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This are going well in our house. Evelyn is teething again so is fussy but nothing too bad. She had started singing which is the cutest thing in the world. Her favorite song is "roll over." I love hearing her try to sing songs that come on the radio. It is the sweetest sound.

Camille is doing good. Growing more and more everyday. We weighed her on our scale at home the other day and she was about 20 lbs. My goodness. She is cuter than ever. She sits with no problem and is really wanting to get up and go so she inches across the room. She has slept better the last few nights. I am hoping it continues. I have stopped drinking caffeine and she has done better so maybe that is why, or maybe she is just really tired, I am not sure.

This past weekend we were busy. We went to a Ren. Faire, 40th birthday and graduation party on Saturday. Sunday we went to Lavon's to look at her pictures from her trip to Italy and have dinner. On Monday we went to some friends house to have a BBQ for Memorial Day. Everything was a lot of fun and we are glad we got to see so many friends.
Here are some recent pictures of the girls:



Camille playing.


Evelyn and mommy in the bounce house. It was her first time and she LOVED it.

Yesterday

Yesterday was a good day, the girls and I went for a walk around the neighborhood. Camille slept and Evelyn just watched and observed. It was a nice walk. When we got home Evelyn wasn't done so she walked up and down the street while I followed with Camille.

We had lunch with Richard which is always a treat. We haven't been to his work since before Camille was born so this was nice.

After the girls afternoon nap we went outside and painted with water. Evelyn loved it and so did I since there was no mess. Just water, paint brushes and the ground is all you need for fun.

Here are some pictures:


Evelyn showing her pretty bows.


Sweet, happy Camille.


Painting with water.

Grandma

Grandma,

I am glad that everything went well today. I was thinking about you often and praying that it would be ok. I hope you feel better soon and I wanted you to know we love you very much. Take care and rest.

Love
Mandy

Enjoyment

I am enjoying getting to know the girls more everyday. They change so much and I am in awe of what they can do. Camille is a beautiful little girl and changes in the blink of an eye. She is sitting by herself, rolling over both ways and she also inches along the ground. She has started eating some solid foods and is turning into a wonderful baby. Evelyn amazes me in all that she does. She is polite and kind (when she is not pushing over her sister). She talks all the time and has a full converstation with you, whether you know it or not. She speaks so clearly that I am amazed. She is learning how to ride her tricycle. It is hard to do when I am home by myself but Richard has been going out with her after Camille goes down and it gives them time alone and me some time alone as well. She is a true joy to have in our lives. I love having two little girls. I hope someday they can be good friends.

Enjoy the pictures...


Big girl sitting by herself. I LOVE the rolls.


Camille and daddy.


Let me say it againg, I LOVE THE ROLLS!

Evelyn and her cute face.

Sleep

Last night Camille slept for 5 straight hours. She slept from 10:30 until 3:30. I just wished I had got to sleep earlier; however, I could not miss Grey's Anatomy. Hopefully she is on a new trend of sleeping longer stretches of time. We have also started her on solids. I wanted to wait until she was 6 months old but she is so big that I think she needs more than I can give her. She has only tried rice cereal and sweet potatoes. She seems to like them both.

Evelyn is doing well. She is sleeping better but has been getting up between 5:30 and 6:30 so that is hard. She is exploding in he vocabulary everyday and repeats everything you say so you have to be careful. She is a true joy and is so polite ( a must in this household). She has been very cuddly lately and I LOVE it and will take every second of it. We are all doing well. Looking forward to the weekend and meeting up with friends we haven't seen in a while.

Here are a few pictures:


Evelyn on her tricycle.


Happily riding.


Little blurry but they are playing with water on the highchair.

Camille trying sweet potatoes.

Cuteness for the day

I am going to try to post at least one picture everyday. I know some people enjoy seeing the girls and what they are doing, so this is for you (you know who you are).


Camille being happy in the stroller outside.


Evelyn playing with building blocks.


Will she have a green thumb?

Evelyn hugging Camille and Camille saying "hands off"

Stopping to smell the flower.

Cute pics of the day...

Sisterly love.


Evelyn


Evelyn playing Dr. on Camille.


Sweet Camille.

Playing around.

