Thursday, January 30, 2014

Reading, writing, signs & notes...

Lately Makenzie has been a writing/reading fanatic!  
It's crazy to think that not too long ago she wasn't able to sound out words now that's all she does!  
Since I work in a library I'm always on the hunt for some good easy readers!  
I love to bring new books home and listen to her actually read them!  
She always so proud of herself when she sounds out the whole book without help!
And I have learned to be patient.
In the beginning I would tell Makenzie the word as she was sounding it out and she would get so mad at me.  but I am better now and she doesn't get mad at me as much! :)  

Makenzie has been on a sign/note writing kick....
Right now our home is covered in signs.
I love it.  

Here are some of Kenzie's signs/notes that she has made....

"I am sorry I am so grumpy" 
The grumpy has been smudged a bit.  
Makenzie wrote this one one morning after she got up on the wrong side of the bed! :)
 One of my favorites....
It's actually not a sign but oh so cute.
The other night she made Jeff upset....so she drew a picture of herself and daddy holding hands with a heart in the middle!  Melt. My. Heart!
She then gave it to Jeff to say she was sorry!
 She has learned that I can not say no to a cute little note...
"Please one more movie"
"please play with me"
Come on, how can I say no to that?!? :)
 The other day Josie pinched her fingers in a door...so Makenzie got to work making signs to hang near each door! 
If only Josie could read! :)

 This is the one Makenzie is the most proud of...
A few days ago she asked me how to spell minion (from Despicable Me) I told her I didn't know.  
So she sounded it out and came up with this...
I of course told her she was right.  
If it were a real word then I would have corrected her but minion?!? :)
She was so happy she asked if she could text daddy "mainyan".
Daddy was at work and pretty confused when he received the text! :)

Instagram {January}

Our little early risers...
this was the scene in our living room at 5:30 this morning.
Luckily (for me) Jo Jo called for "Da Da" this morning and she has daddy wrapped
 around her teeny tiny little finger! :) 
 So daddy was up with her...
and of course she had to run into sissy's room and wake her up too! 
 It has been freeeezing....so when it's time to wait for the bus I bundle little Jo up! :)
 Ready for school!
 Sissy giving Jo her night time bottle...

 This picture wasn't on Instagram...I totally forgot about it until I was going through my phone.
Josie is eating a piece of frozen go-gurt and apparently it's a little too cold for her!
Love her face! :)
 Listening to daddy's ipod....
 Makenzie was exhausted on this night and even asked to go to bed...
Little sissy wasn't having it.
She kept on climbing on poor sissy! 
 I have grown to love these carts!
Josie is not fun to take into stores but this keeps her happy for a few minutes! 
Playing at the mall...
Kenzie was so excited to go to the mall for this little play area!  :)
Last week I took Jo to story time for the first time.  
She loved it!


On MLK day Josie had a doctor appt so after we treated the girls to some Chuck E Cheese! 

Waiting for sissy in the rain...

This girl climbs on/in anything...

The other day I wanted Jeff to pick up pie crust on his way home from work.
He wanted me to send a picture of what I wanted so as I was holding the box Josie grabs it...so I start to take a picture of Josie with the box and then Makenzie joins the pic!
Kinda funny to pose with a pie crust box! :)
Lookin' pretty before church!
A few Saturdays ago we had a girls night out at Walmart, McDonalds & Price Chopper! :)


Sleeping with her giant bear!
Watching the snow....
I just love these two!!
Santa gave Kenzie some play make up in her stocking. She was very excited when I put some on her the other day...

Friday, January 24, 2014

2 Cute Little Kitties!

The other night Makenzie had her kitty hat on pretending she was a kitty.  
And of course little sister had to copy! :)  
I don't think she knew that they were being kitties....she just wanted a hat on like big sister! 
Because whatever big sis does little sis does! :)




 I'm not sure why she had to put the boots on. 
They weren't part of the kitty "game"! :)



Thursday, January 23, 2014

15 Months

Jo Jo turned 15 months on the 19th! 
Just a quick little update on our little baby! :)

She is turning into a toddler more everyday...and less like a baby!
She still takes 2 good naps everyday...but will not sleep through the night! Ugh!  

She has turned into an amazing eater!  This girl will eat anything! 
Tuna with relish, tomato soup, any kind of vegetable, beef stew...you name it Jo Jo will eat it! :)  
What a change from last year at this time when she refused to drink from a bottle! Little stinker! 
She still nurses (which I believe is the reason she does not sleep through the night).  She will wake up and when I get up to calm her down she will point to the bed to nurse!  I know she wont nurse too much longer so for now I guess I can go another month or so without sleep!  I've already gone 15 months...what's another month?! :)

She has 4 bottom teeth and 2 teeth on top.  Although I think 2 more teeth are about to make their appearance any day now!  She has been a drooling monster! 

She says "da da" and "ma ma" but she usually calls me "ba ba".  She will say "shh" and put her finger to her mouth and blow kisses by putting her finger in her mouth and then saying "muahhh".  So cute!  

Some of her favorite things: Facetime with Daddy, Baby Einstein, food, blankie, books, cousin Levi, and teasing sissy! :)
She loves to wear sissy's boots around the house! :)  





 This is the face she makes when I ask her to smile :)
 Cute Jo Jo story:
Today she was drinking water out of her sippy cup and some spilled on the floor.  
She ran out of the room and grabbed (a lot) of toilet paper which she brought back to the living room to clean up her mess!  
So cute!!