22 months

Wow, it seems like last month flew, are we really only 2  months away from Ella's 2nd birthday??  What is she doing at 22 months old??  Trying her hardest to keep up with her active sister.  She loves to practice using her trike & she also enjoys exploring outside.  Maybe, I've been watching too much Mary Poppins, but she loves to laugh!  Almost anything can be turned into a game & an excuse to laugh.  One of the funny things she says right now is, she refers to herself as "you".  Sometimes we ask questions like "who wants a bath, etc.?"  Ella always responds, "you".  I guess we've called her you too much b/c she has started to refer to herself that way, really very funny & cute.  She's a huge fan of greek yougart.  I always have to buy the large pack of it at Sams b/c she eats a carton a day.  I just find that funny b/c you wouldn't think a child would enjoy greek yougart.  Speaking of Mary Poppins, she enjoys this show very much, especially the singing/dancing & tries to sing & dance with them.  She continues to enjoy dressing up & showing off for daddy, especially.  That hair--wild & quite a bit of curl to it.  Sometimes when I give them a bath I scrunch it & put a little mousse in it, it's crazy curly.  Just love it myself, we shall see what she thinks of it in years to come ;)  She's the instigator in the house & likes to get Jessie in trouble by starting trouble & then pretending to be injured.  We are on to this behavior!  She's a particular little thing & likes things her way.  She will eat anything...no I am not kidding on this.  We try to time our Sams trips for when they have free samples & she will try anything they offer....one day they even had jambalaya--pretty spicy & sure enough baby girl wanted seconds.  I am so thankful she's not picky, as Jessie is & it's a real challenge sometimes.  Still working on colors, I have found that the Brown Bear book is probably going to get the job done with her.  She's not interested in flash cards or some of the other color books that Jessie used when she was little, but Brown Bear she will sit through.  I believe that her motivation for potty training will be wanting to wear big girl panties just like sissy.  Often when I am working with her on going potty, my rule is if there are 3 accidents you have to wear a diaper, well, she hates this.  I've had a number of screaming fits from her while trying to get her in a diaper.  When I ask her whats wrong, she says "panties, peez" (please--for those of you that don't speak Ella)....of course, I usually give in as it is pathetic to see her so upset over not getting to wear her panties.  She's a silly little girl & will often try to get me to laugh if I'm talking on the phone or trying to do some chores.  She's our clown!  We love our girl so much, but just wish she wouldn't grow up on us so fast. Enjoy a few snapshots of our 22 month old & have a great day!

Proof

Proof they actually like each other!  Both wearing stethoscopes & playing dr. to their dinosaurs, but I just happened to catch them loving on each other.  Sometimes the hugs get a little rough, but I am thankful they have each other to play with on a daily basis.  Yep, they're eating gummy bears, but still cute if you ask me.  Love these two more than they will ever know!  Have a great day :)

Wishing & hoping

We awoke to snow this morning.....uggh!  Is it not March??  Here are a few pics from our yard last year in Spring to make me feel better.  Here's to wishing & hoping that warmer weather will be here soon!  

Double sled action

So on March 6th we awoke to a fresh powdery snow fall.  Approx. 4-6 inches as predicted.  With the weather predicted to warm up, I thought it best we get out to sled & play in the white stuff.  It was around 40 when we went out so really not too cold (by the time we got all of our gear on :).  By the time I had them both in the sled, that's around 50 lbs.  Needless to say once we had gone down our front yard several times, mommy was tired.  It was all worth it as they had a blast.  Enjoy some snapshots of our snow fun in March & our double sled action.  Have a great day!

My favorite, just think they're so cute together in this sled :)

Throwback Friday

Where did our baby go??  These pics are 1 year & 1 month apart & Ella is no longer a baby.  I'm sure the grandparents will get enjoyment out of this.  Have a great weekend!

Feb. 2012

March 2013

More 3rd birthday pics

Here are a few more pics from Jessie's b-day.  She did have a great day, despite, getting over a stomach bug from the weekend.  Eventhough, it was a simple day, she told me it was a "special day".  Enjoy a few snapshots of our little girly on her 3rd birthday.

She awoke to these gifts, there were more to come later that day, a few of these are for Ella also