September and October

Addison had fun in a bouncy house at a Labor
Day party a family from Jared's work had

My very different colored girls playing at swap&play!

monkey child #1

at Red Robin on Jared's and my second anniversary

the lovebirds on our anniversary

Addison with a belated ball birthday present

Addison doing her "sucky sucky" at swap&play- she sucks her
lips and holds her ear when tired or comforting herself. This
is one of her cute birthday outfits from our friend, Trista

My poor abused baby. She got 3 boo boos (if you look closely
 there are bruises on both cheeks) within 2 days of each other.
She was rather unsteady and clumsy when first walking!

Maya's blue hair. She was Bo on the Go

Dorothy with her nice forehead scab

Bo on the Go with her "power band" on her arm

monkey child #2
I was doing dishes one day and kept hearing the piano, which is
nothing strange because Addison can reach it and occasionally
hits a few keys. I finally went out to check on her and she was
having a grand time unloading the diaper bag

painting at swap&play. Addison painted the bench

Maya brought "Ellie" for her show and tell.
Her teacher said she did a great job!

Addison trying on my shades. For those judging me for
having my toddler in an infant seat still- it goes to 30 lbs
and 32 inches. She was 29 inches and 21 lbs two months
ago, so I doubt she's outgrown it yet!

Hayride for Maya's fieldtrip! It was at Liepold Farms if you care
to google. :) We also did a clausterphobia inducing dark hay
maze and a corn maze

They rode and rode and rode this carousel. Addison was not
happy when Maya wanted to share a horse. Love that face!

Addison in her cute Halloween outfit at storytime

Her favorite part of storytime is the scarves!

peekaboo!

love Addison's face

she's screaming but you can see her cute dress!

beautiful Maya Gracey Face!

chunkamonk and her cloth diaper stuffed into
too small pants. :) [we're in the process of
switching to cloth to save money!]

Maya gave me a caption for this picture as she peeks over my
shoulder: "Look! That's me when it's almost bedtime!"

don't worry, I wasn't giving my kids salmonella! Pumpkin+
cake mix+ water makes a yummy cupcake!

Maya's first day of preschool

Yes, I am well aware my child looks a slight bit ridiculous.

 

I got Maya these skirt/pant combos at wal-mart. They rang up as "skegging"s. (hahahahaha!) She, of course, being a little girl (who is obsessed with pink and all that jazz), loves them. They are her special school clothes. She has them in purple and black, as well. I got her a few shirts, too, and this is the one she chose to wear, along with her "princess shoes" (they have Disney princesses on them, and they light up, so they're extra cool).

 

 I am not a pro at photography and we were in a hurry. The shadows suck, and I cropped out the newspapers on the porch as best I could. :)

Outside her school. She booked it on in and hardly looked back!
She's a total momma's girl so I was almost offended! :)

Maya has been loving school. She goes twice a week and I think it's been great for her!

Addison's first ponytail

I have bald babies. I prefer it that way. While some babies are cute with hair (like Savannah), many are not. But then when they hit a year old and don't have much, it starts getting pitiful. At a year old, Maya was starting to have a mohawk. Poor Addison is just growing a bit of a mullett. But tonight, while she chewed on toothbrushes and tried to get away, I managed a quick ponytail. It was adorable, ridiculous, and hilarious. I documented as best as I could!

 (she started rubbing the bristles of the toothbrushes together here)

The Gardner great grandkids- my girls and their 2nd cousins

Maya- 3.5, Addison- 1 on the dot, Jackson- 6.5 with Savannah Mae- 3.5 weeks,
Makenzie Mae- 8.5 mos, and Caroline May- just shy of 4
(this was the best of the shots I got. Addison was being a pill)

brother, sister, and new baby cousin

Maya and Jackson having fun

Love these pics of Maya and Caroline. The first cracks me up, then I got Maya to quit being a grouch and they had lots of fun!

"take a picture of us!" silly girls

lobster outfits! Jackson had some embroidered on his shorts.
Again, unfortunately, Addison was being a pill.

The Gardner great grandparents (Barn
and Marma) with their little brood!

My cute girls

The first few pictures are from mid- June. The last few are from July 1st in their patriotic apparel for the Sunday before Independence Day. I got the cute headbands at Target. Addison obviously didn't want to wear her's!