[ focus on the positive... ]

Alright here are new pictures that I've been trying to post for a few days now and I'm finally able to get around to it. The past two weeks have been so incredibly challenging with both Angie and Jenny sick with colds and Jenny has an ear infection and is teething. Needless to say I haven't gotten very much sleep lately! However on the flip side, trying to focus on the positive... I didn't get sick and have received tons of help from my family while John has been at work. That has definitely kept me going. So here are a few pictures of the happy, relaxing moments that have happened in the midst of all the craziness!

Jenny at 3 months old... 14 pounds 8 ounces!


Angie trying on her Christmas dress from Grandma!


A few days ago I came in to Angie's room (where I had laid Jenny down for a minute to switch the laundry) and found this scene. Jenny had been crying and I started to come get her when I heard her stop crying and heard Angie talking to her. Angie had cheered her up by sharing her animals, what a great big sister!

Laughing with Daddy!

My happy girls, cozy in their pajamas!

Such a wonderful sight! Especially since she hasn't been sleeping very well lately! I savored the moment!


So today I've been thinking about all these happy moments because that's definitely what gets me through those crazy days when you don't get out of the house, don't take a shower and just end up having a movie day because everyone is feeling yucky! It's the little things in life! :)

[ 2 months ]

Here's little Miss Jenny at 2 months! She weighed 13 pounds 12 ounces at her 2 month check up and measured 24 inches long! She's in the 95th percentile for everything and definitely is a chunk! :)During the last couple of weeks she has really started cooing and almost giggling too! She also is grabbing at her toys now and keeping herself occupied for much longer than she used to, so less fussing- Hurray!

So I know you can tell by the pictures, but Jenny's hair sticks straight up in the front and also curls too, so it looks like a wave because of her crazy cowlick!!! And it totally cracks me up because it just does whatever it wants too! No matter how I try to comb it, it just goes everywhere! Well, John was looking at her hair the other night and asked me if I brush her hair like that or dry it like that to make it stand up, he actually thought I was trying to spike it up or something! If it weren't for the little bows and clips in her hair you'd think she was a boy! Unfortunately in half of the pictures I take, you can't see the bows and hair clips because her "wave" sticks up in front of it! :) So until her hair calms down I guess I'll just have to make sure she's always wearing lots of pink to make sure they know she's a she! :)




Oh and here are some close ups of Jenny on Halloween that I forgot to add with my last post. What a cute little giraffe she was! She did really well going trick-or-treating with us, in fact so well that she fell asleep! :) I'm sure next year she'll have more fun!

[ Happy Halloween! ]

Here's our cute little Witch and Giraffe for Halloween! We had a fun time trick-or-treating tonight with Grandma and hanging out with Nana and Poppa! What a fun day and we're so glad the weather was good except for a little sprinkling! Pretty good for Seattle! :) Anyway, hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!

[ Harvest Festival! ]

Saturday we decided to get out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather while it's still nice and not yet raining! So we drove out to Remlinger Farms to pick out some pumpkins and have fun at the Harvest Festival! It was so fun because they had all sorts of rides and things to do for young families. Angie had a blast riding a pony, going on the "whirly-bird" ride, petting a goat, riding on the carousel, going for a train ride and more! When it came time to pick out a pumpkin Angie looked and looked for the perfect one and I swear ended up picking the smallest one! Go figure! John on the other had really wanted to find a big one and I'm pretty darn sure the one he got was the largest one there! It was so huge he had to get someone else to help him get it in the jeep! He's very excited about carving it for Halloween! More pictures to come after we carve it! So it was a great day! Jenny slept the entire time in her sling, so that made things a lot easier and it was so nice for me to be able to enjoy everything with Angie and John. What a fabulous way to start the fall season!

