Happy Times Are Never-ending

Winter Dance Recital 2011

2011-12-17T21:45:00.000-07:00

Petunia & Sugar

2011-12-11T16:44:00.000-07:00

Delphia loves to pretend she is a kitty cat and lately Josie has gotten into it with her. My mom started calling Delphia Petunia and she thought of Sugar for Josie's kitty name. Delphia even calls Josie Sugar when they aren't pretnding to be kittens.

I absolutely love these girls! Yes we have our moments and sometimes we even have our days. They bring so much happiness and fun into our home.

Tuesday Shane had to work early and we were ready early also so I got a couple pictures of the girls!

When I tell Josie to smile, she pulls this face!

Then Delphia decided she need to copy her....

More faces....

Finally a good one!

Josie is so full of spunk and she never stops moving. She likes to do whatever her sister is doing and gets upset when we won't let her. She is into the world of make believe and loves to pretend with her sister. She loves treats and think that she can have a treat whenever she wants and tries to help herself to the candy in the pantry. She is a sweetie but she isn't afraid to stand up for herself. She loves to sing and loves to sit on my lap when Delphia is doing preschool and sings some of the preschool songs. She loves to climb and she loves to fall asleep while she is playing. She loves anything Elmo or Abby from Sesame Street. We love her spunkiness!

Delphia is my cuddlebug and she loves to be held, comforted and loved all the time. She has a vivid imagination and is very busy but know what is okay and what is not okay. She loves to learn and loves sitting down each night to do her reading. She is very strongwilled and not afraid to give you her opinion. She loves primary and singing the primary songs. She loves to dance and have other peoples attention. Delphia is full of questions about Christmas and Santa and how everything works. She is growing up so fast and learning so much. We love her creativity and fun personality!

Dress Up

2011-12-11T16:32:00.000-07:00

This little girl loves to play dress up. She will play by herself or with Delphia. She doesn't always get the clothes on the way they are supposed to go but she has fun nonetheless.

She has a certain fondness for the Potatohead glasses even though they don't fit her face the way they should!

Halloween 2011

2011-12-11T16:28:00.000-07:00

This year for Halloween Josie was a butterfly and Delphia was going to be an elephant until 2 weeks or so before when she decided she wanted to be Cinderella. I found her a dress at Kid to Kid and fixed it so that it would fit her and made her "glass" slippers.

She actually wore her costume 5 or 6 different times in about a week. She wore it to preschool on Friday, dance on Wednesday, the ward Halloween party, the Freeman party, Halloween and to the Eagle Mountain Trick-or-Treat. I was never so relieved when we were done and I no longer had to get her hair up into a Cinderella style. Although Shane and I got pretty good at doing it towards the end.

The Freeman Party

Josie and Delphia on a bench during the Freeman party

Halloween night

What an Artist!

2011-12-11T16:21:00.000-07:00

Delphia loves to draw on an old Magnadoodle that our neighbor Pat gave her. Josie has a matching doodle and they can spend hours playing with them. Her is a picture she drew of our family. She forgot Josie and had to add her in on the upper right hand side.

Preschool Pilgrim

2011-12-11T16:10:00.001-07:00

In Delphia's preschool class they made Pilgrim vests and hats to wear while they ate their Thanksgiving Feast before they were off for the holiday weekend.

Dickens Festival

2011-12-11T15:59:00.000-07:00

We went to the Dickens Festival on Thursday for Shane's birthday. I had never been and it has been years since my mom had been. We weren't sure what to expect but let me just say, I am glad we got there soon enough and were able to get in free. It was fun to wander around and see what it was but no way would it be worth the price of admission!

These are Santa's reindeer that were outside the Father Christmas building.

We went inside so that Delphia could sit on Santas lap. The lady before me was taking pictures with her cell phone and there were no signs saying you couldn't take pictures. She sat on Santas lap and I snapped a picture and then another when one of the workers came and told me pictures weren't allowed. I told her sorry and put my camera away.

Sitting on Santas lap was an experience for Delphia and she told him she wanted a puppy. Santa handled it very gracefully and asked if a stuffed dog would work. She told him it would and away we went with a candy cane in hand.

White River 2011....Finally!

2011-12-11T14:31:00.003-07:00

Customize your own scrapbook

Just trying to get caught up on my blog, as I am way behind. Here it is almost Christmas and I am posting about camping in July.

It was fun to go camping this year, although I was a tad worried taking Josie and how she would be. She was just fine however and had a ball!

Some quick highlights....
1) We actually were up the first day with everyone and left the last. It was a little to long to be camping!
2) We couldn't keep Josie out of the camp chairs and she fell out or tipped over in most of the chairs up there.
3) It rained and rained and then rained some more the last 2 1/2 days we were there.
4) Delphia had a ball with her cousins and one night they were looking for wood for the fire and all the cousins were carrying the huge branch over to the fire.
5) Delphia sang all week and her Uncle Brandon decided she was like the girl off Enchanted because she turned everything into a song.
6) Josie ate licorice ALL week!
7) Pretty much the second we got out of our van at the campsite, Delphia was asking if we could roast marshmallows!
8) It was a terrifying experince coming down the mountain, I actually rode with John and Anita most the way because it was a tad scary in our van sliding all over on wet roads. Delphia just thought that it was fun and at one point asked me why I didn't like the van and rode with Grandma and Grandpa.

Piggies and Fun

2011-12-11T14:03:00.001-07:00

Josie's hair is finally long enough to put it into piggies! I was just so excited! I remember when Delphia liked getting her hair done, now she just wants it straight and long. Usually in the morning I tell her we are going to do her hair and she runs into the bathroom and climbs onto the stool. She is very wiggly, but she just looks so cute!

They Do The Mash!

2011-12-11T13:58:00.001-07:00

Back in October Eagle Mountain had a Halloween Trick-or-Treat thing at Nolan Park. We decided to go since Delphia's Dance was performing throughout the day. Here's their little performance!

Elmo's World Song

2011-12-06T16:44:00.000-07:00

Curly

2011-10-13T17:21:00.000-06:00

Josie has Shane's curl. Her hair is so different from Delphia's that often I'm not quite sure what to do with it. It is so cute when we put it in a rubberband and thenput gel in it and use the diffuser....

However, that only lasts until she takes a nap, rides in the car or rough houses with Delphia. The it turns into a total fuzzball wherever she rubbed agaist something.

Cotton Candy Cookies

2011-10-13T17:17:00.000-06:00

For my birthday Lofthouse cookies e-mailed me a $2 off coupon on a package of cookies. We looked at Maceys, but even with $2 off it was more than I wanted to pay. We later went to Wal-Mart where the were like $2.97, so I got 2 packages. One of the packages had cotton candy frosting which I had wanted to try. The girls and I enjoyed a few on Conference Sunday!

Phiaism #9

2011-10-13T17:14:00.000-06:00

On Tuesday mornin when I took Delphia to preschool, Mr Conley the ptinipal of Eagle Valley was walking around outside saying hello and good morning to everyone. He stopped and said hello to the girls and shook Josie's hand. We headed into the school and Delphia made the comment. "Boy, he's sure a nice prophet."

We have also been talking about personal prayers with Delphia and saying them with her each night. The first few nights she just repeated what we said but a couple days later she was adding in her own things. On Sunday she said the prayer over lunch and said, "And please bless that the ice cream man is not dead."

Josie Glove Girl

2011-10-13T17:08:00.000-06:00

This morning while Delphia was at preschool I was checking my e-mail and Josie comes over and says, "Mama!" I looked at her and she showed me her hands with gloves 100 times too big and then we proceeded to have a mini photo shoot!

Josie's Halloween Bag

2011-10-13T17:04:00.000-06:00

I just finished Josie's trick-or-treat bag to somewhat match the one Delphia has had.

Primary Bike Parade

2011-10-10T15:02:00.000-06:00

We had a Primary Bike Parade to celebrate July 24th. Our ward does this every year, but it is the first time that Delphia has been able to participate.

The kids can decorate their bikes and they ride around the ward. They even had a fire engine lead them through the neighborhood. We cheated and took a shortcut along with some other parents whose kids couldn't keep up.

After the parade we had a ward breakfast cooked by the bishopric!

Sunday Cooking Adventures

2011-10-09T16:03:00.000-06:00

We have been doing an activity a day for our Halloween Advent calendar. Today we made popcorn pumpkin balls. They were so cute when I found them online! The recipe however didn't work real well. It didn't want to hold together, so we ended up with orange popcorn minus the tootsie roll stems and green laffy taffy leaves.

