Tuesday, July 18, 2017

2 years old!

 This little girl is 2 years old as of July 6. Time is flying! :) Josie is such a little blessing!! She has the sweetest little smile and the cutest laugh. She has crazy wild hair that has to be "tamed" each morning, but it's so cute when she first wakes up. Here are some things about Josie at 2 years old:

 *Loves snacks and fruit. Loves anything with cheese.
*Doesn't like veggies or meats
*Sleeps from 7pm-7am
*still in her crib and hasn't tried climbing out...although she has started throwing out her lovey, doggie and paci. Not fun.
*has strong 2 year old opinions and can get pretty upset when she doesn't get what she is wanting....however, she is pretty easy to re-direct.
*lots of talking! She can say lots of phrases and some small sentences
*loves stuffed animals
*loves sesame street, super why, signing time and little nursery songs
*loves to walk...no riding in the grocery cart or stroller. (!)
*does not like the pool, beach or any water (besides her bath)
*doesn't like getting dirty
*loves her sisters!
*loves to dance and jump
*not much of a cuddle bug unless it's on her terms
*doesn't like new people...takes her a little bit to warm up
*Loves to be outside!!

 She always tells us she loves us with her signs! :) So sweet!
 Loving that "cheese" smile!
 Watching her shows. :)
 And sometimes like this.....
 She loves her sisters!

 Josie is working on riding her scooter like her big sisters!
 She loves her cozy coupe


 Lining up some of her "friends"
 One day while the twins and I were cleaning their drawers and room, Josie took their American girl dolls and laid them out. Then she laid with them.
 Then she turned them all over and laid like them again! So funny!! 
Kennedy snapped a pic for me.

On the morning of her birthday, we had everything set up when she woke up! She was so excited to see all her sesame street friends on the wall!


 She got a yummy cinnamon roll for breakfast!

 She got a kitchen from mom and dad!
 Jilly and Josie have a lot of fun playing with it!
After her nap we had her birthday party!




 Aunt Jenn, Uncle Chris and Cooper gave her her OWN chair with her name on it. :)


 Opening presents!
 balls!
 Zoe!
 Bert and Big bird!
 She got lots of fun toys!

 Cupcake and ice cream time!
 Aunt Dar sent her this cute pink cow! She loves it.




 Trying out her mini-wheel! It's gonna take some practice to learn to pedal.

 Trying to hold up 2 fingers!
 She wasn't a fan of the cupcake, but she loved the ice cream!



Happy birthday sweet Josie!!!!!! 

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

4th of July

 We didn't have any big plans for the 4th of July this year. But I did manage to get the girls to take a cute picture for me.
 Look at Josie's "cheese" face!!! I love it!
 Picture perfect!
 Little Miss America

 Jillian had a blast with the sparklers. 
The twins enjoyed them, but not as much as this one!

 Happy 4th of July!

Summer fun

 Summer is in full swing! Playdates, swimming, parties and more!
 Swimming with Scotlyn and Payton

We drove to the Woodlands to visit my college friend, Laura and her husband Lance and their 2 kiddos. The kids swam and we had hamburgers/hot dogs for dinner. So fun!


 Jillian had just received her mermaid tale that morning (a birthday present she had ordered with her gift card). She was thrilled to show it off!
 Little one would not touch the water. She just held on to Big Bird and Abby and had fun petting and watching their little puppy.

 Cute little puppy! :)

Jillian was invited to a birthday party at sweet and sassy. Lots of pampering going on!





At the end of June, the twins invited Hope and Scotlyn over for a playdate.
 First up: Swimming! We wanted Josie to TRY to go in the pool, but she was already not happy about getting on her swimsuit. Silly girl!
 First we tried letting her walk in the water. Nope.
 So Tony just decided to take her in with him.
 A smile!!!!!!  I was thrilled!! 
But it only lasted about 30 seconds....then tears. Lots of tears.
 Jillian tried to entertain her...
 And the girls tried coaxing her.... :)
 Jillian tried too! I believe Josie is saying "STOP" here....
 Kaitlyn and Scotlyn
 Kennedy and Hope
 Josie was much happier just lounging and playing with the weighted swim toys
 Then she got brave and started throwing them in the pool so Jilly and daddy could get them. She liked this game. :)


 There has also been a lot of hair practicing around here. Kennedy has been trying out different styles and teaching me too!
 Kennedy did dutch braids on Jilly the other day.

 I did a fish tail on Kennedy and Jilly. (Kennedy is actually a lot better than me at this!)
 Their good friend, Ryan got to stay the night one evening. The next day we went to Barnes and Noble to look around and get their free book for summer reading.

 Josie found all the "Goodnight Moon" books in the store. :)

 She loves this book!
 We ate at Chick Fil A for lunch and the girls had such a great time together.

And this is just pure sweetness. :) Love my girls and love the summer!