Sleeping Issues

We are having sleeping issues with both girls. Camille won't sleep more than 2-3 hours at a time and usually that is only once during the night, the rest of the time she is up every hour. I am not sure what to do. I do not want her to cry but am afraid we might end up going there if it doesn't get better soon. I think he problem is she rolls over and sleeps on her belly but she moves so much she hits her head. She goes all the way across the crib. I swear she is going to be crawling next week with how much she moves on her belly.

Evelyn doesn't like going to bed anymore. She has been crying for a few minutes each night before going to sleep and is waking early in the morning and not going back in her crib but instead in our bed. It is fun to cuddle with her for a little bit. I think I may have figured out why she isn't sleeping, both of her bottom eye teeth are coming in. They finally popped through the surface so hopefully the rest will be less painful and she can start sleeping better again. She is back to LOVING her baths. We started giving her a cup and that makes it so much more fun apparently because she stays in there as long as we let her.

Well that is all for now. Hope all is well.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! I hope everyone had a good day and weekend.

Today was good. We had breakfast at home. Richard cooked for me while I played with the girls. I got cards from each of them and the new Beyonce CD as well as a nice candle a reed diffuser set. We stayed home most of the day relaxing and playing with the girls. We did go out to dinner at a little Thai food place close to home. It was good and the girls were good. We went had ice cream after.

Camille is in bed and hopefully will sleep better than last night. (I was up every 30 minutes until 3am). How can you not love her though with all those rolls, smiles and giggles.

Evelyn is doing well, except for sleeping. We have been having a rough time sleeping around here. She is a joy though and I am lucky to be her mommy.

Here are a few pictures from today:

Camille giggling at Evelyn.

All three girls having a good time.

Smiling Camille.

Evelyn in momma's shoes again.

Camille

Camille can officially sit unsupported. She started yesterday and is getting stronger by the day. Now if she could only roll over both ways. She is sleeping better now that she learned that it is not so bad sleeping on her stomach, I just wish it was for longer periods of time. Someday she will be sleeping all night and this will be a distant memory.

Evelyn is great and still loves Camille. She enjoys dancing for Camille because it makes Camille laugh hysterically. I will have to post a video from our trip of it because it is the cutest thing ever.

Camille sitting by herself.


Smiley girl.

Evelyn dancing for Camille.

Sweetest Words...

The sweeetest words I've ever heard are "love you" from Evelyn without prompting. She has been saying it for a while but the last couple of days says it back to you. It is the sweetest thing in the world.

We're Home!

We got back last night from our vacation to Capistrano Beach. We had the best time. We visited the San Juan Capistrano Mission and the San Diego Zoo. The zoo was so much fun with Evelyn who knows so many of the animals and the sounds that they make it was truly a wonderful experience.

I will write more when I have time. I am doing laundry and putting away things today. I will also post pictures. We have about 800 to choose from so I sure there are a few good shots in there.

Hope all is well.

Camille hanging out at the room.

Evelyn and her dolly having a moment.


San Juan Capistrano Mission.

The San Diego Zoo.

Sickness..

Sorry I haven't written lately but we have all been sick. Evelyn started with a cold and then Camille got sick and now I am also sick. So far Richard isn't and hopefully won't get it. Pray for him, he has a long drive on Saturday.

Camille is doing better but still has a bad cough. It is sad to see her coughing so much when I know how I feel when I cough that much. She is in our room so we can keep on eye on her. Saturday night she woke up gasping for air so we want her nearby just in case.

I will post more when I am feeling more up to it. I will post a couple of pictures for you to enjoy.

Camille in an outfit bought by her great-grandparents. She almost grew out of it before I got it on.


Happy sick Camille!

Evelyn and Mommy.

Camille's 4 month appointment

Camille had her for month well-baby check this morning. We all had guesses how big she was and I thought somewhere around 14 lbs. Boy was I wrong. She weighs 16 lbs 2 oz and is 25.75 inches long. We got a big and tall girl on our hands. She is doing well and meeting all of the milestones for her age. Dr. Brandle was very pleased to see how she was growing.

We didn't have shots because his shot refridgerator froze all the vaccines and he had to order new ones. So we will go back later this week.

