My cute baby

Sitting like a big girl

She thought it was pretty special.

Maggie 2011

Little Mags is such a sweetie.

She's 5 months old now.

That's just crazy.

But yes, she's doing all the normal 5 mo. things.

Rolling over both ways, since Christmas Eve.

Babbles a LOT.

Wiggles around, making me wonder how she gets in certain positions.

She naps pretty well and sleeps pretty average at night.

I think some teeth are trying to work their way up.

Excessive drool, fussiness, and chomping on everything.

Still not on rice cereal, I like to wait till 6 mo. usually.

She is highly entertained by her big sisters.

Layla plays on the rougher side.

Squishing her cheeks, tapping her feet to her face, shaking her hands about.

She loves it.

Gwen talks to her in a very high pitched, nasally voice.

"Hiya Baggie! You're so cuuuute. Silly Baggie, don't pull hair!" 

It's so fun watching my girls interact together.

We sure do love our baby.

These pictures of Gwen just kill me...

And Layla, 

picking her nose like a lady.

She's definitely got her father's ears. 

hehe.

LOVE her!

Gwen 2011

The thought occurred to me yesterday evening, that I needed to post all my pictures and info from the end of this year, that I've been desperately behind on.

Well, I sat down at about 11pm, realized my computer is too full of data to download anymore pictures, tried transferring them to photobucket, got really confused, then just gave up after 2 posts. 

So...

Here I am again today.

A new day. 

A new year.

And some old posts. 

Oh well. 

One of my new years resolutions is to be less hard on myself. 

Who really cares if there are 2011 posts in 2012.

Okay, so it really bugs me badly,

BUT I'm letting it go!

"Gwennie Wynnie"

That's what I call her lately. 

Not really sure why. 

Layla Lou

Gwennie Wynnie 

and

Maggie Baggie

Not the most creative nicknames... or cute. 

Gwen calls herself Wynnie and she calls Maggie, Baggie.

That's probably why.

ANYWAY

My little 2 year old is growing up right before our eyes.

I feel like I've only blinked and she's not a baby anymore.

Talking up a storm.

Telling me her dreams

and funny jokes.

She has quite the personality.

Quiet, but so funny.

Silliest faces, and body language.

She knows what she likes and will tell you when she isn't impressed.

She can count to 10 and sometimes higher.

She can recognize and spell her name out loud.

Sleeps in a big girl bed, but not even close to being potty trained.

Loves hot chocolate, cheese, mashed potatoes, strawberries, chicken nuggets, and smoothies.

Tries desperately to do things just like her big sister Layla.

ADORES her baby sister Maggie.

I've never once encountered a problem with her and the baby.

She's so sweet by nature and doesn't cause much trouble, BUT I have a feeling she's busy taking inventory of all the naughty things Layla does and will try those things out in her own time.

STILL will NOT go to nursery by herself. AT ALL.

Still loves to cuddle and tell me how much she loves me. 

Hope that never changes.

How can you not fall in love with this girl?

The tree

Layla 2011

This has been a year of change for my Layla girl.

She's becoming more and more independent every day.

You can do so much at 4 years old, yet still need a lot of help.

She can write her name beautifully.

Beginning to read well.

Has counted up to 100.

She is a great big sister to 2 little sisters.

Extremely imaginative, hilarious, sensitive, fun loving, stubborn, and sweet toothed.

Gets spooked pretty easily and has been known to visit time out often.

She can be your best, most sweet friend. 

But also knows how to pick on you without mercy.

We love our little beautiful Layla

and wouldn't change a thing about her.

We made it!

Okay, so this was in the midst of chaos, when we first got to our new house. 

Unpacking is such a chore, especially when you're trying to get ready for Christmas! 

Thankfully we have our little, dependable fake tree! 

(Yeah, we know we need new furniture...)

The girls have been so excited to be able to play outside, in December!

Some days you need a coat, but most days you don't really. 

(Today it was about 76 degrees out!)

Here's Layla showing me around our tiny yard. 

It's fenced in, that's all that matters to me!

We really do love it.

More pictures of the place to come.