Talking

Makena- you are adorable talking now- this morning we were making pancakes and Lucy wanted outside and I told her to wait and you said patience Lucy. Just a minute ok? It was cute- It's usually what you here what we say to Giselle. The other day I thought you were asking where's kitty go and you were trying to get cookie dough- for breakfast too. You can count a little and you always say green when I ask you a color. You are so easy going- you whine a little about something and I say well yes Or no and why and you say otay in the cutest little voice , you love talk on the phone hello daddy. Hello daddy. And you get sassy right after Giselle repeating what se says or saying ya momma! Hand in hip and pout. Sassy pants , then you laugh and today you put her face on your shoulder and smile and said in Excited or when we come home you say I crying mama. And you both fight over your daddy or mamma. Giselle you are in the when you grow up can I be a bakery or mailman or I wish I could do that- when can I fly a rocket? And you still ask a lot about god and you remnered the story you learned in church. You like to play house but everything is your way or you get frustrated. Trying to teach you to share and be nice to sissy. But you are starting to compete a lot w her and don't understand. But other times you love and hug her And pick her up and tell her how much you love her. It's the sweetest thing to see.

fall already

well, time is flying here.and you girls are growing so fast it's hard to believe! Giselle, you are in school right now and makena, you are holding a baby and trying to put her in a little shoot car and yo are mad she won't fit. life has been crazy, as we had mac, kristi and parker move out (you guys miss parker, especially makena), we went to europe, and now we've all been a little bit sick and snotty seems like ever since we got back... miki is still living with us til she leaves for school next month. you guys love playing with her, she really likes to tickle you, and really plays hard, and you guys love it. since you won't remember europe, I will tell you now how cool it was. hopefully you'll get a glimpse from the photos..we spent so much time together and so much time at the beaches, you guys loved it! we only spent like 3 days in each spot though, so it was kind of like backpacking w/you guys, and that was a big adventure! miki was with us too, and it was pretty smooth except of the train. we thought we went straight from one destination to the next, but had 3 stops and get on other trains in between.. and w/all our luggage, and you kids, and not speaking the language or knowing where to get off or on quickly, it was an exhausting zoo...at one stop daddy was off w/giselle and we got trapped on, and the door wouldn't open, and we didn't have a phone, someone had to pull the emergency release for us to get off..we were exhausted, but the train slowed at one point and we watched a black head/fluffy white body lamb give birth..we happened to be sitting in the right spot at the right time..it happened right out our window. giselle, you also found the most beautiful shell. we were walking back from dinner on the beach in pitch black about 3 miles and you picked up a shell, and held it till you got to the hotel, and in the light, we saw it had a beautiful heart in it! it was so unbelievable..you could have dropped it anywhere on the walk, and the fact that you picked that shell in the night, was amazing. the whole trip was awesome..we went to sitges, barcelone, quarantine france, the french riviera, the italian riviera, switzerland and germany. makena, you got sick in the middle of the night we had to fly home...you started throwing up all over ilona's house, and she doesn't have a dryer and we didn't even have time if she did to wash all the sheets! and we were worried about getting on the plane because you were throwing up all the time...so we made it, and you actually slept a lot, so it was ok, but I was worried. makena, you love your hunter...when we go to preschool to drop giselle, you cry when we leave for "my hunter". giselle, you two are still best friends, and you love baby ali and always want to hold her. makena, you have still been feeding through the night and using me as a pacifier, but these last two days I have been sick so daddy took you downstairs, and he said you woke up twice the first night and cried for me and the second night you said hi daddy and went back to sleep. for me... you literally are using me as a paci from 5 am on..and so restless, so I think this is a good move, since every day I am exhausted. but of course I want to baby you as long as I can, and I still do :) it's almost halloween, and this year you are peacock, and giselle you are a fairy..so cute you two are:). makena, you talk all the time now, and when you get frustrated at me you say "hey..mama" just a little off on timing, and its cute. you copy everything your sister says, I think you two are like max and ruby now, ruby talks and then max repeats, and you do the same, and makena. if I tell giselle she needs to come inside, she will say we want to stay outside..and makena you will throw in a "outside mama" you always say milk pls mama, you love to dance with your arms in the air, and you love to eat..you love avocados, and eggs..you out ate giselle the other morning. giselle, you are our emotional little girl..so happy, so sad, and so much drama..I am wondering if its just girls, or what? you had another night terror the other night where you just scream, and we can't do anything to console you...you push us away..I think it was the sugar from the west seattle trick or treating. you are so smart, and ask so many questions, and then repeat what you learn. you are very interested in jesus and we went to church and you loved preschool there too. you ask so many questions that I don't have the answers too. does jesus eat? sleep? on and on and on you both love to laugh and play and it melts my heart all the time. giselle you told makena you love her this morning and she said you too. it's precious. love you

