Eliza Claire 9 months

(Adorable pic courtesy of Uncle Lance)

We had Eliza's 9 month appointment today. Good news...she is a little more proportionate now. Her head is only in the 75th percentile (down from 97th%), height and weight (just over 19lbs) 50th percentile. :) She is getting more independent and fun everyday. A few things about Eliza at nine months:

-She now has 4 teeth and endured getting them like a champ.

-She has graduated from rolling and scooting to a very proficient crawler.

-She is signing more and all done.

-She can say "mama" and "dada" on command. (if she feels like it)

-Besides on vacation...sleeps through the night!

-She is becoming very independent and prefers to be left to play unless tired or hungry-then she will snuggle.

-Favorite family member...still Cooper (now that she can crawl-he is constantly harassed)...I am a far second.

-She loves swinging and bouncing in the tramp with Connor and Sadie

-Loves to eat-favorite food at the moment-yogurt.

-She HATES her hands and face to be wiped-she flinches at the sight of a wipe. She can not stand to be messed with!

-She is starting to get hair, but its hard to tell because it is sooooo blonde-almost white.

-She is so content, sweet, and beautiful (so I may be a little biased)! We LOVE her so much.

Sadie's First "Friend" Birthday Party

Sadie and her friend Laine had a super fun birthday party at a children's salon called Jack and Jill's. The girls got to have their hair done, nails painted, made bracelets and tiaras, played a couple of games, and ate snacks and cake. (Check out the princess cake I made...definately not professional looking, but not bad for me!) Sadie said it best by saying, "That was the best party EVER!" When I asked her what her favorite part was, she said "Getting my hair made." We left her style in for 3 or 4 days-she was sad to take it out. Laine's mom, Autumn made adorable goodie bags/purses for the guests to take home. Best of all, I didn't have to clean up! :) I'm so glad that Sadie and Laine had a good time.

Mom and the birthday girl!

Half of the friends that came

The other half

Pure Joy

Make a wish!

Placing the candles

Princess Bingo

Kiss the Frog game

Getting her hair done!

Sunny Day!

Unfortunately, the sun doesn't come out much here in the Spring, but when we do have sunny days we are sure to get out and enjoy.

My Kids!

Hopscotch

Eliza Claire -8 months

Eliza keeps getting bigger (despite my efforts to keep her tiny). She is still such a pleasant little girl. Every morning-and every time she wakes up from a nap Sadie and Connor greet her as if they haven't seen her in ages! It really melts my heart to see how much they love her. A few things she is up to now...

-Two teeth-a third top tooth coming in

-Trying so hard to crawl-she can scoot or roll pretty much anywhere she wants to go. I think she will be crawling for real VERY soon.

-Sitting up

-Loves to EAT

-She can wave and clap

-She can mimic sounds that the kids make (ie clicking tongue, smacking lips, squealing)

-Sleeping well for naps and at night (HOORAY!)

-Still completely in LOVE with Cooper.

-She reaches for me and says mama-not sure if she knows what she is saying, but I love it!

-She is starting to have some strong opinions and doesn't hesitate to let us hear about it.

First time playing down on the grass.

I wish I could say I got as many smiles from her as the dog does, but this picture says it all. Guess who she is looking down at?

Cute Cousins

While I was in Utah I got to spend some time with my sister and cute nieces and nephew. I can't believe this is the first time I got to meet sweet Lucy. Ethan, Ashley, Jane, and Lucy are all such good kids. I am soooo sad we don't live closer to them so our kids can play more.

Lucy with sweet "taters" all over her!

These girls totally beat me at the "Pretty Princess" game

Eliza looks like she is saying "Man! Why can't I move...I'm just stuck sitting here!"

Happy Girl-she was such a good little traveler.

Hugs

My favorite

A Visit with Grandpa and Jean

I had such nice weekend in Utah visiting my Grandpa and Jean. We played cards, watched General Conference, went to lunch, and spent some good time just chatting. Grandpa, of course, made us a yummy breakfast that only he can make, and his world famous Sunday pot roast. I sure love him!

Sunday Dinner

Jean and Grandpa really kicked our butts at canasta-(as you can tell I don't like losing) :)

Celebrating Grandma Anette's Birthday

We always love when Grandpa and Grandpa come for the day on the weekends. The kids get SOOOOO excited and wait by the window all morning until they arrive. A couple of weeks ago, the kids planned a little birthday celebration for Grandma (a few weeks late). We made yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting and Sadie picked flowers (or some may call then weeds :) to decorate them. Yum!

Connor, E, and Grandpa

What do you think Eliza has her eyes on?

Pretty ladies! Sadie played Happy Birthday on the keyboard.