"Who hears these words of mine & puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, & the winds blew & beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine & does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, & the winds blew & beat against that house, & it fell with a great crash."

Matthew 7:24-27

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Norah is 16 Months!

Norah turned 16 months old on June 5th!  (I think I'm almost caught up on the blog!!) :)  Her last molar popped through right after turning 16 months old, so glad we are done with those!  Just the four eye teeth left!  I am still amazed by Norah's climbing abilities, this month it was the piano!  Yes, I said the piano.  Our dining room table is fairly close to the piano, so I had cleaned Norah up after a meal, put her down to play, and pushed her chair all the way over to the piano so I could clean the floor under her chair.  I then went into the kitchen for a moment, while I was in there, I heard the piano being played.  I didn't think much of it, because Kyler plays the piano from time to time.  However, all of a sudden Kyler says, "look at Norah playing the piano!!".  I just thought she was playing it with him, standing on the floor next to it.  But, when I came out from the kitchen I found Norah STANDING on top of the keys, playing the piano with her feet!!  I should have grabbed the camera, but I got her down instead. :) Another thing from this past month is that I am so amazed at Norah's ability to understand what we say and follow simple directions.  She is very smart and knows what a lot of things are and where they are kept.  If you tell her to go get her shoes, she will go out and find a pair of her shoes to put on.  If you tell her to throw her diaper away, she will go get her diaper, and put it in the trash.  She has started to say a few words; mama, dada, duck, and truck, are the ones I can think of right now.  But even though she can't say that many words, she understands A LOT of things.  Erik and I were talking about it, and we think part of her understanding has come from just watching Kyler do things and then trying to copy him.  Her walking is still getting better and better all the time, and she doesn't really need to hold my hand anymore when she wants to walk in the grass....unless she wants me to get her something out of the shed, then she reaches for my hand and leads me to where she wants me to go. :)  Norah's hair is getting so long.  We have to put it up on a daily basis, otherwise it's in her eyes and she has to try to look through it. :)  The easiest thing to do is put it in a pony tail on top of her head.  I have several bows on small clips, but if she feels it, she likes to pull it out and play with it. :)  Here are some pictures of our big girl this past month!

 16 Months Old!

 Loving the Rubbermaid box :)

 First time in a swim suit at the water table this summer!

On a wagon ride!  This girl LOVES rides of all kind-wagon, stroller, bike trailer.  She also LOVES to wear her bike helmet, so don't be surprised if you drive by and see her wearing it around the yard. :)

Pretty girl

Doesn't everyone have a snack in their bike helmet!?! :)

First pig tails!!  So cute!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Kyler's 3 Year Pictures

We took Kyler's 3 year old pictures towards the end of May.  It's kind of a challenge to get a 3-year-old to sit and smile, but I think we managed to get a few good ones...enjoy!














And of course we tried to get a couple good ones of Norah and Kyler too..... :)





I think this one's my favorite :)

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Norah is 15 Months!

Norah was 15 months old on May 5th!  I don't really feel like she had any big "milestones" this past month, but she did get 3 of her 4 molars!  I'm so glad we are done with those, they made her a little crabby at times. :)  All that is left to come through now is the bottom left one, and I can see it just below the gums, so I know it won't be far behind!  Then we just have the 4 "fang" teeth left, and we are done with teething!  Norah continues to walk better and better all the time.  She still likes to hold my finger though when we walk through the grass since it's so bumpy, but she is getting better and more steady each day.  Norah loves to be outside and we have been spending a lot of time in the back yard playing. She also still loves to be around Kyler and be doing whatever he is doing.  Norah's climbing abilities continue to come out on a daily basis.  She is often found standing or sitting in the middle of the dining room table (see photo below) if you don't stop her before she gets to that point.  She also loves to climb up in Kyler's booster seat at the table, especially in the mornings before he gets up, and eat some Cheerios or drink some juice.  Norah still takes two naps a day and will still get up once or twice in the night.  I think it was more this past month with her teeth coming in. :)  She also continues to eat just about everything.  Fruit is definitely her favorite, but she eats lots of veggies too.  Here are some pictures of our 15 month old!
   
15 months old! (a day late) :)

Pretty girl!

Norah often pulls out her "hair pretty" and I thought she looked like Elvis in this picture :)

Just watching for the street sweeper!

Giving Norah a ride in the wagon!

Cheese!!

On the table!

Opening Easter candy :)