This isn't the best display picture, but since we were in them, I thought we should at least get one picture. Tyler had a haunted house at work that we went to and helped out with. More to come next week.
We've gone from man-to-man coverage ...
to ZONE DEFENSE!!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
I need a break ...
Tyler has been working serious overtime this month. I'm alone with the kids all day every day and it's starting to drive me crazy! At first I thought what I really need is to take a break from them more often, but now I realized I need to take a break WITH them more often. So today we went swimming. We invited our friends (whose dad is deploied) since I figured their mom could also use a break with her kids!
We're going to keep going more often through out the winter.
We're going to keep going more often through out the winter.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Gone and Back again
If you've been wondering why I haven't posted for so long, it's not because the girls are any less cute. We've just been BUSY!!!
We were home one week, just to unpack. Then off we went again to California to visit cousins and grandma for the weekend. Now we're home again and I think I might get caught up with things after another week or two if I'm lucky. Whew!
First Hair Cut
It's official. Lily's hair was finally long enough to merrit a trim. A package of fruit snacks and one inch later, her little curls look so much better! I just can't believe how long it took to grow.
My Bed!
Like always, the girls were so happy to see their beds when we got home. Niki goes for the railing everytime I put her in the crib. She loves to climb on anything she can.
Niki's started trying to 'play' like Lily. She especially likes to watch Lily with her dolls and she really likes it when she gets a chance to play with them herself (Lily's quite protective of her babies). I caught her trying to feed a bottle to the baby the other day, it was so cute!!! Of course, she still likes to feed the bottle to herself and chomp on the babies hands and face too.
Grandma's
Thanks Grandma for inviting us for such a fun trip! We really enjoied spending time together. Lily especially loved the "fluffy bed" comforter and taking pictures of everything in the house.
Cousins!
We had a fun few days with the cousins. They loved each other! We went to the farm, the redwoods, and the beach. It didn't matter where we were, they had so much fun laughing and playing together. I wish we could get together more often. Thanks for the fun trip!
First Plane Ride
Niki's first flight was from Killeen to Dallas to San Jose. She really
didn't get it at all, but the buttons on the arm rests, tray tables, and seat belts were cool! I was nervous about juggling both girls by myself, but the extra seat seamed to be enough to keep the occupied. They had fun and everyone ooo-ed and ah-ed over how cute they were.
First Word!!!
I can't believe it. Niki's figured out how to say a word. "Cool" which sounds more like "Ku". At first I just thought she was making it because it's a neat sound, but nope. She uses it correctly, when she loves a toy or sees something she likes or does something new.
She's got some great new tricks too, which I haven't been able to get pictures of. She claps by smacking her fists together against her belly. She signs "terminado" (done) by puting her hands up by her ears. She pulls herself up onto her knees and sometimes to standing on her feet by pulling on anything she gets a hold of (chairs, her crib, boxes). She rocks on her hands and knees and manuvers all over the place. She'll be crawling any day now. She never stops moving. I just can't keep up with her changes!
Dress Up
Lily's imagination has expanded to dressing up. Here's a few I've captured pictures of. She gets them on all by herself and only has to have help if they get turned inside out.
She really loves being a "Bride" with her "Boy" and getting "Married". It all started when she found the white heals in my closet and called them my married shoes. She dances and kisses and sits with her boy while singing "I love him, I love him..." A combination of ideas from our wedding book, Little Mermaid, and Cinderella I guess.
She finally found cowgirl boots on our vacation. I tried to get her the red ones with black flowers, but Lily had to have PINK. As usual. "Howdy Mom" she says.
Lily's Photography
Lily finally figured out how to aim the camera. For every good pictures seen here, she took 5 that were not aimed right on. Her favorite subjects are her baby and Niki of course.
Cake for Tyler
Tyler asked me to decorate a cake for a guy at work. I guess his was better than I thought. I saved myself the time cruch by buying the base cake from Walmart. It went so much faster that I really enjoied it. Perhaps I'll make them more often now that it is so easy.
We were home one week, just to unpack. Then off we went again to California to visit cousins and grandma for the weekend. Now we're home again and I think I might get caught up with things after another week or two if I'm lucky. Whew!
