Our little artist

One of Grandpa's hobbies is painting so he let Jolie create a few masterpieces on his easel. She was a huge fan! He said she took a step back from her work & and said, "I love it, I love it, I love it!" Here is our favorite little artist:

1st Green Beans

We've started introducing Sarah to the wonderful world of solid food. She has had carrots & as of today - green beans! Todd is working on a project outdoors & since the weather was beautiful today we all joined him. Here is Sarah (& Jolie) post green beans. Baby food - what a hassle!

I love these kids.

Here are my two favorite photos of the day:

Jolie during our photo shoot this afternoon. She always wears the boots outside.Sarah after she went to sleep tonight. She is a big fan of her little bear.

Sleepy girls

I took this picture of Sarah napping on our bed earlier this week. I thought it would be fun to see what Jolie looked like around the same age. So here are our little girls napping.

Sarah

Jolie

What a mess!

Jolie is good at so many things, but especially at making messes. This is what I found when I got out of the bathtub on Monday morning. This was the second roll of toilet paper she destroyed in just one week. We are so proud :) She saw this picture as I was uploading it & said, "look at that mess!" Silly girl.

Another 1st

I fed Sarah her first rice cereal this week. She has had one serving the past three days. She seems to like it & is a very good eater. Here she is after her first meal:

Sarah in action

This is for Nonna & Grandpa who haven't gotten to see sweet Sarah (or the rest of us) since Christmas. We can't wait to spend Spring break with you!

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Potty Progress, Report #2

I'm happy to report that Jolie is doing GREAT with potty training. I'm almost in shock it's been so easy (so far). Some highlights include: sleeping in panties & staying dry, going without being asked, & filling up her potty chart (we are almost 1/2 way there!). If you were to drop by our house during the day she would probably be completely naked, but other than that I have very few complaints. She'll use the potty at church, but hasn't "had any tt in her" when we are out in other public places. So far she is accident free so I don't push her too hard to go when we are away from home. When she poops she gags & says, "it's SO gross!" Now she knows how I've been feeling the past THREE years! Hopefully, pooping will become no big deal very soon! Here's a look at her potty chart that I made her (this was taken Tues. morning). She puts a sticker in a flower each time she uses the potty. We are so proud of her!

Easter Treat

Special thanks to Gran & PawPaw who sent a box of treats for Easter. Jolie enjoyed looking through all the goodies. Here she is checking out the loot:

Growing Girl

I took these pictures of Sarah playing in her Exersaucer last night. I'm amazed at how much stronger she has gotten in just a month! She is becoming a pro at playing in this thing! She spins around & plays with all the toys. She also enjoys having a comfortable spot to "Jolie watch." She makes me smile :)
Jolie is always ready to get in a picture with her sister :)

Potty Progress

I was beginning to think Jolie was NEVER going to use the potty & then last Thursday she surprised me & used the potty for the very first time! She has used the potty off & on since Thursday. When we are at home she wears panties or runs around naked (her preference), but I'm not brave enough to leave the house without a pull-up on her! Here she is sitting on a potty full of tee tee:

Sarah at 5 months

Sarah is 5 months old today - wow! At 5 months she is out of our room & sleeping in her crib in the bedroom she shares with Jolie, "talking" more each day, is starting to "play" with her toys & prefers her milk straight from mommy(she's been refusing to take a bottle). She is so fun! Here she is at 5 months (I'm afraid she is going to be a thumbsucker):

Bathtime

Here is a little video of Sarah splashing around in the tub. The best part is listening to Jolie's commentary :) Such fun girls!

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Sarah loves her feet

Sarah has found her feet & she loves to have at least one in hand all the time. If she's on her back she has a good hold on her feet.

Easter Dress Preview

Todd kept the girls while I did a little shopping earlier this week & I came home with their Easter dresses. We hope it's warm this Easter :)

toddlers & technology

Todd gave me an Ipod Touch for my birthday & Jolie is learning to use it almost as fast as I am :) Here she is viewing a video from YouTube on my new gadget.

Put the camera down!!!

Jolie was fussing at me to put the camera down when we were playing outside on Monday. I decided these were too classic not to share! (I put the camera down shortly after these were taken.)

Superbowl

This is where we found the "big" girls playing during the Superbowl. We knew they must have found something fun to do when they got quiet!

Bye, Bye Beard

Todd shaved his "Christmas" beard last week. Believe it or not, I'm always a little sad to see it go. We took a couple of pictures before he shaved. Here is Jolie with her sweet daddy:

Exploring new things

Sarah is just now big enough to sit in her ExerSaucer. She explores a little more each time she plays. Jolie loves to help out :)

Pretty blue dress

Sarah wore a pretty blue dress to church on Sunday & I wanted to show it off. In the first picture she was sitting in her Bumbo chair & knocked her head on the wall :) She was a little mad...

Strong Sarah

Sarah has really been getting stronger over the past month. Her neck strength is really increasing & she wants to sit up so bad! She is constantly using her abdominal muscles & trying to sit up. She'll be crawling before we know it! Here she is showing off her neck strength:

Sorry for the delay...

I'm sure some of you have been checking for updates the last couple of weeks & have been disappointed because I've been a slacker! Here are some new shots of the girls:

Our growing girl

I thought it would be fun to see how much Sarah has changed over the past few months so I created a little time line for your enjoyment:

Sarah at 4 months

Sarah continues to amaze us with her sweetness. Here she is at 4 months:
my new favorite...

she was a squirmy worm so it was impossible to get a picture of her whole body while she wasn't in motion. the second one is blurry b/c she was moving, but it is still so cute.