Mikayla and Amber in the petting zoo:
Mikayla's first pony ride:
Thursday, October 23, 2008
October 12th - Maricopa's Mini Pumpkin Festival
Our good friends Ryan and Amber came over for some Sunday Football. While the boys (including Declan) watched their teams Amber and I took Mikayla to the pumpkin festival. They had a little petting zoo, pony rides, and of course pumpkins!
October 11th - Maricopa Founder's Day
Maricopa turned 5 and the town had a Festival with a chili cook-off. Grandma and Grandpa Bell were in town so Grandma came with us. It was a very windy day so we did not get to stay long, we did get to taste some interesting chili recipes and Mikayla and Declan saw their first clown.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
My babies are growing up!
October 1st - The big move:
My little boy is growing up! Declan is finally sleeping through the night so we moved him from the bassinet in our room to his crib in his room down the hall. The move didn't bug him one bit! Actually I think it helped him because he is now sleeping 10-11 hours at night!! Mommy on the other hand was a wreck. The first night I snuck into his room a good 10 times to check on him.
October 6th - Little Leia and Little Yoda, Declan talking:
We had to go run errands last week. Mikayla was having a bad hair day so I stuck it up in little buns. That night while getting her ready to take a bath I took out the buns and found an awesome mess of curls! We decided that she looked like Princess Leia so we armed her with a light saber and she had a blast.
We had also tried on a Yoda costume on Declan while in Target.
Declan now says Mama. It is so cute to watch because he really has to work to get the sounds out.
My little boy is growing up! Declan is finally sleeping through the night so we moved him from the bassinet in our room to his crib in his room down the hall. The move didn't bug him one bit! Actually I think it helped him because he is now sleeping 10-11 hours at night!! Mommy on the other hand was a wreck. The first night I snuck into his room a good 10 times to check on him.
October 6th - Little Leia and Little Yoda, Declan talking:We had to go run errands last week. Mikayla was having a bad hair day so I stuck it up in little buns. That night while getting her ready to take a bath I took out the buns and found an awesome mess of curls! We decided that she looked like Princess Leia so we armed her with a light saber and she had a blast.
We had also tried on a Yoda costume on Declan while in Target.
Declan now says Mama. It is so cute to watch because he really has to work to get the sounds out.
October 7th
Daddy is trying to teach Mikayla how to ride a tricycle. She dosen't really get it yet and tips over quite a bit so he went and got her some safety gear. Here she is decked out from head to toe in her new helmet and pads. Now we just need to get them fitted for her and she will be ready to try again!
Mikayla in all her gear:
I bought this bath ring that holds Declan up in the tub so he can take big boy baths now. He loves taking baths with his sister and she loves having him in the tub with her. He kicks water at her and she dumps little cups of water on him and they both have fun and now mommy is happy that both baths are done at the same time. Hurray!
Here is Declan in his first big boy bath:
Here is Declan in his first big boy bath:
September Fun (part 2)
Still playing catch up so that I can start on the new stuff! Here is what else happened in September.
Mikayla and Declan went to a pool party:
Lounging with her friends:
Taking a ride around the pool:
What Declan did while the girls swam:
Arizona Kids Fair / Barney Show:
The girls LOVE Barney. He was at the Kids fair so we went and they had so much fun!! They also got to go in a small petting zoo, milk a fake cow, and got their nails painted. It was a great Mommy and Mikayla day. Declan and Daddy stayed home and watched football all day. Mikayla and Autumn having chats on the drive to the Fair:
Barney:
Mikayla has no fear at the Petting Zoo:
Milking the Cow:
Bouncing in the Bounce House:
Declan's 1st Haircut/Mikayla trim:
So my poor son has the same crazy hair his sister did. On the top it was super long and sort of looked like a toupee. Then he had a huge bald spot in the middle of the back and a mullet under that. Now that he was more sturdy we decided to take him in to have his hair cut so that it would be even. He did GREAT. He sat in the chair and just chewed his finger and his apron the whole time. He did not even seem to notice what was going on. Mikayla also got her bangs trimmed and did very well too! After seeing her Barney pictures from the day before I realized that they were a mess!
Declan Before:
Declan During:
Declan After:
Mikayla Before:
Mikayla During:
Mikayla After:
Together:
Our Future Artist:
Mikayla LOVES doing art. She loves to paint, glue, color, etc. Her favorite so far is painting because she loves to get herself messy! One of her friends did a project at Gymboree where they got their bodies traced on paper and then they painted it. After seeing it I had to try it with Mikayla. She had so much fun and made an awesome mess. I love watching her do art projects because she gets SO into them. I now have her picture hanging and get happy every time I walk past it. For anyone worried about her being on the counter she was safe...Mommy and Daddy were always at arms length!
The next one makes me laugh. She had not painted the legs and feet on the drawing yet. I told her to paint the feet so she picked up her foot and painted it! Little Monkey!!
Yay! September is done! I will do the first bit of October tomorrow and then we are all caught up! =-)
Mikayla and Declan went to a pool party:
Lounging with her friends:
Taking a ride around the pool:
What Declan did while the girls swam:
Arizona Kids Fair / Barney Show:
The girls LOVE Barney. He was at the Kids fair so we went and they had so much fun!! They also got to go in a small petting zoo, milk a fake cow, and got their nails painted. It was a great Mommy and Mikayla day. Declan and Daddy stayed home and watched football all day. Mikayla and Autumn having chats on the drive to the Fair:
Barney:
Stealing Pirate's Booty:
Mikayla has no fear at the Petting Zoo:
Milking the Cow:
Bouncing in the Bounce House:Getting her nails painted for the first time:
Declan's 1st Haircut/Mikayla trim:
So my poor son has the same crazy hair his sister did. On the top it was super long and sort of looked like a toupee. Then he had a huge bald spot in the middle of the back and a mullet under that. Now that he was more sturdy we decided to take him in to have his hair cut so that it would be even. He did GREAT. He sat in the chair and just chewed his finger and his apron the whole time. He did not even seem to notice what was going on. Mikayla also got her bangs trimmed and did very well too! After seeing her Barney pictures from the day before I realized that they were a mess!
Declan Before:
Declan During:
Declan After:
Mikayla Before:
Mikayla During:
Mikayla After:
Together:
Our Future Artist:
Mikayla LOVES doing art. She loves to paint, glue, color, etc. Her favorite so far is painting because she loves to get herself messy! One of her friends did a project at Gymboree where they got their bodies traced on paper and then they painted it. After seeing it I had to try it with Mikayla. She had so much fun and made an awesome mess. I love watching her do art projects because she gets SO into them. I now have her picture hanging and get happy every time I walk past it. For anyone worried about her being on the counter she was safe...Mommy and Daddy were always at arms length!
The next one makes me laugh. She had not painted the legs and feet on the drawing yet. I told her to paint the feet so she picked up her foot and painted it! Little Monkey!!
Yay! September is done! I will do the first bit of October tomorrow and then we are all caught up! =-)
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