mamalogues

Girl Time

Last Sunday Mila and I traveled over the mountains to Seattle, just the two of us. She's finally at the perfect age to just go with the flow, I didn't have to worry about nap time or packing a diaper bag in case she had an accident. It was great, I can't wait to take more little trips with her. Randomly I would turn around to look at her and she would smile at me and say, "Love you," it was the best :)

We left around 8:15, not in a rush or anything and it would have been fine if we needed to stop along the way but we never did. However there was a lot of, "Mom are we in Seattle yet?"

Woodland Park Zoo was our first stop. I had an umbrella stroller in the back of my car that I thought about taking in but decided against it since she is 4 1/2, but I should have remembered that she is the world's laziest 4 1/2-year-old because she made it about 20 feet before whining about walking...long story short we rented a dumb wagon for $9.

Most of the animals were either sleeping or too far away. The bears on the other hand out on quite a show, in the little cave view area we could see the two brown bears wrestling each other in the water, it was really neat!

After walking around for 2 hours it was time to go. On our way back to return the wagon she spotted the carousel, this was the highlight for her.

Our next stop was the Patagonia store to exchange David's hat for a smaller size, Mila chatted up the cashier for a bit and then we were on our way. We walked a couple of blocks to the market for some goodies.

My plan was to walk to Nordstrom to exchange some shoes but I didn't think Mila would be up for the trek, instead we made our way to bell square. I was planning on going over the 520 bridge but guess what?!?! It was closed! So I had to drive all the way back down to I-90 and go that way.

We shopped for a few hours, ate some pizza and got back in the car around 5:30.

Ran into construction/wreck near Cle Elum which added 30 minutes to our drive and finally made it home around 8:15.

Every now and then throughout the day she would say things like, "Just me and mama, no brothers!" or "Just love our 'Girl's Day' mama!"

We had a blast, so glad I have a daughter!

Instagram pics from our day:

10 on 10: april edition

The weekend before last we had our anual "sister" weekend in Seattle, last time we were here I was 35 weeks pregnant and we did lots of maternity photos. We drank, we ate, we shopped, and we spent $49 on cake and diet coke at 11:00pm in our hotel, not our best idea--I blame it on the wine.

waiting for murray.

ready to shop!

self explainitory.

flowers and pastries.

tulips and berries.

same hotel one year later. (side note, my hair has gotten a lot longer!)

pretty views.

ponytale.

good night weirdos.

heading home.

easter '12

Our Easter Sunday consisted of a lazy morning at home, a family bike ride to Red Robin for lunch, home for quick naps, and then dinner and egg hunt at my  mom and dad's house.

Scout ate candy all night.
Sour face :)

Happy Birthday, Scout!

Scout,

Today you are two! I cannot believe it's been two whole years since I entered the world of boys! Every time I look at you I thank God for giving me the sweetest, most sensitive little boy ever. You are truly a gift.

In the last year you have become a big brother, become more independent, played with your sister like a big kid, learned to talk and lately to pee and poop on the toilet! Those are some major accomplishments :)

You have been pretty laid back until about two weeks ago when you must have realized you were quickly approaching your second birthday and decided to become a "terrible 2-year-old." You have been a little short tempered and bedtime hasn't been so easy. But on the upside you can now say any word we ask you to say and you are getting better and better at potty training.

Some facts:

-You still do an "h" sound for words that begin with the letter "f" ie, hork instead for fork, hone for phone, etc.

-You are terribly afraid of bears.

-You call "Phinneas and Ferb" Herb.

-You love, love, love to eat fruit.

-You are obsessed with tractors and cleaning things.

-You love to give kisses, hugs, and knuckles.

We love you so much. Happy Birthday, Scout!

Love,

Mama

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The last year in pictures...

life lately, according to my iphone.

birthday stuff.smoothie.laundry.toms.yogurt.on a walk.jones is one.sleepy boy.freckle.bbq chicken pizza.gatorin'.big boy.helper.hike.mila.sleeping baby.push ups.besties.

my baby is one.