Delphia didn't care though, she just had a ball making popcorn balls and then remaking them again and again. She actually wanted us to set a timer. We set a timer, but even when it went off she didn't want to stop.

Josie tried the popcorn, but decided that she preferred the no bake cookies from a couple nights ago.

Rapunzel

2011-10-09T15:05:00.000-06:00

Delphia earned the prized Rapunzel after she stayed dry for a whole month morning and night. We bought it back in April or Msy nd it seemed like she was never going to do it. When we went camping she started to stay dry and it continued from there, even though she had a couple accidents and had to start completely over.

She had waited and waited for that doll and was so excited to get her down off the shelf.

Fun on the Stairs

2011-10-09T15:04:00.000-06:00

Towards the end of July the girls were loving playing on the stairs. The would crawl up, crawl down, lay on the, tickle backs etc. They just had fun, so one day they were playing and I had to get some pictures!

Delphia loves to go and get Josie up from her nap. It's funny because when we would go and get her she would make sure to hand us her bottle and say, "Ba-ba!"

An Eating Adventure

2011-10-09T15:01:00.001-06:00

We started to give Josie a plate and utensils sometime towards the end of July. She loves having her own plate and such, but sure knows how to create wuite the mess!

Rain Storm

2011-10-09T15:01:00.000-06:00

This is a storm we had back on July 10th. It rained and rained and was coming down pretty hard. We had houses that flooded and Delphia wanted to wander the street seeing where Shane was off to next to help.

We went downstairs a little bit later that evening and found a frog in the window well.

Spencer and Melody's Wedding

2011-10-09T15:00:00.001-06:00

My younger brother Spencer got married to Melody Fico on July 30, 2011. It was a busy few weeks leading up to the wedding, as I made my dress and the girls dresses. The night before they had a rehersal and a dinner at Buca de Beppo in SLC and Shane's sister Amanda came out to watch the girls.

I love this picture because it really shows that Josie is a Grandpa's girl!

Delphia waiting for the ceremony to start!

Grandpa and Grandma before the ceremony with all the grandaughters!

Dallen standing for the ceremony as one of the groomsmen.

Spencer and Lance his best man with the judge.

Spencer and Melody during the ceremony.

Josie just wandering around doing her own thing before the reception.

Their wedding cake that Spencer made. He also made the stand.

Cutting the cake....

Delphia dancing with one of Spencer's mission companions. I think the best part of the whole evening was the dancing! The girls loved and and Josie loved the flashing lights. Delphia and Josie pretty much dance until 11:00 pm and even then Delphia was upset that we had to stop. If Shane wasn't on the dance floor dancing with her, she was pulling someone onto the floor to dance with her.

She was even on the floor during group dances and tried to imitate what everyone else was doing!

Feed the Ducks

2011-10-09T15:00:00.000-06:00

One of Delphia's favorite things to do is to feed the ducks at Gardener Historic Village. My mom and I took the girls down towards the end of June and Delphia had a ball feeding the ducks!

When we first got there we couldn't find the ducks so we had to walk around and look for them. Eventually we found them and then had to lure them to the bank on the other side with bread.

Josie was a little leery of the whole quacking ducks things so she settled on Grandma's lap.

Even after the ducks and birds had their fill of stale hoagie rolls Delphia kept on throwing. She was down to part of a roll left and a full roll. Josie reached out for the other roll and I thought she was going to throw pieces to the birds.

She however had other plans and put it to her mouth and took a big bite!

Delphia waiting to finish feeding the ducks.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars with Streusel Topping

2011-10-08T16:06:00.000-06:00

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars with Streusel Topping

Base:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

Cream Cheese Layer:

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Apples:

3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Streusel Topping:

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1 cup caramel sauce (homemade recipe below)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, two tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine all the streusel topping ingredients and mix until crumbly. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two forks until mixture is crumbly but combined. Press evenly into a 9X13-inch baking pan lined with aluminum foil. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

While the crust is baking, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Then add eggs, one at a time and then the vanilla. Mix well. Pour over the warm crust.

Spoon the apple mixture evenly over the cheesecake layer. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the apples. Bake for 30 minutes until the filling is set.

Cool the bars to room temperature. Drizzle with the caramel topping (or plate individual slices and drizzle with topping one by one).

Caramel Sauce:

4 tablespoons butter

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

½ cups half-and-half or cream

Pinch of salt

1 tablespoon vanilla

Mix butter, brown sugar, half-and-half or cream, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook while whisking gently for 5 to 7 minutes, until thickened slightly. Add the vanilla and cook another minute to thicken further. Turn off the heat and pour the sauce into a jar. Refrigerate until cold. If the caramel sauce has cooled in the fridge long enough to harden, warm slightly before drizzling on bars.

A Little Bit Josie

2011-09-08T14:45:00.000-06:00

This is Josie and she is our silly girl!

She loves to play at the table and I think she plays 10 times more that she eats.

If anyone is downstairs, even if we just ran down to get something and are coming right back up she has to follow us down.

She loves her mom and dad and hates for us to leave her in Nursery or with a neighbor.

She still only has 8 teeth, with one more coming in.

It is amazing how different she is from Delphia. Josie is fighter and very determined and knows what she wants. She is very happy and loves to dance and spin on her head. She is a talker and chats when we go places in the and she loves to sing to the songs that are playing in the car.

Let Me See If It Fits!

2011-09-08T14:38:00.000-06:00

Last Tuesday while Delphia was at Preschhol, Shane and I went through boxes of clothes and put old clothes away, got new shoes out and got longer dresses out for Josie. While we were going through bins of clothes I saw this Halloween costume that my sister-in-law gave me. We brought it upstairs and tried it on Josie and decided that's what she would be for Halloween.

We had to run to Wal-Mart to get more hangers after Delphia got home, so it was laying on Josies bed. Delphia picked it up and wanted to see if it would fit her. I laughed and told her that it was too small (it is for 18-24 months and fit Josie pretty well) She was bound and determined to try it on and it fit, I was amazed!

Getting caught in the butterfly net!

Awkward Sleeping

2011-09-07T21:40:00.000-06:00

Last week Delphia came upstairs from watching Sesame with Josie. Josie was nowhere to be found and so I asked Delphia where Josie was and she told me that she was asleep. I couldn't believe that she had fallen asleep downstairs. I hurried downstairs to see if she was really asleep because when I went upstairs she was laying on the bed playing and I was afraid she would fall off if that's where she had fallen asleep.

Sure enough, this is where I found her!

Skating

2011-09-07T21:34:00.000-06:00

This is what my girls do most of the time when I make dinner. Josie doesn't have slippers that stay on her feet, so she wears a pair of Delphia's fuzzy socks!

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It's Off to Preschool She Goes

2011-09-07T20:17:00.000-06:00

Delphia had her first day of preschool on Tuesday September 6th.

She was excited and woke up at 6:30 ready to go. I asked her why she was up so early and she told me she was excited for preschool. She had her backpack on by 7:00 even though she was still in her pajamas. She ate with it on, got her hair done with it on and played Disney Jr. with it on.

It was finally time to go so we headed out the door. She was so excited about everything, playing on the slides, playing with toys, learning and meeting new friends!

When we walked in the school we saw some kids sitting calmly, some with teary eyes and others hanging onto their parents. Next thing I know Delphia walks over to the steps, duck under the rope that they hang onto to go to their class and sits down. That's all there was too it....no hugs, no kisses, no worries that she was on her own and that we weren't going with her. However, it made me cry seeing her so grown up and so ready to go and learn!

We watched the class walk out and onto the playgroung to their cubicle and we went home to be with Josie. I was fine after that, but it is still hard to believe she is off to preschool!

Even though she is 4 I still had worries. Was there a stool for her to get on the toilet? Would she holler for a wipe if she had to go number 2? Would she be able to button her pants? Would she be able to hang her backpack up? Would she be the smallest kid?

However, she had no worries and now after the second day I feel confident that she can handle anything preschool might throw at her.

There are 15 kids in her class and out of the 15 kids there are 13 boys and 2 girls.

When I go and pick her up and asked her what they did her response is, "Had fun and played." However after we get home little things come out throughout the rest of the day such as what they had for a snack (Tuesday the had her favorite Lucky Charms), whether she had milk, juice or water and what they sang.

Yesterday we read a book about school and the girl had to raise her hand so I asked Delphia if she had to raise her hand at school. She then told me that they had to raise their hand during snack time.