First Hair Cut
It's official. Lily's hair was finally long enough to merrit a trim. A package of fruit snacks and one inch later, her little curls look so much better! I just can't believe how long it took to grow.
My Bed!
Like always, the girls were so happy to see their beds when we got home. Niki goes for the railing everytime I put her in the crib. She loves to climb on anything she can.
Niki's started trying to 'play' like Lily. She especially likes to watch Lily with her dolls and she really likes it when she gets a chance to play with them herself (Lily's quite protective of her babies). I caught her trying to feed a bottle to the baby the other day, it was so cute!!! Of course, she still likes to feed the bottle to herself and chomp on the babies hands and face too.
Grandma's
Thanks Grandma for inviting us for such a fun trip! We really enjoied spending time together. Lily especially loved the "fluffy bed" comforter and taking pictures of everything in the house.
Cousins!
We had a fun few days with the cousins. They loved each other! We went to the farm, the redwoods, and the beach. It didn't matter where we were, they had so much fun laughing and playing together. I wish we could get together more often. Thanks for the fun trip!
First Plane Ride
Niki's first flight was from Killeen to Dallas to San Jose. She really
didn't get it at all, but the buttons on the arm rests, tray tables, and seat belts were cool! I was nervous about juggling both girls by myself, but the extra seat seamed to be enough to keep the occupied. They had fun and everyone ooo-ed and ah-ed over how cute they were.
First Word!!!
I can't believe it. Niki's figured out how to say a word. "Cool" which sounds more like "Ku". At first I just thought she was making it because it's a neat sound, but nope. She uses it correctly, when she loves a toy or sees something she likes or does something new.
She's got some great new tricks too, which I haven't been able to get pictures of. She claps by smacking her fists together against her belly. She signs "terminado" (done) by puting her hands up by her ears. She pulls herself up onto her knees and sometimes to standing on her feet by pulling on anything she gets a hold of (chairs, her crib, boxes). She rocks on her hands and knees and manuvers all over the place. She'll be crawling any day now. She never stops moving. I just can't keep up with her changes!
Dress Up
Lily's imagination has expanded to dressing up. Here's a few I've captured pictures of. She gets them on all by herself and only has to have help if they get turned inside out.
She really loves being a "Bride" with her "Boy" and getting "Married". It all started when she found the white heals in my closet and called them my married shoes. She dances and kisses and sits with her boy while singing "I love him, I love him..." A combination of ideas from our wedding book, Little Mermaid, and Cinderella I guess.
She finally found cowgirl boots on our vacation. I tried to get her the red ones with black flowers, but Lily had to have PINK. As usual. "Howdy Mom" she says.
Lily's Photography
Lily finally figured out how to aim the camera. For every good pictures seen here, she took 5 that were not aimed right on. Her favorite subjects are her baby and Niki of course.
Cake for Tyler
Tyler asked me to decorate a cake for a guy at work. I guess his was better than I thought. I saved myself the time cruch by buying the base cake from Walmart. It went so much faster that I really enjoied it. Perhaps I'll make them more often now that it is so easy.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Trip Time Ends
Finally, we've arrived
HOME
We are so relieved to be home again. The girls were so excited to see their beds and their room again. The next morning we looked outside to discover
A Jungle!
Niki spotted it from her high chair during breakfast and couldn't hold still. She wanted to get out there. So out we went and she just laughed delighted for half an hour. Crazy.
Road Trip - Day 2
Carlsbad Caverns
were awesome. Well worth the hour and a half we dragged the girls through the cave. The pictures just don't do it justice.
That night we camped at
Guadalupe National Forest
We got some tent poles so that we could stay in the tent. Niki's first tent experience went pretty well. It was a little colder than we were used to so the girls kept waking up, but were easily calmed back to sleep. We were, however, quite crammed in there. Tyler and I agree it's time for a bigger, family-sized tent. Especially if we need to put anything besides our sleeping bags into it with us.
Road Trip - Night 1 we stayed in
El Paso
What a nice hotel. Too bad we weren't sticking around the next day. The girls loved the mirrors and laughed for a good hour together on the bed. On our way out the next morning, we stoped to overlook the urban sprawl that spans the border. See the HUGE flag in the distance, that's Mexico all right.
Farewell Sierra Vista
And the mountains. We miss living by the mountains.
