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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Happy Birthday Landon!
Landon turned 4 today! 4!!! I just can't believe he's 4! I have lots to share about his big day but for now I just want to post a picture of our 4 year old Ninja Turtle!!
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Mommy's 34th Birthday!
I turned 34 on Monday and I have to say that so far my thirties have been the best decade. They've brought 2 precious kiddos, a new house, a new position with my job, new friendships, lots of fun and a few challenges. We celebrated on Saturday with a day at the races with Aunt Alison, Uncle Stephen, Hippy and Ethan and Mimi and Papa! We had a fun day! On Monday Daddy was off work and stayed home with the kiddos. Before I left for work they went to get me my favorite coffee from Starbucks and they even brought me a donut! Landon gave me a big birthday hug and sang happy birthday to me! My friends at work got me a cake and Daddy bought me yummy ice cream cupcakes from Maggie Moos! I had a great birthday!! I'm so thankful for my sweet little family!!
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
A Game of Chase
Landon couldn't walk until 15 months. MK is just over 14 months old and as you can see in this video she can run! It's so fun to see the differences in our two kiddos and it's more fun to watch them play together. Especially since I know it won't be long before they start fighting like siblings a lot!
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Maddie Kate is 12 Months Old!
Maddie Kate is 12 months 14+ months old! Clearly I'm a failure bit busy these days and with MK's birthday being right before our favorite fall activities begin and because for some reason documenting our girl's milestones has seemed overwhelming to me I've just gotten behind. It's probably because she's just so fabulous and there is so much to document...or maybe it's because two kids and the holidays will keep a mommy and daddy a little occupied. We've enjoyed our babies this holiday season. We've enjoyed them a lot. Maddie Kate is at such a cute age and Landon is too!
So, Maddie Kate turned a year old back in October and I'm certain I didn't get her 12 month pictures until she was at least almost 13 months old. What can I say about our girl? She is the sweetest, orneriest, smartest, independent, cuddly, kiss blowing, best baby girl we've ever loved. In short - we like her. An awful lot. She puts on shows, pretends to be shy, calls any man with a hint of gray hair Papa and can hold her own with her big brother.
At her 12 month appointment MK:
Weighed 22 pounds and 2 ounces (59%)
Was 30" long (67%)
Had a head circumference of 18% (62%)
She's not only walking...she runs. Fast. Especially when she has something she isn't supposed to have.
She puts everything in her mouth - including cat food, and most recently sequins. That will be a sparkly diaper!
She is a good eater. Her favorites are mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, ham, monkey juice, yogurt, pears, oranges, strawberries, raspberries, applesauce, cinnamon bread, cheese, cheddar rice cakes, gold fish, whole wheat ritz crackers, and anything with sugar in it.
She has fully transitioned to whole milk but isn't completely off the bottle yet. We'll get there.
She has started trying to use forks and spoons but isn't great at it yet.
She can drink from a straw and sippy cup like a champ.
She talks...a lot. She says momma, dada, bubba, cat, that, juice, cheese, nana, papa, hi, bye bye, and her favorite lately is no and no-no.
She can wave bye bye but her most favorite send off is blowing kisses. And that's our favorite.
She gives the very best hugs.
She has the best girly giggle.
She still refuses to sleep consistently and I don't want to talk about it. But I do talk about it. A lot.
She likes to play with her babies and I've found that the maternal instinct is just that - an instinct. I've never shown her how to love on her babies or give them a bottle but she knows. It's precious.
She has amazing dance moves.
She loves her cousins.
She loves going to school and does great at drop off.
She has 8 teeth - she got them early but hasn't gotten any more.
She's wearing a size 4 diaper, size 4 shoe, 12-24 month clothes.
And her brother is playing donkey kong as I type this and just yelled "for the love!!" when he didn't win. Really?! Silly boy...it's past time to start watching what we say around the house.
Maddie Kate, we love you a lot and hope so much that we can raise you to be a nice young lady. We want you to know that we love you to the moon and back. You make our day brighter with your beautiful blue eyes, smiles and hugs. Happy 14+ month birthday. Love, Mommy and Daddy.
