Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Juggling

Kenna started first grade a month ago and has been loving it. She is reading at a third to fourth grade level and is making lots of new friends. One of her friends in her class is moving into our subdivision and our ward so she is very excited about that. She is a great helper at home and loves to play with Ryleigh. Too bad Kenna and Dan both came down with a cold this week so Violet is hands off to them. Ryleigh is doing well considering she took a tumble out of the Sequoia Sunday in the parking lot of the church. She sustained minor injuries and is healing nicely. Luckily it did not turn into an ER visit so it could have been worse. Ryleigh's big head makes her top heavy so she is constantly tripping over her own feet and bonking her head on the floor. She is talking more and more and is starting to say prayers at night. Whenever she gets to the end of the prayer, she skips straight to end and says "Mamen." It is really cute. Violet is growing heavier every day. I don't know how much she weighs but I can tell she is getting heavier. She doesn't do anything interesting yet, just the normal newborn stuff... eating, sleeping, crying, pooping, and more eating. We have gotten a few smiles out of her but haven't been able to catch any on camera. She is a good baby just like my other two. I have been truly blessed with my girls. Some days are harder than others but I think I am doing ok with three kids. The hardest part is fitting everyone into a shopping cart along with groceries and unloading everyone from the car. If that is the hardest part, I really shouldn't be complaining :) Here are a couple of pics of Ryleigh. Right now she is my most interesting kid to take pictures of.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

My girls

We had Violet's baby blessing over Labor Day weekend. She was wearing Ryleigh's baby blessing dress which was a 3-6 month size. It was huge on her, but the dress is so foofy that you couldn't tell too much. Dan's parents, brother and sister-in-law, sister, and grandfather came from SLC. McKenna and Ryleigh love it when they come to visit. It took Ryleigh a little while to warm up cuz she had just woken up from a nap. She kept giving her classic glares, but in the end she was playing with everyone. Saturday night we went to dinner at Sa-wa-dee (Thai food). Sunday morning was the blessing and then we had lunch and everyone went home by 4pm. It was a short trip but it was nice to see everyone. I am happy to report that Ryleigh is starting to warm up to Violet. She kisses her and tries to hug her. It is a step up from hitting her and trying to pull her out of my arms. Violet had her 10 day appointment last Friday. She is back up to her birth weight and doing very well. We have had our fair share of blowouts already. It is a pain to have to change two kids' diapers. My mom goes home tomorrow. I am not sure how I am going to handle three girls by myself but I will manage. McKenna is a great helper, but will be in school most of the day. Ryleigh's new thing is to sit inside the new cabinets Dan has made and shut the door. She is so funny sometimes.