oh makena

and when your breastfeeding, I ask you questions and you shake your head yes or no..do you love dada up and down, do you want to do whatever..you shake no no. and you are pretty shy except for your family, you love mama holding you. you can sit pretty good for periods of time..you watched part of despicable me, and you don't sit in a highchair but I can keep you contained in the booth at restaurants for longer than giselle. and you don't like the stroller much either, you'd rather I carry you. you love your mama!

Makena 19 Mos Giselle 4

Hi girls, you have been my sunshine! I just want time to freeze as this is going by so quickly! Makena, you change so much every day! You are so smart and sweet and funny. You will say dad in the car and he turns around and you do a funny face..and then you laugh. and I presented that baby allessandra was my baby and you said no no..and wanted me to hold you and you said mama..and pointed to andrea and tried to hand her allesandra. you understand everything I say and you will do it, and you are talking so much now..you say otay which I think is so cute. I will say something for you to stop doing and instead of fighting me on it, you say otay. and smile. it's precious. you know everyones names and you love your hunter so much and parker. you really like to play with them. running around and yelling with them. you really want to go to giselles school. when we go in you go and sit on the chair too and you color or whatever they are doing. then when we leave you cry and say hunter! and you say hi and bye and good morning to everyone. and alright. and today you said awesome! pretty much anything giselle says you try to repeat. you can count a few numbers after I say one. and when I ask how old are you, you say two. (auntie taught you that for coming up use). you like buckles and you love shoes..trying on everyones..and you love that silly car at the park that you get in and out of and shut the door. you and giselle fight over a few things but you are also very loving to each other. you love to give hugs and kisses. you like to eat berries, and you pretty much try anything avocado, beans, but you like to take your own bites..you like the whole thing, which freaks me out since you and giselle like to choke..and you cry and cry if I don't give you the whole hot dog. and today you insisted I give you the stick in the cheese and crackers..which is a choking hazard. giselle, you just told me you like my face. that was sweet. you are pretty funny and cute. you have a sweet side, today at the gym the teacher said you went right over to makena when she woke up and consoled her. so loving.but you also like to tease her, and think it's funny sometimes when she cries. and you don't like to share very much with her, so she doesn't share back. you are very smart and ask so many big questions already. and you are really particular on things..wanting certain clothes or certain things on or off, and you only eat certain foods unless I tell you that you need to eat healthy to grow big. then you say alright alright..and then you fight on how many bites. you love to play with hunter and your cousins. you are quite the leader and they let you lead. your big in to how old people are right now.. you told auntie andrea you think she's 70 and I am 75. but you want to be older.., and you love princesses and super why and agent oso. we went to a princess party and you met snow white. and you wore your princess outfit out the other day all day, with clothes under it because it's too scratchy. you love going to omi and papas house. you really get excited and you pack your own bag and you also get dressed and shoes on by yourself and brush your teeth. you really want to learn to tie shoes, and you are really interested in your little work books to draw letters. you like to swim, and you can doggie paddle across the pool, but god forbid water get in your eyes. maybe later. this summer has been busy and fun! we went to lake entiat w/grammy and all the cousins, and we did a trip w/hunter and the friends there too, did a family reunion where you played and sang happy97th birthday to uncle nick, grammy and piper stayed with us for a week, and lucy and jeffrey came up too, we did a lot of the pool, and the boat, and the fox hollow farm, and rem linger farm, you both love all the animals. you have an amazing memory. you remember from last year and a half ago random things and weird details of where we've been and what you did. you remember lucy and jeffs visit last year and them sleeping with you in our bed. and you also had your first seleepover w/out us! over at hunters house..you had a campout on the roof deck, and watched movies on the tv and ate popcorn. we were sure you would cry for us in the middle of the night, but you loved it, and told me you wanted to stay for fifteen days. but sometimes you are so bashful its cute. you will open your mouth and hide behind my leg, and other times you go right up to people and start asking questions. you are usually really cranky in the morning and it takes you awhile to be happy, unless you are well rested. you want treats right when you wake up, and we have the same conversation every time that you need to eat healthy first and you usually start crying, and then you have oatmeal. you want to go camping still this summer and we haven't scheduled anything yet, but we want to take you..you are so much fun! you enjoy a lot of things and have a good time doing them..you always want to know why you can't do certain things yet..like riding a horse, or diving off the diving board, or wake boarding. so you are really interested in trying things. you liked to go on the tube at the lake with daddy. I love you so much, and am sad you are just getting so big! we took you to despicable me last week and you enjoyed it! makena came too, but kept saying hi to the people sitting in front of us, and she liked it and would clap and say yeah but at the quiet moments, so we had to leave. you eat healthy too, you like apples and carrots and tonight ate green beens, you just don't like a lot of variety. I love you guys! hugs my girls! tomorrow you both go to the dr, and I am worried it's shot time!

