Halloween 2009

Here are some photos from this years trick or treating adventure in Pleasant Grove...

Summer Trip: Hogle Zoo & Bear Lake

Friday morning we went to Hogle Zoo. It was both Madison and Shaylee's first time at the zoo, and they surely enjoyed it. Madison was excited for days leading up to Friday, and for her, the zoo didn't disappoint. In fact she got a little too excited running from exhibit to exhibit and fell and scraped her knees. It didn't phase her though. She saw everything from Elephants to Tigers to gorillas and enjoyed it all. The only part she truly struggled with at first was the carousel. which she screamed and screamed until the ride was about over and then she realized that she liked it and wanted to ride again!

After the zoo, we went to our hotel in downtown Salt Lake and relaxed. Madison really enjoyed watching the trains (Trax) go by our hotel window and so of course we had to go for a ride. It was Madison's first "train" ride. By the evening the kids were exhausted, so we went to bed.

Saturday morning we drove up to Bear Lake. When we got there we went to the cabin to look around. We had lunch there and then met up with Dave and Chelsie and Dave's family. We all went out on their boat (which was Alicia, Madi, and Shaylee's first boat ride) and went tubing. It was lots of fun and Madison had fun on the boat. Afterwards we went swimming at their pool and Madison really had fun swimming, where she would jump into the pool to me and then"swim" back to the side.

There are more pictures of this trip on our facebook...check them out!

Finally...Another Post!

Call it busy or lazy, it surely has been some time since we last posted on this blog. Really, i think that it is more a lack of motivation. School is over from summer semester, so i find myself with a little time to blog.

Madison was able to finally shed her cast (pictures to follow) almost a month ago. She struggled at first, but now walks with only a slight limp. Doctor's orders were to not jump or slide for a couple of months...HA! The first thing she did upon going to her Nanny and Grandads house is run for the tramp. And when she couldn't do that she went for the slide! And then a couple of weeks ago she tweaked her ankle jumping off the stairs. I swear that girl is going to be the end of me!

Shaylee is doing great and has actually stared crawling this past week. However she still hasn't come to realize the extent of her new-found freedom...for now! She is getting bigger everyday and her little smile could make the clouds part.

Going to get the cast off!

ITS OFF!!!

Shaylee showing off her tounge

Shaylee's 6 month check-up

I took Shaylee to her 6 month check-up today. I can't believe how fast she is growing and also that she is 6 months old already. Time has gone by so fast. She weighs 16 lbs which is in the 52 percentile. She is 27 1/2 inches tall which is in the 96 percentile. and her head is 43 cm which is in the 67 percentile. On April 18 she started rolling from her back to her stomach and has now mastered that and stomach to back. She rolls all over the place. I can put her down in one spot and a few minutes later she will be half way across the room. She can also sit on her own for a few seconds. The doctor said she is doing great with hitting her milestones and she is also growing great.

Madison's 3rd Birthday and More

Here's more pictures of our two cute little girls growing up right before our eyes. The pictures range from Madison's birthday trike and her watching TV on the dog to Shaylee unhappily trying solid food. Crazy how big they're both getting...

Socks, upside down, and rolling

Madison has learned how to put her own socks on. They aren't always on the right way but she does an excellent job.

Madison's latest trick she likes to do is to be upside down. She will come up to me and say "I'm upside down mommy." When she is upside down she looks like this

I am very late to post this one but on March 17 Shaylee learned how to roll over from her tummy to her back. She doesn't roll over everytime she is on her tummy but she has done it quite a few times. I tried to get a picture of her rolling but of course the camera wouldn't take the picture in time so I got some right as she finished rolling.

Shaylee's 4 month check-up

So I took Shaylee to the doctors today for her 4 month check-up. She is growing quite nicely. She weighs 13 lbs 14 oz which is in the 57 percentile. She is 25 3/4 inches tall which is in the 94 percentile and her head measures 41 1/2 cm which is in the 66 percentile.

I was looking back at her measurements since she was born to see how much she has grown and I just thought I would post it on here. When she was born she weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. At two weeks she weighed 7 lbs 10 oz, was 20 3/4 inches tall and her head measured 35 1/2 cm. At two months she weighed 10 lbs 9 oz, was 23 1/2 inches tall and her head was 39 cm. So since she was born she has gained 6 lbs 13 oz and has grown 5 1/4 inches.

Happy Easter