Let's Play!

Baxter and Daphne had fun playing with the Bumbo seat today. It was her first time in it, and Baxter is pleased to have the chair back in our rotation of seating options. Baxter recalls how hard it is to get in and out of the seat, so he was kind enough to bring Daphne a few items. It was important to get her the ballerina bear, and then a bite of a cookie. He is so eager to play with her, I cant wait to see them in action!

Four months!

Wow! Time flies. Our little girl is getting so big! She celebrated the big occasion by rolling over for the first time. Needless to say, we are very impressed. She is such a good girl.

Thank God for Camera Phones.

We would never have any pictures if it weren't for our camera phones. We are so bad when it comes to remembering our real camera (which I have a love/hate relationship with.....mostly hate). These are from our trip to Disneyland yesterday. Grandpa John got us in, and we had a blast. Baxter enjoyed a birds eye view of the new Christmas parade from Daddy's shoulders. He saw Buzz Lightyear, and just didn't know what to think. Gotta love D-land during the holidays!

Life

November 10, 2007

                                                                                              

February 26, 2009                                                             

August 18, 2010

Wow. Turns out a lot can happen in just three years. We have been busy. We have been happy. Life is good for us, and we couldn't have imagined we would have TWO kids. As I sit here trying to type with Daphne in my arms, and Baxter strapped into his high-chair eating breakfast (well, he has actually been done eating for awhile now, but it is a good way for me to get some stuff done. Don't judge.) I am so in awe of what Derek and I have made. Happy anniversary to us!

Oh No.

Oh No. Baxter got sick. For real sick. Like throw up sick. It was awful for everyone involved. It may seem odd that I am blogging about it, but I just thought it was noteworthy. As a parent, there is nothing worse than your sweet baby being sick. Thankfully it only lasted a little over 24 hours. Initially I thought it was food poisoning, but I just didn't think a quesadilla from Rubio's could cause such trouble. I am happy to report that a full recovery has been made :)

Six Weeks Old!

It seems like just the other day I was writing this same post for Baxter. I just can't believe baby Daphne is already six weeks old. She is such a joy to have around. She is an excellent little girl. She only fusses for a few minutes in the evening, but other than that she doesn't complain too much. Her big downfall is the car. She HATES her car seat. I just keep hoping she will get over it. Being the optimist that I am, I just try to think of how well she will sleep from all the crying.

As far as any milestones go, I can tell you she smiled at four weeks. It is a little difficult with Baxter running around to allow to much freedom for her to practice with rolling over. Oh well. I suppose she wont be the physical wonder that her big bro is, but they will probably start talking at the same time :)

Teagan's First Birthday!

First of all, I need to thank Taeler for these pictures and the pictures from my previous post. She got a fancy new camera, and I think she may have a new future in photography :) Little Teagan had her first birthday on Saturday, and it was a blast. Baxter had the best time EVER. He is such a boy, sweating like crazy and playing non-stop. Thank you to my mom for coming along with me to help with Bax (C-section recovery prevents me from lifting my giant 18 month old). Someday us girls will get a better picture with all of us and our kids, but I have a feeling we might have to wait a few years before we can get everyone to sit still and look at the camera.

My Cute Babies.

Welcome To Our World.

Daphne Pauline was born on August 18th at 10:25 am. She weighed in at 8lbs 14oz, and 19.5 inches. Maybe someday I will document my labor story, but as of now I will just be impressed with myself for doing this much of a post.

We are so very happy to have this little girl join our family!

Boys will be boys

Baxter loves having a boy cousin only six months younger than he is. Sometimes it may seem like he doesn't care for Jackson much, but those are just love taps :) Jackson came over the other day and the boys had a good time on their "rides".