[ For Uncle Brad & Aunt Krystal ]

Alright here are new pictures and a couple of videos that I promised Brad and Krystal I would post. I know they really have been wanting to see Jenny in action, so I got the camera out and was lucky enough to catch her at just the right moment! The other short video was by accident because I meant to take a picture and instead still had it on video mode. But it was so cute with both girls smiling that I decided to keep it! Jenny is getting so big already... at her 1 month appointment she weighed 11 lbs 8 oz and measured 23 inches long! She's in the 95% for her height and weight- crazy! I can't believe she's almost 2 months old too- time sure does fly! So here are some new pictures from the past couple weeks. Hope you enjoy Uncle Brad and Aunt Krystal! We miss you guys and can't wait to see you for Christmas!

Angie's new smile apparently! Silly girl!

Feeling refreshed after bath time! What a chunk she is- look at those rolls! :)

Uncle Lee helping feed Jenny!

Jenny loves being in the sling! Especially when Aunt Lauren is holding her!


I asked Angie if she would help Daddy take out the garbage the other night and I told her to put on her shoes and this was the outcome! :) She could only find her flip flops and it was cold outside, so here was her solution! Only in Seattle do you see flip flops with socks! :) Funny girl!

[ 1 month old ]

Well, I'm finally getting around to updating with new pictures! Let's just say that trying to juggle two kids is a huge change and definitely takes some getting used to. So here are a few pictures of what we've been up to lately. We've been hanging out at Nana and Poppa's house a lot lately, which has been a huge help to me to give me a bit of a break to get a nap or catch up on housework. Angie's been having so much fun watching the pumpkins grow and corn too! She was so excited about the pumpkins that were just her size. Also, we loved having Aunt Shirley and Uncle Neal come to visit, Angie and Jenny especially loved all the attention! We were so glad they could be here for Jenny's blessing. It was a great day because we had both of our families there, even though not everyone could make it, they were there in spirit! :) What a crazy, sleepless, exciting, and exhausting month this has been! But I wouldn't change it for the world! Here's Jenny's picture at 1 month old, which was this past Tuesday... it's so much fun seeing her smile and start responding to us! She's been smiling for a few weeks now, which is really early I've been told- it's so amazing to be able to see her little personality already starting to show! We love you Jenny!

[ more pictures ]

I might as well post the rest of the pics before I forget and while Jenny is sleeping! Everyone taking turns holding Jenny! And our first family photo! Enjoy!

[ Big Sister ]

So Angie is pretty excited about being a big sister and has been very sweet with Jenny! Here are a few pictures of her helping out! Anytime Jenny cries, Angie always runs and gets a blanket for her, apparently that's what Jenny needs to calm down in Angie's eyes- blankets make everything all better! I took this first picture today when Nana was helping her hold Jenny and Angie thought it was great that she could put her finger in Jenny's pacifier and that it she could feel her mouth move and that it kept her from crying.

We're starting to settle in a little bit, last night was so nice because Jenny only woke up once to eat! It was so great to catch up on some much needed sleep! We'll see if this becomes a trend!

Both our families have been a huge help right now as we figure out our new life with Jenny added to our family! She is such a sweetheart already and we are so thrilled to have another beautiful girl to make our family complete!

[ She's Here! ]

Our little Jennifer Paige finally arrived early Saturday morning weighing in at 9 pounds even and measuring 21 1/4 inches long. She's completely healthy and doing great and we're so excited she's here safe and sound! Here are a few pictures of her...(courtesy of her Aunt Lauren of course) and check out her red hair! Who would have thought we'd have two red-headed little girls!

[ Mom's 50th Birthday ]

We celebrated my Mom's 50th birthday with a picnic in the park the day after John's birthday. It was a fun day even though it was blazing hot! I was so excited to give her my gift which was a photo book I made from Shutterfly of inspirational letters from all her friends and family members. I worked on it for about 2 weeks and had it shipped just in time for her birthday! She was so surprised and very excited when she realized what it was and how many people wrote her so many wonderful letters! She started reading it right away too! So thanks to those of you who added to her special day! Hope you had a fabulous birthday Mom... because you deserve it!