A Camera for the Girls!

A couple of weeks ago I remembered that Logan and I have an old camera that we don't use anymore. I decided to charge it up, and give it to the girls! So far, it has been very entertaining.

Lucy first picture. Not too bad!

 Kaya loves posing for the camera!

Lucy decided to document Logan making dinner.

Sometimes toddlers' pictures are at a slightly awkward height. Or, I would say, at the perfect height! ;)

Kaya likes to take pictures too. Most of them look like this:

Some of my favorites look like this:

And some of her best look like this:

 It's true, sometimes you get awkward photos,

 
 But sometimes you get pretty dang cute ones.

Plus, I love giving these girls a little a chance to express themselves and to see a glimpse of the world from their perspective. I love these girls so much!!!

Next up... the girls document our trip to Mirror Lake with Taylor and Shawn!

Lucy loves to sing!

Lucy wanted to sing some songs for Grandpa, since we won't get to see him today! We love you!




And of course, she wanted to video all of the Frozen songs too. =)

Kaya is 18 months old!

Look at that little dimple!

Weight: 22 lbs (20%)
Height: 32" (55%)

Favorite Food: Avacado! Cheese, cottage cheese, crackers, milk, frozen peas
Least Favorite Food: I don't think she has one -- she is a great little eater!

Here's a little video of Kaya excited for some avocado or as she calls it, "cado!"

Favrotie Song: Elmo's Song (she calls it "La la la"), or Stinky Feet
Favorite Book: Any book that has Elmo in it
Words: She is talking so much! It's so much fun! One of her first sentences was "Daddy's at work." Sad, but funny. She has also started saying and signing "thank you" unprompted. I love it!

Likes: Reading, singing, dancing, listening to music, following Lucy around, playing in the dirt, playing with water (but only when she's not in the bath), watching Elmo, swinging, sharing Papa's drink
Dislikes: Not getting attention, when Lucy steals her toys

Sharing with Papa!

She is such a happy little girl and always brightens my day. She loves to talk and tries to show off by pointing and identifying thing around the room. It makes me laugh. She has started cuddling! She will also randomly run over and throw her arms around my neck. It is the sweetest thing ever! We love our little Kaya girl!

I did her hair in pigtails -- she didn't like it.

It's really hard to get a good picture with two kids. =)

Notice the curl!

Future scientist!

 Kaya signing "peas" (my favorite sign!), and then her liberal interpretation of the sign "please"

This is especially for Tara! Thanks for introducing this song to us! And in case you can't tell, Kaya starts out the video saying "Kaya."

Lucy's First Primary Talk!

Lucy gave her first talk in Primary last Sunday. She did such a great job!  We recorded her giving her talk especially for her Grandma and Grandpa who are in Ghana! We love and miss you!

It's pretty quiet, so you'll have to turn up your volume.

 


Here is the text of her talk (I'm too lazy to put in subtitles):
"Jesus told a story about a shepherd who had 100 sheep.  One day one of the sheep got lost. The shepherd left the 99 sheep in a safe place, and went to look for the one lost sheep. When he found the sheep, he was happy. He put the sheep on his shoulders and carried it home. When he got home, he and his friends were so happy the sheep was safe.  

"Jesus is like the shepherd, and we are like the sheep. Jesus watches over us, and helps us when we are lost. He is happy when we choose the right.

"In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Kaya wanted to give a talk too. =)

Kaya's 15 month stats!

 Kaya is 15 months old!

Height: 30.5"
Teeth: 5
Hair: Mullet-y, but curly, so it doesn't look as bad! =)

Favorite food: Avocado, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, frozen peas, scrambled eggs
Least favorite food: Applesauce

Favorite book: "Are You My Mother"
Signs: Milk, food, drink, please, more, banana, peas
Words: Mama, Dada, Cee-a (for Lucy), please, milk, peas, Chex, shoe, cheese, hat, nose, eye, mouth, book, Papa, uh-oh, hot, hi, bye, prune, up, yeah, no, ball
Likes: Animals, especially cats.  She calls all animals by their sound, it's adorable! Music, dancing, Lucy, shoes, dressing up, watching it snow, having us read to her (she brings over a book, and then backs up onto our laps!), playing with and kissing her stuffed animals and dolls
Dislikes: Sharing with Lucy

Bedhead!

I LOVE this stage! Kaya is learning so many news words.  She loves to dance and sing, especially when Lucy is dancing or singing. It's so fun to see them play together.  They are so fun!  Kaya is a mover. It is so hard to get pictures of her, because she is always running around! She is so sweet -- she will often come over to me and give me a hug or a kiss out of the blue. It makes my day.  I love our darling little girl!

Silly face!

Sisters!

Lucy's three year stats!

I asked Lucy these questions right around her birthday, but haven't had the chance to type it up earlier -- so, here we go!

Weight: 30 pounds 2 ounces (45%)
Height: 3'-0" (20%)

Favorite color: Purple
Favorite Song: This one!

Favorite book: "Once Upon a Time" when Daddy reads with me, and  "I See Me" when Mommy reads with me.
Favorite thing to do with Kaya: Share my toys with Kaya, playing in my jungle with Kaya (her jungle is a fort she made on the couch).
Favorite Food: Oatmeal (we were eating oatmeal when I asked her this...) =)
Least favorite food: Squishy tomatoes. Give me good tomatoes and I will like them -- they are good!
Favorite movie: Monster's Inc -- my favorite part is Mike and Sulley!
What do you want to be when you grow up: a Singer!

We love this little girl!

Kaya's 12 month stats

Halloween 2012 -- 2 weeks old

Halloween 2013 -- One year old!

It's crazy that my sweet little Kaya Rose is already one year old!  She is such happy, talkative baby -- we love her so much!

Compare to Lucy's Twelve month stats here

Height: 29" (45%)
Weight: 20 lbs 2 oz (30%)
Teeth: two

Words: Dada -- she parrots about anything we say, so it's hard to tell what words she actually knows
Signs: More, all done, drink (she signs drink for breast milk too), eat (when prompted), plus she loves to wave "hi!" Lately, she just signs "more" and hopes we do what she wants. 


Favorite Food: Avocado (she could eat an entire avocado!), cucumber, frozen peas, Mac and Cheese, anything sugary, breast milk
Least Favorite Food: Applesauce

Loving some cake batter!

Favorite Book: I See Me -- she has finally started loving books! Yesterday she brought me a book, signed "more" and then turned around and sat on my lap so I could read it to her.  I love it!
Favorite Song: Happy Birthday, Rock-a-Bye Baby (she tries to sing this to her dolls -- it is the cutest thing ever!), Here's a Ball for Baby

She often makes this face and says "Ooooh oooh!" It's darling!

Likes: Walking (she started primarily walking right after her birthday), Lucy, dolls, chasing people, peek-a-boo, necklaces, looking at pictures of animals and trying to say their sounds

Dislikes: When Lucy takes her toys

Leading the birthday song!

Yes, her entire hand is in her cake. =)

How can you not love this face???

Kaya making animal sounds.  This video is pretty long, I won't be offended if you don't watch the whole thing! =)