Monday, September 8, 2014

Ashleigh update

Ashleigh watched Mary Poppins for the first time. (She complained for the first 10 minutes that she didn't like it, but then she was hooked!)

She had so much fun watching Daddy do the ALS ice bucket challenge that she wanted to do it, too.







She is obsessed with playing in the dirt and mud.







Girl has loved eating some popsicles. She always calls them lollipops!



She just loves to be outside in general. Even in her Sunday finest!





AUGH! Who is this grown-up girl, and what has she done with my little baby?!


She is in love with Anna and Elsa.


Loves her sister. (Well, she does tell us to take Miriam back to the baby store and leave her there, but that's only when Miriam is bothering her!)




I can't believe our first-born will be 4 years old in just a couple of weeks! Wow!

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Marvelous Miriam (15 months)

(Let's rewind a little bit and go back to August when Miriam turned 15 months old).

Well, this child is up and running (kind of). She is starting to walk faster now, and I'm sure she'll be running soon. She wants to try to keep up with sister!



She is getting brave when she is outside. She is walking up and down the big hill next to the barn.




(Pardon us: We needed an outfit change!)






She doesn't mind that I love to dress her up in adorable little outfits. :)



She loves to chase the dog. (Poor Arden).

At her 15 month appointment, she was 18lbs 11oz and 30 inches long. She is slimming down and getting taller!

She loves playing outside! I don't know what she is going to do when it gets cold outside. She has also discovered a delicacy called "dirt,"


                                                 



She also discovered water puddles!






She also loves to eat (but there's a pretty good chance that you already knew that).


She loves to play with her toys and can entertain herself fairly easily.



She loves drinking milk out of her straw cup.

She loves holding dolls.




She is starting to sleep a bit better. Here is a rare picture of her sleeping!


She is learning how to carefully pet the cat.

She adores her sister...even when she lays on top of her!


She rode her first "ride" at the St. James festival. She was a fan!







Her personality is really shining through. She is so funny! She makes such funny faces and just waits for us to laugh. She also does silly things like putting things on her head and siting on her water bottle!






She is in training to become a Jedi, I suppose.

She has started using a fork. Now she won't eat her food without a fork in her hand.


She wants to be just like her sister!


She loves to be chased. She laughs and laughs!




She loves to dance (which means to turn around in circles).





(No picture, but she also has been teething like crazy, and 2 of her molars finally popped through! Thank goodness. I have never seen such swollen gums.)

Happy 15 months, little one!