Painting with Grace 3.11.14

My friend Joy and her daughter Grace (from Wrangell) came for a week just in case baby came this week.  There are more pictures to come of their time here.  These were pictures I took of them coloring with some watercolor pencils and then painting the images with water.  Jeralyn loved spending time with Gracie.

38 Weeks 3.4.14

Belly is getting bigger!  The shirt is running out of length!

Video: Head Banging 2.20.14

Video: Rise & Shine! 2.15.14

Quent was reading to Jeralyn out of one of her Bible books and there was a poem/song that got their attention.  I don't remember learning these kinds of songs with hand movements when I was younger, so it was fun to see Quent so animated and Jeralyn absolutely loving it!

Video: Grandma's Present 1.31.14

This video was made especially for Grandma Smith!

Video: Where's Jeralyn? 1.20.14

Video: Singing a Book 1.17.14

Video: Daddy Reads a Story 1.7.14

Quent was reading an Alaskan book to Jeralyn using a native Alaskan accent.  I found it quite comical.

Video: Sea Turtle 12.30.13

Video: Basket Swinging & Singing 12.20.13

This is one of Jeralyn's favorite things to do.  And it's always accompanied by singing.

Video: Bathing Shelly 12.11.13

Video: Levi 11.29.13

My nephew, Levi, was eating solids for the first time.  His expressions are adorable and funny!

Video: Tickle & Spin 11.28.13

Video: Blanket Ride 11.28.13

Video: Ski Bag Ride 11.23.13

Crocuses 3.1.14

I didn't believe Quent when he told me the crocuses had popped through and were in bloom, so he took some pictures of them.  We did have some nice weather, but then it was colder right around the time they bloomed, so I think they are confused.

Playground 3.1.14

I had this great idea (since it was so sunny out), to go to the school playground.  It was a Saturday, so no recess to work around.  Well, we were only there for maybe...maybe 10 minutes when I realized that it was way too cold and windy for my taste.  It was a bitter cold wind.  So we left and went for a drive instead.  Jeralyn enjoyed the short time we had there though.  I think she agreed that it was a bit cold.

Our Girl 3.1.14

Recently, when we refer to Jeralyn as "baby girl", "goofy", "beautiful" or other such references, she is quick to correct us.  She says, "No, Jeralyn", which sounds more like, "No, Jay-Lynn".  She's pretty good about using "me", "I",  and "you" the correct way now.

And here she is cuddling with Shelly.

Outside 2.27.14

We had some 50 degree days, so it was perfect for playing outside.  Jeralyn was able to ride in her "rescue car" on the deck since most of the snow melted.  I sat on a chair and read while she played.

Play-doh Turtles 2.25.14

Jeralyn and I were playing with Play-doh together and she asked me to make a daddy, mommy, and baby turtles.  She loves her turtles!

Sweet Face 2.25.14

I don't even know what to say about this photo.  I just love this little girl!  It makes me a bit sad to know she won't be getting my full attention after her brother comes.  She brings us such JOY!

She says a lot of funny things now.  We find ourselves laughing quite a bit.  And she has this cute little laugh.  She likes making us laugh, too.

She likes to play outside, but if she sees a bug she isn't too happy.  She gets that from her mama.

Shelly is still her favorite and calls her, "Baby Shelly" or "Cute Shelly".  She gets really excited about turtles!  Even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

She is getting really good at counting, but her favorite order of counting is, "1, 2, 7, 18."

She likes to sing her ABC's.

"Whistle" 2.24.14

We've had some beautiful weather recently.  We even had a couple of days where it was 50 degrees!  We've been taking advantage of it by playing outside.

Jeralyn found this tube in the fenced in area of our yard (used to be a dog run) and she calls it her "whistle".  One day she was pretending to call some cats.  She would whistle into it and then say, "Here, kitty, kitty."  One of the days she did this 2 cats showed up at different times, which I thought was super funny!  Maybe she will be a cat herder after all.

Baskets & Blankets 2.22.14 & 2.24.14

Silly girl!  We keep most of her stuffed animals in these baskets underneath our coffee table.  On this day she decided it would be fun to climb in and join the animals.

And she's still doing blanket time.  So glad I made this part of her day (I began doing it when she started crawling at 7 months).  She likes to play with all sorts of things during blanket time, including Quent's rock collection.

Reading Books 2.19.14

Jeralyn loves looking through her books.  Lately, she's enjoyed sitting on the couch with a box of books, just thumbing through the pages.  I love her serious expressions when she "reads".