So Jonesy turned one on St Patrick's Day, we kept it low key with just dinner and cake since the boys will have a double birthday party on Saturday, which also happens to be my birthday.

I now have two 1-year-olds (well just for another week until Scout turns 2). Crazy.

Jones had his one year check-up this morning, his stats:

Height: 31" (85%)

Weight: 24.7lbs (77%) Fun fact, Mila weighed 18lbs at her one year check-up!

Head: 19" (93%) <--------- Big head!

I just looked at Scout's one year stats: 29" for height, 23lbs and same for head. I always thought Scout was bigger at Jones's age, I guess not.

He did great until it was time for shots, poor baby. He's still not anywhere close to walking, just cruising around furniture. He is also off the ba-ba! No more buying formula! EVER!!! I didn't wean him, we just quit cold turkey in this house.

We went to Mary's studio for some birthday pictures on Saturday. I can't wait to see the ones she took, I snapped this one at the end when he was definitely done.

Then we went on a walk, Scout stayed in the pack for twenty minutes afterwards and looked at pictures on Grandma's phone.

The little cake I made

Mila wanted to blow out the candles, her hair caught fire after I took this picture. (just barely)

I usually let them dig into their birthday cake but he had just had a bath...

 

Happy Birthday, Jones.

Jonesy my love,

How are you one-year-old already? Time sure does fly when you are the third baby. It doesn't seem like it's been a full year since you made your sweet debut in the early morning hours of St. Patrick's Day. Like your brother just a year earlier, you too had a rough little start and an 8 day stay in the nursery.

You were kind of an ornery little thing until you reached your 4th month, then it was smooth sailing. You have been the best baby since then, never testing our patience. You have been a little late on most milestones, instead of sitting up at 6 months it was more like 7 or 8. You didn't crawl for a while either and you still don't really crawl on all four's, you still look like a wounded soldier :). That's okay though, all on your own time.

You are easily frustrated by your big sister, but I would be too if she were constantly in my face. Scout is sometimes mean to you but there are sweet little moments when you two play next to each other and it makes me yearn for the future when the two of you will be best buddies (I hope). Oh how I love your big beautiful eyes and lips (and your chin that you got from me). I can't wait to watch you grow.

Happy Birthday, sweet baby Jones.

 

Love you to pieces,

Mama

 

and now a gazillion pictures from your first year...

Belly sessions in Seattle (MKC Photography)

Your arrival. (also my MKC Photography)

10 on 10: March Edition

Not a lot of effort on this one.

Good morning, Jones.Off to work.Izze.Birthday shopping.Raw meat(yum).Crafty.Yoda. Good night, Jones.Blue Spoon.Bedtime Story.

life lately, according to my iphone.

german pancakes.sleepy boys.scout's feet.push-up.tree.bad dog.bath time. jones.mila.late night reading.whoppers fro-yo with marshmallow sauce, chocolate sauce, and chocolate chips.climber.

mila

Dear Mila,

I have been wanting to write a letter just for you, for you to read someday (when you know how to read). I just think that you are so awesome and funny and stubborn, and I'm just so glad that I have a daughter.

Lately on the weekends when the boys are taking their naps, you and I have our "girl time," we go grocery shopping or run errands or just hang out at Grandma and Grandpa's. I love our "girl time." This last weekend we were in the car and you looked at me and said, "we're the best girls, huh mom?" Later you said, "God made us some beautiful girls" I love that you think of us as the "girls," like equals. You really are my best friend.

You are definitely one of a kind, people always tell me how funny you are and how outgoing you are, we can't go anywhere without you striking up a conversation with some random person. I love that about you, I hope you are always as confident as you are now. Especially with your fashion sense, sometimes I cringe when I see what outfit you have put together but I applaud your zaniness.

You are a great big sister, there is this moment that I always think about, right before Daddy and I went to the hospital to have Scout, Daddy took you to Grandma and Grandpa's because it was late. I started crying really hard thinking about the fact that you would no longer be an only child, and I hoped that our last few days as a family of three had been special enough for you. That was almost two years ago and now you have two brothers. You truly love them, sometimes too much :)

You are growing up so fast.

 

Love,

Mama