I asked her if she used the bathroom and she told me she had, but that she couldn't get the wipes back on the shelf so she just threw them and they fell off, but that it was okay. (What a relief they had wipes!)

Today she said they did spiderwebs (not sure exactly what that is) but she said it was fun.

We will see what the rest of the week brings!

Josie and Me

2011-09-07T15:29:00.000-06:00

Delphia's first day of preschool was yesterday and it was Shane's day off. So, today was the first day that we were on our own. I got a sample of being alone with Josie without Delphia a couple weeks ago when Delphia went to Grandma camp one evening and the next day went to Kung Fu Panda 2 with Aunt Amanda.

I saw a funny side of Josie who loved the one on one time and a really cute silly girl with a fun personality.

I was trying to get her to say cheese, but she was being shy and leaning on the bed.

Love this picture! You have to ignore the red mark on her chin. Yesterday we dropped Phia off at preschool and we came home and Josie put the butterfly net over her head and was walkinh around. The handle hit something and knocked her over and it hit her on the chin and left the lovely mark.

I absolutely am in love with this girl. There is something about the blonde curly hair and those blue eyes that just melt my heart!

She played with the whistle....

Then she looked at a book....

Played with the train set....

Took some pictures....and then we went to get Delphia. Everytime I would tell her to say cheese she would pit the camera to her eyes, even though it was upside down and say, "Cheese!"

I was trying to get her to say some words that she uses all the time but she was really into her book. She uses what I call useless words. She can say apple, Elmo, book, outsides, downstairs etc, but she won't say milk, more, nap etc that she could use to communicate.

The words she says are: Josie, Dada, Mama, cheese, eat, play, flower, baba, sticks, up, Elmo, book, balloon, fish, baba, belly, ear, eye, head,monkey, nana, cookie and quite a few others.

She knows where her eyes, head, tongue, nose, belly and mouth are.

She loves to climb on chairs and if she falls she doesn't want sympathy, she wants you to put her down so she can climb again.

She loves to tease her sister and I think she runs the roost in that sister relationship. It's not uncommon for Delphia to be crying because Josie took something.

She is a picky little eater and hardly eats anything and still gets a bottle at naptime and bed. Sometimes the things she will eat really suprise me. She likes pizza quesadillas, eheat this sticks, apples, grapes, pringles, raisins and bananas. She loves anything sweet especially licorice, preferably Red Vines. She doesn't really like sandwiches, bread, meat, cheese or pretty much anything.

Balloon Festival 2011

2011-09-07T10:09:00.000-06:00

Before we headed up to go camping over the 4th of July we decided we were going to stop to see the hot air balloons at the Balloon Festival. We had planned to be there to see the balloons take off, but w e were running behind and got there just as they were all in the air. We did get to watch them fly into the air one by one while we were driving.

This balloon was Delphia's favorite along with the flying pig balloon.

Josie was afraid of the sound the balloons made when they are making them rise by releasing more gas into them. She would turn to me and bury her face in my shoulder.

They had fun rolling down the hill at the park and running back up and Josie threw a fit when we had to get back in the car to head up the canyon.

A Little Water Never Hurt

2011-09-07T10:04:00.000-06:00

Back in the earliest part of June Shane had a Satirday off. We had a Daddy/Daughter Activity that morning for Activity Days and Shane's mom watched the girls.

When we got home the girls wanted to play in the water so Shane got out the sprinkler ball and they had tons of fun. Shane didn't even get them in their swimsuits, just let them play in their clothes.

Josie soaking wet with a booger on her cheek! Yuck!

This is how tired Delphia was after her day of fun!

Quilt Shop Hop 2011

2011-08-28T16:03:00.000-06:00

Back in June we went to the Wasatch Front Quilt Shop Hop. This year each shop had a theme. The first shop we went to was Corn Waggon Quilting in Springville. Their book was "Twilight" so we all got a picture with one of the characters.

Usually just my mom and I go, but this year my sister, Grandma and Aunt were able to come!

This Is The Place

2011-08-14T13:36:00.001-06:00

Back in June they had a day that you could get into "This is the Place" Park free and get free ice cream. I and a friend decided to go, but in the end or husbands decided to tag along. We had a lot of fun and will definitely have to do something together again soon!

Josie didn't want to stop going up and down these steps!

They have an area that you can pan for gold, but all Delphia wanted to do was wade and pretend fish!

She thought it was fun to feed the animals and Josie didn't want anything to do with them. I got her semi close and she let out a blood curdling scream!

In the picnic area where we ate there was a big stage that had ramps leading up to the stage on both sides. The kids had a ball playing on it and everytime we would put Josie down she would head straight over to the ramp!

Delphia Spring Dance Recital 2011

2011-07-10T16:44:00.000-06:00

Phia's Spring Dance Rectal was on May 28, 2011. She was so excited to get up onstage and perform! It was so much fun to see how much she has improved since her Christmas Recital!

Delphia posing in the front yard after her dress rehearsel that morning...

Pictures from the evening performance.

She did such a good job dancing and watching her teacher. She can't wait for classes to start this fall. For about 3 weeks after her recital she pretended that she had recital after recital and was worried we were going to miss it. We finally told her that she would go back to dance after her birthday, and that gave her something to look forward to!

My Girls

2011-07-10T16:34:00.000-06:00

These are my sweet girls. It is so much fun watching them try and learn to share and deal with each other quirks.

Josie is a tease and even though she is only 14 months she knows exactly what to do to upset Phia or get her goat. She is my little free spirit who just does what she wants, loves to explore and isn't real cuddly. When I get a kiss or a hug from her a cherish it!

Phia is my little love bug. She has her moments but is constantly telling me she loves me, that my shirt is beautful, my hair is fabulous and gives me tons of hugs.

Teaser

2011-07-10T16:30:00.000-06:00

I have a pillow that sits on my table in the entry way. Josie loves to grab this pillow and carry it all around the house and lay ot it. Occasionally she carries the pillow over to me, shows me that she has it, drops it on the floor, looks at me and walks away.

Pony Express Carnival

2011-07-10T16:27:00.000-06:00

Every year in conjunction with Pony Express Days the city has a carnival at Nolan Park. This was the first year we went and Delphia was very excited at just the mention on a carnival. After the parade we headed home and had some lunch and took naps and then headed out for more fun.

Delphia wanted to go on almost every ride and we decided that next year we will just buy the day pass and let her go and have fun all day. This was the boat ride and it was in water and they just rode around and around.

Josie was too little to ride so she played on the fences and watched Delphia have fun.

Delphia waiting in line....

The Ferris wheel was the first ride the Delphia rode when we got there. She had fun and doesn't mind being way up high in the air.

Delphia was insistent that she ride the mini roller coaster. It was kinda fast and jerky and at first she was a little shocked but then she just laughed the whole ride! She was so thrilled that she went by herself and kept telling me how much fun she had!

Josie wishing she was riding the rides....

Before we left we bought some cotton candy for the girls. On the way out we headed over the the vendor booths and talked to Ben Hayes. Josie was exhausted and Delphia got way sticky eating her cotton candy. When she went to pick up her water cup her hands were just covered in cotton candy.

This was Delphia's favorite ride by far. She went on it 3-4 times and loved it. It scared me just watching her and Shane.

Pony Express Parade

2011-07-10T16:15:00.000-06:00

The Pony Express Day Parade is kind of my "it's been another year" marker. It is something we go to every year and Delphia looks forward to it as soon as we tell her it is coming up.

Delphia waiting for the parade to start....

Delphia after having me tell her to smile normally!

Josie was really good for most of the parade, except she just wanted to go and play in the road. We had to keep calling her back to us and have her sit on our laps. During the parade they got little beach balls, so we blew one up for Josie to play with.

This was Bank of American Forks float. While we were driving to the parade route to park Delphia saw a hot air balloon shaped like a pig. We thought that it might be in the parade, but we didn't see it at all the rest of the day.

No idea why Delphia has her eyes crossed but I love this picture of her in a hat they were throwing out in the parade. She is afraid to stand by the road and get candy so we have to coax her into sitting on Shanes lap so she can grab the candy. We sat by Ruby and Emma and they had no problem being in the gutter and grabbing all the candy they could. Every year I wonder when Delphia is going to really get into the whole parade/candy thing. Maybe next year....

The "tooth fairy"....

Josie sitting by Shane on the curb...

Eagle Mountain Royalty....

Eagle Mountain's Mayor Heather Jackson...

Josie watching a horse go down the street before the parade started.