Train Puzzle 2.18.14

Jeralyn asked to play with a train puzzle that she hadn't played with in a long time.  This time she was really good about putting the puzzle pieces together by herself.  We just have to coach her on what pieces go together.

Friends 2.18.14

Our friends were back from Wrangell to get Evo's pins out of his arm.  This time they brought Ander and Clara, too.  They spent a night at our house and it was SO nice to see them!  Jeralyn had a blast playing with them.

Days after our friends left she kept on asking, "Friends go?"

Package 2.12.14

Quent's Aunt Harriet sent us a package with some clothes for baby boy and she included a VeggieTales video for Jeralyn.  She was beyond excited!  We really should have recorded her on video.

Beach with Dad 2.1.14

Quent and Jeralyn went to the beach together.  They had lots of fun!

I think this starfish is so vibrant!

Jeralyn carried around another starfish the whole time they were there.  

She loves the beach!

Yummy Snow 2.1.14

I'm backing up a bit to post some of Quent's photos.

Jeralyn was licking off the dusting of snow on the rhododendrons.

Marker Face 2.13.14

Oh Jeralyn! 

Some time before her nap she was coloring with washable markers and decided it would be a great idea to color on her wrists.  Where do toddlers come up with these ideas?  Ha!  I guess I was too tired to even think about washing her hands before nap (since I was hoping to nap as well).  She must have had her hands close to her face when she was sleeping because the marker rubbed onto her face.  It made me laugh and then of course I had to run and grab the camera.  Silly girl!  And then she posed really cute for me!

Video: Popping Bubbles 2.8.14

I'm not sure if that's the correct date for this video, but I'm too lazy to look it up.  There's been a lot of bubble wrap popping going on around our house, so it's safe to say this is a very recent video.  This will bring you smiles and possibly a giggle or two.

Bubble Wrap 2.13.14

Who knew that bubble wrap could keep a toddler busy for such a long time?

35 Weeks + 1 day 2.12.14

The White Stuff February 10-11, 2014

After not having any snow for a couple of months, the snow globe was shaken once again.  Jeralyn was SO excited to see the snow and immediately talked about going out to build a snow-Shelly (turtle).  After lunch this day she played on the deck for a bit and ate snow.

Bedtime Story 2.9.14

Pretty Kitty 2.5.14

 Quent had knee reconstruction done on his knee (Febuary 4th) due to not having ACL in his right knee.  He said that this particular injury goes back to when he was about 20 years old.  So he's been recovering at home in his "king's chair".  Tigger has been giving him lots of love!

At the Beach 1.31.14

Jeralyn loves going to the beach!  So this morning, before the tide was too high, we went to the beach for about 30-40 minutes.  She had fun throwing rocks into the water and walking through the water with her rubber boots.

It was a beautiful day that required sunglasses.

We walked for awhile on the beach and on our way back she found a baby starfish.  She carried it around for quite awhile.

Hair Bows 1.31.14

Recently, Jeralyn has been having fun playing with her flower headbands.  She calls them "hair bows".  For a few mornings in a row, she would find me getting ready in the bathroom and she would say, "Mommy, wear this!"  And she would hand me a hair bow to wear.  And of course I would.  I thought it would be fun to get a picture of us.  Sweet girl!

Daddy Love 1.30.14

Oh, the love!

Run Baby Run 1.29.14

Some more playing on the deck...

Fun with Dad 1.27.14

I'm not sure what these two were up to, but they were laughing and having fun!

Rescue Car 1.27.14

One of Jeralyn's favorite shows to watch is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  In one of the episodes there is a rescue car that Goofy drives.  She calls her little car a "rescue car".  It's so cute!  She's having fun playing in it!

Honey 1.27.14

Jeralyn has a book about bees.  When we turn to the last page, there is a buzzing sound that comes through a little speaker from the back of the book.  When she first heard it she cried because it scared her, but she's become a little more brave.  When we get halfway through the book, she wants me to stop reading it because she's unsure of what's to come.  So I've had to work through her fear of that last page.  On the last page it talks about how bees make honey.  So we talked about honey and I asked her if she would like to taste some.  Of course she did!  I put a little bit on a spoon and she liked it!  Every once in awhile she will ask for some honey.

Brother's Room 1.26.14

Jeralyn likes to play in her brother's room.  Silly girl!