First Time Sledding

On Monday, we went to Papa's house and let the girls get all dressed up in their new snow gear to go sledding. At first, they were a little apprehensive, but warmed up to it very quickly! They were a little unsure about how to walk on the snow, since it kept giving out on them with every little step they took. It was cute, though...as they walked they would fall over! I think if I were sledding with them too, they may have done a little better. But, I had a sinus infection and chose not to. Papa came through for us though, he had a blast with them even though they didn't show sure signs that this was the thing they wanted to do! Papa hooked a rope to the saucers and drug them around.

Savannah, first time on the saucer. Over every bump, she would say, "woewa, woe!"

Saige and Papa. She got a little scared and kept saying no when we would ask her if she wanted to go again. But we made her go and after a couple of times, she had a big smile on her face. Both S & S had their turns sliding down the "hill" with Papa.

Savannah and her THUMBS UP! (LOL, like she has a choice!)

Saige, unsure what to think!

This was so fun to watch them. They are watching Papa make snowballs and stack them. They couldn't figure out why the crap he would do that! My guess, though is that they were just trying to figure out HOW to do it!

Saige's sure sign she approves of this activity!

More Christmas: Venables 2009

Sorry, here is more Christmas pictures. I didn't take my camera with me and I snatched these from my sister in law's photo album on FB. We always have a good time with the Venables. It is fun to get together and watch the kids play!

The whole clan...no one is missing, which is a miracle!

Presents galore! We are spoiled!

Cute little Reagan smiling big and having a great time!

Grandpa Mike

Me and the girls. S & S got a stroller and a pack n play from Grandma and Grandpa!

Grandma Debbie opening her freshwater pearls from CHINA that Bryce got her.

Braxton, Savy, and Uncle J

Making a Gingerbread house, tradition!

So Big

Well, Reagan is already practicing to sit up and she is doing a great job of it, too! She has been sitting on her own for about 2 weeks now, but hasn't quite been able to figure out how to NOT fall over! She will sit as long as she doesn't lean to far over, then it starts to squish her belly and she gets upset! I learned that if she uses her hands to support her, she does great! She still hasn't rolled yet, but one step at a time! I just love how happy she is and those chubby cheeks! Not a day goes by that they aren't kissed or blubbered!

This was her first time eating cereal! She wasn't really sure what to think about it. We started her on cereal once a day a couple of weeks ago. Mostly, it all came back out, she definitely doesn't like it....still! She prefers the good stuff made by Momma! I love the look on her face!

Cute Stuff!

My little cutie! Reagan is so much fun to have around! I decided I haven't been posting a lot of pictures of her, and I need to do more! She is growing up so fast! The funny thing is, is that she is in the same size diapers as her almost 2 year old sisters! Thats a big bum for a 5 month old or two little bums for two 2 year olds! At any rate, she is growing like a weed!

S & S: 2 Year Check-up

Well, S & S have mad it to their 2 year visit with the pediatrician! We had to do it a little early because our day care needed records of their Hep A shots, which our pediatrician doesn't typically issue them until they turn 2. I had to jump through all sorts of hoops, got referred to this and that, and finally I came to the conclusion that since the pediatrician doesn't want the girls coming in during the month of February (RSV season) then he would allow us to come in the month prior to or after. So, we needed to get it done or I may have not had child care! SO...here are their stats:

Saige

Height: 33 inches (50th percentile)

Weight: 25 lbs. (between the 25th and 50th percentile)

She freaked out when we went back to the patient rooms, she wouldn't even let the nurse weigh her. She had to weigh both me and her, then weigh me to get Saiges weight. She obviously knew what nurses do to her! When Dr. Sigg came in and was about to do his exam on her...she started to freak out again! Poor little girl...she was crying so hard she couldn't breath!

Savannah

Length: 31.1 inches (just about the 10th percentile)

Weight: 21 lbs (not on the chart: below the 5th percentile)

Savannah was very calm with the nurses and doctor! She floated around the exam room like it was just another place to play!

Both are healthy and we will be soon getting them "big girl" beds and then potty training! Yippee for us...2 less kids in diapers!

Miss Cheerleader In Progress

Oh Boy OOOO boy! This little girl just loves to be flipped around, tossed, and any other acrobatic thing you can think of! She lives for this kind of stuff and loves every minute of it! This just goes to show she is definitely a cheerleader in the making. Which scares me! I realized after the 2nd year of my college cheering days, of how dumb it was of me to be doing it. Think about it: standing about 6 feet in the air and relying on 1 person to catch you. Basket tosses you go even higher and risk even more! This is definitely a sport that you risk serious injury in any way, shape, or form! I only wish she will choose dance over cheerleading...because you can dance all your life! However, I still couldn't resist taking pictures because her expression says it all!

