Happy 10 Months on Earth!

(You and uncle Dalan pulling faces)

 Stats

I have to be honest, I have no idea what you weigh or how tall you are.  I can tell you that you are in size 9-12 month pants, 9-12 month shirts/ onsies and 12 month skirts.  You are tall enough to play the piano at Grandma Sellers house while standing on the ground.

Firsts

Alice you had your very first Christmas! You loved the lights, the tree and even the presents.  You liked the wrapped boxes as much as you like the gifts in side.  You attempted to help open the presents however you got disinterested quickly and moved on to other things. You sent your first Text message.  Jessi, whom you love was the recipient of this text and she enjoyed it!  Your first New Years was spent sleeping as midnight struck.  But when you woke up on New Years Day you sprouted a new tooth, your 2^nd!  You said “hi” when we walked into Grandma Sellers house.  Every morning as we walk in I tell you “Say hi to Grandma” and this month you looked right at her and said “Hi”.  You then said it again to Papa Ron.  Now you will say it randomly but not when asked to say it to people… hopefully we will get better at this and start greeting people. You had a 2 week period of “stranger danger”.  You struggled going to anyone other than mom.  You even struggled to go to dad a few times, sad.  I was happy that this only lasted 2 weeks and you are now back to your normal, happy and personable self.

Tricks

Alice you still love to walk around and do so on anything that you can hold onto.  You have taken one successful step without holding something.  You don’t seem too interested or eager to walk on your own yet.  You ham it up for the camera and give big cheesy grins any time you see one.  You clap all on your own and can even make sound when you do it.  You clap when you are happy with something you have done and expect others to clap for you as well.  You are getting into some crazy yoga poses, mostly when you are in the bath which scares mom to death!  You are using many different toys as phones.  You hold almost everything up to our ear, laugh and babble, it is so cute.  You are really good at correcting or righting your balance which is helpful and you are falling over less.  Grandma Little let you play with her tablet.  She has a fun application that lets you touch the screen and color and make lights flash.  You loved it and now are obsessed with wanting to play with everyone’s tablets.

Wrap Up

Alice you are loving, energetic, talkative and funny.  We love you and the whole family can’t get enough of you!  You love spending time with both grandparents, all your aunts and uncles and your cousins too.  They get excited to be around you too and are entertained by your hijinks.  You are growing daily and learning new things constantly.

We love you very much!!!

Mom and Dad

Happy 9 Month Birthday!!!

It’s beginning to look a lot like your birthday hehehe.

 Stats

Alice you weigh 19.6 pounds (66%), 28.2 inches long (74%) and your head circumference is 17.5 inches (64%).  You wear size 6-9 month onsies and size 9 month pants.  You can still wear jackets and coats anywhere from 6 months to 12 months depending on the brand.  You are wearing hats like a champ too!

Firsts

You had your first multi person bath.  You and your cousin Luke took a bath together and he taught you to flop on your tummy and play with toys in the tub!  You tried your first solid food, these little cereal type things that mostly dissolve in your mouth, and you loved it.   You are starting to walk while holding peoples hands or stationary objects, you seem to enjoy it and do it daily. You went to your first Christmas party.  You went to the party with mom but spent most of the time hanging out with your boyfriend Sam. You two are two months apart and seem to really enjoy each others company which is awesome to watch.   While there you opened your first present, you didn’t quite understand what to do but uncle Dalan and cousin Quinn helped! That same day, December 8, 2012, while you went to your first tire store with mom I found that your first tooth came through!  It is your bottom front, right side.  It is a sharp little sucker and super cute.  You had your first bubble bath and loved it.  You still like your baths but now require toys.  You started to play with Sir Winston, really play with him.  You will take his toys and crawl towards him, get his attention and then play tug of war.  You giggle and squeal and he is very gentle.

Ticks

You are a dare devil!  You love to climb on anything and everything.  You are so smart and figure things out quickly, you started clicking your tongue after listening to Quinn and Grandma singing songs.  You learned to say wow and are saying it constantly now that there are Christmas lights up.  You have started to rub your bottom lip on your new tooth, which pushes your bottom lip out till it almost touches your nose.  You have started growling at everything and everyone, you are always happy when doing it and it makes everyone smile and laugh. You have started “dancing” to music.  You bounce your legs and move your head around until the music stops and often times you are pretty close to being on beat.  You are also starting to wave at people.  You move your hand open and closed, but it is usually facing you and you do this not only to say hi or by to people but also just when you are hanging out by yourself.

