Friday, July 25, 2008

Just goofing around...

Taylor and I decided to snap a couple shots today during Jaden's nap.



And I couldn't decide if I liked the color or black and white better, so I'm posting both!




Thursday, July 24, 2008

Jaden loves his "Tayla"

I am in shock at how much my kids have allowed me to photograph them this week. And pretty happy, too! Though these are just snapshots, I still love them! Catching both of them in a good mood is sometimes rare in our house, especially for photos. So- when I realized how happy they both were, I decided to bust out my camera.. without bothering to change Jaden out of his PJ's! Oh well. They're still so stinkin' cute! Enjoy!















Finally, eye contact!

So Jaden decided to let me take his picture tonight... well, kind of! Just snapshots, but I got eye contact and even some smiles! Most aren't very sharp, but I'll take what I can get. He is by far my most favorite 2 year old! He was feeling much better after his long nap today, fever went down and he was ready to play. Lucky for me, he was still a little sleepy, but in a great mood, so he wasn't giving me much of those terrible 2's. We had a nice relaxing evening.




















Wednesday, July 23, 2008

So totally adorable!

Ok so I came across these little baby mats today. They are too cute that I might just have to get Taylor one here soon. I'm thinking she may end up with the pink bear. Just wanted to share for those of you with babies yourselves!

MATS

Because it's TOO cute....

This video was shared on a message board I frequent yesterday, and it was too cute not to share with you all. Turn your sound up a little for the music as well and enjoy!



Finally an update!

So at my cousin's bridal shower on Sunday, I attempted to have my other cousin, Amanda, take a photo of Taylor and I. Problem was, Taylor wasn't too into it, so this is the best we got!



Taylor is now 5 months old, and TEETHING. Surprisingly she did sleep through the night last night. I didn't have to get up and give her the binky once from midnight-9am! Well, give or take. The last couple of months she's whined for it at least 3-4 times per night. BUT she is constantly eating her hands and drooling like crazy (see above photo). I felt in her mouth last night, and sure enough, they haven't broke through, but I feel at least 2 teeth on the top and bottom in there getting ready to break through. We'll see how long it takes, as Jaden never broke a tooth until he was closer to 8 months or so, but I have a feeling Taylor will sooner than later! Time to bust out that baby tylenol!


And our little man. An attempt at a new photo of him is almost impossible these days, and the day I decided to try, he would NOT let go of that binky. Of course I could have ended up with a photo of a tantrum to show those terrible two's, but I went for the binky pic instead. Yep, my over 2 year old has a binky. And lately, it's been BAAAD. He will not let that thing out of his sight, though the previous months he only had it for bed and was just fine with that.

Jaden also needs a little trim, hopefully my mother-in-law has some time this weekend to trim it up for him. I am completely in love with this little guy. He cracks me up every day, is talking so much more now, and is getting pretty darn smart if you ask me. He does mix some words around on occasion, and my favorite is "Hold you" and "Rock you"... as in "hold me" and "rock me".

He has the "FIVE more minutes" down pat for watching TV before bed.

He told his doll (yes he has a 'baby') to "you sit there and watch me eat" the other night.

We need to really start working on the potty training. The first go-around failed, but here's to hoping the second time's the charm!

Oh, and he's addicted to socks. I try to get him to go barefoot in the house if he's hot, or like today has a slight fever (no other symptoms go figure?!) but nope, I put him in the crib for his nap and it's "sock ON?! sock ON!?" Little squirt.

I just *heart* him!


And I thought I should share miss T in her little sleeper and hat because the hat was way too small and this is the only time you will see her in her matching combo! I believe the hat was 0-6mo so I had to take a photo, even though she was NOT in the mood for my camera that day!


Well, thanks for looking! I hope to update with better photos and more stories soon! Have a great rest of the week everyone, and enjoy the rest of your summer, as it seems to be passing very quickly this year!

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

My silly little man

So Jaden saw my camera and wanted "picture" .... which shocked me!! Here are a couple from this evening.




Welcome to my new blog!

Hey everyone! I've decided to create a brand new personal blog! My original blog is my photography blog, and I'd like to keep the two seperate, so this is the place to get updates and new photos of our family! The kids are growing so fast, so I hope you will check back often! If you use google reader, please add this blog. If you don't, I highly recommend that you start using it. I've recently started and it is so easy and helpful for getting updates on the blogs I like to follow but sometimes forget to check! Now I just check my google reader once a day and stay updated!

Anyways, here are a couple of new pictures of the kids from around the 4th of July: