iPhone Photo Catch Up

At story time at the library.  You are so good for these and act better than the bigger kids :)  You pay rapt attention to the songs and stories.

First time in a forward facing car seat!

Wow... I am a big girl like my sister!

We had a Doberman for a few weeks and you loved him!  You are a big-time dog lover.

Cute photo of you and your sister shopping with mommy at Costco.

You can go anywhere!  Up and down the stairs--no problem!

Goofy girl.  You always want what mommy is doing.  Here you wanted my scriptures but I gave you a scripture cover hat instead!

You LOVE your baby dolls.  You got this one for your birthday from mommy and daddy.  Here you are giving baby kisses!

Playing in your crib (with the house phone--one of your favorite toys) and that is new bedding you got for your birthday.

The first thing you do when we set you on our bed is go to daddy's nightstand and dig through his box for fun things to play with!

This was us on a walk and you are eating a Fig Newton cookie!

You want to be on the horses ALL the time.  Here is Starlynn showing you how to hold the reins.  (Horse is Blue Jeans)

Little burrito baby after a bath!

For a while, your favorite thing to do at the train table was to tear up the track!

Eating Uncle Ben's birthday cake (3/29/12)

Set you down anywhere with a xBox remote and you are content pushing buttons and staring at the TV (whether dad is playing a game or we are watching a movie, you are so happy!)

Enjoying sitting on Mynkie.  You still feel a little unbalanced so grip hard with your legs and keep your hands on the horse.

You and your sister.  It's just amazing to me how fast you are growing.

Playing in a box with sissy.  Aren't you beautiful?

Daddy time!

With your Easter basket headed to an easter egg hunt.

Beautiful Easter Sunday Girl

Cousin Gabe!  You two play so funny together.  You are all about giving him loves!

Big smiles on the horse!  (Mynk)  You are starting to relax and sit up on the horses.

With mommy before cousin Devon's baptism.  I just think you're adorable so I wanted to take your photo before we left.

Waiting at the bottom of the stairs for Grandma Laura (which you say "Rora Rora") to come back in the front door.

Again after a bath.  I just think you are so adorable all squeaky clean and wrapped in a towel!

At the Puyallup Spring Fair.  You got to pet this little goat and you liked it!

After the fair.  We had skipped a nap and you fell asleep really fast on daddy's shoulder walking to the car.  You're covered up cuz it was raining!

Watching Starlynn get a riding lesson.  You love being around the horses and say "horse" over and over and over again!

I LOVE the way you hold pens and try to make little marks.  Most kids grab a pen full fist and color all over the page.  You are an extremely observant child.  You stare at people and study their every move and then after a while (hours, days, even weeks) you perform the task as best you can and never look back!

Just chillin' with mommy.  You are a great snuggler/relaxer.

You are the biggest daddy's girl!  This sight is very often seen.  You laying on your daddy's chest/shoulder.  And when you say "daddy" it is in the cutest tones ever and it melts his heart!  I loves his Launa so much.

Sitting on Blue in his stall.  You were gripping SO hard with your legs, I went ahead and let go. (but stayed close)

With Sarah (who is leasing Mynk) and Mynkie!  Mynk hardly lets anyone ever touch her face, but she was letting you touch her nose!

Playing at the water table for the first time.  When I first set you there (a week or two before this photo), you did not like it at all.  But then one day, you and I sat on a blanket together and watched Starlynn play in it for about a half hour.  You, like usual, studied and watched and then you were ready to go play! 

You sister wanted you to sit with her and then she fed you crackers.  For several weeks, all we needed was this tea table to keep you occupied.  You learned how to get in and out of the chair on your own and it was fun for you to practice!

No matter what... you do NOT like swings.  You are just sitting still in this photo.  If I tried to move it, you'd start crying.  Even sitting with us in a swing you don't like too much.  However, recently I have been putting you in Harmony's swing, and you are starting to say "weeeeeee" and laugh while you are in it.  So, maybe one day you'll like swings at the park too.  Or if you don't, that's fine too!

Silly girl, always takes things straight to your forehead. 

