They grow up so fast!

It's been a while since I've posted any pictures of the kids, and I know that who you all want to see!


I was ironing Jordan's clothes the other day and Lola tried on his shirt. She played in it for about 20 minutes. I obviously had to roll up the sleeves.

Lola is completely potty trained (even night time is fabulous)! She even goes in there all by herself now and takes care of business then washes her hands. We're so proud! I never thought I'd be so excited about someone going to the bathroom and washing her hands.


She asks me questions that make me think about how I should answer sometimes. A few days ago, we were in the grocery store and we walked by the toy aisle. Of course she saw them and she asked, "Mommy, can I have a toy?" I replied, "No." Lola asked, "Why?" I had to think about it for a minute, then I answered, "Well, it's not on my list." Immediatley she came back with, "Well, it's on MY list!" I laughed for the rest of our time in the grocery store!
Sometimes Lola thinks it's funny to eat "like a baby" and use her hands. I don't thinks its all too funny when I have to change her clothes and practically give her a bath!

When Jordan and I were away at Beaver Creek, she stayed over at my parents house. When I told her where we were going, I told her we were going to the mountains. You can see the Rocky Mountains from my parents backyard and she looked out the back doors and exclaimed, "Yaya, I can't see my mommy!" No mention of Jordan though, poor guy.



Ryan is huge. I think I can see him growing sometimes, and he's not even on solid food yet. When he does, look out! My dad thinks he's going to be a giant football player, but he will catch up to himself sooner or later. He's sleeping very well now at night, thank goodness, and he is getting on a schedule that I can almost depend on during the day. I like some order!

He's big enough now to ride in his stroller without his car seat. He enjoyed our very short walk. We realized that the sun was way too strong for a little guy to be out in it for any length of time here. The sun is too intense. There have been reports of 2 year olds with skin cancer in the Denver area. What's that all about?

Ahhhh...

Jordan and I went away to Beaver Creek this weekend all alone! Lola and Ryan stayed at Yaya and Grandpa's house (that's my mom and dad). I was a little nervous to leave the kids for so long because we had never done that before, but my parents said it went prertty well. Lola is still in her crib, so it was very different for her to sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag. The first night, she tried to get in head first and they had a hard time maneuvering her back out. But she got used to it and slept OK. She didn't take naps there though because she able to get out so easily. On our way home from the mountains she told me on the phone that she was tired. I knew she must be absolutely exhausted to admit to being tired. When we finally got the kids home she fell asleep before her head hit the pillow!

We stayed at a gorgeous little place called the Poste Montane. It only has 24 rooms and it was extra quiet because we were there during the off-season. There weren't even many people in the village. It was so nice to have some major peace and quiet after the madness that is sometimes our household. We had some great food and saw some beautiful places. The trees are all turning colors right now and it is about the prettiest scenery I have ever seen. Our pictures don't do it justice.

Happy Birthday Nani!

Lola wants to send her birthday wishes to Nani via video. Enjoy...and make sure to turn up your volume and listen for her extra special treat for all of you. I promise it wasn't the videographer. Since Ryan isn't able to voice his excitement for Nani's birthday, here is a really enthusiastic looking picture of him.

Shake Your Booty!

Tonight Ryan "stood" in his exersaucer and he was giddy with excitement. His eyes couldn't move fast enough to see all his new toys! You can see by the picture that he opened his eyes as wide as possible to take it all in.

Lola was excited to see him in there as well, so she decided to do a little dancing. You can see her "shaking her booty" when she leans forward and swings her arms back and forth. She often does this while naked, but she decided to do it in her clothes this time. She also likes to do the splits (or so she thinks). After I finished taking this video of her, she told me her legs hurt. I told her that I could see why!

Meet Miss Potty and Mr. Monster

Horray! Lola is potty training and doing so well. It's so nice not to have to change 2 sets of diapers. She tells me when she has to go and then she tells me not to come in the bathroom with her. I guess she needs her privacy! She gets a sticker on her "Special Potty Chart" after she goes each time on the potty and she feels really proud of herself.

Meanwhile, Ryan is growing like a little monster. I can barely carry him in his infant seat anymore without sweating. I am taking him to the doctor on September 15th for his 4 month check-up (yes, he's almost 4 months old!) and we'll see how much he weighs at his appointment.

He smiles all the time. He really loves it when anyone talks to him. He laughs a lot too. Not the big belly laughs, but those cute little giggles moms and dads love to hear!