was less than cooperative! He is naturally such an easy-going and smiley little guy, but the second you put him in front of a photographer he loses all facial expression! The poor photographer did everything but stand on her head and he just wouldn't even give a little grin. I thought these two pics turned out pretty cute...even if he's not smiling!! Ella was such a trooper! She kept trying to get him to laugh and she did everything that the photographer asked. She earned her icee reward! Of course, as soon as we were done, Max was running around giggling and playing! Little stinker!! Happy Valentine's Day!

happy birthday (great) grandpa & grandma

Both of my grandparents have birthdays this month. My grandma's birthday is today, February 12, and my grandpa's birthday was February 4. We had a combined little birthday gathering for them last friday night. These are the birthday cards that Ella and Max made (with a little help) for their great-grandpa and great-grandma. As always, we had a great time at their house spending time with family.

Happy Birthday Grandpa and Grandma!! We love you both so much. Hope this year is filled with many blessings!!

diaper dilemma

Sunday night, during a brief stop at my in-laws' house, Max decided to do his "business." Normally, this would not be an issue, but we had been out of the house all day long and I had JUST changed his diaper using the only diaper that I had left with me. Needless to say, we were trying to figure out what to do. Should we let him sit in it until we can get to the Wal-Mart down the street to get more diapers? Should we let him sit in it all the way home? Would our noses be able to handle the odor???? In joking, Jason's mom mentioned that she still had a receiving blanket from when Ella was little....and the wheel's started turning in my head. To help you understand my thought process...I had just spent $21 on a box of diapers the day before....AND we were going STRAIGHT home. So......Max got to wear a purple "diaper" with white flowers for the drive home. He kept tugging at it and saying "off." Of course, I couldn't resist taking a few pictures before we took it off! Jason would like to burn these pics, but I think I will tuck them away in a safe place to show to Max's future wife!

MeRrY cHrIsTmAs...HaPpY nEw YeAr...We'Re sTiLl HeRe!

We have been having some computer problems, so I haven't been able to post in FOREVER!!!! I think we finally have everything back in working order, so I thought I would add some pics from Christmas up until now. More to come soon!!

lazy days

i'm just doing a lousy job of updating my blog lately!! i hosted bunco in november, so we had our own little version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition right here in the whitlock house, which left zero free time to get on the computer. other than that, we really haven't been doing anything that is blog-worthy....or if we have, i haven't been good about taking pictures. max has been sick for the past couple of weeks now, so we've stayed pretty close to home. i thought that i would at least post a couple of my favorite pics that i've snapped of ella and max around the house recently.


max was pooped out after a long day of playing hard


don't all big sisters pretend to paint their little brothers toenails?


ella will do anything for a laugh...including wearing panties on her head and chasing her brother around the house! what can i say...we're easily amused!


max has discovered his stinky face


little snuggle bugs...they had just woken up and climbed up into the recliner together to watch sesame street. precious!!

happy autumn!

It's hard to believe that October has already come and gone! We had a blast ushering in fall with carnivals and costumes. Here are some pics of our autumn fun!

Happy Birthday Husband!

My sweet husband celebrated his 32nd birthday on October 28th! My mom brought over a yummy dinner full of Jason's favorites...grilled steak, mac and cheese, baked potatoes, green beans, mushrooms, bread and chocolate chip cookies! The following night, Jason's parents took us out to Pei Wei (another favorite). Then, last night we had one last birthday get-together at my mom's house where we proceeded to eat more food!! I think we've all gained weight just celebrating his birthday!

Jason is an amazing daddy and a wonderful husband! We love him so much!!! Happy Birthday Husband!!