Well off to play with Evelyn while Camille naps.

Easter

We had a good Easter in Sacramento. We had breakfast with just the 4 of us before opening Easter baskets. Evelyn enjoyed the toys she got in hers. She got a dress, puzzle and a couple of other small toys. Camille got a dress, oneies and a book. Nothing too major as they are small and that is not the meaning of Easter.

Richard and I watched a sermon on T.V. which was interesting. We could only find one to watch so we did not have many choices but it was still a good sermon.

After we all took a nap, we headed over to Lavon's for an egg hunt and dinner. Evelyn had a good time. Lavon set her up in the living room so she could find things on her own. She enjoyed looking around and finding things to play with. She got some clothes, a ball and a fridge toy. She also found the tricycle we got for her over there. It was a lot of fun. Camille was a good girl too and enjoyed seeing other people.

Overall it was a good Easter. Hopefully next year we can celebrate with my family and my parents can enjoy watching Evelyn run around looking for things.

Here are some pictures.

Richard's Birthday Weekend!

This was a great weekend as we celebrated the birthday of a wonderful man, husband and father. Richard turned 35 on Saturday and we celebrated it by spending the day together with just the 4 of us. He was allowed to do whatever he wanted (within reason) and we would go and enjoy it with him.

We first went out to breakfast to a little restaurant by our house. After breakfast we came home and got ready to head out for the day. We went to the Discovery Museum in town. It was fun but a lot smaller than we thought. There was some neat things to look at. Evelyn enjoyed the food cafe where she could put food on a plate and bring it to us. She also enjoyed the animals. There was a rabbit that weighed about 20-26 lbs. It was huge. After we were done inside we went to lunch at Mr. Pickles. Richard had never been there and I had always wanted him to try so we were lucky when we say a brand new one that was close to the museum. We enjoyed a nice lunch while Camille took a nap and Evelyn rested a little bit. After lunch, we decided to go back to the museum and walk around on the grounds. They had about 14 acres that was part of the museum. So we got out the stroller and walked around, eventually Evelyn got out and explored all the things around her. It is amazing to watch her explore and study things. Once we were done exploring we came home to rest before going out to dinner. We picked Lavon up and had dinner at Carmelita's in Fair Oaks. It was a nice dinner and the girls both did pretty good.

It was a wonderful day!

Sunday, we had some friends over we had not seen in a while and got to catch up. It was really nice to see them and their little boy. We enjoyed a nice BBQ dinner and desserts before calling it a night. I hope Richard had a wonderful birthday because we all know that he deserves it all.

Watching a turtle trying to get into the water.

Serving up some spaghetti with an apple.

Richard pushing the girls around and showing them the ducks.

Skeleton girl.

What's been going on?

I haven't written in a little over a week, but some things have happened. We celebrated Richard's birthday last Saturday (he will be 35 tomorrow) with his family and had a great time. We ordered lasagna from a little deli that he loves and had garlic bread and salad to go with it. It was really good. We have a delicious cake that Lavon brought and he opened his gifts from everyone. I think he enjoyed himself and had a nice time. I will post a couple of pictures.

In other news, Camille is not sleeping well again. Usually she is up about every hour and then finally around 3 or so she will sleep for a couple of hours. I am not sure if it is gas, 4 month wakeful period (yes, this is real, google it) or the fact that she rolls onto her belly but doesn't want to be there. Either way, I am tired and I hope she starts sleeping soon.

Evelyn is good but fussy lately, I think she is teething again. Fun times! She is talking more and more everyday. One of the cutest things she does when we are in the den is climb into the chair and say "Yaya, Papa" and looks at the camera. She knows that we talk to them and can see them on the computer so when she wants to talk to them she comes and gets in the chair. It is really cute but sad when you have to say they aren't home.

Tomorrow is Richard's real birthday and I said we can do anything he wants. I am not sure what we are doing yet but it is supposed to be nice so maybe something outdoors if it is not too windy. I am sure it will be a good day with the family. Sunday we are getting together with some friends we haven't seen in a while. Their little boy is 2 weeks younger than Camille so that will be fun. We are looking forward to seeing them and some other friends that are also coming over.

Other than that not much is going on. Enjoy the pictures and your weekend.