Sunday, March 31, 2013

More pictures from February

I am getting ready to update about our Easter celebrations and noticed I have some photos on my computer that I didn't share in the last post.


Dress up!


Blue eyed girl

Brown eyed girl





Scarlett loved her balloon!



Red for me, hot pink for Lilli, baby pink for Scarlett.  All from Daddy!

Monday, March 25, 2013

Catching up!

I haven't blogged lately and for that I am sad - I want this to be our family scrapbook!

Last time I posted was in January, so I am going to back to February to hit the highlights!  Apparently I no longer use my DSLR camera these days because all I have to post are pictures from my Iphone.  Mommy fail!

Since I posted last:
Lilli started gymnastics!

She loves it so far and I enjoy watching her learn. 

She did not shed a tear, which is a first for her.  She doesn't need me to be right with her and for that I am thankful!

Little sister is dying to get out there and join her!
We bring lots of snacks to keep her occupied...


Scarlett and I were sick but you can't tell it from this picture taken at the doctor's office

The girls spent lots of time playing dress up and destroying the house!


Winter = basketball games!  We didn't go to many this season, maybe next year?

I hate grocery shopping too, Scarlett!
But we are always up for a carousel ride at Walmart!

Happy Valentine's Day!
We made Valentines - "You make my heart bounce!"
All dolled up for her Valentine's Day tea party


Scarlett cheered on our Cats - too bad that didn't help them this year!

And Lilli dressed as a doctor for career day at preschool-

and here she is for crazy day!

Scarlett busted her lip and the blood almost made me pass out. True story.  She is a trooper (this was after I cleaned her up some - we were both covered!)

The girls love a good mall food court ride!

Lilli started soccer and had her first game of the season!  She does so well at practice but isn't a fan of games.  She says she doesn't like the crowds watching her!

A church friend has baby goats so we went for a visit. The girls LOVED them (and Jason and I did, too!)



OK, that gets me caught up in our world!  I will come back and update about our Washington, DC trip soon.  Jason and I left the girls with my mom for 4 days and saw so many wonderful sights.

We have many fun things coming up and I hope to stay more current on my blog!  I am about to leave Facebook and just update pictures here, it seems easiest.  Hope you follow along!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Scarlett is 15 months old!

Baby girl is growing up!  :o(



At 15 months, Scarlett:

*weighs 22.4 pounds (60%ile)
*is 32.5 inches long (95%ile!!)


She has my exact figure.  Poor girl!
*has 12 teeth (I think!?) including 4 molars
*has curly blond hair and blue eyes

*wears 18 month clothing, size 3 or 4 shoes and size 4 diapers
*walks (started right around Thanksgiving around 13.5 months)

*SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT! This happened all of a sudden when she started walking.  I never thought it would happen and hope I'm not jinxing it by putting it out there for everyone to read!
*naps once a day for about 2 hours.  Sometimes she will take 2 naps a day but that is if the first one is cut short.  She is a good napper and goes to sleep with no help from us
*Talks...alot!  She says: Mommy, Daddy, Bray (our cat), PawPaw, up, tick tock, apple, bye bye, hot, hi, moo, meow (and with the correct animal) and lots of things I can't think of right now.  She mostly babbles but it seems to be important when she says it.  Lately she says "I - uh - ooh" which is her way of saying "I love you" and it is adorable.

*sings!  She can hum a tune and loves to.  Her favorites are "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Daddy, Daddy, I love you" from church.  We hear her singing all the time and can usually pick up what song it is.
*is starting to run even though she doesn't mean to or know what she is doing.  She just gets going really fast!

*loves to climb.  On chairs.  On stools.  On couches.  On the bed.  Then she falls off.  Often.  She has had more bruises than her sister has in her almost 4 years!  We now have to hide the doggie stairs to our bed and Lilli's stairs to her bed because Scarlett can go up them.


This is her trying to get on the floor at Lill's gymnastics class.
 *loves to eat! I can't think of any food she doesn't love.  Her favorite is powdered donuts. 

Sweets are a rare treat for her, because she would definitely eat too many at one time!  She loves brightly colored fruits and vegetables and will choose those on her plate first.  She wants anything we are having and will beg until she gets a piece! We haven't tried seafood or peanut butter but she is doing well with everything else.

*still takes a bottle at night.  This is our fault. We hate to take it away from her because we want her to be a baby forever! But she can drink out of a straw and a sippy.  She drinks whole milk - about 16 ounces a day or less.
*enjoys bathtime with her sister.  She is so easy to bathe - she never cries, despite Lilli dumping tons of water on her head each time.
*LOVES books.  She will bring me a book and have me read it to her while she crawls in my lap.  At night, she wants Jason to read the same book 3 times (at least!)

*plays with Lilli's toys more than her own.  She skipped over baby toys and loves to draw (with her right hand) and play with Lilli's "little guys"
*favors her 2 blankets but doesn't seem to care for any loveys yet.  She has a ton that she sleeps with but doesn't prefer any of them over the others.  Every morning she throws everything out of the crib and laughs.

*takes a paci, mostly at night and naps. I do give it to her other times but she is getting it less and less.  She loves it and it soothes her easily

*is her sister's little shadow.  Seriously, these two love each other more than I could have ever imagined!
*started giving hugs.  They are few and far between but when she does it is precious.  Lilli loves them the most.  Other times she fakes you out and just tries to push you down.  Stinker!
*is very curious.  She is always in our cabinets and loves to drag stuff out.  Her favorite play spot is the pantry.  She has dumped open containers of grits all over herself and the floor.  She loves getting things out of the package/box.  She also likes to hide stuff.  Again, she's a stinker!

*isn't too interested in cartoons/TV but she does pay attention to "Small Potatoes" on the Disney channel and she seems to like Elmo.
*is such an easy baby.  She loves being out and about and is easy to take places, as long as you bring snacks!

*has been sick a few times this winter - she had pink eye in both eyes and had the "gunk" for a while in December.  Then just last week I took her back to the doctor and she had a sinus infection.  Taking antibiotics for only the 2nd time in her life (1st was the toe.) While sick she has acted great and slept fine, despite a bad cough that keeps ME up! 


Since her first birthday we have celebrated Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas
 


































She loved them all.  She got a baby doll and Winnie the Pooh from Santa as well as some books and clothes and other toys.  She was just so happy to climb on the boxes!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Jason's Birthday

Jason turned 31 on December 21st!  Every year I do a set of photos for a trifold frame he keeps in his office.

Here is 2012 -
Scarlett was NOT cooperating - she wouldn't sit still for one second.  This photo session always leaves me sweating and exhausted.  But I love seeing them over the years.

2011-
2010-

2009-


Then every year I make him his favorite cake - it is a chocolate chip cookie base with mint chocolate chip ice cream.  Then I crumble cookies and drizzle hard chocolate shell on top.  It is yummy!


I got him the new Duck Dynasty book...so far he is really enjoying it.  We even went on a date - we saw Lincoln (enjoyed it!) and had a day together while mom watched the girls.  It was a good birthday!