Already good friends
Indie's new way of eating blueberries is to hold them in her hand and suck them out. This cute kid cracks us up.
Indie is seeming too old with this hair.
We all have been enjoying this freakishly warm weather to enjoy Daddy's new fire pit and a good Kirkland All Beef Dog.
Indie's friend, Jaryn had a Mario and Luigi party for his 4th birthday. Indie always gets pushed around, but still loves just being around other kids regardless of age. We got Nora in on the fun with a mustached and measuring up with her friends (Christian, 3 months younger and Zayne, 2 months younger).
Indie gets so excited to play in the new snow. Mommy gets excited to do anything outside, especially enjoying the new backyard.
January 21, 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
3.4.18 Wishing for More Time*
One of Indie's sayings lately is "Take a pic-chuh". We went to Costco and she most have known I was loving this cute scene when she wanted me to a picture.
In the last week, Nora has been rolling over a bit more but still getting that bottom arm stuck. She is also sitting up quite well, unless she is on an uneven surface or gets too far back.
Nora caught a cold this week and wasn't napping well so Mommy caved and held her one day for a while- soaking in the views of this sweet face as time slips through my fingers. Also savoring all of these sloppy, open mouth kisses.
Indie can be so sweet and helpful. This highlights are helping mommy put Nora's clean diaper on (sorry for the nudity) and squeezes for Mommy.
Mommy's little shadow picks up E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. Today she grabbed my bottles and explained, "Need to pump so bad".
Nora has always woken up about 3-4 times every night, the last couple months eating once. This week she has gone 3 nights only waking 1-2 nights. Crossing our fingers she is turning a corner and we can come back to life with some decent sleep.
Soaking in these rare moments when Nora falls asleep on me. She mostly has to be rocked/in her crib to sleep now.
As Nora's balance is getting better she has been able to get in on the fun more.
Adam and I both grew up on yummy cinnamon rolls so we enjoy when I make them occasionally. Mom taught Indie to put her hands out and exclaim "delicious".
March 4, 2018
In the last week, Nora has been rolling over a bit more but still getting that bottom arm stuck. She is also sitting up quite well, unless she is on an uneven surface or gets too far back.
Nora caught a cold this week and wasn't napping well so Mommy caved and held her one day for a while- soaking in the views of this sweet face as time slips through my fingers. Also savoring all of these sloppy, open mouth kisses.
Indie can be so sweet and helpful. This highlights are helping mommy put Nora's clean diaper on (sorry for the nudity) and squeezes for Mommy.
Mommy's little shadow picks up E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. Today she grabbed my bottles and explained, "Need to pump so bad".
Nora has always woken up about 3-4 times every night, the last couple months eating once. This week she has gone 3 nights only waking 1-2 nights. Crossing our fingers she is turning a corner and we can come back to life with some decent sleep.
Soaking in these rare moments when Nora falls asleep on me. She mostly has to be rocked/in her crib to sleep now.
As Nora's balance is getting better she has been able to get in on the fun more.
Adam and I both grew up on yummy cinnamon rolls so we enjoy when I make them occasionally. Mom taught Indie to put her hands out and exclaim "delicious".
March 4, 2018
1.28.18 FHE and more
Indie's newest trick
We have been trying to be better about weekly FHE. It's usually only a few minutes but in the late evening so Nora wasn't having it this time. Tonight we talked about how we are children of a Heavenly Father and learned about our spirit's with the classic glove object lesson. I'm sure much of what we teach is over Indie's head, but hopefully whatever we do or talk about will soak in eventually and the little girls will learn and feel of our testimonies.
I taught Boom Chick a Boom to Indie thinking she wouldn't really get it, but she never ceases to amaze me and picked it up pretty well. We did different styles like this one, "Granny Style". No surprise that Indie loved it!
A favorite pasttime of Indie and Mommy's is car dancing. Miss thang has all the best moves.
Jessie found this company called And She's Dope Too (ASDT) that promotes outdoor adventure while ditching the comparisons and competitions. ASDT started semi-annual, all-female retreats a few years ago, which I went to and have been friends with the leadership pretty much since then. This week was their annual film fest so I took mom this week. It was great spending time with her, seeing some ASDT friends, and rekindling that adventure flame that is hard to stoke with two littles.
We taught Indie how to put her jacket on herself a little while back and she loves performing this trick.
Indie was a little sick so to prevent spreading her cold to all the other little kids, we stayed home. It can be hard to keep Indie entertained at home, so we busted out the paints. She loves anything artistic so she was enthralled with this for quite some time. We also got out for a little walk and to the park. Indie is getting much better and braver at maneuvering the playground.
Nora didn't used to like baths but is finally starting to really like them.
Monthly Robert's family dinner was tonight. The little girls love Cooper and he loves them back.
January 28, 2018
We have been trying to be better about weekly FHE. It's usually only a few minutes but in the late evening so Nora wasn't having it this time. Tonight we talked about how we are children of a Heavenly Father and learned about our spirit's with the classic glove object lesson. I'm sure much of what we teach is over Indie's head, but hopefully whatever we do or talk about will soak in eventually and the little girls will learn and feel of our testimonies.
I taught Boom Chick a Boom to Indie thinking she wouldn't really get it, but she never ceases to amaze me and picked it up pretty well. We did different styles like this one, "Granny Style". No surprise that Indie loved it!
A favorite pasttime of Indie and Mommy's is car dancing. Miss thang has all the best moves.
Jessie found this company called And She's Dope Too (ASDT) that promotes outdoor adventure while ditching the comparisons and competitions. ASDT started semi-annual, all-female retreats a few years ago, which I went to and have been friends with the leadership pretty much since then. This week was their annual film fest so I took mom this week. It was great spending time with her, seeing some ASDT friends, and rekindling that adventure flame that is hard to stoke with two littles.
We taught Indie how to put her jacket on herself a little while back and she loves performing this trick.
Indie was a little sick so to prevent spreading her cold to all the other little kids, we stayed home. It can be hard to keep Indie entertained at home, so we busted out the paints. She loves anything artistic so she was enthralled with this for quite some time. We also got out for a little walk and to the park. Indie is getting much better and braver at maneuvering the playground.
Nora didn't used to like baths but is finally starting to really like them.
Monthly Robert's family dinner was tonight. The little girls love Cooper and he loves them back.
January 28, 2018
2.4.18 Adventures
Wearing the patch is so hard for Indie; she can barely see out of her right eye so she is usually [understandably] grumpy when patching. We try to distract as best as possible- this time she found a box to hide in.
Mommy has always loved getting out on adventures but is trying to get the girls out more for them- it's not always easy with two littles or the most responsible thing but something she wants to pass on and Indie loves. These "uhvenchuhs" as Indie calls them can be anything from exploring nature to getting a treat. This week's adventures included a hike and donuts.
It has been nice weather so we've been getting out as much as possible. Mommy bundles up the little girls and the usually do well [if they are full and not tired] in the stroller while Mommy jogs. We sing songs, learn new words and sights, and Indie has lots of snacks.
The girls went on a short hike on the mountain in North Salt Lake. We pointed out the mountains across the valley that Bubba Aaron lives past. Indie loved jumping off all of the rocks, big and [really] small. She slid down the grassy hill, navigated under trees, and Mommy began Indie's trail running training. Nora did pretty well for the first 20 minutes or so but then was fussy. Mommy is hoping we can break her into it so we can get out more.
We found a spudnut shop in Logan a while back called Johnny O's that was pretty good, but they opened a new location in Layton that we have been dying to try. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed it but prefer our homemade ones better. Indie will never say no.
Indie girl is getting so old we can finally do French braids...with some bribing to sit still...or as still as possible for an energetic 2 yr old.
February 4, 2018
Mommy has always loved getting out on adventures but is trying to get the girls out more for them- it's not always easy with two littles or the most responsible thing but something she wants to pass on and Indie loves. These "uhvenchuhs" as Indie calls them can be anything from exploring nature to getting a treat. This week's adventures included a hike and donuts.
It has been nice weather so we've been getting out as much as possible. Mommy bundles up the little girls and the usually do well [if they are full and not tired] in the stroller while Mommy jogs. We sing songs, learn new words and sights, and Indie has lots of snacks.
The girls went on a short hike on the mountain in North Salt Lake. We pointed out the mountains across the valley that Bubba Aaron lives past. Indie loved jumping off all of the rocks, big and [really] small. She slid down the grassy hill, navigated under trees, and Mommy began Indie's trail running training. Nora did pretty well for the first 20 minutes or so but then was fussy. Mommy is hoping we can break her into it so we can get out more.
We found a spudnut shop in Logan a while back called Johnny O's that was pretty good, but they opened a new location in Layton that we have been dying to try. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed it but prefer our homemade ones better. Indie will never say no.
