New Pictures!

Okay, again.....anyone that knows me knows that I absolutely HATE getting my kids pictures taken. It is stressful, exhausting, frustrating and expensive! But, if I don't do it I feel that guilt that I'm the worst mom ever....so we try to get their pictures taken every once in awhile.
Actually, this was Carlie's first time and I wasn't as worried about her as I was Sadie. The only thing I was worried about with Carlie is her spitting up on her dress, which she did numerous times.
The pictures below are the result of 2 trips to Kiddie Kandids. The first trip was an absolute disaster that almost resulted in mom being committed. The second trip was almost as bad, but at least we got some shots. Granted these are the ONLY shots we got but I was thankful for that. The one we got with the two of them together was nothing short of a miracle!
So, I did it, it's over and I don't have to do it again for at least another 6 months. Kiddie Kandid's will be thankful for the break too - we worked them hard!

1:00 pm Church

This year we are so blessed to have 1:00 church. I have been dreading it all year considering the fact that Sadie loves her naps and is a beast without them. Well, to my surprise she did remarkably well. She was very calm (for her) during Sacrament and she played her heart out in Nursery. After only being home about 30 minutes this is what I found.....both of them completely out for the count! So, maybe the blessing of 1:00 church is that they were both in bed asleep by 7:30! Maybe this won't be so bad after all.

Christmas Morning!

Christmas morning was really fun this year. Sadie knew something was up and her excitement was contagious! Santa was good to the girls this year as well as Grandma's and Grandpa's. Santa brought Sadie a table, tea set, doll, and doll high chair, bassinet, and stroller, plus he brought her some mega legos. But....her favorite item of the day was the electric toothbrush Santa left in her stocking!
Carlie got an animal Fisher Price toy, some fun new balls, and new things to hang from her carseat. She loves them!
It was a fun morning and we just spent the rest of the day relaxing and watching the girls play with their new things. We have been very blessed as a family this year and are so thankful!

This is the laptop that Grandpa King got Sadie

Christmas Eve PJ's

Christmas Eve we went over to Grandma B's and ate yummy food and then the girls got to open their presents from Grandma. It was a fun night! After we came home the girls got to open one present from under the tree and of course that present was their new Christmas PJ's. We had a hard time getting Sadie to cooperate for the picture so this is the only one we got!

Sadie's Horse

My dad is somewhat of a cowboy and decided that he was going to start early on making Sadie a cowgirl, so for Christmas he got her a horse and a pink pistol with a holster! It is so cute. She still doesn't know quite what to do with the gun but she loves her horse. In fact, the day after she got it she spent almost ALL day on the horse. She watched almost all of "Snow White" on it and she insisted on taking her pistol to bed with her. Hey, you never know when you'll have to defend yourself during the night!

Carlie and Sadie at 5 Months

People always ask me if Carlie looked the way Sadie did when she was a baby. I always say they do but pictures don't lie. Although they are similar in some ways, they look very different. These pictures were taken when the girls were both 5 months old. I wanted the same picture of Carlie that I have of Sadie, although Carlie was a little harder to photograph. They both have incredible blue eyes, but as you can see....Carlie definitely beats Sadie in the chubby cheeks department! We are so blessed to have 2 beautiful, healthy girls!

Carlie
Sadie

Carlie's 4 month Stats!

Carlie had her 4 month well check yesterday and we found out what we already know......she is chunky! Although plump, the doctor seems to think she is doing very well and told us to just keep doing what we're doing. We couldn't ask for a sweeter baby so I think we'll take his advice!

Weight- 17.22 lbs (95 %tile)
Length- 25.28 in (73 %tile)
Head - 16.75 in (90 %tile)

I was trying to find Sadie's stats at 4 months but only found her 6 month. Sadie weighed 18 pounds at 6 months so.....I think Carlie has her beat!

Our little Chunky Monkey!
Twins!

Carlie's Bumbo!

I finally broke down and bought Carlie a Bumbo. These became VERY popular when Sadie was born but I never found the need for one....maybe because I chose to hold her at all times. Carlie however, does not have the luxury of mom holding her all the time since Sadie requires too much attention. I get sad to see her laying on her play mat all day long...so this way, she can be upright and part of the action! She seems to really like this new perspective on life. Her neck muscles only allow her a few minutes at a time, but I'm glad I got it and I can now see what all the fuss was about!

Seriously!!! Couldn't you just eat her? So darn cute!

2 Year Stats!

Sadie had her 2 Year well check on November 9th. She is a very healthy and happy kid. Her vocabulary is above average and her height continues to be above average. The doctor said if she had to guess....Sadie will be about 5' 9 " or 5' 10"! Wow! I'm not sure where those genes come from.

Here are her stats:

Weight - 28.44 lbs (79%tile)
Height - 35.25 in (85%tile)
BMI- 16.09 (40%tile)

Sadie's Second Birthday!

Sadie turned 2 on November 6th. We had a Princess Party because she has been really into Princess movies lately. It was fun to get the house all decorated and we were sure to have a TON of balloons since those are her favorite things! Lets be honest...who needs presents when you have balloons?

Grandma B., Aunt Tami, Whitney, Aunt Rachelle, Uncle John, Jessica and Michael all came over for the celebration. Sadie opened her presents and then dived into her cake. She got a doll house and Snow White movie from mom and dad and Grandma furnished the doll house, Aunt Tami gave her an Aqua Doodle mat, and Aunt Rachelle gave her a really cute outfit.

It was a fun night but I must admit...it is true what they say about the terrible twos.....they kicked in that night and haven't left!

Princess cake for our princess!

Opening presents

Trying out the Aqua Doodle mat

Sadie's favorite thing about the dollhouse is of course....the toilet.

Blowing out the candles

Mmmmm....chocolate. That's the face mommy gets when she eats chocolate too!