Rocking Elephant!

My grandfather's brother in law made a rocking elephant for Evelyn before she was born. We put it away since she was too little to use it and we did not have the space. We decided that Evelyn is big enough to get on and off and use it safely so we pulled it out this weekend. She loves it! We took some pictures of her on it that turned out cute.

Enjoy!


Do you think she likes it?



Getting on for the first time.


Camille, watch out or she will get you.

Father's Day Pictures!

Father's Day!

We had a great Father's Day as I hope everyone else did. We started the morning with me making breakfast for Richard. I made pancakes with fresh fruit. It was very yummy. Then we got ready to go to the Sacramento Zoo and Fairy Tale Town (small amusement park with slides for kids). We got to the zoo shortly after it opened since the girls don't know how to sleep in. It was great though because noone was there so we just walked around and saw all kids of animals. The Gibbons were talking so loud it made your head echo instead. It was great. Evelyn loved the Giraffe's and the Flamingo's (mingo's). After the zoo we got lunch inside Fairy Tale Town and then Evelyn went on the slides for a little bit. We ended up leaving a little earlier than planned because Camille needed to eat and it was nap time.

On the drive home both girls fell asleep quickly so we drove around looking at houses (NO we are not looking to buy). After they woke up we toured a couple of models for fun.It was hard to enjoy because the whole time Evelyn was asking for milk.

Lavon came over for dinner and then we went up to Cold Stone for dessert. They were having dad's eat free if they bring in the family (we didn't know this until we got there so that was a bonus.) After our yummy ice cream we went to Barnes and Noble to get a couple of books before heading home.

It was a great day for a great Dad. I will post pictures once I can figure out Picasa again.

Camille Crawling!

Here is a short video of Camille crawling. She is getting better and better as the day goes on. This is the first time she did it. Enjoy!

Now I have to mobile babies in the house. I should work off some pounds this way.

Word Explosion!

Evelyn's vocabulary is growing more and more everyday and it is truly amazing how many words she knows. She is putting together 3-4 words phrases and speaks pretty clearly that you can often understand what she is saying.

Two of her newest phrases are "I love you" and "Good Morning."

She has been saying "I love you" for a while but it is still so sweet and when we were in Las Vegas she went right up to Camille and said "I love you" when she was going to bed.

The other I love is "Good Morning." She doesn't really say it to me or Richard but any time Camille wakes up from a nap or in the morning she says, "Good Morning Mille, Good Morning." She is so sweet about it and gets her head in front of Camille so that she can see her.

Another phrase she has is "I know." Luckily she uses it in a good way. Hopefully that continues. You say, "I love you" and she says, "I know." So stinking cute our little girl.

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In Camille news, she is now in the big bathtub and she was getting too big for the sink. So she is now in the "Duckie." However, our old duck couldn't hold the air so we got a new pink duck that will soon be inflated and used. Camille is growing up so fast.

She is not sleeping too much better but I know that in time it will change. I am just hoping that change is soon.

She is sitting, rocks on all fours and tries so hard to crawl. I am thinking it will happen soon. She moves her knees under her body but hasn't figured out the arms quite yet. Soon I will have two to keep up with.

Pictures from our trip!

Las Vegas Visit

Visting Family

This past weekend we were lucky enough to get to visit family. We flew down to Ontario on Thursday and boy was that a mess. We got to the airport to find out our flight was at least 5 hours delayed, so we booked ourselves for the later flight only to go back onto our orignal since they were able to get a new plane. We were supposed to get in at 3:15 and instead got in about 6. The girls did great and both slept on the flight down. We had dinner waiting for us at Scott and Nicole's. It was fantastic. Thank you.

Friday morning we drove to Las Vegas to see my grandparents. My dad drove the motorhome and the girls did pretty good. I was able to take a short nap which was nice. Friday night Richard and I went out to dinner with my grandparents while my parents watched the girls. It was a wonderful meal with even better company. Thank you so much.

Saturday we had a BBQ at my grandparents and my Aunt was able to meet the girls. It was good to see everyone together. That night my dad, grandma, Nicole and Richard went gambling but came back shortly after losing the money they had, but at least they had fun.

Sunday morning, we packed up and drove home. Camille fell asleep so I took to opportunity to take a nap on the bed in the back while she slept. I was able to take a good 1 1/2 hour nap, which was wonderful since she didn't sleep well at all during the trip.

Monday morning we packed up again and headed to the airport. Our flight was on-time and not full so Evelyn was able to have her own seat. I forgot to mention, on the way down it was completely full and we could not sit together since there are only 4 oxygen masks per row and with the girls, us and 1 other person there were too many people. At the last minute Richard had to switch with someone else. Thankfully the guy was nice and didn't mind Camille's feet kicking him.

It was a good trip other than Camille being really fussy. I think she was overwhelmed. She is doing better since we got home and hopefully tonight will be better. Thank you everyone for your help, I hope I wasn't too bad. Mom thanks for the walk and talk. You all mean the world to us and we are glad we were able to come down.

