Potty Training

Jessica and her cousin Pyper have been potty training and both are doing really well. We had tried a few times with Jes over the past few months and they didn't take, but this time we are thinking it will. They are both doing great. It is a lot more fun for them to be doing it together and they encourage each other. Plus, they love visiting the treasure chest together.

Kelsi!

Kelsi is starting to really get into stuff- such as our kitchen cupboards

Under the sink

And when is comes to Spaghetti- she loves it!
....all over the place!

Liberty Park

I took the girls to Liberty Park where they have a fun playground with a splash area. They had a great time- here are some of the results

Hair

A friend introduced me to a really cool blog http://shedoeshair.blogspot.com/ (thanks JoLynn) with all kinds of hair ideas and directions on how to do them. We also had a haircutting and styling enrichment a few weeks ago. Since then I have been a lot more creative with Jessica's hair. At the enrichment I learned about these cool curlers. I had tried velcro rollers and she woke up without a single curl or roller in her hair. Then I tried a curling iron but was afraid of burning her. Then I finally invested in these (at Sally's). They are called "curlformers" and they curl either over night or these were in for 1 1/2 - 2 hours Sunday morning.
They stay in really well- She could even jump on the trampoline in them (and they would dry even faster)

Yea for Curls!!!

Everyday Girls

We have a playground right out our front door (literally). They really enjoy swinging together.
A girl in our ward is a yoga instructor and she has started teaching us Yoga on Mondays and Kickboxing on Wednesdays. It is really fun. We just go to the church gym and all the kids run around and play while we work out. Here Jessica is demonstrating yoga on our new mat.
Kelsi is now 11 mos old. I cam't believe she turns one at the end of this month. This year has flown by!
Jes is playing "horsie" on her bed. She really likes her bed. My parents made this bed for me when I was Jessica's age, then it was my sister Kelley's and now it is Jessica's. It is really nice because it has a lip on it so she doesn't fall out. When Kelsi gets bigger we are going to make a trundle bed out of a crib mattress on a board with wheels. We will have to make it strong, though, because knowing Jessica there will be jumping involved. For Christmas I made Jessica a Classic Whinnie the Pooh quilt to go with the peach bed.

Kangaroo zoo

We went with some friends to a place called Kangaroo Zoo. It is filled with bouncy toys. The girls loved it. I was surprised at how much Kelsi enjoyed it.

Kelsi is such a happy little girl.

March Memories

Jes was knocking on the door wanting to come out of "quiet time" and she was all packed up ready to go "in". Very unfortunately, naptime is a thing of the past but we are valiantly trying to hold onto quiet time.

The girls LOVE taking baths together.
Easter Sunday night Jes was running in circles faster and faster and Grandma deciphered that she was super tired so she sent her in with Grandpa to watch a Shirley Temple show. I think they both needed it.
Yesterday, Monday the 24th, Jes was playing and running outside when she tripped on the sidewalk banged up her face. So much for taking pictures this week in their Easter dresses.

Kelsi is helping Daddy do homework.

Kelsi is really mobile now. She is crawling everywhere and pulling up on things.

She is such a happy, good natured little girl. We really enjoy her.

Jes fell asleep holding her princess shoes.

Happy Easter!

Kelsi Loves to Eat!!!

Kelsi loves to eat whatever she kind find- whether on her high chair, the floor, or apparently the trash.

Who knows what she is eating here, but I thought it was a cute picture.

She is also quite a messy eater. I think this was peas and carrots, but I am not sure.

Here she is scavenging under the desk. I swear I feed this child!

Here Jes is feeding her applesauce.

Fall Leaves

It was beautiful sunny day and the Fall leaves in front of our apartment were beautiful.. Here are a few pictures.

Make-up

Jessica got into my make-up decided to enhance her already long and amazing eyelashes.

Canning

This year my goal was to can peaches and applesauce. We didn't do much, but we did get a little done. I have grand plans for next year, but we will see what really happens. These are some pictures of my little helpers.

We started this blog forever ago, like 2 years ago, and then decided to use PhotoSite instead. Then PhotoSite went out of business this Fall and we are back to square one. Meanwhile, everyone else has decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon, and we, alas, have joined in the fun. We have a bunch of pictures to share of our two little girls so I will attempt to figure this out. Wish me luck! Pointers are appreciated.