Creature of habit

After each of the girl's birthday I compile pictures from the previous year and put them into a photo book. I love doing it...yes it is very time consuming and this last book too far longer than normal due to a few glitches (I learned the hard way that not clicking save every so many pages can and will result in 40 pages of work LOST!)...but in the end it is always a great way for me to recap our life as a family and admire how much each of the girl's have changed. This year I noticed another thing- each year the number of photos I take in February and March is drastically less than any other month of the year. Maybe its because its cold and rainy and we aren't doing anything exciting per-say? Or maybe its just part of the recouping process from all of the holiday pictures/activities/busyness?

Anyways, you are probably wondering how come I chose to share a very random and probably not so interesting fact? I dunno =) But history repeated itself and we have very few pictures to share since last post!

3 very wiggly sisters give this momma a run for her money when trying to get a good picture!

Smoothie face

We jumped onto the Vitamix bandwagon recently. Given all of Ainsley's food issues, this has been a great way to get extra vitamins/nutrients into her. She LOVES the smoothies! Ella on the other hand, she has decided that since there are "leaves" (aka spinach) in her smoothie and not just the "good" stuff, she is boycotting!

Oh this sweet sweet face! She gives me a run for my money as well on getting a good picture because she would rather be running, well actually crawling/cruising but at any rate she is super fast!

Our recouping period is officially over now. Spring break has begun. Easter is almost here. Then Aubrey turns 4. After that Ainsley turns 1! And Ella heads to her first ever Girl Scout camp. WoW...I'm tired just thinking about it!! Happy spring everyone =)

10 months old (tomorrow)

Each month I feel like I am a broken record....time is flying by, she is growing up so fast, etc. This month she has mastered cruising around the furniture, climbing stairs, pulling up on anything and everything she can get her hands on, emptying cupboards in record time, finger foods, playing independently and babbling. She lets her wants and needs to known to everyone in the house, especially if you are not responding in the time frame she had in mind ;-)

10 months (tomorrow)
*probably weighs 18lbs now! She was 17lbs 14oz last Saturday...still our little peanut!
* 9 month clothes [still]
* 4 teeth- 2 top, 2 bottom
* still doesn't sleep through the night [and actually prefers waking prior to the sun on most mornings]
* LOVES finger foods [pasta, chicken, pork, cereal, banana muffins]
* has decided that after 9 months of being finicky, taking a bottle isn't so bad and now takes 2-3 bottles when I am working
* says "num num num" "nigh nigh" "da da" "ma ma" and attempts to say Ella, Aubrey and puppy
* would still take 3 naps a day, but in an attempt to sleep later in the morning we have cut out the evening nap
* struggles daily with biting =(

Not cooperating with letting mom get some 10 month pictures!

Ainsley Rae

On the move and not going to look at the camera...

Learning to blow... I love how babies blow upward and into their own faces!

Blurry but sweet! I have to take what I can get these days.

 Oh Ainsley...we just love you so much and the little person you are becoming is such a perfect addition to our family!!!

February in review

Between germs and vistors, work and playdates then add Girl Scout cookies on top of that...February was BUSY!

Aubrey's favorite thing to do while Grandpa Rick was here was just sit on his lap! She is such a snuggler ;-)

Happy Birthday Grandpa! He got to blow out the candles twice so that each one of the girls could help. And don't worry about those germs I talked about earlier, each girl spread her germs evenly across the cake!

Who knows!?!?!

Ella with her stacks and stacks of cookies to deliver. Between presales, extra sales while delivering presales and booth sales, Ella topped out at over 400 boxes of cookies! Not too bad for her first year!!

Ainsley is losing her toothless grin =( Its such a happy and sad moment...she is growing up far too quick!

Ainsley is constantly moving these days. All that movement makes getting a good, smiling, looking at the camera, not blurry picture a bit of a challenge!

Happy Valentines Day!

Num num num! Ainsley is babbling quite a bit now. You know you have made a good dinner choice when as she is smashing food into her face she is saying, "Num num num num!"

What can I say about this.... if you find it on the camera, its fair game for the blog!!! LOL

 

February Insta-life

February for us has been full of germs!! Ainsley: double ear infection followed by pink eye; Aubrey: bronchitis; Ella: bronchitis followed by pink eye. YUCK!!! Our house could use a good bleach wipe followed by an uninterrupted night of sleep...

Finger foods! Ainsley has discovered how much more fun it is to eat finger foods instead of baby food. Her first go-round of pasta was a HUGE hit. =]

Girl Scout cookies!!! Ella was so excited to deliver her cookies in the neighborhood. Her and Neal had braved the cold back in January to preorder; the delivery weather was a little warmer and the entire family joined in.

Oops.... Guess that cabinet isn't babyproof?!? Pyrex is usually pretty durable, unless its stacked inside another Pyrex and in the path of a 9 month old ;-)

Oh Pinterest, you make dinners at my house so much prettier and tastier! This is nothing crazy, no weird ingredients just pure genius if you ask me.....cornbread in the waffle maker then topped with some good ol' chili. YUMMM!!