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Friday, November 16, 2012

Kiera--18 Months!

This picture pretty much sums our crazy little 18 month old!


Things we love about Kiera:
  • Her crazy static hair
  • Her contagious smile
  • The way she half dances, half gallops around the room when she is happy.
  • How she says please--"peezz"
  • She shares with her sister
  • Loves her Papa and Mama
  • Her curiosity and monkey type climbing habit.
  • Her endless energy--she literally goes from sun up to sun down--never wants to miss a moment
  •  She loves to help put her shoes on--if she does not have some, she goes and finds whoever's shoes are closest and puts them on.
  • Her high pain tolerance--she rarely whines and all 4 molars came in at once!
  • Her helpful demeanor--she is always helping mommy clean the house.
  • Her cute cheeks
  • How she looked in her Yoda costume!
  • She loves to play and talk on the phone.
  • Is obsessed with babies and strollers--will go up to anyone with a baby and start talking to them and trying to touch their baby or push their stroller. 
  • The way she still hangs onto her little polar bear, calls it "B" and carries it everywhere.
  • She quietly observes people and then dives in for some fun after she has assessed the situation.
  • She can say lots of words with clarity: peez, thank you, mommy, daddy, papa, cheese, shoes, mine, book, love you, bee-bee(pacifier), milk.
  • Her michievious grin...she will start backing away and run from you if you tell her to come here.
  • She is the best cuddler and gives lots of hugs and kisses.
  • Loves to read books and make all the animal sounds--favorite right now is a kitty.

Kiera's 18 month stats:
Weight: 29 lbs. 1 oz. (94%)
Height: 34 inches (96%)
Head: 49.5cm (98%)

Grandma Rebelly's Birthday

 We took a trip up to E-town to celebrate my Mom's birthday.  Jade got to put the candles on the cake and help Grandma blow them out. She is obsessed with birthdays ever since we had hers and asks everyday if it can be her birthday again so she can have a party.

The Birthday Girl 


Earlier that day we also went to the park and saw some big elk.  Jade called them "Elluk."


Good old windy Wyoming!


Carving Pumpkins & Trick or Treating

This was Jade's first year to really get into the whole Halloween thing. She loved carving her own pumpkin and scooping out the guts.


Self Portrait on his pumpkin?

Markers were all the fun this little one could handle...I think she ate most of the ink but some did make it onto her pumpkin!

The finished product...




On Halloween morning we made pumpkin and ghost shaped pancakes.  The girls loved it and ate them right up.



Later that night it was time for trick or treating...that is when the real fun began!

Aunt Kae and Uncle Troy came down to go trick or treating with us.

The girls were so cute saying trick or treat and then thank you at each door.  Jade loved telling everyone that she was Queen Amidala and her Papa was Darth "Gator." 

Happy with their candy!

Just look at the haul they got...one piece a day!

Our little Yoda and Queen Amidala

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Halloween--Party Time!

We had a family Halloween Party at the Wilson's this year. We had lots of fun dressing up as a family.  





Cute girls...

 Tommy, Angela, Aiden and Ellie

Grandpa & Grandma

The fun grub...

A few of the kids table...they had way too much fun--not much eating, but lots of laughing!

Just look at Kiera trying to cheese it for the camera!

Ben & I put together some Minute to Win-It games for the entertainment.  We had a lot of fun!








Jade had lots of fun participating in all of the games.  Check this out--She balanced 4 dice on a popsicle stick!


What a crew!
 

Random Snow Day in October

 Right before Halloween, we had a random day where it snowed about an inch.  Jade was way too excited and we had to put on all of our snow gear and play!

This was Kiera's first time really playing in the snow...she really did not know what to think.



I think this snow killed the last of leaves...but the girls managed to find some big ones!