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!

Baby "Sprinkle" 1.25.14

My friend Valoree asked if she could throw me a baby "sprinkle", which is a lot like a baby shower, but smaller-ish since I have a lot of what we need already for baby.  I was really excited about getting together with some friends and celebrating baby!

Valoree asked what foods I have been craving this pregnancy.  One food has been nachos, and the other has been Snickers bars.  So she had nachos and a party favor of mini Snickers bars.  I thought that was so neat!

Lots of yummy food!  And do you see the spectacular view she has?  She gets to watch whales and all sorts of things from their house.

Valoree and I

My friend Joyce and I.

From left to right: Kelly (she has a daughter a few months older than Jeralyn), me, and Lisa.

Left to right: Samantha (Abby's mom), me, and Sarah.  All 3 of us are pregnant.

Beautiful cupcakes

Group shot.  Left to right: Valoree, Jill (my neighbor), Nicole (her daughter Gracie hugging her), Samantha, Lisa, Joyce, Sarah (in the back), (in front of Sarah) Olivia and Kimberly (our other neighbors), and then Kelly.  And of course I'm in the middle.  And the little girl in the left bottom corner is Annika, Sarah's daughter.

Opening gifts

I am so blessed!  So thankful for these ladies!  It was a wonderful time together!

New Ride 1.24.14

This past summer Jeralyn had so much fun riding in this Little Tykes car that was at Grandpa & Grandma Smith's house.  I've been on the look-out for them ever since.  And being we live in Ketchikan, I felt like it was going to be like searching for gold to get one since we live on an island.  There are just some things that are hard to have shipped here, like her water table for instance.  I'm not sure why, but even Amazon Prime isn't a friend certain items.  Anyway, I drove past the Salvation Army thrift store one day and spotted the car on their deck.  I whipped around as fast as I could and snatched it!  Yay!  I am SO happy we found one!  It needs some extra cleaning at some point and the roof has it's own color personality, but she loves it!

Raspberry Face 1.22.14

If there's a berry around, she will eat it.  I was thawing out some raspberries to make a dessert.  She spotted them and asked for them for her snack.  She enjoyed every bite!

Puddle Jumpin' 1.18.14

 I was at a friend's house, so Quent and Jeralyn went for a hike on the Carlanna Lake trail.  I heard they had a great time and from the pictures, it's very true indeed!

Can you just feel the joy?

Jump!  Splash!  Jump!  Splash!

I love her expression!

I LOVE this photo!  There's just something so sweet about it!

I don't know what got her attention here, but I love the "O" shape of her mouth!

My Girl 1.17.14