Another month older…….

 Seriously can’t believe this baby is 8 months old!

This month Rylee has learned to crawl!

 

She may only “army crawl”, but it gets her wherever she wants to go!

Rylee loves to eat, but if she’s not eating she is happy just hanging out in her highchair watching everything going on around her!

A few other 8 month bits of info……….

*Loves sleeping in her own bed, don’t try to hold her while she’s sleeping, she just wants to be in her own bed!

* Loves to be in her jumper!

* Has had a bad health month, 4 ear infections, the flu,  and pneumonia.

* Still doesn’t sleep through the night!  (Well she did ONCE this month!)

* LOVES her brothers and sisters, and crawls around the house to be with them!

* Has waved bye-bye and night-night! (pretty sure it was on purpose! )

*  Puts EVERYTHING in her mouth!

 

 

Rylee is such a fun part of our family!  We love her like crazy, and love watching her grow and learn and explore!

 

Back to school 2010!

 Yikes where did time go?

 

I know it’s a good thing that they were so excited for school to start, but maybe they could have shown just a “little” hesitation before running off to start their first day! I thought Aubree maybe would have been a little nervous with it being her first year at the elementary, but nope, she was just as excited to get the day started as the big kids were!  Although, I really am so grateful that we have such good schools, teachers, and that they have such good friends.  It makes the school year so enjoyable for all of us!

Here’s hoping for another FANTASTIC year!

Summer Recap!!

I can't believe summer has come and gone once again!  We had such a great summer!
Here's some of the highlights from the summer........

Trips to the lake.

Swimming lessons.

  

Bowling                 Fishing in Montana

More swimming

(Rylee was such a trooper to just “hang out” for all the water activities!)

Getting braces off!!!!  

  Picking peaches and apples in Greenbluff.

Sydnee doing her impression of an “old grandma” 

Rylee at 7 months.....

Weight:  14lbs. 2oz.

Sleeps:  Not well!

Eating habits: Loves to eat, all baby food, mashed potatoes, rice and pancakes are a few "big people" favorites.

Loves: going for walks, baths, being held ALL the time!

Rylee

Rylee at 6 months...

 Weight: 14 pounds (25th%!!!)

Height: 24.5 inches

Head: 41 cm

* hates being left alone in a room

* squeals with delight all the time

* tries to eat my face whenever I hold her

* rolls from back to tummy, (not so much the other direction)

* doesn't sleep well at night

*loves baby cereal

* doesn't really like peaches, banana's, or sweet potatoes

* eats about every 2 1/2 - 3 hours

* is a really good napper

* always has her toes painted

* almost always has a bow or flower on her head

* loves to be smothered with kisses

* Reaches for EVERYTHING

* loves taking baths

* loves watching her older siblings

* puts EVERYTHING in her mouth

* loves going on walks

*loves being outside  

Firsts: trip to Utah, New Mexico, and Montana

Sydnee has turned 2!!

Sydnee at two......

Height :   32 inches

Weight :  21.2 lbs (not on the charts, just her own chart)

Head:   46.5

Likes: daddy,  shoes, daddy,  clothes, Dora, Elmo, daddy, Princesses, "Bee"cereal (honey nut cherrios), daddy, jumping on the trampoline, brothers and sisters, binkies, candy, oh and did I mention she likes daddy?

Hates: To be told no, taking time out of her busy schedule to get her diaper changed, when daddy leaves, lawn mowers, and when daddy sneezes?!

Words:  Mommy (see maybe she likes me just a little!), Rylee, baby, daddy, and the kids favorite trick is they all say "Red Robin" like on the commercial and Syd will say "Yum"

Signs: more, fish, (very important when asking for goldfish crackers!), more, please, thank you and ball

Mostly just points and grunts, but it seems to work for her!

Sydnee had a fun Dora party, thanks to her dad for decorationg an awesome cake!

Dad also thought eating right off the table would be a good memory maker!

So, we did just that,  ate spaghetti and corn right off the table, no plates needed!

It was so much fun to watch Sydnee "peek" inside each bag to see what was inside.

Happy Birthday Sydnee!

We are so glad we have had you in our family for 2 years!!!!!!

How to keep a close eye on all the kids.........

I knew exactly where all the kids were at one time!!

This was our first visit to Lake Pend Oreille.

The kids had so much fun playing!