Love you all!

I will post pictures in another post as there a way too many too choose from and would make this longer than it is already.

Camille's 6 Month Appointment

We had Camille's 6 month appointment on Tuesday. She had to get shots which were no fun but she did good. She was not a happy camper at the Dr. office becuase she was tired but I can't blame her for that.

She weighs in at 19lbs 15 oz and 27.5 inches long. She is in the 95th% for both. We have a big and tall girl on our hands but she is healthy. The dr. said there is no need to be concerned and she will probably thin out when she starts moving more. Other than that, she is doing great and meeting all of her milestones.

Here is a cute pic to enjoy!

Camille trying to learn to crawl or working off those rolls.

Big Girl Bed!

Tonight is Evelyn's first night in a twin bed. We put a side bedrail on and stuffed animals all around so she won't (keeping fingers crossed) fall off. Not sure why we decided to make the switch, maybe because it will be easier for her to sleep anywhere when we travel and not just a pack n play. She was very excited to climb into the twin and lay down tonight. She was asleep in minutes, we can only hope every night will be so easy. Wish us luck!

Here are a couple of pics:

Evelyn in her new twin bed!

Say "Cheeese".

Camille laying on the floor happily (for the time being).

Evelyn Dancing

Short video of Evelyn dancing in Huntington Beach in May. Enjoy!

I will have to start taking short videos of the girls and posting them.

Pics...

Today was a hard day to say the least but I managed to get a couple of cute shots of the girls.


Sleeping Beauty!


Camille pushing up big and strong getting ready to crawl.

***I also added more picture to Flickr if you wanted to check them out.

It's Official...

NO! I am NOT pregnant! Camille officially wears a bigger sized diaper than Evelyn. Can you believe that? She is almost 6 months old and wearing a size 4 diaper. Granted Evelyn is small but I never thought she would be in this size so young. We were having problems with the 3's because she would go to the bathroom and it would come out the backside almost every time. It gets really old changing her clothes and having to wash them 2-3 times a day. I thought I would try the next size and sure enough they work better than the 3's. She sure is growing fast.

Anyways, I just had to mention that. Richard and Evelyn are napping (lucky ducks) and Camille is playing. She should be napping but I think she has other plans instead. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

As promised...

Mommy and Camille


Mommy and Evelyn.

Evelyn and Daddy.

Evelyn

Camille

Happenings...

Naps are hit or miss with Camille but bedtime is getting better. I am trying to hold strong and put her in her crib for every nap. Today wasn't so good. She has only taken a couple of short naps. She went down about 5pm and is still asleep. I am hoping she doesn't think this is bedtime. Speaking of bedtime, she is doing better not waking as much which is nice. She is usually waking once or twice per night which I can handle. Hopefully this continues.


We have been walking more lately as the weather is nice. The girls love it and Camille usually sleeps so I can go for a while. I have been walking about 2 miles and enjoying it. I walk around the neighborhood and actually feel fairly safe. Evelyn enjoys it (all but the sun in her eyes), but wants to walk so when we get to our street I let her walk the rest of the way. She now knows which one our house is if she can see it so that is good.

We are gearing up for the summer. Parties galore and times to hang out with friends and family. Evelyn's birthday will be here before we know it. I am looking for a job but there is not much out there. I might stay home another year and look again next year when hopefully things are better.

I have been lasy in taking pictures. I will try to take some this next week. Maybe I will take it on our walks.

Naps

So far, Camille has taken 2 naps in her crib. The first one was this morning and she only cried for about 3 minutes. I did not have to go in to soothe her. She slept for about 40-45 minutes which is normal for her morning nap. Her afternoon nap was at 11:30 and she only fussed for a minute and was asleep. She didn't really even cry. She has been asleep for a little over an hour so hopefully it continues.

Evelyn was also put in her crib for her nap. She, however, cried for about 15 minutes before laying down. She took about a 45 minute nap.

Having the girls in their own beds frees me up for to do other things which is really nice. Hopefully this will continue and there will be little crying.

Napping in Crib...

Today is the day that we are going to start putting Camille in her crib to nap instead of on me. This will be good for both of us. I think she will start sleeping better and longer and I will be freed to do stuff with Evelyn and around the house. I am just hoping she doesn't cry too much.

Last night we had to let her cry, with going in to calm her, because she wanted to eat 2 hours after she went to bed. She cried for about 25 minutes and then fell back asleep. She woke again at 12:30 to eat and so I fed her. Each night she has to wait longer and longer to eat. Tonight it will be 2 1/2 hours and tomorrow 3. I know she can do and that she is waking out of a routine she's created so hopefully this helps.

If feels like not long ago I was blogging about Evelyn napping in her crib. It worked for her, here's hoping it works for Camille.

Updating

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.