Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Some recent pictures from my phone

This was an unseasonably hot day the end of
April. Addison got a sweaty head!

At storytime at the library April 24th. It was a start to trying to crawl, finally!

Totally cute, or what??

My big girl on a big girl bike. I found training wheels at super
kids resale. Jared had to make some adjustments to get them
 to fit on this old bike of Ramie's, and Maya pedals with
her tiptoes, but she loves it!

Goofy picture, but you can see her teeth! The front ones
are even with the other tops ones now (this was a couple weeks
ago) and she looks like such a big girl when she smiles big!

She stole this apple right out of Maya's hands. She LOVES
to hold apples and munch on them!

We had a ward international night and of course the Polynesian
countries brought tons of food! Hooray! I sat Addison down with
this donut type thing so I could eat some delicious curry stuff (I
LOVE curry) and she absolutely mutiliated it. I figured she'd munch
long enough for me to eat quickly, but she was gnawing away at it.
She's a total piglet.

I joked with Jared that I'd crave Mexican food on Cinco De Mayo.
Sure enough, after talking about it, I did. We usually have date night
(with Addison in tow) to a Thai place so I can get curry, but
Mexican sounded so good! We found a place that wasn't
crowded (plus it was still early) and Addison loved it, too!

 I came home from picking up Maya last Saturday to find Addison eating dirt while Jared and Bryson worked on something in the front yard. Jared got to change the dirt blowout she had just as church was starting the next morning.

 Then she ate sand when we took a semi-spur-of-the-moment trip to the coast Sunday afternoon. The little booger is finally crawling and made her way all over the sand! Maya was having a blast despite what this picture may show. Once I get around to getting the pictures off my camera I will post happy ones!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Also on April 15th

It was a loverly day so after church we loaded up a picnic and headed to the park!

 Addison was so cute in her hat. I had to find one with that ties so she can't pull it off! I don't know what to do with such a white baby! Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen! And a hat for her poor, bald head!

 Maya had some fun on the playground but I think it was a bit overwhelming- it's really big and it was really busy (Oregonians come out in swarms on nice days!). There was some obnoxious older kid at the end of the slide, thus she is just sitting here contemplating what to do. Some other adult at the bottom said something. I wanted to smack him.
 Maya is excellent on the balance beam and very proud of herself!

April 15th

Matchy Matchy Sunday dresses! Addison didn't wear the headband except for the pictures. It left a mark. My kids have big heads.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Happy Hoppy Easter

I'm actually blogging the day I take pictures. It's a miracle!
glued to the tube this morning. I don't make a habit of letting
Addison watch TV but it certainly catches her attention!




They got these shirts from Nana, and they just happened to both have pants this color!
 Maya likes to be a dorkus magorkus while I try to take pictures.




Prerty Easter Girl!

Addison got her first Easter home alone with Mommy and Daddy. The other kids were with their others parents ("technically" [verbally agreed upon] we're supposed to get the oldest 3 every Easter, but they don't like being at our house on the "required" once-a-month weekend, anyway, so we didn't push it) and she didn't know the difference, anyway, so the Easter Bunny was off the hook this year!
 Nana got Addison this dress and a similar one for Maya. Be prepared for matchy matchy pics in the future where Addison is in this one again!
 I didn't pose a single one of these other than sitting her on the couch! She just did cute stuff (once I got that initial serious look off her face!)!
 Yes, you're seeing a spot below her nose. This kid catches every cold on the planet (which is why I think the claim that breastmilk protects your child from illness is a load of BS. Maybe it's allergies. But they also say breastfed babies are less likely to get allergies. Whatever). Last weekend she got too raw from the nose wiping and got a scab. :( Poor baby. But she's generally in good spirits unless there's a snot "mustache" as Maya called it this morning! She climbs into Addison's crib with her most mornings (once I give the ok) and it sometimes allows me a few more minutes to rest. This morning I hear "Mom, she has boogers! I saw a bubble! Mom, it's like a mustache!" Needless to say, I got my butt out of bed and cleaned my booger butt's booger face.

Addison got four teeth last month- the two bottom, and the two top ones off to the sides (maxillary lateral incisors, if you wanna get technical!), just like Maya's grew in (see here). I guess I have weird genes since my kids get weird teeth. She is putting them and her gums to good use- she eats anything we put in front of her. Jared is braver than I am about the size of bites she gets, but she generally does really well! We're giving her just about anything to eat, within reason, of course (no major choking hazards, botulism inducing honey, spicy stuff, etc). She hasn't seemed to be bothered at all other than some constipation. If you wonder if prunes work, lemme make it clear for ya: they do!! She is a little piglet when it comes to food- LOVES to eat. Yup, she's definitely my kid. :)
She's still not crawling, but we're making progress. She turns all around when on her belly and is trying to move forward, but her legs are just kicking in the air right now. More than half the time when she's on her back she has no desire to roll over- she just lays there (and kicks sometimes). On her tummy she tries to go places. She'll figure it out eventually then we'll have to put up gates and childproof some more kitchen cupboards!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

some March things...

Cousin Damien's birthday party:

Bryson looking all teenagerly

Kavi, Ramie, Brennah, and Cailin and a whoopie cushion. I wish
this wasn't so blurry. I love pictures that capture true smiles.
Addison in one of her outfits from cousin Damien and his parents!
(yes, she wore it on purpose and Aunt Jasmine recognized it!)



 Maya's Little People St. Patrick's Day Parade from Nana



The Sunday we had Stake Conference... I bought this dress at a consignment sale before Addison was born (weecycle, I think). It's homemade and I LOVE IT. The onsie underneath (the long sleeves) was too big so it looked a bit silly, but she's just so cute!

Maya had to join in the photo fun, of course!
a good picture of both of them! it's a miracle!
(too bad Maya is in jammies!)




Monday the 12th. 7 months old!
Addison in an outfit from cousins Cailin, Brennah, and Trevor.
I finally put it on her before she completely outgrew it!

you can see her "toofer!" Her first tooth came in a couple
weeks ago (shortly before this picture)
and she has the other bottom on now, too!

had to add a onsie and tights to make it winter worthy. It's so cute!!

Maya that same day. She's usually wearing jammies.

Once upon a February...

My parents came to visit the beginning of February. We had a birthday party for Maya and some of her (boy)friends while they were here.
Maya was having a fit before the party started and
this is her being silly and hiding her face

 Addison and Nana!

We let Addison gnaw on some pizza crust. Yum!

 Maya (3), Nathan (2), Jude (3), and Leki (4). Jude was so excited he blew out everyone's candles while we sang "Happy Birthday." We had to relight each one for each kid afterwards!



The Sunday before my parents left the girls wore their matchy matchy outfits from Nana. Maya's skirt was way too big (she's so skinny!) so she wore a different skirt. But Nana fixed it so she can wear it now!




Papa and his girls the night before he left

Nana and her girls before she left. I took a few shots,
but this one is so hilarious I just had to only post it.
Maya and Addison's faces are the same!