Staycation

We enjoyed dinner at Red Rock with Peter.

Mark and his girls waiting for the train.

An eagle at the zoo's bird show.

We stayed in SLC Friday night, thanks to a free night I had. Friday night we went to dinner with Peter then road on TRAX; that was probably the highlight of Mads' weekend. The girls probably slept 6 hours (total.combined). I learned that Madeline can sign Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/ABC's/123 Over.and Over.and Over. Stella didn't feel like sleeping so Mark and her drove around down and slept in the car. Ahhh... The next morning we had breakfast at the hotel (also included in the free night), made a quick trip to the zoo, then over to the new house. Despite the lack of sleep, it was still a lot of fun!

A Day at the {dino} Zoo

Museum of Ancient Life (worlds largest dinosaur exhibit)

Peter and Mads digging for fossils!

Macie called in sick...so I had to call in. We made the most of it!

Oktoberfest

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Perfect fall day at Snowbird!

Performer

Madeleine's butterfly balloon...she was very sad when it died.

7 {seven} Months

7 months!

Stella's highlights:
- Sitting on her own ...she is much happier now!
- Now sleeps on her stomach (out of pure desperation of her mom)
- not a fan of purees, but i am doing my own form of Baby Lead Weaning
- eats Cheerios
- laughs at her daddy...a lot
- still doesn't sleep through the night



Stella seems to be 'lazier' than what Madeleine was at this age. She knows how to hold her own bottle...but doesn't. She also likes it when we give her the Cheerios as opposed to feeding herself.

2 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

I went into Madeleine's room the other night and this is what I found...

Madeleine

Mads thinks she's a lot older than what she actually is. We've been telling her that in October she'll turn 3...now she thinks Baby (II) is 2 1/2 and Mads' 3.

-When she wants to eat something, ie chocolate or fruit snacks, she'll bring one for me, too. I guess that makes it OK for her to eat something as long as she's sharing?
-While riding her bike today - 'Mommy, I NEED help.'
-'Madeleine play with Lyndi tomorrow...I sleep 1st'
-She hates commercials
-Mark shows her a picture of our new house...then she turns on my phone, goes to the 'photos' section, finds a different picture of the house and says 'look Dadda, Madeleine's house, too.'
-When she knows she's not allowed to do something, she'll look at me and say something in a very high pitched voice 'Madeleine eat cookie?' or 'Madeleine push Baby?' or 'Madeleine watch a D?'

Highlight of the day...she can ride her Trike by herself!
I went looking for her outside and she comes out of the garage peddling by herself! YEAH!!

'I get my good looks from my MOM'

For those who know Mark...you'll know why this is funny.

A few things I've noticed recently

-Stella won't sleep unless she's held...ugh
-Madeleine can go from crying, to laughing, to crying in 5 seconds
-If my 'out of office' says I'll be gone through Monday, please don't leave me a message on Thursday and two on Friday
-I have a very chunky child (who's rolls I need to make a conscious effort to clean) and an extremely skinny child (with a beer belly)
-2T clothing goes from 28-31 lbs...my 3 year old should still be wearing 1T
-Stella hates baby food but LoVeS adult food...bread...green/red peppers...crackers
-My husband might be 'randomly' profiled on his 9/11 flight