This is how we ended the parade with Josie. She got a sucker at one point in the parade and sat really still for a bit when I looked down at her she had her sucker stuck in her hair and we had to pull it out. We got her another sucker and she ate that while she was trying not to fall asleep, although eventually she gave in.

Delphia came up with a new phrase while we were at the parade. We were watching the parade entries go by when all of the sudden she started saying, "Nice workin' with you!" to every float!

Delphia kept watching for her dance teacher who was in the parade. She even was asking if she would see her at the carnival and we told her that we probably wouldn't. However, when we got to the carnival they were leaving and Phia said, "See, I told you I would see my teacher!"

Oh Toodles!

2011-06-09T20:42:00.001-06:00

Little miss Josie has fallen in love with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. When they call for toodles then she puts her hand to her mouth and calls, "Oh toodles!" We have a video, but it's not letting me upload right now.

She is starting to try and talk a lot now. She says uh-oh, baby, momma, daddy, toodles, kind of a hi.

You can actually have a pretend conversation with her and it is quite funny! You can ask a question, our current favorite is, "Josie, do you want Frosted Flakes or Chex?" to which she will respond, "Ummmmm, Chex" or "Ummmmm, flakes." It makes us laugh because that is the only question she says Ummm to.

Today she was holding the phone talking to Shane on his way home. He would say something to her and she would be quiet, but as soon as he was finished asking she would jabber about something. This went on and on and it sounded like a real life conversation.

All In A Sunday Afternoon

2011-06-05T18:30:00.000-06:00

My dad somehow came by this popcorn popper. I was going to use it for activity days, but first we had to try it out at home.

Last Sunday we popper popcorn in the popper and watched Cars until Delphia decided she didn't like it. She is really into Aladdin and has watched it almost every day during Josies naptime for the past month. We finally got her to agree to watch Lion King and enjoy her popcorn.

Shane had Delphia help him wipe it down so that we could bring it downstairs and have warm popcorn.

Shane getting ready to dump the popcorn in. He let Phia turn the popper on.

Watching and waiting for it to pop.

Josie was very curious as to what was going on. We all sat and enjoyed the warm popcorn!

Phia's New Dress

2011-06-05T18:24:00.000-06:00

I have been in a sewing/creating mood lately.

We went to JoAnns awhile back and Delphia couldn't stop touching all the fabrics and telling me how pretty or gorgeous they were. She kept grabbing fabric and would say, "This ones red, your favorite color. Do you love it?" "Isn't this one lovely mom?"

I let her choose two fabrics so we could make her some dresses. This is the first dress and I absolutely adore it! You can't tell from the pictures but there are 8 panels and between the panels is a section of ruched fabric. The back ties really cute also and she felt like a princess all day!

A New Dress

2011-06-05T18:18:00.000-06:00

Phia has needed some new dresses as her old dresses are either getting in the too short range or they are wintery and too warm.

Last week I went to Pine Needles and they had the cutest dress made up and only one pattern left. It was made by oliver + s and after seeing the dress made up I couldn't resist buying it.

The fabric was stuff I already had on hand. I love the red with the polka dots! She loves when I make her new things and it is so much fun to see how excite she is and you can just tell that she feels pretty!

Easter

2011-04-30T22:18:00.000-06:00

Pictures of the girls in their Easter dresses. Shane's mom got Josie's for her birthday and we found Delphia's at Target and couldn't resist getting them matching dresses!

They weren't in a cooperative mood. Shane's dad took some that evening at the Freeman Easter party, hopefully he got some good ones. Josie didn't want to sit down, Delphia kept touching her face...so it will be interesting to see the results.

That's Why You Have...

2011-04-30T22:15:00.001-06:00

Delphia says many funny things throughout the course of a week and I really need to be better at writing them down.

One of her latest things was when I had gotten after her and Shane was on his way home. I went in to check on her and started to tickle her back. I would stop because my hand would get tired and she would say, "Keep going" or "Tickle more." I finally told her that I was stopping because my hand was tired. Her respose to this problem was very simple, she said, "That's why you have two Mom!"

Butterflies and Caterpillars, Oh My!

2011-04-30T22:10:00.000-06:00

Delphia got a set for Christmas where you can watch insects turn into ladybugs and caterpillars. We waited until the beginning of April to order the bugs and when they came to the house via the mail in a package marked "Live insect - open IMMEDIATELY" the fun began.

Shane and I put the ladybugs into their habitat that night and we were amazed watching them. We didn't know that ladybugs didn't start as ladybugs.

Here's the ladybugs in their habitat. They are starting to turn into ladybugs. Every couple days we drop water into their dish to keep the humidity up.

I think the catterpillars are Delphia's favorite. Probably 4-5 times a day she is up standing on the couch, telling me, "Five more minutes and I think they will turn into butterflies." We keep telling her it will take longer than that.

She also says that she can't wait to catch the butterflies in her net. We are wondering how she will react when the do indeed turn into butterflies, because she is pretty much afraid of anything that moves, and even things that don't move (including dead worms!)

Yesterday the butterflies started forming their chrysallis. Two of the were hanging from the top in a "J" shape, one was ju up at the top and another was at the top eating the paper tnat they are supposed to hang on. By late last night, one fell (because the other one had eaten the paper holding it up). This morning that one was in a chrysallis and another hanging one was starting. Their is still one hanging and one still eating the paper. Yesterday their was still one at the bottom of the jar and Shane just thought it was hungry, but it hasn't moved at all today so I am thinking othewise. So, in 7-10 days we should have butterflies. As soon as the last 2 form their chrysallis we will take them out of the container and hang them in the butterfly house.

Ball Popper

2011-04-30T22:01:00.000-06:00

Josie got this ball popper for her birthday and her and Delphia love to play with it and chase the balls!

Today they were playing and Delphia would sit and look down where the balls come out and scream everytime she saw one because it scared her!

Josie's One Year Pictures

2011-04-30T21:59:00.000-06:00

We asked Shane's dad to take Josie one year pictures on the day of her party. I was afraid that if we put it off we would never get them done. I don't have a single picture of Josie displayed in the house and I really wanted one. We never got Delphia's 3 year pictures taken and I really wish we had, so I wasn't going to miss birthday pictures again!

Shane's dad took them outside in front of our house after the partyy. Josie was tired and being really serious and I thought she was never going to smile, when I remembered that she was laughing earlier that week when Delphia was "juggling" bean bags fow her. We called Phia out and had her "juggle" and got quite a few smiles.

I am amazed at how the picture just show her personality. As I looked through them I could pinpoint different parts of her personality and it was so much fun to see!

This is her shy side, when she's not sure of who she is around or what is really going on....we see this side a lot when we do new things andmeet new people, but never at home.

This is Josie for the most part when she is happy. This is her comfortable smile and her happy eyes just sparkle!

This picture is totally Josie! We don't see this side too often, except at home where she is completely comfortable. Usually she gets really giggly when Delphia is doing something to make her laugh! She was laughing so hard that she was crying.

The rest of the pictures I loved because they show her reserved little nature. She is very curious, but she holds back and just watches until she feels safe.

When she smiles and giggles you know she really thinks that you are funny, because she doesn't give her smiles and giggles away for nothing!

I love her little blue eyes!

Spin Around

2011-04-30T21:46:00.000-06:00

The rocking chair had previously been in Josie's room, but as her birthday party was coming up we decided to move it into the living room and then have someone help Shane move it downstairs. However, after spending an evening reading in the chair I decided that I liked it upstairs.

Josie also decided that she liked it the day we moved it. She liked standing by it and spinning it and walking around and around.....until she fell!

Pluto's House

2011-04-30T21:41:00.000-06:00

This is the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, or more specifically, Pluto's House.

Delphia will go and sit between the vouch and the wall and then try to coax Josie (Pluto) into the dog house. Josie will cooperate sometimes and then decide she is done and move on to other things. This really irritates Delphia, all of the sudden I will hear her say, "Now who's going to play with me? (hands on hips).

I have had to try and teach her that she can't force Josie into doing what she wants and that sometimes she wants to do her own things.

Josie's 1st Birthday

2011-04-30T21:02:00.000-06:00

We had the traditional 1st birthday for Josie on April 16. Her birthday day was unique in that she pretty much shares a birthday with her cousin Eli, who was born the day before. Eli had his party at 1:00 an Josie's was at 3:00. It was a day full of parties!

I was surprised that Josie pretty much knew what to do with the presents and that she could actually open them pretty much with a little help from Shane and a lot of help from the girl cousins and her sister! She actually had a fit a couple times because the girls had the gift opened before she could get in on all the fun!

