A Girl and her cat

Bella has had a bond with Sierra since she was in my belly. Bella constantly laid on my stomach when I was pregnant. Through all of Sierras kicks and flips Bella remained. The cat loves this girl. She will let Sierra pick her up and carry her where ever Sierra wants to go. She runs down the hall in the morning when she hears Sierras door open so that she can be petted. Clearly the adoration is mutual.

5 years old

It's so hard to believe you are 5 today. For the past five years you have filled our lives with smiles, giggles, and joy. You make me smile everytime I hear you repeat everything you say, see you reading to your babies, or hug & kiss your brother. Happy Birthday little chick!

Love you with all your heart,
mama, daddy and Andon

Superstar

Sierra has been taking a tap/ballet/tumbling class since the beginning of January. Saturday she had her recital. It was to dark in the auditorium to take pictures while they were on stage. But I did manage to make her stand still beforehand so I could snag one in all her pink and purple glory.

They did "Mickey Mouse's Birthday" in tap shoes first. Then they changed into ballet shoes and did "I Just Can't Wait to be King." It was an all Disney themed show. It was great. There were no tears on her part just lots of shaking of her hips. She had a great time. Daddy and Mama were super proud and both of us cried. Way to go Sierra!

And he's off . . .

While it may not be an "official" crawl, Andon is off and moving fast. He started rolling all over the family room at 5 months. Started rocking on his knees 6 weeks ago and started army crawling (ie, pulling himself across the floor) last week. Now he is doing a combo crawl/drag thing that is taking him where he wants to go and FAST. Bella and Gunner are in trouble. Nala never gets down to his level so she's the only one who won't be bothered.

1st Haircut

I know he's only 9 months, but Andon needed a haircut. Mama had to suck it up and let them cut off this very long section of hair he's had since birth. It hurt my heart but we saved it of course.

Here he is without a clue.

Hey, what's that buzzing sound?

Hmm, I don't know about this.

Daddy why are you taking pictures? Mama please pick me up!

Aren't we done yet!?

All better now that I've got Mama and my thumb.

Mark and mini Mark. (Note how tight he is clinging to Mark's shirt!)

9 months

Andon turned 9 months last week. He had his well check today. He is 29 inches and weighs 17 lbs 14oz. That puts him in the 75th percentile for height and 10-25th for weight. A slight dip in weight, he hasn't lost any but, he hasn't gained much (only 7 ounces). At the same time though he has grown 2 inches. His pediatrician suggested cheese, yogurt, protein and pasta. All things he already eats with gusto, so we'll just give him more. He LOVES food so it shouldn't be a problem for him. In fact he prefers food to formula so he will be more than pleased. No shots, just an anemia check and all is good there. All in all he's a healthy boy. I'm just destined to have long, lean kids. They clearly got the good genes in the family!

A girls day out

We hung out with Aunt Amy and Uncle Kevin last Sunday. Sierra has been wanting to paint ceramics with Amy and I forever so we finally got to go. We all went to lunch at Flancer's then ditched the boy's. Sierra was very excited to just have some girl time.

She painted 3 things in the amount of time it took Amy and I to do 1. I'm pretty sure she was done with one before we even settled on our pieces.Here is Amy with her finished piece. Keep in mind they haven't been fired yet, so they will be nice and shiny when we pick them up tomorrow. I'll post an updated picture when we get them.

Here is mine. I have been looking for a crock large enough to hold my kitchen tools forever. I couldn't find one so I painted one. After painting we went back to their house and played Uno before heading home.

Andon just chilled with Daddy on the couch.

And then on the floor with Matty. She adores this baby.
Thanks for having us over Amy and Kevin!