Alyssa loves to eat chips and guacamole now.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
15 Months Old
Alyssa is 15 months old today. It's amazing how fast time goes with two kids. She isn't our little baby anymore. She still looks like a little baby since she is so small, but she doesn't act like it :) She is starting to talk a lot more. I'm sure most people wouldn't understand anything she says, but we can. She says mom, dada (which she says the most), Dallin, more, done, truck, bye bye, bath, snack, outside, shoes and more that I can't remember. She tries to copy what we say, and sometimes gets it...sometimes not.
She is a climber. I caught her up on Dallin's bed, on her kitchen, and trying to climb onto the countertops in the kitchen from a chair she moved. We have to watch her carefully now :) She thinks she can do whatever Dallin does, and Dallin tries to get her to do everything he is doing. She loves her baby dolls, but she loves playing with trucks more. She loves running and jumping around with her big brother. She loves to read books even if she only lasts for a couple pages. It just means we read 15 books in each sitting :)
She has learned to walk down the stairs now...thankfully she goes slow so I don't have to worry as much. She is very proud of herself. I wish she would just turn around but I guess she has to learn one day.
She loves to wash her hands. She will sit at the sink begging for us to let her wash her hands all the time. She gets a little frustrated when the sink in her kitchen doesn't actually work.
Her absolute favorite thing to do is go play outside. She gets so excited and sits on the stairs ready for us to put on her shoes and coat. Alyssa is just so happy outside. It is still pretty cold, so I hate going but the kids love it so we go out about once a day.
Alyssa loves her big brother. They do everything together. Dallin gets really bored when she goes down for a nap. I hope they stay best friends.
She is a climber. I caught her up on Dallin's bed, on her kitchen, and trying to climb onto the countertops in the kitchen from a chair she moved. We have to watch her carefully now :) She thinks she can do whatever Dallin does, and Dallin tries to get her to do everything he is doing. She loves her baby dolls, but she loves playing with trucks more. She loves running and jumping around with her big brother. She loves to read books even if she only lasts for a couple pages. It just means we read 15 books in each sitting :)
She has learned to walk down the stairs now...thankfully she goes slow so I don't have to worry as much. She is very proud of herself. I wish she would just turn around but I guess she has to learn one day.
She loves to wash her hands. She will sit at the sink begging for us to let her wash her hands all the time. She gets a little frustrated when the sink in her kitchen doesn't actually work.
Her absolute favorite thing to do is go play outside. She gets so excited and sits on the stairs ready for us to put on her shoes and coat. Alyssa is just so happy outside. It is still pretty cold, so I hate going but the kids love it so we go out about once a day.
Alyssa loves her big brother. They do everything together. Dallin gets really bored when she goes down for a nap. I hope they stay best friends.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
There is hope...
We had a couple of warm days last week...in the 40's and 50's!! It was awesome! The kids loved getting to play outside. Alyssa loves it just as much as Dallin....she might like it more. I can't wait until it is consistently warmer! They had fun going for walks, riding bikes and scooters, and playing in the puddles...
Friday, February 18, 2011
Keeping busy...
During this long winter, the kids and I have made lots of fun forts. Dallin really likes to play inside them.
Alyssa has awesome hair inside the forts.
Dallin tries to get as much attention as possible including pretending he is Alyssa.
Alyssa picked a new favorite thing to eat....Cereal! She is actually pretty good at feeding herself with a spoon. Look at all those teeth...4 big ones now.
Dallin likes to do art/craft projects. His latest was painting a picture frame. He was so proud of himself! He is so handsome!
Alyssa has awesome hair inside the forts.
Dallin tries to get as much attention as possible including pretending he is Alyssa.
Alyssa picked a new favorite thing to eat....Cereal! She is actually pretty good at feeding herself with a spoon. Look at all those teeth...4 big ones now.
Dallin likes to do art/craft projects. His latest was painting a picture frame. He was so proud of himself! He is so handsome!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Our jumping and twirling princess!
One of Alyssa's favorite things to do is to spin around and around. She gets dizzy really fast, but does it all the time.
The other day Dallin was jumping around the house, and Alyssa thought it looked fun and tried to copy him. She spent the whole day jumping and laughing. She doesn't actually lift her feet up, but here she is "jumping"
The other day Dallin was jumping around the house, and Alyssa thought it looked fun and tried to copy him. She spent the whole day jumping and laughing. She doesn't actually lift her feet up, but here she is "jumping"
Sunday, February 13, 2011
2011 Auto Show
Yesterday we went to the Chicago Auto Show. Dallin had lots of fun "driving" all the different cars. Alyssa wasn't as huge of a fan. She wanted to run around, but there were too many people. It was very crowded, but the Chicago auto show is huge!
We tried to keep Alyssa as entertained as possible with snacks. They also each got a new car to play with, and Alyssa was very excited.
We tried to keep Alyssa as entertained as possible with snacks. They also each got a new car to play with, and Alyssa was very excited.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Lots of Snow!
Last week we got a lot of snow! Jeff even got to stay home. There's huge walls of snow everywhere here. Here's a picture of our front door. You can't really tell, but there is a lot of snow. The kids are kids are kind of sick of being in the house, but we still try to have some fun in the house.
The kids stole some oreos out of the pantry. Alyssa sure did enjoy it.
My little girl LOVES trucks just like her big brother. She plays with trucks more than anything else, and her favorite books are truck ones.
Dallin asks every day to go back to bounce town. Since I am a mean mom and don't take him every time he asks, he pretends he is there using pillows.
Even though Alyssa loves trucks, she also loves shoes. Here she is with one of hers and one of Dallin's.
Alyssa is becoming more of a daddy's girl.
The kids having fun in the playroom.
The kids stole some oreos out of the pantry. Alyssa sure did enjoy it.
My little girl LOVES trucks just like her big brother. She plays with trucks more than anything else, and her favorite books are truck ones.
Dallin asks every day to go back to bounce town. Since I am a mean mom and don't take him every time he asks, he pretends he is there using pillows.
Even though Alyssa loves trucks, she also loves shoes. Here she is with one of hers and one of Dallin's.
Alyssa is becoming more of a daddy's girl.
The kids having fun in the playroom.