Indie girl is getting so old we can finally do French braids...with some bribing to sit still...or as still as possible for an energetic 2 yr old.
February 4, 2018
2.11.18 Boat Show and Olympics
We kept the boat show tradition alive but got there a little late so we didn't get to see much. Probably just as well because you can only wrangle two littles for so long. Indie loved climbing into each boat, crawling to the front, then onto the next. Indie said this was her seat; it looks extremely comfortable. Mommy had her eye on this white with sparkly gold trim Super Air Nautique from their new GS line. It's a hybrid where they took the front of their ski boats and the back of their wakeboard/surf boats so you get the best of both worlds. Another feature [on most other new boats as well] is a new pipe that pushes the exhaust down in the water so you're not breathing in those fumes when being towed. Genius!
Grandma talked Mommy into a bike race in June, so she figured she should probably get the tush warmed up to the bike seat and took the girls out for a ride. This was Nora's first time in the bike trailer and lasted about 2.5 miles until she was DONE; this made for a long ride back for us all :( Indie has her tunes and snacks and she is pretty good once we are going.
Mommy slacked again with pictures, but the Olympics started this week so we went over to Grammie and Grandpa Rex's house for a little Opening Ceremonies viewing party with Lew's family and Tyler. Had lots of good food, of course, and didn't see much of the event [not a surprise with two littles]. It was still fun though to get in the spirit and hang with everyone.
Mommy caught the horrid flew bug over the weekend and was pretty well laid up Saturday and Sunday. Daddy was amazing and entertained the little girls and even got them all ready and to church so Mommy could rest. She was going stir crazy by the end of Sunday so we snuck out for a walk. Indie has started to run for a bit and says "Run like Mickehw" (Mommy's running buddy Mickele, whom we actually haven't ran with for months).
February 11, 2018
Grandma talked Mommy into a bike race in June, so she figured she should probably get the tush warmed up to the bike seat and took the girls out for a ride. This was Nora's first time in the bike trailer and lasted about 2.5 miles until she was DONE; this made for a long ride back for us all :( Indie has her tunes and snacks and she is pretty good once we are going.
Mommy slacked again with pictures, but the Olympics started this week so we went over to Grammie and Grandpa Rex's house for a little Opening Ceremonies viewing party with Lew's family and Tyler. Had lots of good food, of course, and didn't see much of the event [not a surprise with two littles]. It was still fun though to get in the spirit and hang with everyone.
Mommy caught the horrid flew bug over the weekend and was pretty well laid up Saturday and Sunday. Daddy was amazing and entertained the little girls and even got them all ready and to church so Mommy could rest. She was going stir crazy by the end of Sunday so we snuck out for a walk. Indie has started to run for a bit and says "Run like Mickehw" (Mommy's running buddy Mickele, whom we actually haven't ran with for months).
February 11, 2018
2.18.18 Valentine's Celebrations and Treehouse Museum
Nora made the half year mark last week. Mommy is slow with monthly pictures and Nora just had her checkup this week so here we are. STATS:
This girl cracks me up. Apparently two spoons is better than one. Also documenting how much she loves Mac & Cheese.
Adam was originally supposed to work on Valentine's Day, but was just getting over the flu so he took the day off and how wonderful it was to spend the day as a family. Indie and Mommy ran to the store to get some donuts (this is becoming a regular thing for special days). Of course Indie picked out one with sprinkles. Indie had her eye checkup and did SO WELL! The doctor didn't see much/if any improvements from patching, but said she is still so young it is worth continuing. She got a little turtle as a prize for going to the doctor and it's her newest prized possession.
Daddy took us on an "uh-venture" afterwards to Liberty Park after the eye appointment. Mommy taught Indie how to call to peacocks with one that was walking next-door at Tracy Aviary. Indie picked it right up :) We saw the ducks and geese and walked around the pond.
Miss Nora is getting better at holding her bottle! Soon enough she will be feeding herself.
Grammie had the day off so the girls went on another adventure- this time to the treehouse museum in Ogden. Indie was so excited to play dress up, but quickly got interested in everything else there. They had little areas for different places around the world; this one was a little yurt from Mongolia so Indie pretended to take a nap. Indie LOVED taking care of the babies in the nursery. Grammie and Mommy were scratching our heads as to why the babies don't have bottoms. One of Indie's favorite things was a little grocery store where you could pretend stocking shelves, ringing up customers, shopping, and buying groceries. Another favorite was a little craft table. She kept running back here whenever she could. Finally, there was a little wind tunnel Indie could put a feather in for it to blow up to the top. She exclaimed, "WOW!" every time.