We finally made it to the border. We drove up to the lookout of the Coronado National Monument and hiked to the tip of the hill where we could see...
MEXICO!
Not much different from Sierra Vista, but Lily though it was exciting.
HOME
We are so relieved to be home again. The girls were so excited to see their beds and their room again. The next morning we looked outside to discover
A Jungle!
Niki spotted it from her high chair during breakfast and couldn't hold still. She wanted to get out there. So out we went and she just laughed delighted for half an hour. Crazy.
Road Trip - Day 2
Carlsbad Caverns
were awesome. Well worth the hour and a half we dragged the girls through the cave. The pictures just don't do it justice.
That night we camped at
Guadalupe National Forest
We got some tent poles so that we could stay in the tent. Niki's first tent experience went pretty well. It was a little colder than we were used to so the girls kept waking up, but were easily calmed back to sleep. We were, however, quite crammed in there. Tyler and I agree it's time for a bigger, family-sized tent. Especially if we need to put anything besides our sleeping bags into it with us.
Road Trip - Night 1 we stayed in
El Paso
What a nice hotel. Too bad we weren't sticking around the next day. The girls loved the mirrors and laughed for a good hour together on the bed. On our way out the next morning, we stoped to overlook the urban sprawl that spans the border. See the HUGE flag in the distance, that's Mexico all right.
Farewell Sierra Vista
And the mountains. We miss living by the mountains.
We finally made it to the border. We drove up to the lookout of the Coronado National Monument and hiked to the tip of the hill where we could see...
MEXICO!
Not much different from Sierra Vista, but Lily though it was exciting.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Hotel Life Continues ...
These girls just crack me up. We've sure had fun doing nothing!
Niki officially sits up. All by herself. She's getting so big so fast. I love her.
We watched Shrek 2 and got "I need a hero" stuck in our heads.
Tyler said "Lily, do you know who my hero is?"
Lily "Mom"
T:"Yep. You're so smart. Who's your Hero?"
L:"You are dad."
It just melts your heart.
Niki officially sits up. All by herself. She's getting so big so fast. I love her.
We watched Shrek 2 and got "I need a hero" stuck in our heads.
Tyler said "Lily, do you know who my hero is?"
Lily "Mom"
T:"Yep. You're so smart. Who's your Hero?"
L:"You are dad."
It just melts your heart.
Hiking and more Hiking
We hiked up the road in the hills on post after a day of work. The girls both really love to hike, we just wish they weren't so heavy!
Tonight we drove to Corronodo National Monument. It was late, but we hiked up the hill to overlook Mexico! It was a beautiful sunset.
Tonight we drove to Corronodo National Monument. It was late, but we hiked up the hill to overlook Mexico! It was a beautiful sunset.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tuscon
We spent Saturday driving to Tuscon. We stoped at Davis Monthan AFB and looked at the airplane bone yard. That's alot of planes! Then we headed up to the mountains for a picnic, hike through wildflowers, and of course Mt. Lemon Ski Hill. Lily was sad when she didn't get to ride up the lift.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
What to do in Sierra Vista
Nestled in these "desert island mountains" is the small town of Sierra Vista.
Well, you can always go somewhere else:
Bisbee
This small little town was established due to the copper mine across the revine. Now it's a place for bold colors and hippie/granola living. Really. Nice people, but they definatly have their own style.
Tombstone
Famous for it's gunfights, this was a silver mine town that has remained preserved from the early days (due to it's early closure when they reached the high water table). We especially had fun touring the mine tunnels and seeing the primative technology/tools. We had a delicious steak dinner with apple cobler too!
Well, you can always go somewhere else:
Bisbee
This small little town was established due to the copper mine across the revine. Now it's a place for bold colors and hippie/granola living. Really. Nice people, but they definatly have their own style.
Tombstone
Famous for it's gunfights, this was a silver mine town that has remained preserved from the early days (due to it's early closure when they reached the high water table). We especially had fun touring the mine tunnels and seeing the primative technology/tools. We had a delicious steak dinner with apple cobler too!
Hotel Life
The hotel we reserved was nice, but we found the one accross the street to be nicer and the same price, so we moved the next day. It's amazing what a difference a bigger fridge and 3 more feet can make. The staff love the girls and we have been treated like VIPs here. It's funny how exciting a hotel is to a 2 year old.
