Van the man

We had Van's 4 month baby well visit yesterday. Our wonderful pediatrician Dr. Heather checked Van out and he is doing great.

His stats:

weighs 18 lbs.

length 26.5 inches long

He is in the 90 % for weight and 92% for height. Dr. Heather thinks he is just going to be a big guy! More to love for us!!!

Myla's riding

We spent this past weekend at my parents house. Since the weather was subartic we spent all of the time inside and here is what Myla learned how to do:

Her first attempts onSaturday:

Riding on Sunday after a long night sleep and food!

Van 4 motnhs old and Happy brithday cousins

It is very hard to believe that little man Van has already been with us for 4 months. Van is a pretty good babe, he likes to smile a lot ( especially at his sissy). Currently he is figuring out how to get his fingers in his mouth, trying to roll over and enjoys spending time in the upright position. He is a pretty big eater-still getting up 2 times a night. Van and Myla are the greatest of friends, I just love watching them together. Van looks at Myla with so much love and interest; it fills my heart.

And Happy 3rd birthday to cousin Laine and Happy 9th birthday to cousin Ben-these are 2 of Myla favorite people.

chocolate face

Myla helped me make a delicous cake yesterday afternoon, as you can tell from the video.

Myla's 1 skate

After alot of chatting between Lance and I, we finally decided to get Myla her 1st pair of ice skate. So Sunday morning we went to play it again, spent way to much money and walked away with a pair of skates. Myla was pumped to go. Her and visited our local ice rink the night before and she loved exploring or sliding around it in her boots.

So Myla took her nap. She got up and we all got ready, I was going to skate with My and Lance was carrying a bundled up Van. We walked down the block to the ice rink and Auntie KK met us there. Myla and I both got our skates on and began the journey.

My Dad told me to have no expectations for her to do much on the skates and that is the frame of mind Lance and I were in. Myla did pretty good-she can take 4-5 step on her skates without falling, can almost get to standing by herself and liked being dragged around by KK and I.

It is now the Arctic up here so no skating till Saturday. Also a new link on the upper right corner:

MYLA AND VAN"S ONLINE PHOTO ALBUM. You can view all of our photos. enjoy

Van 3 months old and his sissy

Van is now just a little over 3 months old. He seems as if he has turned a corner recently and become a super fun baby to be around. Van loves his big Sissy Myla-as soon as she comes by Van starts smiling and is totally engaged in Myla's actions. Van also loves kisses from his Mom-he smiles and coos at me.

Van is enjoying the wonderful world of baths. Now that he is cast free, we have been giving him baths, with Myla, nearly every night. He really enjoys the tub and water. It is a precious moment to seeing your children take a bath together.

And Myla, as you can see above she is a little entertainer. She is currently learning to use the potty like a big girl and succeeding pretty well. If she can stay accident free for 24 days in a row, we will spend the night at the waterpark in town. Myla loves the waterpark and is trying very hard to be a big girl.

christmas time 2008

The Voelker family had a great Christmas this year. It was our 1st road trip in our new mini-van, what a difference the ride was for us. We spent xmas eve and day with the Lucas family. And Friday-Sunday with the Voelker family. Van got to meet his Auntie Jenny and Uncle Mike from NY, his great grandma Jenny and Papa Doc and great Uncle Jack and Auntie Jean.





The kids got such wonderful presents and lot of love from our families. Lance and I feel so blessed with our families and can't wait to see you all again soon. Enjoy the slide show!! And


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!