Christmas Part 2

On Christmas Day we traveled to Arkansas to be with my family.  The kids had a great time opening their presents from Meemie & Papa!

Eli with his talking Woody toy.

Again, Jillian is a fan of the wrapping.

Eli opening his Alphie.  Anyone else have one of these growing up?  He loves it!

Big smiles for her new phone!

Eli LOVES to help me sweep and clean, so he was very excited about his new Dirt Devil cleaning kit.  He now has his own broom, dust pan, mop, duster, etc.  Hopefully he won't be so obsessed with mine now.

 Jillian trying to crawl up on her new purse.  This thing is SO cute!  It comes with a fat little lipstick, a mirror, a bracelet, a dollar bill, and keys.  It sings all kinds of fun songs and has a cute zipper on the front.  Jillian loves it but I think someone else has been playing with it too.  I frequently find Eli's new tools in the purse.



Meemie and her girl!

Bright eyes

Sharing a funny story!

Papa reading to Eli

Strolling at the mall.  One happy child, one sad child....typical. 

We took the kids to the square downtown to see the lights.  Happy girl.

Sisters

Meemie & Papa

When Eli said he wanted to ride the pony, I was a little nervous.  I thought me might get upset once he actually got to sit on it, but he LOVED it!  He smiled the whole time and never acted nervous.  Our boy is growing up!

Our little family (minus Daddy who was at the bowl game.)

Meemie, Papa, & Jillian.  Eli was done taking pictures by this point.

Razorbacks make him cry.  lol

We went to a Chuck E Cheese type place one day.  Eli rode every little moving car they had.  Here he is in the ice cream truck.

And the fire truck.

And the dump truck.

And the boat.

Jillian and Meemie.

This was his favorite game.  We couldn't get him away from it.  It is smaller than all the other basketball games I have seen.  He was actually making lots of shots.

We had lots of fun Meemie and Papa!  See you next time!

Christmas Part 1

Christmas with the Davis Clan

We had so much fun celebrating Christmas at our house with Stephen's family.

Grandmommy getting a snack for Jillian. 

Jillian's new book, toy, and baby doll from Grandmommy.

She loves her new tea set!

Tissue paper might be her favorite of all.

Her CD player from Grandpa.  It plays her favorite songs!

Jillian is less than thrilled about sitting with Santa (Uncle Keith.)

Eli wasn't really sure what to think about Santa.

Santa with all the grandkids including baby Carter!

Stinker sneaking a cookie.

Eli LOVES his new drums!

His computer from Grandpa!  Maybe he will leave Daddy's alone now. :)

Uncle Scott and Jillian.

Christmas Eve

We went to Christmas Eve service with Stephen's dad and then to a family friend's house for dinner with Stephen's mom.  The kids posed in front of the tree before we left.

Jilly girl.

Big smiles!

Brother and Sister

Mommy with Jillian bundled up!

Eli likes doing puzzles on Daddy's phone.

Grandmommy and Jillian

Uncle Scott making Jillian laugh.

Daddy and baby girl.

Christmas Eve pjs!

Look what Santa brought!  Yes, that is a potty for Eli.  I figured if he thinks Santa brought it, maybe he will like it. :)

Tools for Eli.  He LOVES them!

And a kitchen for sister.

Eli wasn't sure what to think at first.

Cooking in her kitchen!

Smiles with her new musical panda.

Fun toys from his stocking.

Yes, those are measuring cups.  I'm hoping he will stay away from mine now!

Toy Story flashlight.

More Christmas to come...

9 Months

Ok, so I never posted anything when Jillian turned 8 months so I'm playing catch up now and feeling guilty as I write.

Here is what Jillian has been up to the past two months:
-Can say "mama" and "dada."  She will even repeat it after us if she is in a good mood.
-Rolls EVERWHERE!  She has started pulling up so she is on her knees but not on her feet yet.  She gets on her knees like she is going to crawl yet but still not moving her hands and knees at the same time to make it happen.
-Had her first ear infection this month. :(
-The week after Christmas she got her top two front teeth.  We were at Meemie & Papa's house and she was out of sorts half the time.
-Loves to be sung to.  Loves any toys that make music.
-Still likes her paci when she goes to sleep or is upset.
-Has four bottles a day and 2-3 "meals."  Favorite baby foods are peas, carrots, blueberries, pears, corn/sweet potatoes.  She has also tried a few finger foods like peas, corn, carrots, apples, and bananas.  She doesn't act crazy about any of them but definitely likes feeding herself.
-Likes to feed herself puffs but her favorite are mum-mums.  She also LOVES to chew on/sip water from her sippy cup.  She can also sip water from a straw.
-Sleeps good at night and at nap time.  We usually put her down awake with her mobile on and she goes right to sleep.  In the last couple of weeks, she has started sitting up and playing in her crib during nap time.  Sadly, she ususally falls asleep propped up on her bumper and then wakes up earlier and upset.
-Wears size 4 diapers, size 3 shoes, and mostly 12 month clothes.

Our little girl is growing up!

Stats:
Height: 29 3/4 inches - 98%
Weight: 19 lbs. 6 oz. - 65%

It's all fun and games...

until someone gets hurt!  Luckly, no one got hurt this time.  Just wanted everyone to see how much baby sister loves her big brother. :)