Thursday, September 20, 2012

10 Months...

Miss Alyssa at 10 months...

*You still love your mommy more than anything and always want to be with me.  You love when I hold you and you are still very cuddly.  Especially after naps when I get you out of your crib...you will lay your head in my neck forever.  I absolutely love it.

*You have 7 teeth...4 on top and 3 on bottom.  I am pretty sure you are working on a least one more at the moment.  You are having a hard time sleeping and you love chewing on anything you can get your hands on. Most of the time it's my shirt and you leave a nice wet spot in the same spot every time.

*You are so smiley!  It is so easy to make you smile and you love to laugh at anything your big sister Caitlin does.  She loves to make you laugh.

*You have the deepest blue eyes.

*You figured out how to crawl a couple weeks ago and you can get anywhere you want to now.  You are pretty quick at it too!

*You pull yourself up on anything and everything.  I can see it in your eyes that you want to walk so bad...it won't be long...

*You LOVE your baths and being in the water.  It may be one of the places you are the happiest.

*You like sitting in your high chair with us during meals and trying new foods.  You still spit out quite a bit of what you try, but it won't stop me from making you try it over and over:)

*You love making sounds with your tongue and yelling while you pat your hand over your mouth.  One of your favorite toys is a microphone Caitlin got from Wendy's...you will just yell into it and get the biggest kick out of yourself!

*You are just like your sister, you put EVERYTHING in your mouth.  I cannot tell you how many rocks I have had to scoop out of your cute little mouth.

*You do not like being tossed up in the air...not even a little bit.  You get so scared if you even think I am going to let go of you.  You may have your dad's fear of heights...

*No matter how upset you are, you will calm down almost immediately if I pick you up and hold you.  I love that you love me so much.

*You are very ticklish. On you feet and toes especially which I love to kiss, but also on your neck, tummy, arms, side...pretty much everywhere.

*You are sometimes shy with people.  You will give the cutest little grin and bury you face in my neck if you aren't sure what to think about someone.

*You love to hold my phone and "talk" in it.  You love when I put the phone up to your ear to talk to daddy and you will just jabber away.

*You can get pretty feisty.  When there is something you want you are not shy about letting out a loud yell and going after it.  Caitlin loves this about you because she sometimes enjoys getting you fired up:)

But mostly, you are just our little sweetheart and we love you more and more everyday.  Our family wouldn't be complete without you and I am so glad you are a part of it.  We love you forever Miss Lyss!

Friday, September 14, 2012

Just the girls...



Nothing says happiness like a little girl's face covered in frosting:)  My sweet friend took these pictures while we were celebrating Charlie's birthday.  Love these girls and love these pictures!

Let's Party...

My birthday was at the beginning of this week and I must say, it was a really great day.  Caitlin, Lyss and I went to walking group and then to Mcdonald's with some friends for a happy meal.  Jeff brought home a really sweet card and then we spent the rest of the evening with our Pullman family, the Hansen's and the Asay's:)  Laurel made an awesome cake and Charlene brought some delicious chocolate ice cream.  That combined with children playing nicely and pizza for dinner made it pretty much a perfect night for me.  It is so nice to have such great friends to celebrate with, especially since our families are so far away.  It makes it feel a little more like home.      


Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Let's Dance...

Caitlin went to her first dance lesson today!  She did so great and was so excited for the class.  Daddy was able to be there with us also and we had so much fun watching her!  I am so proud of the girl she is growing up to be and we are lucky to get to be her parents.

While at the class, the teacher asked all the girls to lay down and do some stomach exercises.  When she got to Caitlin and asked her to lay down Caitlin said, "Teacher, my mom says I can't mess my hair up!"  Oops. I meant before dance class. At least I know she listens.

As Caitlin passed Jeff on one of her rounds she said(in a very loud whisper), "Dad, when do I get to dance on the stage?!"  Love her.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Today from my phone...

 Alyssa loves being able to pull herself up...and I love being able to kiss that cute face!! 
We had a squirrel decide to take up residence on our deck all day today...the girls thought it was pretty great.  I thought having them entertained was pretty great too, besides the fact that it was by a rodent on my deck.
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Funny Stuff...

Caitlin: "Hey, Charlene?"
Charlene: "Yes Caitlin?"
Caitlin: "Did you know that I am going to turn 25 next Nukember?"
Charlene: "Oh, really?"
Caitlin: "Yep."