Silly Girls

Here's little Anna -- recent graduate from 'helmet school' -- fresh out of the bath and ready to celebrate her new lease on life. :) Silly girl.

And Addison was getting the 'tickle torture' from Mommy. No lack of entertainment here in Marlin, WA. ;)

Away in a Manger

Adorable nativity set given to us by Richard and Linda Dymond to help learn the story. As you can see, it's working. Turn up the volume. Sweet, sweet, sweet!

Merry Christmas Princess Carriage

[Part of] Christmas came a bit early here at the Kuch home. Oh wow, what my sisters never knew they always wanted, their very own princess carriage!

Thanks so much, Grandma and Grandpa. What a riot! You think Mommy should start to mentally and emotionally prepare for their 16th birthday now? :)

Place Your Bets

Time to place your bets ... which sister takes the first steps?

Hilarious, can't go from lying to sitting or sitting to standing, but the little girl can 'walk'! Thanks for working with us, Grandpa. Addison will walk follow her sister's footsteps any day now.

Fun with a Forklift

Man oh man ... (or "ban" oh "ban" in Caleb pronunciation) ... this was a very special treat at the end of our most recent Baergen visit. We sure do like our friends. Discovered we like their daddy quite a LOT now too! Thanks for the ride, Jim!

Oh "ban," that Baergen family sure knows how to have fun!

Get Fit - Body by Caleb

First we'll start with some hip circles to warm up the joints.

Then we progress to hand weights to focus on strength and balance.



And we finish with abs to maintain a strong core.

Good job, Daddy. You are well on your way if you stick with it!

Winter Hang Time

Weekend hang time with Daddy.

Love to watch the sunrise on these early winter mornings. Two different days, above and below.

Mommy was bathing Addison and peeked out to see what all the laughter was about. Turns out Anna was entertaining big brother as he ate breakfast.

And speaking of breakfast, did you catch a glimpse of Addison's FOUR new top teeth ... makes SEVEN total for this little steak eater wannabe. ;) Score: Anna, 1 / Addison, 7

Kuch Kids in the Kitchen

We're getting close to Christmas. Time to spend some time baking in the kitchen.

And of course kitchens are used for more than baking here in Marlin. We have playdough activities ...

And experimenting with big brother's truck when he's not looking ... what???!!!

And then we have our daily driving competitions ...

Addison is still clapping ... perhaps she thinks she's winning the race?

General kitchen 'kraziness' ...

We probably have to admit that our true favorite kitchen activity is still eating. Here was our 'Saturday Market' banana and Nutella crepe for breakfast. Should have been for dessert. What was Mommy thinking?

Oh yeah, and the girls seemed to really like their breakfast this particular morning too!

Look Daddy, I'm Standing!

OK, this one is out of order for now ... but just had to show you at work, Daddy. Anna stood up on her own today (must be Grandpa's accelerated PT program) and then when Mommy stood her up later, this is what we got. Hilarious. Big will that girl!

Two-Year-Old Spelling Test?

Hilarious surprise for Mommy this morning. This was completely unprompted, unaided the first time. Shock of shockers. I did it a second time around with a little bribery for one of Papa's treats. Crazy.

And then we continued the test.

And this was a fun one from the other day after we learned on "Sid the Science Kid" that your heart and breathing change when you exercise. Yes, my 'heart going faster' cuz I was just running around the house a few moments before Mommy and I stopped for some water.

Did you catch that? ... "heart going faster" ... OK, enough of the videos, Mommy ... "stop please" ... ;)


This talking is just so much fun!

We Love Papa, We Love Skype

On this particular day, Papa was the 'man of the hour' all day long. I wanted to Skype him, so we did. Then I explained that only 'Tae-O' (that's me) and Papa play the guitar. We decided to play together. I sure love my Papa.
Course I had to gear up for the event! Be right back, Papa, have to get my boots.

Special memory, Papa. Looking forward to your visit.

The Power of Speech

We're making a treat for Daddy ... first we mix the colors ...

... Then we taste the product ...
... And apply the product ... and voila ... TREAT!
Don't forget to say 'thank you, Mommy' for the treat.

And if you don't want/like something ...

Oh, this talking is such a riot. So sweet, so sweet.

And just in case you missed Mommy's favorite ... I request 'bak' to drink several times in a day. We just didn't know it transferred to compound words too. Cute.

Breakfast, Butterflies and Bathtime

I admit breakfast isn't always quite so intense, but here is how one morning looked when my sisters were really hungry. (The 'tandem feed' is normal, just don't always have all the extra 'chatter'.)



Poor butterfly, doesn't stand a chance! Thanks for round two of a past Christmas gift, Great Gran. We're having loads of fun with it!





And Grandma, the watering can you gave me for bathtime is getting some more good use too!





Here's sweet smiling Addison again. Grandpa's right, she got Mommy's cream.


Who me?Yes you dolly!Thankful for these sweet ones, even in the middle of the night ... which happens to be right now ... 12:34am, signing off.

Girls and Trucks

Girls and big trucks ... not sure about that combination. Oh well, guess I'll let my sisters take a spin and we'll see how it goes. Thanks again Grandma and Grandpa for such a great gift TWO years ago!

Big boss Anna.

Anna needs a little assistance from the big bro. Happy to oblige (at least while the 'camera' is rolling ... we won't share the not-so-nice big brother moments on the blog ;)!

That Crazy Caleb

The weather hasn't been too great lately, so we've had to find fun inside. Here's the best tent ever made by Yours Truly ... okay, Mommy did help a little.
Of course any time I get the chance to take the show outside, that's my preference, especially when Daddy brings out the big equipment, oh joy!My favorite lap, my favorite activity.

Back inside for some quality home entertainment. Did you catch how I can still sneak a pacifier by Mommy's watchful eye every now and then? Uuuugh, says Mommy!

Remember what I said about spectator sports? Not in this house. Could be the start to a family band. Anna has her work cut out on the zither ... or perhaps the piano with her long fingers. Addison, voice?, violin? Let the Kuch party begin!

Addison's Advancements

My sister "Ats" (nickname by Yours Truly) is really starting to move around this place. Here she is deep inside my fort.
Sometimes she can be a bit of a brute on her way to wherever she happens to be going. Excuse me, coming through.

Standing and cruising ... one step closer to freedom!
Sweet smiling Addison.








Mirror, mirror on the couch ... hey, who's that?








And there you have it. We'll try to save the first steps for when you come to visit, Grandma and Grandpa! Better hurry!

Exclusively Anna

That's right, Anna in the house!

Can you not see these two as old women sitting on a park bench somewhere people watching and talking about the latest gossip/news?

Crazy girl. Small muscle, big will! ;)

But check it out, both girls 'standing' here.

Anna seems to have that same analytical mind as her big brother. Fun to watch her at work.

Oh no, ANOTHER screaming general in town? [Not-so-] large and in charge!


"Now I know I've seen Caleb working this thing over. Something like this, I think."

Yes, good job Anna, good job. Clap, clap, clap.