11.19.2012

Big Girls Build Their Own Beds

Shocking I know...Vera has out grown her mini crib. MINI crib. Yes, she is 2.5 and up until one week ago I am ashamed to say that Vera was still in the crib that she now exceeds the length of. Good thing she likes the fetal position. I'm just grateful that she never climbed out!

So she took matters into her own hands. With a little (ha!) supervision and guidance she built her new "big girl" bed! 




Somehow...she is no longer satisfied building with blocks. 


SO excited...

and SO proud (so are Jason and I)!
Reading Curious George's Dictionary in her new bed!
Reading her current favorite, the letter "O"




She can finally roll around!















10.05.2012

Half a year...how am I gonna fit all that into one post?


It has been SO long since I last updated this blog.
Here are a few highlights from spring:

MARCH 2012:
The return of good weather and many walks up and down our street.

We got to hang out with Uncle James in Colorado Springs for a few days!

Then we joined Simon and Elissa for the Drupal Conference in Denver for a few more days!
It was a really fun trip every step of the way!
It was the most beautiful spring we've had since I can remember. 


APRIL 2012

City Garden with cousin Lindsay and her man Nick

Lindsay is an amazing photographer!

Ash and Vera playing and first time on a big kid swing!

Playing with Esther - cars and flowers - perfect combo!

First ice cream cone! Mommy got to help her eat it :)

We got to celebrate Ash Drew and Cole's baptisms!

Grammy was there too!

Watermelon lovers unite!

Easter egg hunt with the community group!

First all out finger painting session!

I kind of felt like a genius when I figured this out - water and books out of the crib!
Vera loves hanging them up and I love that her crib isn't full of stuff. The books are in one of those sponge holders that go over a sink divider.

Photoshoot by Brea to capture Vera's "almost 2"-ness!

Gone fishin'

She loves to run - running to us, away from us or around us!


Lounging at the library in The Luminary

Egg hunt with buddies Eliza and Evie!

Erin planned a beautiful day for them - we all had a great time!

Except Jeremy, he was stuck with lifeguard duty...


MAY 2012:
Play dough obsession begins!

Time with our fam up north! Two new beautiful baby boys!!!

Botanical Gardens during setup of the Lantern Festival

Fun with Grammy at the Botanical Gardens

At the zoo with The Rodewalds!

Trip to celebrate Christine's HS Graduation!

So proud of my niece! She's at TCU now!

Fun with Aunts and Uncles!

The birthday girls - Felicity and Vera are 2!

It was a fun party - maybe one of the best features
was the bubble ring Jason made!

And all the play dough Laura Murray made was a huge hit!

The cakes turned out great too! It was a wonderful birthday party!

Proud parents!

2.11.2012

20 & 21 months

Among the words she speaks very clearly are a few words that she seems to enjoy making people guess at. Very clever and mysterious of her, right?

 code:
"beer" = bib
"hot" = hat and hood
"cookie" = turkey
"odie" = hold me, or i want to hold what i'm pointing at
"ssss" = please
"hem" = help
"hen" = hand
"cocky" = coffee
"kye" = Caillou, a show she watches on Netflix

she can read to us: Higher Higher, by Leslie Patricelli
 
We are really looking forward to some less gloomy weather! We want to play in the park with our friends again!


cool shoes from aunt laura
cool shoes from aunt kristen


playing video games with daddy

"try it this way dad!"

big girl - facing forward!

story time with daddy