For a little Valentine's celebration, Adam and Jessie went to Mikado with some other couples.
Grammie slept over since we were gone late with our date so we made a fun day while she was here. Indie wanted to ride in the car with Nora, who did surprisingly well. How fun it is to see Indie loving to play with her sister. Later, we went swimming. Indie wanted to do the 3-story slide again so Mommy and she went 3 times before she got comfortable and insisted she go with Grammie. They went a couple more times before Indie was done.
Last but not least was the mystery Valentine's dinner (need to come up with good name for this). Grammie started this when Jessie and Tyler were little and it continues on, but this year Tyler and Adam took a stab at being in charge. They themed the dinner with skewers; everything came on or required skewers to eat. Jessie pinch hit the menu, which the boys developed all in Turkish (except Hot Fuschia). They changed it up not using silverware, which I'm sure Grammie Great loved. Indie kept picking her nose and gave herself a bleeder.
February 18, 2018
- Weight: 15 lbs 1 oz. (25th percentile)
- Length: 26.5 in. (75th percentile)
- Head: 16.8 in. (50th percentile)
Noisy nora sprouted her two front bottom teeth a couple of weeks ago, is soooo close to rolling over regularly (that darn arm gets in the way), loves her bouncer, is doing much better holding things, and straightaway getting them in her mouth and loves her sister. Still waking up 3ish times per night- eating one of those times and often times requiring we had her for at least an hour before going back down one of those times. Wondering if we will ever sleep decently on a regular basis again. She makes sure you know loud and clear when she's not happy (hence the nickname above and "Screech"). BUT the jabber and snuggles this one gives are usually worth the noise and sleep deprivation ;)
This girl cracks me up. Apparently two spoons is better than one. Also documenting how much she loves Mac & Cheese.
Adam was originally supposed to work on Valentine's Day, but was just getting over the flu so he took the day off and how wonderful it was to spend the day as a family. Indie and Mommy ran to the store to get some donuts (this is becoming a regular thing for special days). Of course Indie picked out one with sprinkles. Indie had her eye checkup and did SO WELL! The doctor didn't see much/if any improvements from patching, but said she is still so young it is worth continuing. She got a little turtle as a prize for going to the doctor and it's her newest prized possession.
Daddy took us on an "uh-venture" afterwards to Liberty Park after the eye appointment. Mommy taught Indie how to call to peacocks with one that was walking next-door at Tracy Aviary. Indie picked it right up :) We saw the ducks and geese and walked around the pond.
Miss Nora is getting better at holding her bottle! Soon enough she will be feeding herself.
Grammie had the day off so the girls went on another adventure- this time to the treehouse museum in Ogden. Indie was so excited to play dress up, but quickly got interested in everything else there. They had little areas for different places around the world; this one was a little yurt from Mongolia so Indie pretended to take a nap. Indie LOVED taking care of the babies in the nursery. Grammie and Mommy were scratching our heads as to why the babies don't have bottoms. One of Indie's favorite things was a little grocery store where you could pretend stocking shelves, ringing up customers, shopping, and buying groceries. Another favorite was a little craft table. She kept running back here whenever she could. Finally, there was a little wind tunnel Indie could put a feather in for it to blow up to the top. She exclaimed, "WOW!" every time.
For a little Valentine's celebration, Adam and Jessie went to Mikado with some other couples.
Grammie slept over since we were gone late with our date so we made a fun day while she was here. Indie wanted to ride in the car with Nora, who did surprisingly well. How fun it is to see Indie loving to play with her sister. Later, we went swimming. Indie wanted to do the 3-story slide again so Mommy and she went 3 times before she got comfortable and insisted she go with Grammie. They went a couple more times before Indie was done.
Last but not least was the mystery Valentine's dinner (need to come up with good name for this). Grammie started this when Jessie and Tyler were little and it continues on, but this year Tyler and Adam took a stab at being in charge. They themed the dinner with skewers; everything came on or required skewers to eat. Jessie pinch hit the menu, which the boys developed all in Turkish (except Hot Fuschia). They changed it up not using silverware, which I'm sure Grammie Great loved. Indie kept picking her nose and gave herself a bleeder.
February 18, 2018
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