Pool Time
Lily can get anywhere in the pool with the aid of her noodles now. Niki just loves to sit and lap up the water. She gets giggle and "kicks" her legs when you tell her to. My personal favorite is the hot tub.
A Typical Day
Pool Time
Lily can get anywhere in the pool with the aid of her noodles now. Niki just loves to sit and lap up the water. She gets giggle and "kicks" her legs when you tell her to. My personal favorite is the hot tub.
A Typical Day
Monday, September 13, 2010
We've Arrived
Fort Huachuca and Sierra Vista
There's not much to do around here, but we're making something of nothing. We went up the hill on post along the Coronado National Forest for sunset. We remember how much we miss living so close to mountains. We "hiked" (acording to Lily) up the road to look out at the city lights.
There are quite a few fun parks on post. We picked Tyler up for a picnic lunch after grocery shopping one day. Lily says it was "a fun day".
There's not much to do around here, but we're making something of nothing. We went up the hill on post along the Coronado National Forest for sunset. We remember how much we miss living so close to mountains. We "hiked" (acording to Lily) up the road to look out at the city lights.
There are quite a few fun parks on post. We picked Tyler up for a picnic lunch after grocery shopping one day. Lily says it was "a fun day".
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Road Trip - day 3
White Sands
Before hitting the road we visited White Sands National Monument. It was fun sledding down the dunes. Niki loved eating the sand.
We finally made it to Sierra Vista with time for dinner from Pizza Hut. The girls were so well behaved! With only one potty accident, they finally started to melt down an hour before we arrived. Considering we drove for 3 days, we had a great trip. We're looking forward to the trip home.
Road Trip - day 2
Cloudcroft, Sunspot, and Alamagordo
For those of you who are following along, we spent then first night at Lake Brantley state park. We had everything we needed for camping on the beach EXCEPT TENT POLES!!! Oops. So we slept under the stars ontop of the tent instead. We also went to the "Star Party" where Lily got to play on the jungle jim and we looked at Jupiter.
Then next morning we went to church in the nice town of Artesia, Cloudcroft ski resort (the closest resort to our house), Sunspot solar observatory, and the Kid's Kingdom in Alamagordo. We realized how much we miss the mountains during the beautiful drive. The crisp fall air, the moutain sun, the smell of pines - we even stoped for a picnic in the park.
That night we stayed at Holloman AFB in TLF. AFBases are so much nicer than Army Posts. It was nostalgic. Anyways, here's the pictures...
Friday, September 10, 2010
ROAD TRIP - day one
Enchanted Rock
We stoped and hiked at the Enchanted Rock State Park. It seamed like a huge mountain to us compared to the hills we live by. Lily liked the "little swimming pools" at the top and we had a hard time getting her to stop splashing and hike back down.
Sitting Up
Niki and Lily are starting to play together. Niki intently watches everything that Lily does. One day she found the bottles that Lily was feeding to her animals. She got so excited, she knew just what to do with them!!!
Niki is growing too fast. Now she is sitting up. She sits with a pillow behind her because she still falls down, but she'll be going solo soon. Here's some video of one of her first attempts. And another of her giggling.
Lily fell asleep on the toilet. Ha ha ha. Future black mail picture for sure.
Niki is growing too fast. Now she is sitting up. She sits with a pillow behind her because she still falls down, but she'll be going solo soon. Here's some video of one of her first attempts. And another of her giggling.
Lily fell asleep on the toilet. Ha ha ha. Future black mail picture for sure.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Under Where?
No, not underwear, though with Lily potty training we've been talking alot about that lately.
Today I left Niki playing in the study and came back to find her missing. I found her and just laughed at her. She was pretty frustrated about being stuck under the bed, but I made her wait 'till I got the camera.
Then later at lunch, she managed to scoot her walker under and back out from the table. She was very proud of herself for completing such a neat trick. Of course Lily's praise and amusements made her feel even more accomplished.
Today I left Niki playing in the study and came back to find her missing. I found her and just laughed at her. She was pretty frustrated about being stuck under the bed, but I made her wait 'till I got the camera.
Then later at lunch, she managed to scoot her walker under and back out from the table. She was very proud of herself for completing such a neat trick. Of course Lily's praise and amusements made her feel even more accomplished.
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