Christmas crafts and snow fun

We made Santa hats out of red cardstock and the girls glued cotton balls on.

We also made sugar cookies where Cami fit herself into a cake pan while Ellie and I baked the cookies (she loves to squish herself into small things like pans and shoe boxes for some weird reason) and then she frosted my cheek while Ellie actually frosted the cookies, it was fun.

We also make gingerbread houses which is impossible not to love when you are a young kid and are gluing candy onto cookies with frosting, it was a mess and they were hyped up on sugar but overall it was worth it.
Ellie also loves playing in the snow, Cami, well it depends on the day.

Dear Santa ...

"I want presents, Cami likes toys" That is what Ellie told Santa when she was able to sit on his lap this year. She was very excited to see Santa and tell him what she wanted, I guess she just wanted it all since she was so vague.
Ellie really wanted to hold the soldiers hand after sitting on Santa's lap, then we made it over to Blickenstaffs toy store which was a huge hit.

Camryns 1st Birthday and Happy Halloween

So Camryn turned 1 in October and I am VERY slow to get this up but here it is.

weight: 18.5 lbs (13th %)
length: 28.5 in (32 %)
head: 17 %

We are so thankful to have Cami in our lives, she is so full of personality and love. We absolutely love her smile which we get a lot except for when the camera is out. She actually cut her first tooth on October 4th and then 2 weeks later she had 2 more and then 2 more, and it looks like a few more are trying to come through so it has been a bit of a rough couple of months for her. She has the cutest little giggle, she LOVES to squeal, she definitely knows how to hold her own against Ellie, LOVES Ellie so much and just always wants to play with her, she loves to bug people - especially Ellie, she loves to climb and is just amazingly coordinated, she loves to eat chicken and cheese and peas and carrots, she has so much energy she just never stops moving, she loves to tease, she gives the best hugs and kisses, she is just amazing! Love you Cami!!!

Also, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Mickey Tutu Time

End of summer fun

More splash park with friends, pudding painting, cousins, and just hanging out. Elliette has also started helping us cook. Fun, fun, fun times.

Ellie's happy visit at the dentist with aunt Mandy, Being a farmer for a day at the state fair, and Cornbelly fun.

2 little monkeys ...

2 years old

Our little Ellie Belly turned 2 this past month and I can't believe it. She is such a great little girl who is definitely to smart for her own good sometimes. She is so funny and most of the time really nice to her sister playing with and looking out for her (although we do hear "Cami NO" way more than we would like), she loves to smile and be a weirdo, she has such an infectious giggle that I just love, she is growing like crazy and has a TON of energy.

Weight: 26.5 lbs (49%)
Height: 34" (56%)
Head: 18.75" (54%)

I don't know why her cake pictures are so dark but the one where she is standing behind it and smiling is when we were singing Happy Birthday to her and she stood there with the biggest grin on her face the whole time loving every minute. I took her out for a ride on her trike the other day which I had to push her the whole way (still haven't quite gripped the concept of peddling) but she looked up at me and said "ride bike mom, I yike it".


Mandy and I took Elliette out for 2 year pictures up at the amphitheater and she was such a little model posing at every place. She did so well taking pictures till the end when we started bribing her with a sucker and she finished great.