Paisley's Christmas Program

Pais had her little dance program at dance last week and she did great!! She loves to dance and it is so cute to see her progress in just the past 2 years of taking dance. Her little class showed us the technique they have learned so far this year, and then they did a little dance to "Up on the house top" They also learned "silent night" in sign language. Avery kept saying how beautiful the little girls were:) I would love to see Paisley stick with dancing, she is just so fun and cute to watch!

Perfect first position form:)

                                       
                                                        Paisley and her cousin Paige

                                             
                                                  Getting ready to perform her dance!

Avery wants to be just like Pais!

Avery turned 2!!

Avery turned 2 on Oct. 24th....I have been slacking in my blogging, so here are the highlights of Avery at 2 years old!!!
She had a Halloween themed birthday party, and the kids got to dress up in their costumes.  Avery was Tinkerbell, who she absolutely LOVES!!  Avery is such a sweet and crazy little girl, she always has us laughing!  She can be a little rough, especially with Paisley, but for the most part is loving and kind.  She loves, loves, loves anything girlie, she is always trying to get family to give her their necklace or bracelets or rings.  I have to hide my jewelry from her or else she would have it on all day long!  She loves to play with Paisley, some days they are the best of friends, and others not so much;)  She loves princesses and especially dressing up like one.  Not a day goes by that she doesn't have on a dress-up and high heal shoes.  She is most definitely a mama's girl.  Where ever I am she is not too far behind.  At home she is always hanging on me somehow.  She loves dancing and singing, it is so funny and cute to watch her and Pais put on little dance shows for us.  She hates the potty!  And will NOT be talked into doing anything she does not want to do!  She has a strong personality.  Avery is in the 89% for her height, so yes she is way tall, almost as tall as Paisley!!!  We thinks she is just so smart and sweet and we love her to pieces!!

                                                     Trying to show me #2 on her fingers:)

                                                               Painting pumpkins!!       

               She enjoyed the pinata, especially when candy came out- her most favorite food;)

                                           Avery and Brooklyn awaiting the presents!

                     She got so excited to see the necklace, bracelets and rings she received

                        Blowing out the candles on her cute little pumpkin cake(it was delicious!)

Rings- check, necklace- check, bracelets- check, purse- check, Binki- check

(what more does a girl need?!)

Paisley is 4 years old!!!

(Avery was a little sad she didn't get presents;)

I totally dropped the ball on posting Paisley's 4th birthday when it was actually her birthday:( But yes she is 4! I can hardly believe it has been 4 years, and that she will be attending pre-school this fall. She is growing up way to fast, but she doesn't seem to mind, she is so anxious to get big! We always tell her to stop growing and she gets so serious and says that she wants to. Paisley has such a sweet personality and is very loving, a little sensitive, but what girl isn't:) She is very concerned for her little sis Avery, anytime Avery is being watched and I have Paisley she always asks how I think Avery is doing, and is always looking out for her when playing outside or with friends. For her birthday we had a family party just at our house, because the weather was so bad. She wanted a princess party with an Ariel cake, so my mom and I attempted the cake and it turned out OK:) We love you Pais!!

About Paisley at age 4:

*Can write her name(sometimes with a few extra letters in it:)

*LOVES Dance

*Is great at coloring

*Loves puppies still

*Thinks she is a princess

*Knows most her letters and numbers

*Can read snug house bug house book from memory

Our little vacation

Has it really been 6 months since my last post?!! Well we have missed out on a lot of major postings, and I'm not going to post it all, I think that would kill me, so I am just going to pick up right here.....

Me and the girls along with my family went to St. George for the weekend, Tyler was of course out of town working:( But we still had fun! It was really nice the first few days we were there and was hot! We went hiking, played at the park and went swimming.

The main reason we went was to go to my niece, Ashlee's Baptism. It was very special, and Paisley was very interested in the entire experience, and looks forward to being baptized when she turns 8!

Avery and her cousin Brooklyn, not twin(everyone asks if they are twins) on the slide

Ave pushing Paisley on the swing
My little sweetheart!
My wild child! She truly is the wildest thing I have ever seen, Paisley and I renamed her to-Wild Wilda(hope daddy doesn't mind:)
Paisley on the hike with her new shades!!

After we got back I decided to bring the car seats in for some much needed cleaning and after the long car ride in them they still insisted on eating dinner sitting in their seats!

Halloween

Here are the few pictures of our Halloween. Avery no longer sits still long enough for a picture and while I was trying to get her to hold still my camera was dying....ah the drama of a camera! Paisley was of course a princess, she was the little mermaid and Avery was a lady bug, I decided she had to be some kind of bug since we call her "buggins" most of the time:) We went to my moms for our traditional chili dinner then came back to our house where we went trick or treating with Tyler's side of the fam. That was fun for both kids at first, every time Avery got a piece of candy in her bucket she would say mmm mmm. Then the girls realized how cold it was when we were on the other side of the neighborhood and decided to just cry until they were home and warm. Overall it was a fun day.

Happy Birthday Avery!!!

I can't believe it but Avery is 1 years old! Her birthday was Saturday the 24th. Avery is such a sweet and spunky little girl! I have noticed her transition from baby to toddler in just the last few days. She is so much fun! Avery knows what buttons to push to make her big sis angry, which is funny to watch:) She has taken a few steps, but has not taken the plunge to just walk already! She gets so proud of herself when she does take those steps from the table to me, or whoever she is walking from. Avery is 100% her daddy's girl, in her look and in favorites. If Tyler is in the room you will not see her with anyone else. Tyler absolutely loves this too! Avery knew everyone was there for her birthday and she was soaking all of the attention in, she is not shy, like some would be in the spotlight. She loved opening her presents and eating(playing in) her cake!

Things Avery is doing at age 1:

*Points to things and tries to name them

*Points to what she wants

*Stands on her own

*Throws good tantrums

*Screams louder than any baby I know:)

*Mimics Paisley's dancing and singing

*Plays patty cake

*Can go up and down stairs

Avery's Words:

-pup pup(puppy)

-mama and dada

-baba(also means binki)

-ah dah(with one hand in the air, means all done!)

-mimics the dog barking

Avery's stats:

18 lbs(10%tile)

29inches long(65%tile)

17.8inches head(55%tile)

Precious moments

Tonight putting Paisley to bed was something I just had to write down so I can remember these moments when she is a teenager and has me pulling my hair out:) I think we take for granted how much kids listen and learn from us, though sometimes when we talk to them they may be focusing on something else. Now I can't take all the credit(nursery) but I must say I had a little tear in my eye.

After saying our prayers:

Paisley: Wow, that prayer was really long, we shouldn't say that long of prayers.
Me: But Heavenly Father loves it when we talk to him . And he and Jesus love you!
Paisley: Ya cause jesus died so that we can live.
Me: Yes he did(tear)
Paisley: He also died for rudolf, but I don't want him to die cause he would be sad
Me: Oh OK(don't really know why rudolf got into the mix...maybe cause she has started watching Christmas movies already!)

Anyways, this little girl has me so amazed a lot of the time, she has such a strong sweet spirit that I know has helped me in a lot of cases, she is a little sweetie and I love her!