another busy month has passed. jacks and livi are still doing great, loving school, and treating the baby well. they are very into 'monsters' at the moment - they love asking us to pretend to be monsters and chase them around the house. this usually happens when going upstairs to bed. while we're not thrilled with the game, we are thrilled that they will get to bed faster if we play along. given this new monster obsession, we thought it would be great to show them the movie monsters, inc. and use that time as an opportunity to get other things done. we hoped to clean up the house during the movie, but our plans changed as soon as they saw the opening scene (with monsters hiding in closets to scare all the children) and insisted on holding our hands for the next 1.5 hours.
lyla is still as sweet as ever. she weighed in at 12.13 pounds at her check-up, which puts her in the 25th percentile...though people are still fooled into thinking she's a big baby by her head, which is in the 90th percentile. she loves taking baths, watching the kids play, and staring at herself in the mirror. she's been drooling a lot but still no sign of any teeth. we're enjoying having a baby around more than we originally anticipated...i guess that means she's exceeded our expectations on how wonderful she is!
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| livi and jacks on their 'airplane' |
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| ready, set, go! |
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| sleeping beauty |
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| too short of a visit from michelle! |
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| michelle got some good smiles from them (with the help of jelly beans) |
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| sisters! |
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| lyla's new bff, sheila! |
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| feeding lyla requires many, many skilled hands |
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| livi and jacks have adjusted beautifully to sheila! |
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| mr. stud muffin |
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| checking out a new park near grandma vivi's house |
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| no problem tackling the climbing wall |
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| they never cease to amaze us (and scare the crap out of us!) |
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| king of the mountain |
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| it's a smoothie kind of afternoon |
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| berry lipstick |
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| swinging is serious business |
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| yogurt with sprinkles...our fav |
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| i even started to enjoy bouncy houses |
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with one car in the shop,
john and kids rode the bus to school |
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| apparently it was lots of fun! |
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| they even stopped for a special treat |
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| we also had 'bike to school' week |
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| master chemist one day |
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| manicurist the next day |
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| almost done with his first year of school! |
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| they've grown so much this past year |
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| more action shots |
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we made some snickerdoodle bars
for teacher appreciation day |
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| bring a pet to school day |
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| enjoying a visit from abuelo |
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we thought they'd love monsters, inc...
but they got a little scared |
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| we each have snuggle buddies |
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| lyla vs. livi |
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| bones LOVES cheese |
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even though he's a mess in many situations,
he really is well behaved at home |
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| his patience finally pays off |
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| baby lyla, meet baby lyla |
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we got to take home flame, the class pet (a crayfish),
for a long weekend |
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| come on, do they get any cuter?? |
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| a little peppa pig |
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| a full house for lyla's bath |
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| fresh and clean |
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| getting so grown-up! |
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| jacks is the sweetest...we always catch him snuggling up to lyla |
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| modeling a crown made by her buddy ella |
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| FaceTime with nawz! |
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| getting silly with stephanie |
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this is what she looks like when she wakes up in the
morning, full of smiles (not us though...since it's 6am) |
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hand feeding her pal
(because why wouldn't you hand feed him dinner??) |
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| smushing bananas for muffins |
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| sheila's already teaching lyla to feed herself |
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| snuggling with grandma susie |
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| they approved of the lemon pudding and cookies made by papa bob |
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a black cat next door...
they asked if it was real, and why he didn't have a grown up with him |
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| yes, she's wearing only undies at 6pm in san francisco |
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| everyone wants to give this baby kisses |
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| so many uses for the boppy pillow |
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| we introduced lyla to sophie the giraffe |
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| she and sophie became fast friends |
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| riding in the big girl seat |
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| park time after school |
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sheila and the kids have lunch on
their way home from school |
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| a perfect stroller for three kiddos |
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| first stop at the farmers' market is always for croissants |
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| snug as a bug |
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| a little splash of color |
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| annoyed with me |
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| soccer time! |
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| just swinging |
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| getting pushed by her favorite brother |
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| so excited to have a visit from leanne! |
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| climbing and napping |
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practicing for the rock-paper-scissors tournament
(yes, the do exist, i learned about it on wikipedia) |