She absolutely adores the books that Aunt Amanda got her. Her and Delphia have spent hours reading them and looking at them!

Grandma and Grandpa Freeman got her this bear and the second she opened it up she gave it a big hug. (I think we have another stuffed animal lover on our hands!)

She got a lot of fun things, but I didn't get many pictures because of all the girls surronding her. It was quite the sight!

This was her birthday cake and it turned out really cute! Delphia kept commenting that she loved Josie's cake.

When We gave her the separate little caterpillar head she just picked the Sixlets off and the shortly thereafter she knocked it to the floor. We set her on the floor and she kind of picked in it, but was pretty much done!

Ice Cream Girl

2011-04-30T20:42:00.000-06:00

This is what happens when you send Shane and Delphia to Walmart and to get emissions done on the car.

Yes, they had to stop at McDonalds for an ice cream cone and for Delphia and a Mountain Dew for Shane. Of course Delphia couldn't stand in one place to finish her ice cream at home, she just couldn't resist dripping it all over the floor!

However, I think it made her day to do some as simple as stop at McDonalds with her dad!

Table Runner

2011-04-30T20:39:00.000-06:00

Just had to blog about my finished table runner! I love how it turned out!

Walking...Kinda

2011-04-30T20:10:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Josie J Pugmire!

2011-04-12T21:32:00.000-06:00

I honestly can't believe that Josie is going to be a year tomorrow! The year has flown by so fast that it seems truly like yesterday we brought this sweet little girl into our family.

She has been such a joy and we all love her! It has been so much fun to watch her grow and change. We have seen her personality just blossom, although it is her same baby personality just a lot bigger. She has brought so much to love into our family.

I love at bedtime that Delphia wants hugs and kisses from Josie. Delphia has been a good little secong mommy and it is so much fun to see the two of them play. (Although Delphia will be heartbroken tomorrow as all day long today she has been commenting on the fact that Josie will be one tomorrow and be so big and that we better get her a bed, because now that she's one she is sleeping in Delphia's room on the top bed! We will have to inform her tomorrow that she is really only a day older because I think Delphia is just expecting her to grow up!)

Josie, you are full of smiles and giggles when you think the moment worthy. I love the fact that you still have the squeak when you giggle, as you did as a baby in the hospital. I love that you are so determined and that you don't let anything stop you from doing what you want. I love your love for your sister and your parents. I love you sweet little kisses and pats on the back when we are trying to comfort you. I love your talking in the morning and the sounds you make when you are so happy! Most of all, we just love you and are so glad that we were chosen to be your parents and watch your sweet little spirit grow!

We love you Josie J Pugmire! Happy birthday!

Disneyland 3/11/11

2011-04-11T14:49:00.000-06:00

We pretty much spent the whole day in Toon Town on our last day and ended the evening with the World of Color which was AMAZING!

Delphia had met Mickey in numerous settings and when she met him again in Toon Town she asked him where Minnie Mouse was. Being that they don't talk, he just pointed to her house and so off we went to find Minnie.

Delphia saw Gadget's Go Coaster, and really wanted to ride it. She got up to where that had to measure her and just stood on her tiptoes a little bit and passed. She must have really wanted to ride it and she loved every minute of it!

Almost 1!

2011-04-10T19:03:00.000-06:00

Josie is doing all kinds of fun things!

1) She is pulling herself up to things.
2) She has been crawling for about 6 weeks.
3) She will stand all by herself, but has yet gotten the courage to takr steps.
4) She loves to bath with her sister and throws a fit when you get her out.
5) She says yeah and na for yes and no.
6) Just last night she took her own shirt off totally by herself. We had eaten dinner and Shane told Delphia to go get undressed to get in the tub. Josie had been pulling her shirt off one arm all day, but that was as far as she had gotten. Josie sat right there in the kitchen, took one arm out, struggled to get it over her head and then pulled the other arm out and just smiled at us like, "Look what I did!"
7) She loves to dance and shake her bum to music.
8) She is very ticklish!
9) She has been giving kisses for about a month.

We took these before church this morning and I can't believe my liitle baby looks like a one year old!

Finicky Eater

2011-04-10T18:57:00.000-06:00

We started Josie on whole milk about 2 weeks ago and she initially was not happy. She didn't like the cold milk at all when she went down for her naps. She would drink it fine out of her sippy cup, but she likes it warm for naps and bedtime. Thanks to a dear friend who mentioned that she always heated her kids milk up! She was a lifesaver that day!

After she became okay with the milk it was the matter of getting her to eat. We wanted to do sippy cup of milk at meals and throughout the day and a bottle only at nap and bedtime. Howevere, there was the small issue of her picky eating.

The last 2 weeks she has been waking up 3-4 times a night in a 12 hour period and drinking anywhere from 24-30 oz during that same time. That meant we were up a lot and it meant that even if we changed her diaper during the night she woke up soaked along with her bed. On top of that she had major diarrhea to contend with. It sure meant we were doing a lot of laundry!

Finally over the past 3 days she has been willing to sit and eat a meal with us. She really likes waffles, cinnamon toast and cream of wheat for breakfast, but doesn't like cereal. During lunch she has bread, yogurt, crackers, cheese and dinner we try to feed her what we are eating. We still have the issue of only having 2 teeth which makes it hard to feed her some things. The last 2 nights she has only woken up 2 times. Wonderful! Especially when we think that Delphia slept through the night at 3 months!

Last night we even gave her little apple pieces, which was pretty funny to watch her eat!

She is starting to love her sippy cup and is drinking out of it really well. (On that note we also threw Delphia's sippy cups away today and gave her new ones like Josie's and told her that they can't go to bed with her and she agreed and even threw one cup away happily!)

The funny thing when you feed Josie is that you will give her a piece of bread for her to eat and instead of just putting it in her mouth, she picks it up and tears off littler pieces and then eats them.

If she doesn't like something she will pull it out of her mouth and put it in your hand. She likes to be clapped for when she puts food in her mouth. She is really good at flipping the straw out of her mouth and spraying milk all over the table, the floor, herself and me and then smiling like it is funny!

We love her and are loving getting to know her funny and sweet personality!

Disneyland 3/10/11

2011-04-10T18:37:00.000-06:00

On Thursday we were relaxed and ready to go back to Disneyland.

We started out in California Adventures and went to the cartooning area. Delphia had fun sitting on a chair in the Beasts library and finding out what Disney character she was most like.

Shane and Josie sitting and waiting for Turtle Talk with Crush to start.

We got a picture with Goofy over in California Adventure.

We finally tracked Woody and Jesie down for a picture. (This was actually a goal we had set for the day) We went to guest services and they told us where in the park they would be and what time. We kept watching our watches and the headed over to Frontierland and the scheduled time. We were the second in line and Delphia was so excited to get her picture taken with them.

We went on the Dumbo ride (she really liked this ride and liked controling how high she went.) I think she liked that they handed out feathers and she knew she was on the next ride. While we were in line she decided that she had to go potty, so Shane ducked out of line with her and Josie and took her to the bathroom and I was just waiting, hoping they would get back. They made it backv and Delphia and I rode the ride while Shane and Josie went to steand in line to meet Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from Tangled.

Here's Delphia laying down on the ground while we waited to meet the Tangled characters.

Rapunzel and Flynn Rider....

We sat down by the carousel afterwards and let Josie just play with the water bottle and we had a snack.

We had gotten Fast Passes to World of Color earlier that morning and went to get our seats that evening before it started. We waited for about 1 1/2 hours to reserve our seats.

While we were waiting Delphia was sitting on Shanes lap and he told her she had to get up because his legs were falling asleep. She stood up and said, "Dad, your legs can't fall asleep because they don't have eyes!"

World of color was amazing and Josie slept through the whole thing in the Bjorn and Delphia watched it from Shane's shoulders.

The last bus left the park at like 9:00 and the show didn't end until like 8:50 so we rushed to the bus!

Let's Pretend

2011-04-10T18:07:00.000-06:00

Delphia wanted to play in her room and she wanted Shane to play also. I came upstairs to this....

Delphia was looking in her doll's nose, mouth, eyes and ears, taking her blood pressure and her temperature. She got these dolls and the doctor kit for Christmas and is just starting to really enjoy them.

Josie on the other hand was having fun with the bandaid. She would give it to Shane and he would put it on her and she would pull it off and repeat the process.

Then she found the doll bowl and spoon and was having fun feeding her sister...

Some Crafting....

2011-04-10T17:51:00.000-06:00

On Friday I was up in Salt Lake so my mom watched the girls so I could run to the craft store.