Needless to say, Saige had to have a go at it too, but she gets scared when thrown in the air or is up high. However, this surprises me because she is constantly climbing all over things and she is our "rougher" kid! Hmph, beats me! As you can see, Savannah is not happy about this one bit that her feet are on the ground!

Venable Christmas Party

Every year after Christmas, the Venable Christmas Party is held in honor of Bryce's Grandma. Their family is so huge, we need a church to hold all of us and it seems like the family doubles in size every couple of years! Anyway, we get together to have dinner, watch a little program put on by all of Bryce's talented cousins and then all the kids did a pinada which happened to be a replica of Rudolph. Well, this was Saige and Savannah's first experience with doing a pinada. Reagan, successfully slept through all of it!

Stuck In A Bind

I was busy doing something and I kept hearing Saige in the background stuggling, but I didn't think much of it because it was right after breakfast and she usually tries to climb into her high chair and do the buckles up. SO, naturally I thought that is what she was doing. After a few minutes, I turned around and realized I hadn't heard her for a while, but couldn't find her. That is when I found this: STUCK! I was laughing my head off and had to snap a picture!

This is Saige waiting for me patiently...

This is Saige starting to get frustrated after being so patient while I took a couple of pictures!

First Time Playing In The Snow

I felt so bad, all this snow was falling a few weeks before Christmas and they had nothing to wear other than just their coats. So I told Bryce, we'd better get them their snow pants, gloves, and boots for Xmas, so they can go outside! And that is just what we did. Here is their very first opportunity playing in the snow! Little cuties!

Christmas 2009

It has been a fun and exciting Christmas for our girls this year. Saige really took a liking to ripping the paper off the presents. Savy on the otherhand, got one present open and wasn't interesting in opening the rest (and they were even clothes, too)! She loves clothes. Just goes to show how rediculously unpredictable kids can be! You think you know them well, but then they turn around and stun you to death! LOL.

Surprisingly, our Christmas was very low key this year, and I give all the credit to myself. It started out even before the holidays that I wasn't much in the mood for it. Yes, the kids were the only reason why I even put up a tree this year! No decorations were put up other than our stockings and 7, yes SEVEN ornaments on the tree, plus the trim and the Santa topper. Other than that, our house was pretty scarce when it came to holiday decor. OOH, I forgot I got out the snowman cookie jar, too.

Anyway, we had a nice time at Bryce's parents house on Christmas Eve where the kids exchanged their gifts between all the grandkids and then we did a white elephant gift exchange between the siblings and spouses. Saige and Savannah got Little Pet Shop stuff and Reagan got a little penguin that you can punch with some balls in it. Then Grandma and Grandpa got the girls (to share) a play pack n play and stroller. Reagan got some Winnie The Poo toys to attach to her Little Einstein play mat and some bath toys. The kids decorated gingerbread houses and we had a bit to eat. I let my girls open their first gift of Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's house, which were their jams! We then came home and found Papa waiting for us as he always spends the night with us on the Eve of Christmas.

Christmas morning the girls slept in until about 8:00 or so and we let them open their presents. The main thing the girls got was their babies and snow gear (boots, gloves, bibs). Bryce and I already had Christmas in July when we purchased all our ski equipment in preparation for teaching the girls this ski season. Papa got them a cool rocking horse with animation, ski helmets, and more legos!

I then started on the breakfast. A new tradition on Christmas morning is to make cinnamon rolls. They turned out to be very delectable, however I didn't think to take a picture of them. Not kidding, the rolls were huge, about 6 inches in diameter! They were awesome and full of butter and fat which makes them even better!

After breakfast, we loafed around. I began making Mountain Mans breakfast and we had that for lunch. The girls when down for a nap and then Papa left. At 4:00, my mom, Curt, Kim, Jordan, Carrie, Tyler, Jim, and Uncle Jeff came. Grandma P gave the girls some cute SOCK MONKEYS and really cute blankets. They love to play with the monkeys.

After my family left, we went to visit Bryce's Grandma Venable for a little bit and then came home. It was so nice to only leave the house to visit one other instead of making stop after stop. That gets a little monotonous when traveling with 3 youngsters!

Visiting Santa on Christmas Eve. They weren't very fond of him! We waited in line for about an hour and this is all we got. Saige did sit on his lap for .02 seconds. I think they were just in it for the candy canes!

Our scarce attempt at decorating for Christmas.

Sleepy head Saige. We finally had to go wake her up. She may have slept another hour or so, plus Savannah was already starting to dig in!

Reagan opening her first present. "Books, yayee!" I am so sure that is exactly what she was thinking!

Babies, babies, babies! Now, they are really like mother like daughter!

Reagan soon became the bow disposal!