So, Maddie Kate turned a year old back in October and I'm certain I didn't get her 12 month pictures until she was at least almost 13 months old. What can I say about our girl? She is the sweetest, orneriest, smartest, independent, cuddly, kiss blowing, best baby girl we've ever loved. In short - we like her. An awful lot. She puts on shows, pretends to be shy, calls any man with a hint of gray hair Papa and can hold her own with her big brother.
At her 12 month appointment MK:
Weighed 22 pounds and 2 ounces (59%)
Was 30" long (67%)
Had a head circumference of 18% (62%)
She's not only walking...she runs. Fast. Especially when she has something she isn't supposed to have.
She puts everything in her mouth - including cat food, and most recently sequins. That will be a sparkly diaper!
She is a good eater. Her favorites are mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, ham, monkey juice, yogurt, pears, oranges, strawberries, raspberries, applesauce, cinnamon bread, cheese, cheddar rice cakes, gold fish, whole wheat ritz crackers, and anything with sugar in it.
She has fully transitioned to whole milk but isn't completely off the bottle yet. We'll get there.
She has started trying to use forks and spoons but isn't great at it yet.
She can drink from a straw and sippy cup like a champ.
She talks...a lot. She says momma, dada, bubba, cat, that, juice, cheese, nana, papa, hi, bye bye, and her favorite lately is no and no-no.
She can wave bye bye but her most favorite send off is blowing kisses. And that's our favorite.
She gives the very best hugs.
She has the best girly giggle.
She still refuses to sleep consistently and I don't want to talk about it. But I do talk about it. A lot.
She likes to play with her babies and I've found that the maternal instinct is just that - an instinct. I've never shown her how to love on her babies or give them a bottle but she knows. It's precious.
She has amazing dance moves.
She loves her cousins.
She loves going to school and does great at drop off.
She has 8 teeth - she got them early but hasn't gotten any more.
She's wearing a size 4 diaper, size 4 shoe, 12-24 month clothes.
And her brother is playing donkey kong as I type this and just yelled "for the love!!" when he didn't win. Really?! Silly boy...it's past time to start watching what we say around the house.
Maddie Kate, we love you a lot and hope so much that we can raise you to be a nice young lady. We want you to know that we love you to the moon and back. You make our day brighter with your beautiful blue eyes, smiles and hugs. Happy 14+ month birthday. Love, Mommy and Daddy.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Halloween 2012
Halloween with our kiddos was so much fun this year! Maddie Kate was just a week old last Halloween and this year she was walking around and was the cutest owl we've ever seen! Landon loves Mario Kart and I was surprised when he said he wanted to be Luigi for Halloween...at one point he wanted to be a ninja and at another it was Spiderman. I'm sure glad he chose Luigi - I think the mustache is the funniest thing ever and he was so excited to dress up as a character from his favorite Wii game! Our friends the Waggoner's had their annual Halloween get together complete with a hayride and we had fun visiting with our friends. Then Jim took Landon trick or treating while MK and I passed out candy at our house. After Jim and Landon got home they had fun sitting on the porch passing out candy to the last of the trick or treaters in our neighborhood.
Pumpkin Patch 2012
I know I'm all out of order posting our fall activities after I've already posted Santa pictures but I want to be sure to finish our 2012 posts before the new year!
We took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch this year and they had so much fun! Maddie Kate wore her cute pumpkin outfit that she wore at her birthday party and she had fun running around looking at pumpkins. Landon rode the cow train all by himself again and had so much fun sliding on the slides in the hay stacks and they both enjoyed the pig races and petting zoo.
We took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch this year and they had so much fun! Maddie Kate wore her cute pumpkin outfit that she wore at her birthday party and she had fun running around looking at pumpkins. Landon rode the cow train all by himself again and had so much fun sliding on the slides in the hay stacks and they both enjoyed the pig races and petting zoo.
Maddie Kate's First Birthday Party - Part III
What?!
You mean all of my favorite people and all of these fun decorations are for me!?
You have got to be kidding me!
And I get a birthday card too?! This is the best day ever!
Mimi, I love the fabulous quilt you made just for me!
All of my friends had fun playing at my party and I'm so glad they were there to help me celebrate my very first birthday!
Maddie Kate's First Birthday Part - Part II
Maddie Katie was a super huge fan of her cake! She didn't much care that it was lopsided! She definitely has a sweet tooth and it was so much fun to watch her dig in!
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