I can't believe it is already December! I can't believe how busy I am raising 2 little (always needing attention) girls. I am very far behind with blogging and uploading pictures. Hopefully I will get that done before the mass of Christmas Day pictures I will take. I have started getting into professional photography. I really enjoy it (when I get the time). I have been taking classing and doing model shoots. I got a studio set up in my basement. I can't wait til my girls will actually let me take pictures and edit them. I will post pictures soon (I hope).

October

Ridlee turned 3 this month. I can't believe she is that old. She loves preschool and wants to go everyday. I love all the funny things she says. When we put her to bed the other night she yells through her door "It is not ok to put me to bed" so funny. We took the girls to Boo at the Zoo. Ridlee had a great time. Ridlee also started taking Dance. She does so good and follows the teacher very well. I was shocked and impressed. She likes to show people her dance moves.

Random pictures

Kaida is 6 months!

I can't believe Kaida is already 6 months. She is 13lbs 11oz and 26 inches. She loves watching her big sister. It is so cute to watch her hold her own bottle. But when she drops it, she is extremely mad.
We went to Utah for my cousin Monty's wedding. Ridlee was so cute she was commentating the wedding ceremony. When the bride walked down the isle she said "Look, Monty married a princess." The first time Kaida ate baby food Ridlee fed it to her. They both did so good. Love my girls!

The girls

I took these pictures of the girls the other day. Ridlee had a lot of fun even though in the one picture she looks so bored.

August

August has been a very busy month. Kaida turned 5 months old. We had 2 family reunions. And it feels like we are always on the go.

Family picture at Blast Off

Kaida's sad face. This is what we see a lot.

The girls. Ridlee loves to hold her sister.

Kaida is 4 months old!

I can't believe Kaida is already 4 months old. She is starting to get out of her colicky stage and laughing when we play with her. She thinks Ridlee is hilarious. Kaida is now 24 inches long and 11.7 lbs. Tall and skinny little thing.
We have enjoyed watching the Blue Angels for the past 5 days. They flew right over our house. Ridlee did not like the noise or the house vibrating. She did look at one that flew right about us and said "look mom is has sparkles!"
We also went to a condo in Ogden and went swimming everyday with Kyler and Brandy. Ridlee had a blast.
Camping

Hanging out with her friend Emery

Daddy and his girls

Blue Angels (I'm standing on my back porch)


Kyler and Ridlee

4th of July

The 4th was fun. Ridlee is still afraid of fireworks. She liked the big ones at the river for a little while. I think the noise it what she hates the most. Ridlee loved getting candy at the parade.

Finally Summer

Kaida just turned 3 months old. She is happier more often which is nice. Ridlee likes to talk to Kaida and get in her face. Their personalities are soooooo different, it's funny. In the past month we have been to Utah to visit family again. We went camping in Palisades. Both girls did great camping. They both slept throught the night in the camper. I wish Kaida would do that at home. I have adjusted to being a stay at home mom and I'm not in survival mode anymore. Yeah for me. We also put a playset in the backyard. Ridlee loves going down the slide.



Camping

We survived 2 months

Kaida just had her 2 month check up. She is now 8lbs 15oz. She is our little runt. She still wears preemie and newborn clothes! She is still colicky. I hope that passes soon. I need a break. Kaida wants to be held 24 hours or a day or she tells you about it. The only time both girls are happy is when we are shopping! They are born shoppers. SO needless to say my house is a mess and I might get to clean it in a month or so when I'm not tending to 2 demanding opinionated girls.

We did make a trip to Utah and Ridlee got to play with her cousins.



We also went camping. It snowed on us, but then it would be sunny and nice. We had bipolar weather. It was fun to get out. Ridlee loved riding her 4-wheeler all over. She was very upset when her battery died.

The Girls

Hattie Bates Photography

Happy Easter

We spend Easter with Travis's family. Ridlee loved playing with her cousins. She also loved all of the candy and treats. On Saturday we made a 20 foot banana split. It was yummy.

Ridlee wanted to sit on the Easter Bunny lap




Kaida is so tiny next to a standard football!