What Mom? Can't you see we are busy?

I yelled at Lily and Georgia to turn around the other day. I caught this in the camera. We were laughing because it is three year old versions of the 15 year old future. Their looks say it all. "What mom? Can't you see we super cool and really busy?"

Georgia at the beach

Georgia loves the beach.
She runs, spins, dances, and throws sand at the waves.
She would stay playing all day if we would let her.

Fun in February

February was a great month. We definitely felt for our friends in the cold northwest buried under snow. In the meantime we enjoyed a pretty sunny month, even taking a trip to the beach at Coronado. Most recently Grandma Gaye and Grandpa Kirk came down for a visit. It was wonderful to see them for a few days!

Mama got to have a nice adult only lunch with Grandma and Grandpa!

It was a beautiful day.

Grandma by a big mixer onboard the good ship Midway.

Georgia and Lily blowing bubbles.

Quinn and Rocky.

Grandpa teaching Quinn to ride the hot wheel.

Now he tries to ride it himself!

Quinn is getting into playing with the kitchen.

Better this stove than the real one!

Puppet Palooza

Georgia is in love with her puppet kit from her Great Aunt Pat (thanks Aunt Pat!). She of course wanted to do them all at once. I'm always amazed by her concentration and love of building things. Who knew puppet making was just serious business!

The finished cow puppet.

Putting the finishing touches.

Sometimes the appendages had to be redone...

Standing Man

Quinn is the mighty standing man. He is totally into pulling himself up, standing on his own and trying to creep around things. However, he is still the fastest crawler on the West Coast. I think that will be his default for a couple more months at least.

Coming in for a drooly kiss.

Thanks for the toy Grandma and Grandpa!

The cutest standing boy ever!

G and Q having lunch

Quinn is so happy to be out of his high chair and eating right next to us.

He and G were so cute Sunday, he in his yellow bib and her in her yellow dress.

Yum!

Georgia stealing some cheerios from Quinn.

She was not too happy when Quinn then tried to share her spoon!

Isn't this a classic "ha ha" big sister face?

So mean!

Come on sis...just a little!

Georgia and Jackson

Georgia has a good friend named Jackson. She inherited him through what I call a third generation friendship. Jackson's Daddy and myself were friends growing up. Our mama's were friends prior to that. It is no surprise Jackson and Georgia get along so well...it is in their genes!

G and J like to hold hands.

And cheese it up for the camera.

Hugs are always a part of their play.

But their favorite thing to do is run on our couch!

Here are the Daddys.

It was New Years, so don't judge the number of wine bottles on the table!

There were sober drivers! Let's just say they weren't the mamas.

Look who has four teeth!

That's right ladies and gentlemen! I've got two uppers and two bottoms!

See them?

At least there was a reason for all that drool!

Close up on the bottoms.

Now I can really bite down on stuff.

Chew, chomp, crunch, munch.

Yeah baby!

Girls and their Pearls (and meatballs?)

Georgia hates to get dressed. Sometimes we don't pick that battle. Here she is in her pearls eating meatballs naked. So Georgia.

Of course Rocky is close by in case she leaves her post. So Rocky.

Help with the laundry

Georgia loves to help me with the laundry. Tonight she was helping me put the clothes from the washer to the dryer. I would hand her an item from the washer and she would put it in the dryer. What cracked me up tonight was that she had to smell and comment on each item before putting it in the dryer.

Deep sniff: "That's my blanket!...I miss it" Cheek on the blanket, rubbing the satin trim

Deep sniff: "That's Quinny's sheet!"

Long deep sniff with her eyes closed: "That is a sock"

Deep sniff:"That is my pants"

Every once in awhile she would stick her head in the dryer and call "hello?!"

Needless to say, the laundry was not done quickly. :)

Who is that in the mirror? He has teeth!

Quinn has three teeth coming in! Two on the bottom and one on the top. We think another top tooth is about to break the surface. As a result, he is a drooly drooly mess. More drooling than Rocky even!














Quinn loves looking at himself in the closet door mirrors in his room. He tries to wrestle, headbang, and kiss the other Quinn.












Hey Mama!

Quinn 9 months old!

Our little man is 9 months old. Besides being the happiest baby in the world, he can do a ton of amazing things. He crawls like it is an Olympic sport and eats like he is at one of those buffets where you get your food for free if you each so many pounds of something. He plays peekaboo, claps his hands, feeds himself, and is learning to use a sippy cup. He says "Mama" and "Mum Mum" and can hum in tune. He loves music, wants to touch EVERYTHING, and is learning to pull himself up on things (or on top of him in some cases). He is a total flirt and when out alone with Daddy they get stopped in the store by strangers who tell them how cute they are. He also started sleeping through the night, for which mama and daddy are so appreciative. He recently learned how to scream at ear piercing decibels for which we are less appreciative but he is totally proud of. And the few times he gets mad, boy does he get mad! He loves his sister and wants to play with her all the time. She loves him too but definitely doesn't like it when he touches certain toys.



Hey! I'm 9 months old.













I'm also learning to protect my food from the slobbering dog that is always following me around.










See how happy I am!