The Past Month

So much has happened in the past month!

One thing that happened was Sarah found out she's expecting baby number two, as shown in the previous post.

Dassah received a toddler bed from a family at church.  She LOVES it!  The first few weeks, she begged to go "night-night".

 

"Bear is on my pillow!"

I have a silly girl.

Mike gave Dassah a spoonful of peanut butter.  She ate it so he gave her another.  Her third spoonful, she decided peanut butter makes wonderful face paint.

Trying to catch bubbles!  We blew bubbles for Dassah.

"Catch! Catch! Bubble!" Dassah is speaking so well!

To keep Dassah occupied while I did some cleaning, I gave her a bowl of water.  She decided to dump it on the floor, but she had fun splashing in it.

Helping Mommy cook by licking out the bowl.

This past Tuesday was a gorgeous day with the temperature up in the seventies.  What do you do with such a beautiful day?  Spend it outside, of course.

Drawing pictures on the sidewalk

Helping Mommy pick up sticks dropped off the trees over the winter.

Eating lunch outside

Raking the yard, or um... driveway.

Slide!  The slide is so fun!

"I can climb the ladder by myself!"

"Please let me out!"

We went down for a nap, then came back out to swing on the swing.  I think she's saying "Boo!"  or maybe "Push!"

I took the mattress off her bed to change the sheet and Dassah thought the bed frame made a good obstacle course.  She stepped over each bar, then turned around and did it again.

Rista had to go to the vet on Friday to have a tumor removed.  Dassah looks at her and says, "Kitty, owie."

Dassah has an Announcement!

Mommy is due with baby #2 around October 11!

I've been lazy...

So, I've been lazy about taking pictures over the past month and I don't have very many...

Sitting Pretty!  I don't know why Dassah's left eyelid was red this day.

Look at this shiny ball!

Right after New Years, we started "potty training".  Mostly we just sit on the potty between removing the old diaper and putting on the new.  She's starting to have several successes!

I just like her expression here.

"Look, I can fit in this box!"

Probably one of Dassah's favorite toys from Christmas.  She loves to stack and unstack, pull apart and put back together.

Look!  There's a clip in her hair!  She left it for at least 15 minutes!

Christmas Pictures

Walking in Daddy's shoes

Mmmm! Cinnamon Rolls are delicious!

Big Grin!

Dassah claimed this ladder.

A future computer genius at work.

When you lick your plate, it's best when it gets on your face, too.

Before we left to visit cousins for Christmas, we opened the big presents that wouldn't fit in the suitcase.

Dassah trying out her new trampoline.

Playing in the snow while Mommy loads the car.  "Mommy! It's cold!"

Becky had a "Santa" outfit that just fit Dassah.

Noah was Santa for a while too.

Noah is "helping" Mama Lynn play the flute.  Papa thinks this hilarious.

Noah pulling the beanbag Dassah has claimed.

Playing in the snow with Papa.

Swinging on the swings with cousins.

First thing in the morning, Dassah went to the door and tried to turn the knob.  "I want to go out and play in the snow!"

A little Christmas Elf!

Daddy holding his Christmas elf.

Snuggling with Mama Lynn.

Michael snapped the picture right as she tossed a present at him.

Dassah received several necklaces for Christmas.  Here she is wearing almost all of them that she owns.

Christmas Photoshoot

Some friends of mine came over last week and brought their babies/toddler. We used Michael's photo setup and took pictures of our children. Dassah wasn't sure about having the other kids invade her house.


Waiting for her turn.

This old fire truck Mike has was the perfect prop for the kids. Corbin inspects it to make sure it's drivable.

"Mom, I'm feeling crowded."

Playing around with Photoshop.

Dassah with Mason.

Dassah got her chance with the fire truck, too.

Isaac and Mason. "This is the gas and this is the brake. Make sure you keep both hands on the steering wheel."

She's so cute!

Dassah's worried about Isaac being in her house.

"Look at these pretty lights!"

"See my beads, Mommy?"

There's almost a smile, there!

Playing with photoshop again.

Twins Lauren and Mason playing with the Christmas lights.

So many pretty necklaces!

Corbin gets a "naked baby" picture.

"Don't even think about it, Mom."