As usual I'm super behind on posting and haven't done a great job of taking pictures of the kids. My computer is totally overloaded and I continue to be two steps behind in uploading and backing up pictures so that I can delete off my laptop and free up room for more pictures to be added.
Here are a few pictures of the kids over the last couple of months! I started writing "photoshoots" in quotes because honestly I think my photography skills are getting worse instead of better. How is that even possible????? I'm completely frustrated with this whole thing, but haven't had the time to figure out how to improve. Boo. I think I need to learn how to use photoshop...
A few facts about Finley:
- She is my Mini Me. My Goose Honk. My Pumpkin Pie. She helps me more than she could ever know and is getting way too big way too quick!
- She is seriously good at legos and can put together sets that are meant for twice her age by herself.
- She is reading super well and has gotten a ton better at sounding words out until they make sense.
- She recently stopped having to wear pull-ups at night! Hooray! Finally, one of my three is out of "diapers."
- She loves to play with Jude and Evi in her room without any parents. She turns the music up loud (it's like she is a teenager) and has a dance party with them.
- She has recently started being really selfless which is super endearing. For instance if Jude cries because he wants to be in Finley's seat and I tell Jude that he can't sit there, Finley will say "It's okay, Mommy. Jude can sit here. I don't mind sitting somewhere else."
- She is very caring and intuitive and a bit manipulative to boot. She is a girly girl one minute and a complete tomboy the next. She is a complete conundrum and more beautiful than any girl has the right to be.
This may be my favorite picture of him EVER! I am so in love with it!!!!
A few facts about Jude:
- He is my Middle Little. My Buddy Boo. He is my Heart! I adore this boy so much that it flat out hurts!
- He is totally making me feel bad about this post because he has been soooooo much fun lately! I'm not sure if his previous mood was due to being TWO, the move, school ending, my lack of focus on him during the chaos that was April and May, or some combo of all of the above, but the past couple of months have been an absolute delight!
- He is all boy in so many ways and yet is very timid when it comes to new situations... He refuses to go down slides or venture into the Chik-fil-a play area without me by his side. For some reason I always think of boys being dare devils and while in some areas he is, he definitely isn't in others. It's fun to learn his personality in regards to this!
- He LOVES cars and trains and has them with him at all times.
- Whenever he is poopy, I will ask him "Jude, are you poopy?" and he always says "No, poopy! Aavee (Evi) POOPY!" It cracks me up. He always blames her even though it usually him.
- He loves to color and to read. Much more than I remember Finley loving it at this age. In fact, I'm not sure I had even tried coloring with Finley at 2! HA!
- He refuses to go down the stairs by himself even though he is perfectly capable. He insists on being carried. He usually makes me carry him and Evi down at the same time and says "Carry TWO babies!!!" The way he says it is sooooooo stinkin' cute!
- He is really talking up a storm and repeating most everything we say. I can't believe how much more he can say than just a couple of months ago. I love that he can communicate better, but he thinks if we can understand him that our answer should be yes! It's so funny! It's like he thought we would tell him "no more cake" or "no tv" because we didn't understand him before. It's so crazy cute!
A few facts about Evi:
- She is my Itty Bitty. My Sweetie Pie. My Baby. My sweet little angel who still lets me cuddle her and almost always wants to be glued to my side! She is a complete joy!
- She started walking around 14 months, but didn't really walk full time until 14 and half. That is still our earliest walker to date and it's amazing how much she seems to have developed into a big girl now that she can walk.
- She is 15 months, but still in some 3-6 month clothes. She's pretty much in the dreaded 6-9 month stage that I hate so much! It's so hard to find 6-9 month clothes and 6-12 clothes (especially pants) are still quite a bit too big. Thankfully, I seem to be able to dress her in 6-12 month tops and 3-6 month pants. Unfortunately, most shirts in this size range are still onesies and most onesies are just not long enough for her torso. Such dilemmas in dressing my little doll! HA!
- Even though she is tiny, she eats non-stop! I seriously tire every day of feeding her. It is pretty much constant.
- She loves her blankie! As well as her brother and sister's blankies... she is often found stealing them!
- She can't stand to get in trouble. If you even say the word "no" to her, she usually breaks into hysterical crying. Let's hope this continues! HA!
- She has no idea she is a little girl. She attempts to do whatever her siblings are doing despite my demand that she be a baby! ;)