4th of July and Giselle is about to be 4

hi sweeties, mama loves you. we had a fun 4th at omi and papas house. I always will love the small town 4th for all the fun times! we do the parade, the races, food and festivities, backyard bbq, egg toss, sack races, and just walk to everything..and watch the fireworks at the lake. I truly appreciate it, and hope someday you do too. you always have a lot of fun. grammy, grampy, the young's, and brandi matt brendan all came. it was busy busy, but fun. giselle, you are almost 4 and you can't wait, you always want to be older..you want to be five, you want to go to kindergarten..on and on. I try to tell you to appreciate right now. you want attention all the time, and are starting to pick up on every conversation..so I have to watch what I say :). but you still believe in everything and you are so creative. you like to play dolls and make believe, you love to go across the monkey bars and always want to do it by yourself. you can swim across the pool and you always want to do that by yourself. you like to tease makena whenever you can. and without fail, you both want the same thing. same color balloon, same sucker, even same booster seat..doesn't matter if there are two, you want the same one. its crazy. giselle you always say you love makena's cheeks and say they're so cute and kiss them. you love omi and papas house and you didn't want to leave today. you can swim in the lake with your lifejacket on and you get right in, doesnt matter how cold it is. but you then want right out of you swimsuit in warm clothes. you are very particular about things..no i don't want your towel, no not that one it's too small. that one is just right. I need a wet clothe right now my hands are sticky. I want to watch tv in that room, no not that show. no not that episode...very very specific. wondering if it's just a stage or part of you. makena you are talking up a storm. its so cute...you still call lucy oof woof, and you repeat everything. milk, bye bye, and this weekend you said love you. ove you...it's so sweet. you are so happy. you smile and put your head on your shoulder so sweetly. you love your mama. you understand anything I tell you. and you say huh humm all the time. and instead of yes you say hum. hummm. but you love to say no. and mine. you love all the animals and the cats at omis house. you love to ride the bike,a nd you say helmet..and oh no. oh no. and you have a cute bottom lip pout. love you both to the moon and back. we are having a fun summer and I just love being with you. we go to the beach, the pool, the farm, omis, and hunters..and the boat too. hugs my babies.

