Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Papa and Grammy visit and Boy! Do we see some characters!

It was so nice to have Grammy and Papa come visit us last week.

We took them to all our favorite hang-outs

Like the hill that Daddy and LC do log rolls down every night

Then we told them we had a special surprise...

Hmm... wonder what it could be...

Not another one of these sweet things.... 

WE'RE GOING TO DISNEYLAND!

We headed straight for the hot spots

First things first...

Ride Dumbo

Then catch a boat to see some storybook castles

Merry-go-rounds are her thing

Small world

Then we dropped by a couple of friends houses...

Like Minnie

AND MICKEY!

Leyton was so brave!  Not only did she not mind the characters, but she even wanted to ride the roller coasters!  She put her little hands up on the ascent and then said 'Weee!  Hold on tight!' on the way down!

Goofy

Then we recharged at lunch


Road a spaceship

Met Irradessa

Found this cute thing

And met Tinkerbelle, who sprinkled fairy dust in Leyton's hair and is therefore now her favorite

Then we got a prime spot for the parade

So we could see Ariel

Snow White, Rapunzel, and Aurora

Belle and Cinderella

Tiana sang and danced

And Peter Pan and Hook put on a show

After the parade, the girls piled in the car and headed south, but Ryan and Greg caught an Angels game.  Thanks for a great week Grammy and Papa!  We love you and miss you!!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Ellis is 9 months old!

Oh we are so far behind in blogging that instead of catching up, we will just skip a bunch of stuff.  So skip Father's Day.  It was nice.  And move right onto Ellis the incredible 9 month old!  She can now crawl, do 'So Big', clap and say 'yeeaaa,'  drink from a sippy, stand alone for up to 5 seconds and stand with very little assistance for as long as she wants.  She weighed in at 21 pounds 13 ounces which is the 93rd percentile, and she was 29.5 inches tall (97th percentile).  She is gloriously healthy, strong, and adorable.  Ellis is almost always in a great mood, except when she is hungry or tired or getting new top teeth -as the case may be this week.  She loves bathes with her sister, peek-a-boo, and getting her hands on her sister's Dodo.  Such a sweet baby girl!
A rare sweet moment -sharing the Kindle

Leyton 'helped' Daddy wash the car


Showing off her standing skills

On the move!

When giving Ellis her shots, the nurse commented on her 'juicy' legs



Leyton's attitude has improved.  From what I can gather from my friends with similar aged kids, 2.5 to 3 is a rough time.  Some kids don't hit it until age 3, but at some point they will just be awful for an awfully long time

She looks like the orphan from 'les miserable'



Upcoming posts... Disney, Grammy and Papa visit, fireworks...