Other Things

Alice you are a strong and adorable little girl.  You are still talking and singing all the time.  You continue to love being in public and thrive on others attention.  You are so interested in playing with others.  You pester Quinn to play with you all the time and you pulled her over this month when she just wanted to play on her own.  You can push chairs across the floor to get to what you want.  Alice you are still a fun, loving, smart and active little girl.  Mom and Dad love you so much and can’t believe you are getting so big.  We can’t wait to see what you learn and do next!!!

Love

Mom and dad

Trick or Treat

This was the first Halloween in our new home in Herriman, and it wasn’t quite what I expected.

Lets start with the fact that VaRonica and I have been very sick for the past week. Because of this we didn’t decorate the house, at all. This afternoon I thought about going and just picking up a few small pumpkins just to place on our doorstep. But I didn’t so anything of the sort. Other than the empty houses where no one lives, we have the only house on the block with out decorations. A few houses down the street there is a yard driveway and porch set up like a haunted house. I think the neighbor is trying to embarrass the rest of us.

Earlier we did our weekly grocery shopping and bought some candy to hand out. We bought four extra large bags of candy, and I thought that we would have lots left over. Last year in our apartment in Sandy we had a total of ten children ring our doorbell. Because of all the children that live in our neighbor hood we thought we would get more, but we were not sure how much.

The trick or treating started a little later than I would have guessed, but when it started there was no holding back the hoard. I have never seen anything like it. Instead of a family or small group of friends going together, there would be a very large group of kids, maybe fifteen at a time. And they are ravenous, trying to get to the candy. But I do have to mention that they were very polite, all saying thank you.

The four extra large bags of candy went in less than two hours. We had to raid the pantry and gave away bags of popcorn. We had to put a sign up saying “sorry, we ran out of candy.” About half an hour after putting the sign up I took the garbage out, and I could see the street from over the fence. There had to be at least fifty kids on the street, and now a full hour latter, there are still people on the streets.

Next year we may have to double the amount of candy that we buy. We will also have to put up some decorations so that we at least fit into the neighborhood.

A few Highlights of the night…

We had a Devil Princess come to our house as well as a horse dressed as a banana. Yes, an actual horse dressed like a banana being walked down the street by it’s owner. One kid was forced into our house because all the kids behind him were eager to get candy. And also, the kids outside right now are howling at the moon.

And last, an awkward moment…

In one group of kids came to the door, a girl in the group says “this use to be our house.” Then a boy in the group said “yeah, until you bought it.” The sad part about this was we bought the house in foreclosure and had been empty for almost a year.

So overall I would say that this was a very interesting Halloween.

To Christmas or not to Christmas

This year, we had decided not to buy any Christmas presents. We decided this because we are in the process of buying a house. And if we got a house, that would be our present to ourselves. Some where along the way we also made the choice not to put up decorations.

A few days ago, VaRonica was asked by her parents to go out and pick up a tree. Picking out a tree made VaRonica realize just how much she was depressed that she didn't have a tree or any decorations set up at home.

So, VaRonicas parents donated a little money for her to go out and get a tree. Today we set out and picked up a little tree, small enough to not be a pain when we have to take it back down in a short period of time.

First things first, we rearranged the living room so the tree could be seen out our window. Then I placed the tree in its holder. Then I stood back and let VaRonica work her magic. In less than twenty minutes she had the tree trimmed and some lights strung on our balcony.

So after deciding that we weren't going to do anything for Christmas, we ended up doing it anyway.

The things our dog has to put up with!

Some people say that I treat my dog like a child, well I do! I love him like I would a child (now this is coming from someone who is childless so I can’t say for sure, but I do love him lots). This love, for me, includes dressing him up for special occasions. I am adding photo’s of some of his dress ups from the past.

This lovely shirt was compliments of Becca!!!

Sir got this one for one of our Christmas's up in Montana... He could totally have gotten lost in one of those snow drifts!

Sir all dressed up for my Bling Bling Birthday Bash!

I love Halloween and we take Sir to a doggy day care two days a week. Every year they have a Halloween party. Well they actually have lots of holiday parties, but their Halloween party is this Friday. Sir usually doesn’t go on Fridays, but how could I not take him to a party?!?! So today we did what any responsible parents would do, we went to Petsmart and got him a costume!

So may I present this years Halloween costume…

Sir Dracula!

The Vampire obsession continues!

Happy Halloween Everyone!