hi

hi liebshens. we had a fun week since the sun has been out. today you went to the beach 3 times! yes..breakfast with dad at christos, then we went to the alki beach festival, and met hunter for dinner and play in the sand. makena..you are answering no in different tones in conversation and it's funny..do you want to go outside. no. do you want to give your sister the sucker. no. do you want to change your diaper. no. it's pretty cute. and you love to talk and repeat everything now..whatever word it is. and once you say it you laugh like you figured it out, so we laugh together and its so cute hearing you say things for the first time. blueberry. thank you. hot tub, hot dog. stinky stinky. hi hiee. bye-bye. this is such a fun time. you even say ali for baby allessandra. you love books. you mostly love to turn the pages and flips yourself, but you love them. you are really good at putting the straw in your drink, and taking it out and putting back in your juice box. you always whisper pa pa. it's cute. papa papa. you love watching toy story in the car. it's surprising, as giselle didn't watch tv forever. and you love ranch and ketchup and stick your finger in it and lick it off, and giselle still doesn't eat it. you love doing whatever giselle does..climbing on the swing set, running after her, you want to ride her bike and you pout like no other if you don't get to do what you want. you run away and pout, til I come grab you and love on you. giselle, I asked you what I love you means and you said when you are happy and you love someones cute cheeks. you have a routine at night of cartoons and always try and negotiate more cartoons. lately you've been brushing your teeth and cleaning your room before bed. you woke up this morning and told me I could stay asleep and get more energy. you just told dad that you have energy so he told you to do burpees and you went and did them with the clap and everything. makena you like to scream mine..since that what giselle says every time you try and take something from her. makena you like to help mommy make coffee and push buttons on the coffee machine. giselle you got your first cavity but we don't have the heart to tell you, so hopefully the filling won't be too painful for you. we are sorry as we give in to all your treats you want, and the brushing is inconsistent (until now!). ughh. bad parents. we went to the zoo and you wanted to see the bats and crocodiles from the map you saw, I thought that was an interesting choice, but they were very cool to see. well, I love you both with all my heart. til tomorrow.night my loves.

hi girls, it's a nice day out- think we'll go to the park soon. dad and I have volleyball every wednesday, so kendra is coming over to watch you. Giselle, you love the song this girl is on fire-you sing along and it's really cute. you also love your sister-you say her cheeks are so cute. makena, you are talking up a storm- adorable..love this stage..you say no..no and shake your head. you say bubble, backpack, siss..for sissy, up, bahby, for baby, wa wa, and you throw the cutest lil tantrums..stomp your feet up and down and run and throw yourself on the ground. it's cute now of course...:). you just get frustrated easily, you want to hold food by yourself, or do things by yourself, and of course, I am just trying to save your life so you don't choke..but you don't understand. you are climbing everything now, and thats another challenge. we just got back from visiting gg, your great grandma in arizona. you two were the talk of the nursing home, everyone loved you both and were so nice to you. you got lots of chocolate, and some lady gave you things out of her purse. gg loved watching you too. giselle, you shared your cheese and crackers with her, and got her a bouquet of red flowers you picked out. makena, I would try and have her hold you but you just wanted to go go go. you both loved playing on the elevator there, and running around. gg always says are you my baby? are you my baby, and we got "you hungy" from her too. she is so sweet and gentle and loving to you. we stayed at grandpa's and you guys would play with your balloons, and in the pool. grandpa and nancy were very nice to you. they had a nice park by their house too. we went and watched grandpa play baseball too, and there was a guy with the last name mckenna, so we introduced baby makena. gisell, you want to know how old everyone is, and you know most of your letters, anything around you read the letters to. you were at burger king today and you would ask if the kids wanted to be your best friend. it was cute. makena, you tried to put a qtip in your ear today. you like to get up way too early, and you say hmmm to everything we ask. or no.