It’s Been a LONG Time…

So I have some catching up to do- to say the least. When I went to see where I left off at my last post I couldn’t believe I had to go clear back to Christmas. Geez! So here we go:
In December Emily turned 2! I feel bad that her birthday is so close to Christmas because we’re usually so busy with holiday festivities that her birthday doesn’t get as much attention as it should. None the less, we had a little celebration where she opened Tinkerbell underoos, some new clothes and some new books. She insisted on wearing this flower headband during dinner and cake. I think it makes her look like the Statue of Liberty!! She’s a riot and so much fun to have around. She’s a very social kid and sometimes drives her brother crazy with her antics. It has been so fun this past year to see her grow and watch she and David become the best of little friends. They would be lost without each other.

Then on to Christmas..

We started a tradition this year of making a gingerbread house on Christmas Eve. David could hardly handle saving the candy long enough to decorate the house!

I tried to get fancy for breakfast on Christmas morning.

I love this picture- she just opened some lotion out of her stocking and she was so excited to use it on her hands!

Gettin’ down to business!

David was pretty pleased to get his first set of Legos.

This was like a dream come true for David. And I mean that in the most literal sense!! I don’t think there could have been anything else that would have brought him more happiness than this garbage truck. Too bad it broke like the next day. Doesn’t stop him- he STILL plays with this thing on a daily basis( here we are in July!)!!

In April came Easter- and a chilly one it was.

Goofy girls at the Easter egg hunt. Em and her lil friend Megan.

On Easter morning we hid the kid’s Easter baskets. Emily just spotted them behind the chair in the living room. Her big eyes crack me up!

Can’t complain when your kid is stoked to get applesauce in her

Easter basket!

Having a little fun with some confetti eggs courtesy of Grandma!

All dressed up in their Easter garb.

 

Some random, cute, and silly pictures from the last 6 months:

I just love these two little ones. They are the best of friends… most of the time.

Jason will want to kill me for including this picture but over the winter he grew a beard…and surprisingly I thought it was so cute!! Haha! I’m sure many will tease that it’s the Maine in me- liking that back woods, rugged look! Whatever…I can think it’s cute if I want… :)

What. The. Heck. Hahaha!!!!!! How can you look at this picture and not laugh?!?!

I love these bath shots of the kiddos. I think it’ll be cute to pull them out when they’re teenagers. I hope they’ll still be having fun together when they get to be that old.

Hey- that’s just how she rolls. They always have to be upside down. She thinks she’s pretty hot!

Um…by the looks of those wheels Ems…you’re a little too big for that DOLL stroller!

This picture is hysterical!! She's wearing David’s pajama shorts(Wall-E, in fact), a tank top (that has a princess on the front but you can’t see it!) and chugging down her sippy full of- get this- DIET COKE!!!!! LOL!!! Oh my gosh! So hilarious!! (*Disclaimer: I personally did not fill her cup with DC. She found an open can in the fridge and helped herself. Hey- where there’s a will there’s a way!!)

The thought of frost bite in the “upper region” does not sound like a good time- but hey- they were up for it!

eEmily wishing she was still tiny! Goof ball!

My silly children. The first time Emily set eyes on that skull hat she insisted on wearing it and kept right on wearing it all winter.

Well- I can explain…sort of. I told David to be a big boy and go pick some pajamas out of his top drawer and get ready for bed. This is what he came out in, complete with the socks. Hey, it’s cool- whatever! Oh, and in this picture he’s also flexing his muscles!!! Lol! I love this kid!

I finally discovered that pretty much the only way I could get Emily to sit through a movie was by buckling her into her car seat!! … Just kidding! Kind of. Anyway, her car seat had been in the living room for some reason and she thought it made for a comfy way to sit back and get cozy.

Emily wearing Bumpa’s sunglasses!

Hmm. I have no clue how she pulled this off…

May:

Come May it was clearly time to move Emily out of the crib and into a big girl bed…but…

…it didn’t go well at first! There were quite a few nights she chose a random spot in the house over said “big girl bed”. She was not a fan in the beginning but we are finally adjusted.



AND….

David busted out his big kid skills and learned to ride a bike with OUT training wheels!!! Wa-hoo!! Talk about a happy and very proud boy- he literally had to show and tell every. single. person. we knew!! We were SO proud of him too- he learned all on his own!

And here we are in July:

Emily sitting with Grandma at the Provo 4th of July parade. It was so cold that morning they had to sit in the sun to keep warm.

This is how well my attempt at a fun picture at the parade went. :)

Me and my sweet girl

My handsome boy keeping warm with a blanket. It was pretty strange that we were freezing at the 4th of July parade.

Well, there's the last 6 months for ya! Lastly, here are some of the funny words Emily uses:
Hanitizer (sanitizer)
Goda Bar (Granola Bar
Pamps (pants)
Scostcos (Costco)
Bunzins (buns/bum)