Doctor 9 months & 3 year check up

Perfect timing... Emmi had borrowed a doctor kit from her friend this week since I think we are the only ones without one and she was having so much fun playing with it. Definitely came in handy when we were at the girls check up today. The arm cuff thing to help check her blood pressure, the ear thing, etc she knew what they were for.

Emmi is 35lbs and 38 inches tall, for those people that care about the percentage stuff it is 90/90. Then for Moo-Moo she was 20 lbs and 12 ounces. Her length was 27 1/2 inches and 18 1/2 inches for her head. Again the percentage stuff is 75/50.

It was great to be able to take them both in for one visit. We will have to make this happen in the future once Moo gets to a once a year thing. Overall both girls are doing great. The Dr commented on how articulate Emmi's speech was after she read a book to him. I love our doctor.

Discovery Kids

This place is awesome. There is a little play area for the little ones under 3.
An Earth Fare grocery store which Emmi was all about. Guess we take her grocery shopping too much.
A doctors office where Emmi was the doctor with Cousin Benjamin. As well as boats, Ambulances, Fire Trucks, a Stage, dress up, climbing stuff, water tables to name a few things. :)
After a long day of play Moo was all tuckered out.

Turkey Day

This is the turkey frying away.
Jacob could barely wait.
And then pake, apple pie in a gingerbread cake.


Enough said. :)

The Gift...

Here is the big girl in front of her happy birthday sign in front of our neighborhood. Jacob did the same for me this year.

Then here is her big gift. We have a Skuut bike that she has been riding around the house but figure we would get her a bike now anyways.


Here is Moo playing at the playground.

We also played in the leaves. It isnt as mean as it looks since it was simply Emmi throwing leaves in the air over Marli.

Time Flies at 9 months & 3 years old

Marli is doing great with eating @ 9 months. Took the same approach by letting her feed herself but didn't do much fork mashed stuff this time. She has been getting food 2 times a day most days. From Cheerios, to steamed carrots, to green beans, to crust from pizza, to whatever she can swipe. Sleep is not something she wants to grace us with. She will go some nights of only getting up once. Then other nights it will be 2+ times. But she is cute so I guess we will still keep her. She can sit herself up, army crawl, and tries to pull up on stuff but it has to be just the right height for her to do it. This is a picture of my co-pilot while waiting at the airport last week for Memere.

Since the weather is still nice we try to hit the playground when we can.

Marli loves to swing

I cant believe Emmi is already 3. She is very independent. Grabs chairs in the kitchen to help herself to whatever in the food cabinet. Not only will she answer the phone but you can actually have a conversation with her. Definitely becoming quite a little person. She makes us laugh with her funny comments or things she does. She is fun now to take out running errands or the like. She also rather be behind the camera taking the pictures.

Here she is after she climbed the climbing wall herself....

Which lead to her dancing out of no where. My crazy girl.

The party week

Since my birthday is just before Emmi's the next morning after mine she asked, "Is it my birthday now?" Of course it is. :) This year she definitely is going to think birthdays last a full week. We had Emmi's 3rd birthday party with her friends on Saturday. Decorate your own cupcakes and chicken/broccoli/ziti was enjoyed by all.


Memere is here to play with the kids as well. Emmi will have treats in school on Thursday (her actual day). Then maybe cake again with Grif later that day. Over the weekend we are going to get Emmi her birthday gift.

Marli got in on the balloon action.

She also helped unpack all the groceries prior to the party. For an update on her she now has 6 teeth, 3 on top and 3 on bottom. As well as she stood for 10 seconds without holding on to anything. Not long but long enough to just realize how fast time is going.

TOTing

The kids went out TOTing. Emmi had a blast running up to all the houses. Every time she would come back to us she would say, "Mommy I got candy!". It was too cute. Griffin was afraid of any house with ghosts, goblins, or skeletons but not Emmi.

Marli was along for the ride in the wagon.

Here is Marli as the pumpkin.

She definitely didn't let it stop her from getting places.

Swipper the swipper, aka Moo, swipped the wand when Emmi put it down.

Here is Emmi's costume as the Lady Bug Butterfly Fairy Princess right before school last Thursday that I took with my phone. I made the tutu & wings while Jacob crafted the wand.