I had seen this easter project and I wanted to make one for my house.

Here is my finished bunny silhouette....

Last weekend during General Conference I strated this table runner. It isn't finished yet but I already love it! Camille and her mom Bonnie produced this fabric line with Moda and I love the colors as I adore turquoise and red and they are hard colors to come by! This fabric is the Bliss line and they have a new line coming out called Ruby which I am going to have to get!

I am about 1/2 way finished sewing the football shapes on this direction and then need to pin them the other direction and sew them on, cut the scalloped edges and wash so it is all worn and cozy!

I also got this project done over Conference Weekend that I found over here...

I also ran across this pillow, but can't remember where I got the pattern online.

I have a few projects in the works....

1) Bunny pillow

2) Candlestick Rabbits

3) Spring Banner

4) Josie Birthday Cake Caterpillar The cakes are baked and in the freezer, just waiting to decorate on Thurday. Shane is upstairs making the sugar cookie dough for her name.

Fountain Falling

2011-04-10T16:47:00.000-06:00

On Wednesday we decided that the girls needed a break and so did we. We decided to head to Downtown Disney and let them each choose an animal at Build A Bear.

Delphia chose a bunny and a Tinkerbell outfit and she laughs when you sqeeze her hand. Josie chose a greay kitty that meows.

After we left Build A Bear we went and sat by a cool fountain and Delphia was playing in the water. It didn't really have an edge and Delphia kept bending over with her feet off the ground and I kept telling her to keep her feet on the ground or she would fall in. She would be better at it for awhile and then forget.

Well, I sent Shane to get beignets at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen because I wanted to try them. He came out after a while and we were sitting there talking while the beignets cooled down. All of the sudden I looked at Delphia and she was going head first into the fountain! I exclaimed, "Delphia!" Shane turned towards her, and by this point she was sitting in the fountain and I was wishing I had my camera. Shane handed Josie to me and helped her out (it's a good thing it was 77 degrees that day!)

She was upset and we told her that we had told her to keep her feet on the grond. She informed us that she fell in the fountain because we weren't watching her. Shane told her that even if he had been looking right at her he didn't think he could've stopped her from falling in.

Luckily we had a change of clothes in the car so we headed back to the entrance. I told her that I needed a picture, but she was too upset, but I wasn't going to not get a picture for future reference so I just snapped one with her bawling and upset!

Disneyland 3/8/11

2011-04-10T16:36:00.000-06:00

When we got to Disneyland on Tuesday we headed over to find out where we could meet Tinkerbell. Delphia started to love Tinkerbell right around Christmas time and really wanted to meet her.We found the spot and then stood in line for what seemed like forever. Delphia made a wish with a penny in Tinkerbell's pond. We finally got up to the waiting area and took a picture of Delphia by the "Welcome" sign while we waited for our turn to go back.

You always get to meet Tink and one of her friends. The other fairy that Delphia got to meet was Vidia.

Then it was off to meet Tink. We rounded the corner but there were still people in front of us. Delphia saw Tink and yelled, "Hi Tink!" When it was her turn she went up and gave her a giant hug. Tink asked her if she wanted a picture of them pulling funny faces, so that's what the second one is.

Then come to find out, the only way to meet princesses is to wait in line. They no longer just wander the park. So, we waiting in line for almost an hour. We were guarenteed to meet 3 princesses, but you didn't know who you would meet until you waited in the line and got back there. Delphia really wanted to meet Belle and Cinderella but when we got back there she met, Snow White, Jasmine and Aurora.

Later in the week we went and asked if they could tell us who was back there. They told us for sure that Belle was but by the time we stood in line that she might no longer be one of the princesses. Delphia decided that she wanted to ride some rides and not stand in a long line.

You have to park in a parking lot and then be bused to Disneyland. Delphia thought the buses were pretty cool and she liked to ride in the very back that was higher up than the rest of the bus.

When we came back from lunch that day we headed over to California Adventure and she got to meet Captain Mickey. Grandma Freeman wated a picture of her kissing Mickey on the cheek but Shane didn't have the camera ready, so we missed it!

Then it was King Triton's Carousel. We decided to let Josie ride and she had fun!

Delphia had seen the big ferris wheel over the water and really wanted to ride it. I was fine with that as long as we were in a car that held still and didn't swing back and forth. Still, I got to the top and looked out and just wanted to be down, but we ended up going around twice.

It didn't seem to bother Delphia, Josie or Shane but it is defintely not my favorite ride.

We then passed Jessie and Woody from Toy Story but they were heading out and we didn't get to meet them. Delphia was very upset, but we assured her that would find them and get a picture with them.

Instead we found a toy box from Toy Story so we got a picture of Delphia being goofy in it.

The day before she saw Mickey Mouse balloons inside a clear balloon everywhere and she really wanted one. We found the balloon guy and so we bought her one and she had a ball with it all week.

During the week she was playing with it one morning and she hit it on the ceiling and punctured the clear outer balloon. She was upset nd we didn't know what to do and certainly didn't want to buy another $7 balloon so we thought out of the box and put a bandaid on it that we had bought at Costco earlier because my feet had sores from my soes. The bandaid did the trick and everyone was happy!

We weren't sure how we were going to take the balloon home and hoped that it would have no float left in it. However, Saturday came and it was still floating to the ceiling. Shane took it in the bathroom and popped the outer balloon and came back out and told her that she couldn't take it on the plane but that she could go let it go outside and it would float back to Disneyland. (As I am typing this she is telling us that she didn't want to let it go and that next time we can't go on a plane.)

That night we went on the Tea Cups and she had a ball turning the wheel and spinning. I personally was a little dizzy but Delphia loved it!

Knocking on the Rabbit's door.....

Exhausted

2011-04-10T16:01:00.000-06:00

This was our week in pictures by the time 8:00 rolled around and we were getting ready to get on the bus and head back to the hotel.

We had planed on eating breakfast at the hotel, heading back during lunch and making sandwiches at the hotel and relaxing for an hour or so and then eating out for dinner. After the first two nights, when Delphia was out we had to change that plan and go to lunch and have sandwiches for dinner!

Disneyland 3/7/11

2011-04-10T15:56:00.000-06:00

Sometime in February we decided we needed a vacation and we decided to take the girls to Disneyland. Delphia was majorly excited and we made her a countdown chain for her room. She told everyone that when she got to the blue Mickey she was going to Disneyland.

My brother Spencer drove us to the airport on Sunday the 6th and we flew down. That in and of itself was an experience for the girls.

Here is Shane and the girls in front of the castle.

Inside the castle they have a little area where they play Sleeping Beauty. Delphia got up on the bench and didn't want to go anywhere else. She told us she wanted to sit there and watch Sleeping Beauty. We were trying to talk her out of it when the movie ended. Luckily she went with it and agreed that the movie was over.

We took her on the carousel and she chose this white horse. I knew from the time we got on the carousel that it wouldn't be the last time we rode it!

Josie was out by this point, she had a rough night the night before getting used to a new place. Thank goodness my sister let us borrow her Bjorn, it was a lifesaver. josie would just nap when she needed to and she was content in it even when she was awake for the most part.

Delphia having fun walking on the rocks while waiting in line for Peter Pan. One thing that frove us crazy was the chains on all the lines. Delphia kept seinging them and got hit in the face a couple times and was hitting people while she would swing them. This got a whole lot better after the first day. I think she realized how things worked and could deal with it better.

We saw Mickey on Main Street and so we went over to get a picture with him. I think this was the one character that Delphia was most excited to meet.

We also had to get a picture with Pluto. After we got the picture with Delphia, Josie was reaching for him and so Shane took her closer and Josie screamed. She apparently doesn't like dogs, because the rest of the characters we met she was fine with.

We then decided to head over to California Adventure. We headed over to the Monsters Inc. ride, which is a favorite movie of Delphia's. (In fact, she has a nickname for Shane from that movie. She calls Shane Sully and insists that he call her Boo. She always says, "I love you Kitty! and if he says, "I love you too Delphia" she says, "My name isn't Delphia, it's Boo!"

We saw Sully getting pictures taken and you should have seen her face light up! These are probably some of my favorite pictures, because you can just see in her face how much she adores him!

Pictures in front of the Monster Inc. building...

Then it was off the A Bugs Life. Shane insisted that she would be scared, but I honestly couldn't remember anything that would scare her. She was fine until the spiders came down from the ceiling and then she was traumatized! She screamed her high pitched scream, covered her eyes and kept screaming. We had to explain to her that they weren't real.

