Silly Girl

Here are some random pictures of my Jilly girl:

 Playing peek-a-boo!

She was in desperate need of a nap when I snapped this photo.  She was laughing hysterically and bawling her eyes out at the same time.

 I have mentioned many times before how much little Miss Bean loves food.  Not only does she love to eat it, but she loves to make a mess with it too.

She just can't help, in her quest to get every last bite, getting food all over herself.

 And here she is with her first pony tail.  I know, it's not much to speak of, but it's there!  One of these days her hair will grow.  Hopefully before she turns 5.

Girls Day Out

For her birthday, Vivi got some gift cards to American Girl from her grandparents.  So naturally it was the perfect excuse for all of us girls to get together for some shopping and lunch.

 With her gift cards, Vivi ended up getting the McKenna doll.  She had seen the movie several times, and was so excited to be able to get the doll.

It is always our tradition that we go to White Chocolate Grill after shopping at the American Doll store. Vivi loves it because they have high chairs for the dolls.  It is always so much fun to go out shopping with the girls!  It is one of Vivi's most favorite past times.

Sewing Projects

Vivi started taking sewing lessons from my mom a couple of months ago.  Her first project was a pillow case.

Here is the finished product.

And here she is cutting out a skirt that she made for herself.  It turned out super cute!  I love that she is learning to sew at such a young age.  But what I love more is how much she loves it!

Dentist

Back in September, Preston had to get four of his bottom teeth pulled out.

 Getting the laughing gas.  My kids get so kooky on that stuff.  As he was lying there, sniffing away, he told us, "I just turned that light on." The light was totally off.  We said, "Oh really?"  To which he replied, "Yeah.  I just turned it on with my foot!"  He never even lifted his leg off the table.  Ha!

Here he is with his missing teeth.  He had his first visit from the tooth fairy that night and was so excited!

Hittin the Runway

Back in September my mother-in-law asked to borrow my girls for a service project her ward was doing.  She asked if my girls would be willing to come and model their new matching dresses that my mom had made for them.

 Jilly absolutely loved being on the runway.  She loved it so much, she completely flipped out when we took her off so the other girls could have their turn.  :)  At the end, we let her back on the runway and wear herself out running back and forth.  She slept really well that night.

Jilly and Viv in their dresses.  My mom is such an amazing seamstress.  The dresses turned out beautiful!

Sleepy Snuggles

There is nothing I love more than snuggling with my baby before she goes down for a nap.

Sometimes I even get lucky enough and she'll fall asleep in my arms before I lay her in her crib.

Oh how I love this baby!  I wish she would stop growing up so fast!

Fashionista

My girl Viv loves clothes.  Oh, and shoes and cute jackets and accessories.  One of her very first words was "Cute!".  She wasn't even 2 years old yet, and when we would be walking through the stores, she would yell "Cute!" if she saw something she particularly liked.  Especially the shoes.  "Cute shoes!"  She has also been picking out her own clothes since she was 18 months old.  I didn't know quite what to think about that.  If I pulled something out of her closet that she was not in the mood to wear, she would say, "No!" then she would point to what is was that she wanted to be adorned in for the day and say, "That one!"  I honestly haven't chosen her clothes for her since.  I guess I haven't wanted to squash her artistic style.  And for the most part she does a really good job with coordinating her outfits.  There have been times here and there that I have cringed as we walked out the door to go out into public, but as long as she was confidant in her clothing choice, what the heck?

For the longest time (and of her own accord) before going to bed each night she takes a few minutes to lay her clothes out for the next day.  Down to the accessories even.  And she lays them on the floor like such...

I always love seeing what she comes up with.  I have to say, she did pretty darn good with this one.  Love, love, love my little fashionista.

Body Parts

Jillian has a slight belly button fetish.  And when I say slight, I really mean huge.  Any time her belly button is exposed, I guarantee you her fingers will be digging in it.  Sometimes she digs in it so much it looks all red and ouchy.  She doesn't seem to mind though, as long as she can poke and prod at it.

 Silly girl.  Do you love the farmer tan to boot?  These pictures were taken at the end of the summer.

She loves her nose too.  Still not as much as the belly button though.  Thank heavens.

Leaving On A Jet Plane

The end of September/beginning of October brought lots of traveling for Trent.  I felt like we were constantly driving to and from the airport.  Luckily we don't live too far away!

 This was a sight we saw a lot.

 We ended up driving the back way a lot so as to avoid toll fees.  We saw a lot of gorgeous sunsets.

And we definitely saw lots of airplanes.  Preston and I would always count them on the way home.  In one of our 25 minute drives, we counted 22 airplanes!  While we enjoyed all the beautiful sunsets and had fun with our airplane counting competitions, we were really glad when Trent's traveling returned more to normal.  We sure missed him!

Soccer Stars

We signed Preston up for Fall soccer this year.  It was his first time playing.  I love watching 5 year olds play sports.  They crack me up!  The first game, Preston mostly just watched.  He would follow the pack of kids as they ran up and down the field kicking the ball, just studying what everyone was doing.  The next game though, he got right in there with the rest of the kids.

 Preston and some of his teammates.  Aren't they so cute!

 Preston and his friend B did quite a bit of wrestling on the sidelines.

Jilly even got to hang out with her little friend Lucy.  They were sharing snacks with each other.  They are both food lovers.

We loved watching Preston be able to learn the sport of soccer.  I know he had so much fun playing.