20 Months:-)

We have a very busy fun little girl on our hands:-)

I am amazed at all the funny little things she does....

She loves to play ready, set, go.

She loves to hold our finger and drag us around the house.

She tells us "nigh, nigh" when she is "ready" for nap or bed.

The fits are getting more frequent ha ha...i heard that happens:-)

She likes to sing ee-i-ee-i-oh & tries to do head, shoulders, knees & toes.

She likes the app starfall.

Here are a few things we have done this month....

We had a little girl's night & we did a little mani/pedi:-)

 This little girl LOVES despicable me!!! 

We put the highchair away & she sits in a booster now...this was her decision ha ha.

She also has decided that she would like to sit in the basket of the shopping cart... I wonder why?!

Her little blonde locks are getting so long:-)

Here are some more pics of her being all big at the table:-)

In big people news....

Hollie & I ran a 1/2 in Stg....it was really hard to train in the middle of winter, but the race went better than we hoped or trained for:-)

19 Months & Holidays

Happy New Year! 

We had a wonderful holiday break & are sad to see it end...Bode & I both had time off of work so it was so nice just to hang out and enjoy the time we had together. 

I will give you a little recap of the holidays....

We went to Richfield the weekend before Christmas to see all the fam...Everyone was there which is rare these days so it was a blast to just hang out & let all the little kids go crazy! I am a horrible picture taker...so the only pic I have of the weekend is us sledding...Chesney, Eli, & Eliana had a blast:-) 

{Chesney & Me}

{Grandma, Eliana & Chesney}

We stopped in Tropic on our way back to Cedar & spent the afternoon so Chesney could get some snuggle time in with Grandpa Stan.

We spent Christmas at home...which is nice, but at the same time I would love to get all the siblings together just once so we can watch all the kiddos on Christmas morning;-) {hint, hint}

Santa definitely found Chesney....his elves were pretty tired after putting that little kitchen together...I luckily was a supervisor...My mom & Ray came and spent Christmas Eve & morning with us.

Chesney wasn't that big into Christmas...she did better opening presents last year....this year she came out looked at her kitchen & hugged her dog...then we opened her stocking which had the Brave dvd in it & she was done...all she wanted to do was watch the movie ha ha....so I pretty much finished opening her presents:-/ We just relaxed the rest of the day & just played & watched movies.

{The dogs had a good christmas...a new dog bed & raw hides}

      

{Chesney looking all cute in her box}             

We did our traditional Jazz game with friends... {Jimmy & Chelo, Hailey & Jeff, Krachelle & Kyle, and Brittani & Lance were all able to come this year} We had a great time, but alway need more time to visit!! Chesney did pretty good for her first Jazz game...she made it about half the game & then we went out and played on the lifetime equipment...thank goodness there  is pretty much a park there to play at ha ha...While we were up there we said goodbye to the corolla & got a sportage.

 So far we really like it & enjoy having a bit more room:-)

{Chesney looking super cute right before we left to go to Mesquite to see my Dad & Sherry}

We had a last minute New Year's get together with Jeremy & Hollie...somehow I managed to not get Hollie in one pic....We had pizza & played games...we were all pretty ready for midnight to come so we could go to bed ha ha....we must be getting old.

{Chesney starting her resolutions ha ha}

{Riding her super cute rocking cat}

Bode was her sled dog & pulled her around the backyard...until she fell off & landed face first in the snow...she was way done after that!

We also have enjoyed watching the seasons of Prison Break during our time off...but now I am really afraid of prison ha ha.

Chesney is just getting bigger & busier!!

She has started singing...singing jibberish...but it has a little melody to it.

She expects you to hold a conversation with her even thought you have no clue what she is saying.

She has started to connect more words with things...

Like the lights, bananas "nanas", bubbles, she says"nigh, nigh" when we lay her down. 

She loves to bring us our shoes & follows directions pretty good:-)

We are officially binkie free....Sad;-( I miss it so much...so does she. 

It is harder to put her down for naps & bed without it, but she only fusses for 10-15 minutes before she gives up & goes to sleep...I know it is good to get rid of it, but love that she was a binkie baby. 

It's really sad, because I feel like she is no longer a baby at all...she always preferred the soothes, so she always had that big binkie taking up half her face....it just reminded me of when she was so little:-(

She is going through kind of a mean phase right now...she hits you if you aren't doing what she wants you to do....makes me sad:-(

If she wants me in a different room she will push & pull me till I come with her:-) She definitely wants an audience for all her activities. 

She loves to jump on the couch & dance.

She has been a pretty big eater lately.

This girl wants to drink our soda all the time!! What a stinker! If we don't set them up high she is all over it & throws the biggest when we take it away.

We have so much fun playing with her & chasing her around the house...she is getting to be a fast little babe & has the cutest little walk when she is excited to see you! 

We are excited to see how much fun we will have in 2013!!

18 Months

My baby is now a little girl...it is so fun & sad at the same time...

Here is a pic from our christmas card...I am sad about the christmas card this year, cus well last years was so so cute & this year my camera wasn't working good & the layout wasn't super cute...anyways good thing she is so cute:-) 

We had a good Thanksgiving...We spent the day in Tropic & had a delicious dinner @ the Pines (I love the Pines.) The day after we drove up to Wyoming & had a good weekend with family. We went to the family party & Santa came...Chesney is still not a fan. I love that she had to have the phone up there with her. I feel like she was trying to call all her friends to tell them who was at the party:-)

She is so busy & fun... She has new tricks like standing up in her highchair...We have to watch this little stinker like a hawk. 

She loves to brush her teeth...We bought her a little barbie electric toothbrush & it is a hit!

This stinker wants to be outside 24/7....She crawls out the dog door when we won't let her go out.

 She is actually pretty good to sit still and let me do her hair these days...I love her bootail days...but she always looks like an orphan at the end of the day.

I love her funny personality...She was so cute running around the house in her hat & boots the other night. She likes to run from the dogs...she always thinks they are playing with her & really they have not idea what is going on. 

We took her to the movie for the hospital employee party...since it was free to go, I figured it was a good time to see how she did...She actually did really good & loved the popcorn:-)

Bode & I celebrated our 5 year anniversary...He surprised me with a little getaway up north & sweet seats to the Jazz game. 

Chesney has gone to nursery for the last 2 weeks...so far so good...Doesn't she look so big?!

I took her to her 18 month appointment on Friday, her stats are:

Weight: 24 lbs (50%)

Height: 32 inches tall (50%)

She did way better at this appointment...still some tears, but not near as many as before...it helps that there were no shots this time around. She was super cute & danced for the medical assistances & loved their cute mickey mouse tree they had in the office. 

She is still a talker...though definitely stubborn...she does things on her terms:-)

Words she says the most is: No, Hi, Bye-bye, Apple, Uh-oh, Bo, Mama 

& then she repeats lots of what we say.

She loves to pretend to talk on the phone.

She is quite the dancer when she hears music.

Likes to play chase.

Is really good with the christmas decorations...she is really soft with the christmas tree.

She has recently started to say Minnie...but she pronounces it Mimmie. 

She likes to color.

If you ask her what Santa says she'll say "Ho Ho"

We are getting ways excited for christmas & for Santa to come:-)

{I apologize for the pictures...if you follow me on insta they are pretty much all the same}