If you ask her what her favorite ride was, she will tell you the Buzz Lightyear ride and then she will tell you that she didn't like the bug one with the spiders.

Later in the week we went on the Muppet 3D ride and when the bubbles started coming down from the ceiling she looked up with a look of horrow because she thought they were spiders. I quickly explained that they were bubbles and she was fine after that. But, she did not want to go on A Bug Life again!

That evening we just stayed in California Adventure and rode the little big rides in the Bug's Life area and headed back to the hotel, or as Delphia called it all week, the "Pocatel." Shane and I laughed every time she said it and kept trying to tell her it was a hotel. She kept insisting that she couldn't say that, she could just say, "Pocatel!"

Pillow Roll

2011-04-01T14:23:00.000-06:00

Josie had a ball in our hotel in California. They had the roll pillows and she loved to sit and haave the pillow rolled to her over and over. We really could get her to giggle late at night when we would get back from Disneyland and Delphia was out and Josie was wide awake!

Train Fun

2011-04-01T14:21:00.000-06:00

These two cute girls love to play with their train table that Santa brought them. Josie can pull herself up to it. The only issue she ever has with it is getting her finger smashed in one of the drawers.

Josie likes to taste the different pieces and pull it apart and throw each piece on the floor, one at a time. Shane has put the track together so many times that he doesn't even need the picture anymore.

Delphia likes to place all her princess figures on the track and move them along and lift them with the crane,

It is so much fun to watch them play together!

Busy Bin

2011-04-01T14:16:00.000-06:00

We have what we lovingly call the "Busy Bin" at our house. It is a plastic bin with little toes that get lost in the closet, extra balls, just misc. toys.

When Josie gets fussy and nothing will make her happy we pull the bin out and she has aball pulling every single toy out and examining and playing for a few minutes. She ends up making a huge mess, but it keeps her busy for a bit.

Busy Body #2

2011-04-01T14:11:00.000-06:00

We have found that Josie loves cup with straw. We have tried her on a sippie cup, but she likes the straw. She is constantly finding Delphia's cup lying around and picking it up and drinking out of it.

Fun Times

2011-03-27T20:07:00.000-06:00

After going to Disneyland and having people comment on how pretty Delpjia was and how handsome Josie was I was so excited to be able to put a little ponytail in her hair with a cute bow. She looks like a little one year old now. When we were in Disneyland, a bus driver commented on the girls but he said how handsome Josie was. I replied, "Actually, she is pretty too." He replied, "No, he's handsome." You would think he would have got the clue!

Josie has been loving real people food andhas cut back on the bottles. Just tonight we found that she loves spaghetti sauce with hambuger, but she doesn't like the noodles. She simply couldn't get enough sauce! She also likes anything chocolate or sweet, she likes graham crackers, raisins, pop tarts, nilla wafers, banana and cream of wheat. She currently does not like pears, peaches, applesauce, rice crispies and noodles.

In some ways Josie being able to crawl has made life so much easier. Around dinner time she and Delphia go in Delphia's room and just play while I get dinner made. The only bad things about her crawling are 1) She just wants to walk, but if you walk with her she throws a tantrum when you stop walking and 2) she pulls herself up to my side table and pulls my wedding plate and tile off and onto the floor. This is all new to me because Delphia never bothered with my decor. I spank her hand and move her away from the table and she looks and points at me, says "nah, nah" and heads right back to the table! Her and Delphia were playing with the Legos earlier this week and had a ball!

On Friday, Josie was fussy and wouldn't sleep even though she was tried. I brought her to the kitchen so I could bag my homemade bread and she automatically reached for the Tupperware that had cookies, opened the lid and pulled out a cookie. She was happy the rest of the day. It's amazing what that cookie did!

She is so ticklish and when we were getting her in her pj's Shane was tickling her and she was laughing hysterically! Her little waves when I asked her to wave just made me laugh. It was too funny how she would lift her legs, like she was ready to be tickled some more!

Dancing Josie

2011-03-27T19:56:00.000-06:00

Josie loves her activity table! She loves to stand up to it and make it play music, press buttons and dance!

Little Appetites

2011-02-27T15:01:00.000-07:00

Last week I wasn't in the mood to make dinner so I requested that Shane pick up pizza to bring home. Delphia's request was that her's didn't have pepperoni because it burns her tongue...yes she is going through a food issue phase.

She always used to eat pepperoni, but lately doesn't like it. She also doesn't like butter....but she wants cinnamon toast which has to have butter for the sugar to stick. If she sees butter she points it out to us and tells us she is not going to eat that bite. So, for her toast we stick it in the microwave for a few seconds. She has also developed and onion/green pepper phobia. Sometimes she notices them and sometimes she doesn't.....

So after we pulled the pepperoni off her pizza she had a ball dipping her breadstick and pizza in leftover spaghetti sauce!

Then comes Josie who has her own food issues....no really she has gotten a ton better. She will now eat fruit loops, cream of wheat, pancakes, waffles, toast, meatloaf, potato cubes, carrot cubes, I have found 2 baby foods she will eat, vanilla wafers, anything dessertish, but she really adores yogurt....but only if it is yoplait vanilla.

Toothy

2011-02-27T14:55:00.000-07:00

Yes indeed, Josie has teeth! I thought they were never going to come in. She would get really fussy and I would think, "Oh, maybe she is teething!" and then nothing would happen. Her first tooth finally came through on February 8th and the second followed about a week later.

Her little toothy smile just makes me laugh because it is so cute!

A Day

2011-02-27T14:53:00.000-07:00

Earlier last week we were at my mom's and we were trying to teach Josie to put her hand over her mouth and move it up and down and make noises. She is getting it now and it is so funny to watch her! She also has picked up the "z" sound and always says, "zzzz,zzzz, zaza!" It makes me laugh because we have been working on letters with Delphia and so she is constantly saying, "Aaa, aaa, apple" etc and I think Josie has picked up a few sounds from that.

Delphia wouldn't let Josie draw on the Magnadoodle and that made Josie extremely sad.....

However, all it took was getting her bear to make her happy again!

Delphia still loves to draw and is constaly using her Doodle. She was drawing was drawing a snowman for me in this picture and she even gave him a belly button! She is a very good artist and I am constantly amazed at the things she draws and at how accurate they are!

Techno Josie

2011-02-27T14:51:00.000-07:00

Josie loves anything that Delphia has, especially her MobiGo. Whenever Phia is playing it you better bet that Josie isn't far behind her.

If Delphia leaves it on the floor Josie notices first thing when we walk into a room and wants to get down to get it.

Occasionally we let Josie press buttons and play but most the time she is upset that it's not her toy!

California Girl

2011-02-27T14:50:00.000-07:00

This is my little California girl. Early in February we decided that we going to take a trip to Disneyland this spring, so in preparation for nicer weather we took Delphia shopping for some much needed summer clothes. Her shorts still fit her as do her shirts from last year, but the shirts were too short.

We went to VF and Carters and found some darling things. I can tell she is going to like to shop and that she has her own opinion because she would pull down stuff she liked. At VF we were getting ready to check out and she saw some sunglasses and stated, "Mom, I need some sunglasses like Dad for the beach." I let her choose some and off to Carter we went where she decided that she needed some flip flops for the beach. She chose some and I told her they weren';t her size and sowed her the ones that were her size and the same style.

When we got home she tried them on with her swimming suit from last year and stated that she was ready for the beach!

Curly J

2011-02-27T14:48:00.000-07:00

Josie has started to get some curl in her longer pieces of hair in the back. For awhile she just had one lone curl behind her left ear that I just loved. One morning we put a little mousse in her hair and found out that her hair really is pretty curly with a little help. I think that as it gets longer it will have some curl!

I also think she is starting to look more like Shane. Her eyes are like his and now she has curlish hair.

Dance Recital Take 2

2011-02-25T16:35:00.000-07:00

Finally getting around to blogging about Phia's recital back in December.

When we got to the school we found that Phia needed to sit on the floor with her group and they had ladies to take them back when it was their turn to perform. Delphia wanted to sit next to her cousin Kaylea who is also in her dance class and just lives one street south of us.

Grandma and Grandpa Freeman, Amanda and Annie were there along with BJ and Haley. Josie enjoyed the performance and wanted to be standing on up and doing her own little dance.

We were a little worried about Delphia dancing because earlier in the day during the dress rehersal all she did was follow Kaylea around on stage and she was never in the front but floating around in the back where we couldn't see her. We told her numerous times afterwards to make sure she watched her teacher and to stay up front. She really did a great job that night!

