First Thanksgiving

If I could sum up Thanksgiving for us, it would be with these two pictures:

"I WANT STUFFING!"

"TOUCHDOWN"

She is just pure entertainment these days. :) Love to you all!

Life

Life is crazy but we are still alive. Can you believe it's almsot hte

I have so much to write and catch up on and no time to do it! Hopefully soon! We think of you all often and hope you are all well!

Love,

Myka

Pretty Poems and Wonderful Words

We've come to find out, that B is an avid reader with an always growing collection of books. It amazes me to no end that she is constantly crawling over to her book box and pulling out books to go through. She loves them!

Her all-time favorite though, is Baby Einstein's "Pretty Poems and Wonderful Words." We can just say the title of the book and she will stop whatever she is doing, turn around and high-tail it over to us, so she can read her book. Unfortunately, she's hasn't quite mastered the term "gentle" so this book has been to hell and back; especially since it's one of those pop-up style books.

Nonetheless, it's still her favorite

Time to read:

"The Moon had a face like the clock in the hall..."

Flipping open the flaps...or more like trying to tear them off!

"Hi Mommy! I'm reading my book!"

we were so thrilled to get the chance to meet up with one of bestest friends a few weeks ago when she came down to visit for a few days. and we were super excited to find out she was bringing down her little one as well.

all went well and it was fun to hold a newborn again :)

b was

myka's 30th.

today was myka's 30th birthday. yikes! (just kidding baby! :p) and in celebration of the BIG day, we decided to take advantage of Disneyland's get-in-free-for-your birthday promotion. and seeing as how myka hasn't been there in over fifteen yeras, i haven't been there in the past ten years, and b has never been there, it proved to be an amazing day. here are some fun pics:

happy 30th daddy!

So what better way to ring in a HUGE milestone birthday, then to take advantage of Disneyland's get-in-free-on-your-birthday promotion and play with Mickey and Minnie for the first time in over a decade?!

So we packed up and took off to the heart of Anaheim, for a fun filled day filled with lots of yummy goodies, fun rides, smiles and great family memories. It was an awesome day!

Happy Birthday Daddy! :)

"I'm excited for Disneyland guys!"
Princess B on the tram. She loved it.

I wish the tree was up for a good family Christmas pic, but this was good enough :)

Daddy's two princesses in front of the castle

B wasn't as excited to take a picture in front of the castle as I was.

Looking at the Dumbo ride thinking, "Hmmm, that looks a little scary."

...Maybe if I protest, Mommy won't make me go!

At first I was a little hesitant...

and freaked out...

...but then I relaxed and enjoyed the ride :)

Dummmmmmmbo!

My first ride on a carousel and I loved it! All the pretty lights and music!

There's no way daddy will ever let mommy ever teach me how to drive

I wasn't too happy about waiting for Small World since that was my favorite ride. Luckily the lines were short and I got to ride TWICE!

First Time Visitor!

Here's a couple pics of Mommy and Daddy after GMA picked me up...I always miss out on the fun!

And here's a little video of B soaking up everything on Small World.

big girl numnums

I dunno if my mommy has told you, but I'm pretty big on my numnums. There's not anything I don't try and like. Rice, LOVE it. Tofu, LOVE it. Poi, LOVE it. All the fruits and veggies, LOVE them. Vienna sausage, LOVE it. All the canned baby foods, LOVE them. I even got a chunk out of a red bell pepper last week and I LOVED that! Mommy was impressed.

So with this mouth full of monster teeth (EIGHT now!) and an appetite that could put a grown man to shame, mommy thought it was only natural to slowly start eating completely solid, big girl foods. and of course, mommy documented every moment of it.

c'mon mommy, i don't have all day. i want my NUMNUMS!

oh man, this is going to be good.

broccoli, carrots and avocado. looks like everything is here!

i think i'm gonna have to use TWO hands.

uh-oh, carrot down! now where did it go?

yummmmmmy.

i gotta get it ALL in my mouth!

the end product. pure yumminess (and a messy face!)

it seems like every time i turn my head, B is learning something new and growing even bigger. it makes mommy sad! here's some of the stuff she is up to:

at (almost) 9 months, she is
- a master crawler and quick as lightning.
-everything goes in her mouth.
-she is pulling herself up on everything and trying to stand by herself
-i swear she bonks her head 5 times a day
-she likes to try and walk
-will crawl to your feet and pound on your feet to tell you she wants to be picked up.
-she said her first words last weekend :( it started with Ma-ma and was immediately followed by Da-da. It made mommy and daddy smile from ear to ear.
-she calls for Mam or Ma-ma-ma or Ma-ma when she is whiny, tired, hungry or grumpy.
-she loves her cereal puffs
-still love bath time. probably the happiest time of the day for her.
-puts her hands up to be picked up and is signing MORE! (she's been doing this awhile but i just figured out what she is signing! :p)
-loves watching Baby Signing Time
-has no interest in her toys but instead likes bottles and plastic containers
-loves to read

and there are so many more joys that she contributes to our lives but seriously, there is no way i could post them all.

she's growing up so fast and turning into a beautiful little girl. these 9 months have gone by so fast. SLOW DOWN LIFE!

here i am at beach day #2
i love when daddy is home. i like to crawl all over him and wake him up to play!
what can i say, i like my cereal puffs :p
someone come save me from this jail!
LOVE

beach bum B

my mommy, daddy and gma took me to the beach for the very first time last weekend. they were unsure how i would like it with all the sand and cold water. but i LOVED it. i loved the water. i wanted to dive right in. it was like a big bath for me!! and the sand? boy did that look yummy!! mommy and daddy told me no, but i was sure to get a little taste in. :)

smiles for mommy:

mommy calls this my daddy jr face. :)

hey, everyone needs a tan!

here i am thinking "hmmm, i wonder how long it would take me to crawl to the ocean?"

i love the beach mommy!

fishlips.

every day we see a little more of B's personality...and she is a crack up. she's miss independent...so determined. does whatever SHE wants to do. will get whatever SHE wants. and is always smiling, laughing and kicking away. and when she is done with something, she definitely lets us know. we love it. she is always bringing smiles to our face.

here she is, keeping herself entertained.

videos

i wish videos posted faster on here...i have a TON. hopefully our videos will post to a 3rd party website a little faster and i'll get them up asap.

b is pulling herself up on everything. it cracks me up. and she loves to destroy things and eat EVERYTHING. i find things in her mouth at all times of the day. she brings so much joy to our lives, it is amazing. hard to believe my little baby girl is 8 months old. i can't believe how fast the year has gone by. nothing to put life and time in perspective than to see your little angel growing up. can't (and don't want to!) imagine life without her.

all in all, life is GOOD!

big lil B

so my mom found these cute black leggings that i knew B just HAD to have and she finally fits them. YAY! So I paired them with a white tank top, the cute "mary jane" socks Myka's coworker gave B and a headband...and we got what Myka likes to call "Mommy Jr." :) It makes me giggle. But doesn't she look like she's about TWO YEARS OLD? my gosh is she growing up fast!