Thank you to all who kept my family in your thoughts and prayers, for your visits, calls, emails and hugs. I miss my grandma terribly! But am trying to embrace each day and not miss out on the joys that my kids and life bring. Here are some recent pics of us. Soon I will create an album of grandma's last days, it will be on the left nav. Love you all!
Here are the Mother's Day pics. :) Also, I'm creating a new album, Spring 2009, on the left nav bar...coming soon!
Today was gorgeous and we went the HRAnch Civic Park with auntie Diane and Logan. It was great fun to get wet in the wading pool and slip down the slide! The dead bloated worms in the water were gross however...heard there were lots, only saw one. One is enough.
The other day, I mistook Emily for Camille. What? How did that happen and how is that possible? My baby?
Emily is growing very tall and talking all day long. Her sentences mostly consist of: "I want my_____!!" followed by a "tank you" or a scream, depending on whether she gets what she wants... which is usually, her bear, doggie, mommy, mok (milk), drinkie, touch dat, daddy, bankie, or paci. She also is starting to say "I get my ____" followed by the aforementioned items. She says "no thank you" and "I don't like it" (to food), and "excuse me" and "God bless you" after I sneeze. It occurs to me as I write this, that she is a very polite child. She still takes 2 naps, one around 9:30/10AM and another with Camille around 2PM. She sleeps about 11 hours at night, from 8 to about 7ish.
At her 18 month well-check, she weighed in at 21.5 lbs. and 32 1/4 inches. Can't remember the percentiles but it's like 20% and 75%, respectively. Doc found a heart murmur in her, which caused me severe distress, but further examination ruled it "innocent" - something that will never cause her a problem. Thank you Jesus!
Sweet Lu is doing just fine. She continues to learn her letters, and to recognize words like her name and "Hughes Place" (our street). Her sentences are becoming more complex and she's speaking them more quickly. She still gets her "she/her, he/him" mixed up and says stuff like "it be cold out, mommy?" "The mans be mean!" I just adore it! She's finally outgrown her little potty chairs. I pushed the issue because they were kind of grossing me out, but she's also so tall that getting on the big potty is easy. So, we marched them to the basement earlier this month. Actually made me cry, which must sound idiotic! But, happy to say that she's acclimated quite well and I don't really miss those things much.
School starts in September and we just finished the paperwork to get Camille enrolled. It really freaked me out, then when I thought how it was similar to daycare (was thinking she's too young to start), I felt better. She's going to LOVE it. Sigh.
They both love to read and bedtime has been fun. They sit with Jesse on the couch in Em's room, or the hallway floor and read a pile of books. Of course they still fight and scream, but as Em gets older it has been fun to adjust our routines to include her in "big girl" stuff.
Here they are at cousin Logan's 2nd birthday party!
BTW, although I have a Facebook account where I post random pics, I do plan to still keep this blog. :)
Jesse and I are well. Looking forward to being in the yard, gardening, playing with the kids, etc. Waiting for consisitently good weather! I started running again which has been a TERRIFIC mood enhancer and butt-reducer. :) Hope all is well with you all!
Hope you all had a great Easter! Despite the dreary weather we had a lovely time! Since we were swamped with Messiah practices and performances we modified the routine a bit. Made Easter cupcakes on Wednesday, colored eggs on Thursday, and hunted for them and found Easter baskets on the front door from the Easter Bunny on Friday. Whew! Coloring eggs was hectic with both girls, but they loved it! Emily promptly whacked her egg on the counter then proceeded to smash it to smithereens. Camille was more careful and loaded hers up with stickers. I tried to keep a majority intact for the Bunny to hide. Oh boy was that fun! They had to be given big hints as to where the eggs were, but were very excited to find them. Then, the Easter Bunny knocked on the front door and left them some very yummy baskets full of treats! Here are a few pics, there are more in the new "Easter" album to the left...
Easter Sunday was spent with grandma Geri since we had Messiah. They apparently looked cute in their outfits but weren't so cooperative with the camera. Mom has to get me those ...
What else is new? Em gets her 18 month check-up tomorrow. Can't believe it. She's talking so much I can't keep track anymore. She pretty much can say anything and loves loves loves to talk. Mom loves that little sweet voice - but hearing "I want my doggie" 20 times gets old when we're in the car and the "doggie" is at home. She runs all over and is playing nicely with Camille. She's gained weight and is already close to size 5 shoes. Can't remember when Lu was in that size, but it seems earlier. She is also learning her ABC's with Lu. :)
Camille is quickly learning to recognize letters and numbers on paper. She knows her name and is now learning her address. I hadn't thought I'd teach her all this so soon, but she likes it and seems to be learning it, so why not?
She is beginning to express herself more thoughtfully and her emotions vary more. She can still be quite a tart and we are pressed to find creative, effective ways to discipline. Her latest thing is to yell "NO!" to me and lunge to hit me... I really like that. "Time-out" is overrated but we still use that primarily. Besides the fact that she can be frustratingly willful, she is a well-behaved child. She helps me clean up messes and put things where they belong. She helps me a lot with Emily and is starting to enjoy and long for her company. That's neat to watch.
The girls are enjoying the back yard - can't wait for the warmer weather. We will plant tomatoes, carrots, zucchini and a hoarde of flowers. :)
The girls finally had a chance to play in the snow using their snowsuits! We thought this winter would bring us no snow! Lu made some lovely angels. Got better pics with mom's phone - the one with Lu sitting on a pile! Mine were taken during the piddly snowstorm we had last week.
And just a note that I'm highly irritated with the timing of that huge storm - it froze off all of the flower blossoms on our apple trees! Oh I am so upset - those trees (along with the Aspens that are dying) were the main attraction for me to this house! :(
