We spent last weekend with Jon's family. While we were there Jon did a little photo shoot with the kids. These are some of my favorites.
Emma really doesn't like getting her picture taken so she will either do a major cheese face or just look mad...and so there aren't many of her.These next ones are also at Jon's parent's house. The kids love taking baths in the big tub there. Matthew's hair looks so red in these pictures, but it's really not.
This one makes me laugh...little poser
We have started trying to get Matthew to sleep again...or I should say, we are STILL trying to get Matthew to sleep (we are going on a MONTH of letting him cry it out- is it really supposed to take this long???) SO, Emma is usually a really good sleeper, but since the kids share a room and Matthew spends 2-4 hours a night screaming, she hasn't been sleeping so well. We finally decided to put her in our room. It's definitely not ideal, but it's helping. Here is our new arrangement.
The three of us crammed in our tiny room
The three of us crammed in our tiny room
while Matthew enjoys all the space on his own. I don't know if you can tell from the pictures, but really, our room is about half the size of the kids room. (We did it that way because the back door is in our room) Anyway, we are hoping things improve soon. Matthew actually only woke up once last night and then slept until 6:40 this morning, which was a HUGE improvement over yesterday. He also took both of his naps today and they were each an hour. I really can't remember the last time that happened.
In other news, Emma's potty training is going well. She still has an accident every other day or so, but she will usually stop herself. And she stays dry during naps and most night times. So, I am happy.
For family night this week we gave Emma her own Book of Mormon (or "Book of Mornin" according to Emma). She was SO excited. We have been reading with her every night this week. We read and she repeats. We only get through 3 or 4 verses but it's progress.
Emma has always had a ton of personality and is just a funny girl. She LOVES watching movies and has recently gotten really good at quoting movies. Her favorite movie to quote is Toy Story 2. In this picture, she put the plastic egg over her eyes and said "These are my angry eyes!" Her other favorite quotes (some not verbatim) are "I've got a snake in my boot", "You killed my father (while scowling and growling). No Buzz, I AM your father. NOOO!!!!), and "I'm going to Japan!" There are a couple others, but I can't think of them right now.
A couple other funny things she's said this week:
Jon and I were looking at a picture of Matthew. Jon said we needed to crop it and Emma exclaimed, "No, he's not the prophet!" Earlier in the day I was holding Matthew and told him he looked groggy. Emma got upset and yelled, "He's NOT a froggy!"
I try to take Emma swimming once a week, so we've gone twice now. I am surprised at how well she has taken to the water. She uses pool noodles to help her stay up and she won't let me touch her. She wants to swim all by herself. She has gotten really good at kicking and gets everywhere she wants to go. This last time she started jumping off the stairs into the water (with her noodle) and then off the edge of the pool. She was so excited to put her face under the water too, and she did really well with it. This girl has no fear!
Today Dreamworks had their big Easter Egg Hunt. Emma had fun finding eggs, though she looks really concerned here.
Jenny found the golden egg and got the grand prize...a Monsters vs Aliens toy and 4 movie tickets. Way to go Jenny! And it was perfect timing since it's her birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday!
8 comments:
Cute pictures. Good luck with the sleep and potty training. Have a happy easter.
SO MUCH FUN! I have totally missed talking to you this week--I didn't know so much had gone on. I think my voice is on it's way back, so let's chat soon.
I can't believe you guys are all crammed in your room. Dang, that's rough! Hopefully Matthew will sleep soon and you can be back to your normal arrangements.
Swimming? Nice. Not here...yet. :) Guess it's a perk to living where you do. :)
Loved the update! Those pictures of the kids at the beginning are so cute! And it's awesome how Emma's doing on her potty training...we're almost there, too! Sounds like the egg hunt was a blast!
I love that last picture of Matthew from the photo shoot! And how funny is Emma? That is hilarious that she quotes Toy Story all the time! I love her angry eyes.
That looks so fun. That is cool that Emma is potty training. I guess sometimes 2 bedrooms is hard with 2 kids. We have started letting Hannah cry it out but it hasn't worked very well so we just give her a bottle to go to sleep then put her in bed. She is doing better at routine though. That easter egg hunt looks so fun. I am excited for when we get to do an egg hunt with Hannah.
It took Marie over a month of screaming half the night before she finally gave up and slept through. That was a long summer! Some kids are more stubborn than others..... he should come around eventually.
Really cute pictures! I love the one where Emma is in the tub, not looking at the camera. Just adorable.
Hi Sarah, it was good to hear from you! I can't believe how old Emma is, and Matthew is so photogenic (Lydia has Emma's same grimace for the photos - I think it's the age). Although I love what you did with this last photo of Emma.
Reading your blog I'm so jealous of the CA weather - we're still hanging out inside basically all of the time, in forty degree weather.
I'm going to add you to my blogroll, so I can keep you with you!
It sounds like Emma has my hearing ability. Just ask Abby. By the way I love the pictures especially the tub shots.
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