Happy Halloween!

"I'm so sweet"

"what is that?"

"you're so funny!"

"I LOVE YOU!"

Baby Addie strikes again

What can I say!? She's advanced :)

Ruling her bumbo seat, and practicing holding on to something.
Such big strides!
(The bumbo seat is like a little armchair that lets her sit up all by herself).

Showing off her red polka dot hair bow from Cousin Hailee.
Thank you Hailee!!! I love it!
Love, Baby Addie

New pics on facebook...

It's easier to upload a lot of them that way, and I just couldn't decide which were the best!

I sent them also to mom and dad separately, since you're probably not on facebook much :)

Love you all,
Beej

Really quick

I just had to show you these. This is Sigrid with her friend Emma, who is a month older than her. They have playdates every week! And today we got them together on one blanket to see what they would do. They were pretty apathetic, but we thought it was cute!
They held hands on their own - Emma has Sigrid's thumb - we didn't do that!

Prints coming your way...

Yesterday, we had portraits taken of Baby Addie in her little handmade dress from Grandma (convenient, because she turned three months old on Thursday!). I'm planning on mailing out 5x7's - Mom & Dad, Corey, Neil & Jen, Tyler, and Grandma will each get one - but here are more of them!

My personal favorite!

She was determined that we should see this foot!
The lady kept tucking it back in,
and then she would stick it out again to show us!

Smiles were a little hard to come by.
She's not accustomed to the aggressive photo lady tactics
and thought the hairy purple monkey
was more confusing than it was funny!

We still got some sweet shots though,
and you can see the fine needlework Grandma did!

Before I go, I suppose I should add some updates on Sigrid's new tricks:

• She's a smiler, definitely a smiler. Her smile lights up the room!
• She likes to feel the hair on the very top of her head, and will sometimes wind her fingers into it.
• She is very good with her feet. She likes to kick at little toys in her stroller and watch her own fancy footwork. Future soccer player, maybe?
  
• She's cooing a lot - making sounds I can't imitate for the life of me! But hey, she's supposed to be imitating me, right!?!
• She likes to smile shyly at herself in the mirror - so cute!
• She isn't grabbing things yet, or reaching for us to pick her up (she may be a little behind in this area), but she will bat at her little toys with her fist after she hits it accidentally first. She can also definitely get her hands to her mouth to suck on them.
• She sleeps 11 hours straight at night!!!
• She loves her little monkey friend in her bouncy seat, and talks to him constantly!
• She loves to work out with me - squats are her favorite: she gets to go up and down through the air when I squat! She also likes the airplane - where she lays on her tummy on my calves and gets to "fly" back and forth while I do crunches.

You all are going to love her!

Love you all!
Can't wait for Christmas!
Briana

Especially for Uncle Tyler...

80 more days!

tell me I'm not the only one counting down the days until Christmas!?!

family.
traditions.
presents.
kids.
Christmas tree.
photos.
chaos.
and most importantly.....ROCA BARS!


okay - that's not the most important - but I can already taste them! lol

my kids are SO excited (because ya'll know that I'm not! lol) about Christmas in Washington and they are asking questions DAILY! Mostly Hailee - Braden just enjoys all the answers.

1. "Will Santa find us at Grandpa's house?"
yes, we'll give him directions when we see him at the mall.

2. "Does Grandpa know to keep the fireplace cool so Santa won't burn his butt?"
yes dear, Grandpa has done this before.

3. "Does Grandma know about cookies, milk, and celery?"
yes, we can give Santa some of Grandma's GOOD cookies this year and he'll be glad he followed the directions we gave him at the mall.

4. "Will Uncle Tyler remember that I like to play with him?"
I'm sure it'll come back to him rather quickly.

5. "Is Uncle Tyler going to get married, too?"
Not yet. someday.
"darn"

6. "Do we get extra presents for not being at home?"
why would you get extra?
"because when I'm at someone else's house I have to be on my super best behavior and that's extra work"
...smart thinking I say...

7. "Can we go now instead of waiting until December?"
no
"fine. but I'd rather go now"

8. "will Baby Addie like to play with me and Braden?"
she'll be little, but if you're nice she'll like it.

9. "can baby Addie sleep with me?"
no dear, you'll roll over on her and that would be bad.

10. "I can't wait to see all my family, mommy. I love them and miss them."
me, too, baby......me, too.



there you go - thoughts from a 7 3/4 year old!!!!


(and we're trying to psych her up about lutefisk - no promises - but she thinks a clear jello might be cool! lol)

Portland Marathon '09

Neil & Jen, finishers in the 38th Portland Marathon, October 4, 2009. Yay!!