We were waiting for Grandma Laura in the car, Starlynn was sleeping, and you got to play with the iPad, which you LOVE.  It is so cute to watch you move your fingers around on the screen.  It does things for you and you like that!  You like remote controls too.  You push buttons that makes things happen on the TV and you give a little gasp and then look at us and smile. 

You didn't like the swings, but you DID like this spinny thing.  You would much rather spin with daddy than be tossed, so this is true to your nature.  You were so good even on there with the big kids.  You'd crawl around a little, but mostly just went "weeeeeeee" and watched the bigger kids.

You and your Grandma Rora (Laura).  She wasn't home when this picture was taken, but you were waiting patiently outside her door for her.  Calling "rora" once in a while, and even knocking on the door some. 

Your favorite place to be when you first wake up--with daddy.  You giggle and say "daddy" when I give you to him then you two just snuggle away!

I think this picture is hilarious.  You hardly EVER fall asleep in the car, unless you are REALLY tired.  This was after a long day at the park for Starlynn's 3rd birthday party.

Then we woke you up and took you on your second ferry ride!  Here you are trying to cope with the wind in your ears.

Another thing I can not distract you from is your sister being asleep.  You just can't leave her alone.  You aren't trying to wake her up necessarily, you just pat her, love her, or try to stick your finger in her mouth, and lately, you've been trying to put blankets on her.  So cute!  You will find a blanket and if she's sitting on the couch or laying on the floor (awake) you will take it over to her and try to put it on her.  I love it. 

This is about the time you started walking on your own, but only did it in the house and not in public places yet.  But it didn't stop you from crawling around everywhere! (on the cement that is).  It made my knees cringe, but apparently it didn't bother you at all!  Uncle Brad showed up at the park shortly after and helped you play on the playground.

Again, relaxing with mommy while I watched a movie... with your binky and xbox remote!  You stayed still there for a long time.

And very shortly after learning to walk on your own, you insisted on carrying things around!  Big, little, didn't matter, you were absolutely determined to do it, and it didn't matter how many times you fell, you'd just get up and struggle to pick up the item if it was heavy but then off you

Ok, so this isn't an iphone photo, but I had it saved to the iPhone so I could look at it.  You're going to be in the middle of two sisters (I was a middle child too.)  I think that you are going to be a peacemaker, and you are going to be a good big sister and a good little sister and that you'll help the group have fun, because you are a funny, humorous girl!

Anything I have, you want.  Especially electronics.  Here you are with my Kindle.  I love your concentration face.

First time going down slides by yourself.  Grandma Laura held you for the first few, and you'd say "weeeeeee!"  Then soon, we let go, and you'd stand up at the bottom of the slide and walk back to Grandma.

Another pic going down the slide by yourself.  You are so cute!

And finally you're brave enough to walk around outside!!!! You only fell a couple times and you didn't cry, just got up and kept going.  You didn't want to cross into the bark yet, but that's ok with me :)

Eating snacks watching Rio with me and Starlynn.

loooooove your daddy.  You are giggling in this picture.

You like laying on TOP of blankets too.  I had to come wake you up from your nap to go to cousin Gabriel's birthday party.  And you were pleasant and happy the whole car ride and at the party despite being woken up.

Uncle Brad has taught you girls how to "frog splash".  This is you doing "frog splash" to Starlynn.  And you love to hug her and you just giggle and try to give her kisses.  She has gotten much more tolerant and will even join in the cuddling now.

You did NOT want to get off the horse.  So, here you are sitting on Rose again while Starlynn put her tack away and was brushing.  I can't wait til you can be in lessons too!  Won't be long.  You are growing up so fast.

And walking around Reber by yourself!  I love it!!! 

Going up to see the horsey and Mynk bent down to say hi.

Cat!  You kept trying to say cat but it sounded more like dog. 

Mynk sniffing you

I think this picture is funny.  And you stayed sitting on Mynk for a long time!

And now you are better at playing choo choos.  You like to say "tchoo tchoo" and try to do what sissy is doing.  Daddy has his model trains out on the garage which you LOVE.  Every time someone opens the door to the garage you say "choo choo!" and most often fuss when we don't take you out there.