We hiked up the road to Lower Silvis Lake and had picnic lunch. It was a beautiful day! We have to take advantage of those now-a-days.
I can't remember what happened, but she ended up in tears.
Running!
More running!
Such a happy girl!
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Smurf Hat 10.3.13
I was going through some boxes we have in storage and I found a hat that my Aunt Judy made for me when I was around Jeralyn's age. It was so fun to see her wearing it...and it really made me miss my aunt all the more.
Reading 9.30.13
One of Jeralyn's favorite books is a children's Bible that Aunt Natasha gave her. She knows it's about Jesus and it's so so sweet! The pictures in the book are incredible, too!
Cranberries 9.29.13
Quent and Jeralyn went out and picked some low-bush cranberries. And then Quent made cranberry salad. Yum!
Helping Mama 9.28.13
Jeralyn helped me bake some pumpkin scones. She scooped, dumped, stirred, and ate flour. She had fun helping me!
Painting 9.26.13
I found an idea on Pinterest to hold a pom-pom with a clothespin as a paintbrush. It was a hit! And messy!
Ward Lake 9.21.13
I had this great idea to walk around Ward Lake. Well, the lake is one of the lakes the salmon spawn and die. Thus, it stunk! Really bad! At the end of the trail I was walking as fast as I could, holding my hand over my mouth and nose. It was much worse with a heightened sense of smell due to being pregnant. But thankfully, during most of our walk around the trail the smell wasn't noticeable, unless there was a breeze.
Jeralyn's goal was to eat as many berries as she could find. She was so cute!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Painting 9.10.13
Happy 34th birthday to Quent this day! He spent his birthday working on Prince of Wales, so no birthday cake/dinner for him until a couple of days later.
And Jeralyn celebrated by painting.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Annika 9.7.13
My friend Sarah asked if Quent and I would take her daughter Annika's first year photos at her birthday party. We said yes and that's exactly what we did, although Quent did most of the work. Here are a few we took at the party.
Here is Annika! (Nicki, this is Sarah Kamyszek Haynes' daughter).
Jeralyn
My friend Samantha's daughter, Abigail.
Sarah and I talking before the party began.
Jeralyn enjoying a pre-lunch snack. We purposely skipped her nap this day--she did great! She was a little wild at the end, but not bad.
Annika enjoying her cake.
And Jeralyn enjoying cake. She doesn't mess around!
Train Puzzle 9.1.13
I've had this puzzle for years. It was so fun to bring it out for my girl. She had fun helping me put it together. I would ask her where the different things were, such as strawberries, turtles, and balloons. And she would look for them and say, "here they are!" She also figured out how to put the pieces together all by herself--with some help at times.
Bump! 8.27.13
So....
I'm pregnant!
Hee, hee!
And here I am at 11 weeks. Comparing this photo to the photos we took when I was pregnant with Jeralyn, I look like I'm 4-5 weeks farther along that I did with her. Of course that's not really all baby there, that's just the baby pushing everything up. Ha! Anyway...
I'm due March 18th! We find out gender on October 22nd!
Friday, September 20, 2013
Jeralyn's 2nd birthday! 8.24.13
We had Jeralyn's birthday party on her actual birthday! She had a blast! It was a theme of purple, green, and white, and turtles!
My friend Jamie and her kiddos stopped by before the party. They couldn't stay but came to say 'happy birthday' and brought a gift for Jeralyn.
This is the turtle pull-apart cupcake cake I made.
We had dinner (soup, bread, salad, taco dip with chips, and a fruit salad), and then Jeralyn opened gifts.
She was SO excited when opening the cards and gifts. She did this funny excited shaking thing. Too funny!
Jeralyn and Olivia (our neighbor who Jeralyn just loves!).
I don't know what was so funny, but we had some good laughs! The couple in the center of the picture is Olivia's dad and mom, Dan and Kimberly. They are the best neighbors ever and often our baby sitter.
And the couple to the left of this photo are our other best neighbors, Jill and Denny.
Interestingly, Jeralyn didn't even eat the cupcake, just the ice cream.
And because of our rainy weather and timing, we didn't get a chance to take Jeralyn's official birthday photos until a few weeks later.
Happy birthday to our little sweetie! It's so hard to believe she's already 2! Everyone says that it goes by quickly and they certainly weren't kidding! She brings so much joy to our lives. I've heard people say over and over again how she's so interactive and social...and she really is! She lights up so many people's day with her smile and "hi!" She's just so happy and goes along with just about anything!
We had her 2 year old wellness appointment a few days after her birthday and she's in the 90% percentile for weight and height. She's always been on the higher end for both. A lot of people think she's older than she is because of her social interaction, height, and vocabulary.
She loves to go shopping, playing with Duplos Legos, pushing Shelly around in her baby stroller, hiking, walking, going to the pool, dancing, and singing "rain rain go away". She loves watching Elmo and VeggieTales.
She's been potty-trained for 7 months now and just switched to a big girl bed last week!
We love our little girl!
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