Delphia and Kaylea after the recital....

Delphia posing.....

Being silly (as it was late) and had been a long day!

Days and even weeks after she was talking about her recital and I know she can't wait for her recital in May!

Sock Eater

2011-02-25T16:20:00.000-07:00

For quite awhile now I have noticed that josie has a thing for socks. She loves to chew on sock and she even pulls her socks off her feet and they go right into her mouth!

We were doing laundry awhile back and she grabbed the laundry basket, pulled it towards her and grabbed a pair of sock and proceeded to chew on them!

Happy Waker

2011-02-25T12:50:00.000-07:00

Josie is a pretty happy thing when she wakes up which surprises me since she doesn't like being alone. She wakes up in the morning and just talks and rolls and moves around her bed. Most morning she will be sitting up and talking to her monkey.

Earache and Sleepy

2011-02-25T11:49:00.000-07:00

This was Delphia one night in January. She told me her ear hurt and wanted to know when Shane would be home to fix it. I told her that I could fix it, so we put some sugar water and a cotton ball in her ear and laid her on the couch.

A few minutes later I had to go downstairs to get some cans for dinner and I told Delphia to sit and visit with Josie and that I would be right back. When I came back upstairs this is what I found!

Valentine Cookies

2011-02-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

My mom decided to have all the grandkids over on February 8th to make sugar cookies! She had the dough made ahead of time, but then the girls did the rest!

Delphia in her apron getting ready to roll out her dough...

Cutting her dough into heart shapes...

Her favorite part...eating the sugar cookie dough!

Showing her decorate cookie before she ate it!

Lucy the Dog?

2011-02-14T14:34:00.000-07:00

We used to just call this toy the caterpillar but it now has a name. Delphia got this toy for her 1st birthday and she never really played with it. We recently got it out for Josie and Delphia immediately took a liking to in. It has balls that sit on top and roll around when pulled but Delphia doesn't care about that.

She calls the caterpillar Lucy and she will correct us if we don't call it Lucy. It sleeps by her bed (only because we told her she couldn't sleep with it) and if Lucy isn't upright she makes sure to turn her over.

Sister Princesses

2011-02-14T14:33:00.000-07:00

The middle of January we had a activity for Activity Days on a Saturday for the girls and their parents. The theme was "Daughter of a King". It went really well and was fun but I am glad it is over and done. We had ordered crowns for the centerpieces and let the girls take one home.

We had extra and when Shane came over with the girls to help clean up Brenda's daughter asked if the girls could have one.

Fish Out of Water

2011-02-14T14:32:00.000-07:00

Josie lovesher bathtime. We used to bath the girls together, but now when it is bathtime Delphia asks if she has to bath with Josie and the proceeds to tell us that she doesn't want to because Josie splashes and gets water in her eyes.

Shane gets Josie out and gets Phia in while Josie lays on the floor all wrapped in her towrl.

Just A Few December Days....

2011-02-14T12:00:00.000-07:00

We were visitning at my mom's one day in December and she had a stocking laying out with fuzzy trim. Delphia spent the day filling it with things and my mom told her she could take it home. A couple days later I came in the room to her using it as a hat and telling me she was Santa Claus.

Studio 5 Contest Entry

2011-02-14T11:59:00.000-07:00

A local TV show (Studio 5) recently hosted a contest in which you made something for $5. You could use 1 thing that you had on hand and then buy the rest with your $5 budget. I had the frame on hand and painted it blacks and just added the rest. I tried a couple different things and ended up with this.

I wasn't going to enter because I didn't have the time and the dealing was coming up. Brenda e-mailed me and said she had entered and wanted to know if I had so I whipped this together the day the entries were due.

If I Listen...

2011-01-30T15:19:00.000-07:00

This is the new song they are learning in Primary. Delphia picked it up pretty fast. We taped this about 2 weeks ago and she knows it even better now. She will be playing in her room or this morning she was playing on the piano and singing at the top of her lungs. It is so seet and I am so glad she loves this song!

Zoomer

2011-01-30T15:11:00.000-07:00

Just a video of Josie zooming around the kitchen. You truly have to watch out for her so you don't get ran over or step back and step onto her walker! She is fast and she loves it! Her little feet when they go backwards just crack me up. She looks like she is moonwalking!

Valentines Countdown

2011-01-28T20:21:00.001-07:00

I ran across this cute Valentines countdown www.katharinesthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-day-countdown-creative.html and I knew I had to make one.

On the back of each day I will write an activity for Valentines. I know that Phia will have fun with this. I invited my sister over and she made one with me!

Trouble

2011-01-23T14:31:00.000-07:00

This little on is just troble! She is very mischievious! You would never guess by looking at that sweet little innocent face, but we are going to have our hands full!

She zooms all around the kitchen in her walker and she knows just how to position herself to pull every magnet or paper off the fridge or dishwaser.

Today in Sacrament Meeting she kept leaning over the bench and dropping her toys. I would pick them up and she would throw them. Fast forward to class time. She was on the floor playing and I look down and she had pulled the diaper bag forward and was eating Kleenex. During Sharing Time she had a fit because I wouldn't let her play with a plastic bag.

She is an absolute tease and loves to tease her sister. She is a doll and we love her but I am already getting glimpses of what is to come! Looks like a lot of excitement!

Like Mother, Like Daughter

2011-01-23T14:30:00.000-07:00

This is my girl, who likes what I like for the most part. On this day she wanted Cream of Wheat for breakfast with toast. She even likes to dip her toast into her Cream of Wheat and her oatmeal.

Shane and I have decided that she has my tastebuds since she likes a lot of things that I like. She likes oatmeal, yogurt, Cream of Wheat, anything pumpkin, peanut butter and she does not like sloppy joes like her daddy!

Nine Months!

2011-01-17T22:30:00.000-07:00

We took Josie in for her 9 month appointment and here are her stats:

Weight: 17.53 lbs (25%)
Height: 26.57 in (18%)
Head 18.3 in (97%)

Random Funnies From The Past Few Months

2011-01-09T17:56:00.002-07:00

1) Everytime Josie poops she pulls on both of her ears. It is so hard not to laugh when she does it!

2) Delphia calls Josie Josie Jaddles.

3) Delphia finally stopped having accidents after she decided there was a Pee-Pee Monster who would come and get her if she peed her pants. What a blessing that has been. I was to the point that I didn't know what to do. She tells us she's not finished potty-training but every morning she wakes up and tells us that she is not going to pee her pants because she wants to stay with us and not go with the Pee-Pee Monster! We will have to remeber this when we try to potty train Josie.

4) Delphia went to Sunbeams for the first time today and we didn't know what to expect since we have had problems with her going to nursery because she is "done with the little people!" We walked her into Primary and she went and sat by her teacher. After Sharing Time she walked to her class and gave me a hug and went on her merry way.

5) Delphia thinks that Tinkerbell protects her room by sleeping in the corner of her bed.

6) Josie loves to point her finger. If you point your finger she will reach out and point with her finger and touch yours.

7) We call Josie our Roly-Poly. If you lay her on the bed she rolld over right away. It is quite the feat to change her diaper.

8) Delphia is in love with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Tink

2011-01-09T17:56:00.001-07:00

Grandma Freeman got Delphia a Tinkerbell dress-up box for Christmas. Now, 2 weeks prior to Christmas she became a huge "Tink" fan. She loves flitting around the house in her "Tink" costume.

Just now Shane was getting ready to get her in the tub and she said, "I love wearing these Tink clothes, but I am ready for them to be off."

Trouble...

2011-01-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

If you haven't ever seen trouble in a walker, here she is....

Put her in her walker and she will work her way over to the blinds. She's not real great at walking forwards but somehow can really move backwards.

She loves to stand and gets going when you let her hold your fingers. She just wants to walk it seems. She loves her walker because she can stand and play.b However, watch out when she really starts moving in it!

Phia the Belt Stander

2011-01-09T17:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, you saw right. That's how Delphia travels all around the house when Shane is home. About 6 months ago he had he stand on his belt so he could "hold" her and do other things that needed done. She loves it!

The other night he was in pj's and Phia wanted to stand on his belt. He told Delphia that she couldn't because it would make his pants fall down. She pouted and cried and so, Shane being the softie he is went and put his belt on over his pj's.

Tickling Josie and Other Fun Videos

2011-01-09T17:52:00.000-07:00

A picture slideshow by Smilebox

Exhausted

2011-01-09T17:40:00.001-07:00

Need I say more?