buggy update

here's pretty, pretty June. she's almost 9 months, and keeps us very busy. she crawls (this started at 7 months), and now pulls up on everything! literally, everything she sees. i even saw her try to stand alone this week (she's totally cute). she's become a much better eater, though she definitely isn't lacking calories. last week she weighed 19lb even. sheesh.

we are working on signing. she signs "more" and claps when you say "yay juney!" she loves puffs, her little toddler cheeto puffs, and just this evening, she said dada. june also has almost 8 teeth, there are 3 more on the top just cutting through this weekend. she is by far my earliest teether, i expect she will be walking and have a full mouth of teeth by her first birthday.

but perhaps my most favorite trick she does is her foot clapping. i am not even kidding, she actually claps with her feet! i am going to have to get it on video because its hilarious. i think she started doing it when she got excited in the moby. it is the cutest.

Family Pictures

We had family pictures done in late September. I pretty much love them. Here are just a few. I have been holding out because I included them on my Christmas cards....these are some of the 50+ images we got that day. Lyla is 4, Grey is 2 1/2, and June is almost 7 months!

Fall Hike

In mid October we went on a hike up at Silver Lake. It was amazing, and we had a blast. Juney especially loves her moby wrap. Grey also walked the entire lake. I honestly cannot recall a more beautiful fall in the SLC.

Park with the spider webs/Cowboy day

Lyla has discovered an amazing park at an elementary school near our house. She calls it the "park with the spider webs." She loves it, and its so cute to see her getting more brave every time we go. She can really climb now! Grey is usually busy trying to find a boy to follow around, and June...well she tries to play in the grass.


Lyla right before cowboy day at school...she's sweet.

Soccer!

Lyla has been playing fall soccer...and she's too funny. I think its been a good experience for her, although she definitely does things her own way. I have been so proud of every effort she makes, and they are all too cute to watch!

Her coach has been so understanding and inclusive too. Even so, I think Lyla's favorite part of the game is the end, because then she gets her snack!

Sitttin around

Look who can sit up now!
...and look who is just about crawling! She's taken just a few steps, and I'm positive she will be crawling everywhere in the next few weeks.

First Cereal

June had rice cereal for the first time tonight. She was totally ready, and she did a great job. We went to the doctor this morning also, and here are her stats: 16.5 lb, 25.5 inches, and 75th percentile overall. She's still all smiles and so fun to be around. More to come!

our busy summer

This summer has been busy to see the least, and we have made many changes around our house. Here's how it all went down:

-Grey is finally in a big boy bed, and its going really well
-I cut allllllll my hair off. Ok, I did this in May, but still.
-Lyla turned 4!
-I turned 26!
-June gets teeth, learns to roll and creep everywhere
-We sold both of our cars and got a van and a scooter. Its pretty fun!
-Lyla stopped napping regularly, and its been quite an adjustment
-We have been to Bee's games, RSL games, to the zoo many times (I have lots of pictures)

Now we are in for more changes...Lyla starts preschool next week (2 days a week), and will be playing fall soccer. Its going to be hilarious. Lyla and Grey are moving into bunk beds this week, and June into her own crib. I am nervous about all of this...always changing around here! More to come!




-we made these shirts at booster night at the zoo. they have such talented parents




-what happens when grey doesn't nap. it was 5 pm

Lyla's 4th Birthday!

Lyla turned 4! I can't believe she is that old! I kind of went over board (like always), and made an awesome Tangled party. My favorite party elements were the 20 foot rapunzel braid draped around the main floor, and the cake! And it wasn't even a real cake....it was a tower made of cinnamon rolls with ding dongs. It was pretty adorable.

Of course, Lyla was spoiled to death. Some of her favorite gifts included real cowgirl boots, an authentic Jessie hat, and lots of books, crowns , pillow pets, and new school supplies. We had just family over this year, and I made a spaghetti dinner for everyone to enjoy. Nate took the day off of work, and we enjoyed delicious Kneaders in the morning.

I will have more on Lyla in another post...but we definitely enjoyed her day, and I can't believe I have a baby that is FOUR!

--and don't mind how funny lyla looks in some of these pictures, she was just getting over an AWFUL cold.

June is 5 months!

Oh Juney, you are just the cutest, squishiest, sweetest thing on earth. I am a bit late, but here are some of the awesome things about you at 5 months:

-you are a rolling/creeping machine
-you try to sit up, but are sooo wobbly
-you love the moby, and i have started facing you outward. you try to hold on to the cart or stroller, and we get a lot of attention. you are my greatest accessory.
-first teeth are in before you are 6 months! this has caused you to have a lot, i mean A LOT of gas. its totally weird, but i had to note it
-you are so happy, and i think dad pulls the biggest smiles out of you
-you love love love the exersaucer. you are just so big!
-you kind of have this old grandpa hair thing going on in the front...its all wiry and wispy when i am not careful to neatly swoop it to the side
-you are still a pretty good sleeper, although teething/gas have interrupted that a bit
-we are getting ready to move you to a crib, but you have been so cozy in mom and dad's room
-you jabber on and on. its pretty funny, and loud
-you adore your toes, just like big sis. you are so bewildered when i put you in a sleeper, and you try to grab at the sleeper and pull it off your foot. too funny.
-your hair is destined to be brownish/blonde. no red for you...but you have your own beautiful huge blue eyes.

also, i weighed you today, and at 5.5 months you are 16lb 5 oz. CHUB! I love it.