2013 Christmas pictures!

I had the kids Christmas pics taken nov. 1st.  A little early, but unwanted to get it done so I had time to order cards and not feel rushed!  Can't believe my little peanut will be a year and my big peanut will soon be five!!!

Capri is 11 months old!

Oh my goodness...each month that goes by my heart aches a little more knowing that this little one is closer to being a 1 year old!  I think about the saying "The days are long, but the years are short." quite often.  It's incredibly true.  When I was younger I would hear older adults say things like "Wait until you have a little one of your own and you will see how fast time flies by!"  Well, I really didn't get it until now...especially with a second child.  There are days (especially when they are newborn) that you think are never going to end...and then all of sudden they're 6 months old and then a year.  I have to be honest and say that it makes me sad, but I always try to remind myself that watching them get older is awesome and a good thing.  I love the baby stage and wish it would last longer. But I can't stop time so I will enjoy every moment of watching my children grow!

This sweet pea...she is an angel.  There is really no other way to describe her. She is just about perfect in every way. She's laid back, sweet, energetic, and affectionate.  Crewsie definitely seems to have my personality and this little one seems to favor her Daddy so far. 

Capri 11 month stats:

Still in size 3 diapers

Size 3.5-4 shoe

18-24 month clothing (mainly 18 month on bottom and 18-24 for tops)

Pretty much same sleep schedule as last month. But I notice if I out hre down a little later in the am she takes about a 3.5 hour nap and doesn't need a late afternoon nap.  She also goes to be earlier than Crew ever did. She has no problem going down around 7-7:30pm.

She loves strawberries and yogurt!  She could eat her weight in both!

Way more of a monkey/climber than crew was.

She can stand for quite awhile in her own but won't take a step forward yet!

She's a rascal when it comes to brushing her teeth!

Has eight teeth thru her little gums :)

She loves reading books with mommy and brother

Loves playing peek-a-boo!

Says momma and dada all if the time and babbles a lot.  Seems like she tries to say hot!, bye bye, and makes a"B" noise a lot when looking at Crew...I'm thinking she trying I say "brother?"

We love you so much baby girl!  Can't wait to celebrate your first birthday...well, actually I could wait, but until I find that magic button to stop time we will be celebrating!!!

Catch up...

I'm always doing random weekly wrap up posts from my phone pics...but that's as good as it gets for now!  I feel like we have been so busy since about mid-October.  Honestly, I CANNOT believe its Novemeber 17!  It was just Halloween like yesterday!  Anyway, we've been with the usual stuff, but it seems like time is going doubly fast!  

We were at Kohls the other day and they have this neat green screen for the kids and a special app.  Crewsie thought it was fun :)

Sunday morning tickles with daddy :)

Saturday morning breakfast with the family!

Errands with daddy for crewsie...and errands with Mommy for Capri!

Lunch time with the little stinkers!

We got a little snow this week and crew was VERY excited!  Today it's 62...weird!

Watching "Home Alone" in our Santa hats!

He was very excited to wear his new coat to school!

We play with Play Doh at least a couple times per week...he loves it!

PriPri getting stuck behind the couch...such a monkey!

Already wanting to feed herself...and making a mess!

Crew wanted to write Santa a note...I wrote down exactly what he said!

This turkey stands up every time I try to change her.  Her brother never did this!

Fall at the zoo...

Last Wednesday we made an impromptu trip to the zoo.  It was about 2:30 and we were kinda bored, so we popped over to the zoo for awhile.  Luckily, it's only about 15 minutes away!  It was a weirdly, but wonderful, balmy feeling day....62 in November?!  Crazy for Ohio.  Anyway, so glad we went because it might have been our last trip for the year?!

My little llama, llama!

I noticed I only took one pick of sissy.  I will notice somedays I only take pics of Capri and other days only pics of Crew.  I don't know why I do this?!?!

The new aviary/grizzly bear/wolf/ otter exhibits are awesome.  Although, I always feel slightly sad when I visit the zoo because I think these animals should be in the wild :(

The otter slide is AWESOME!  Crew must have went down it a dozen times.  

And then he insisted on mommy going down it :)

The red wolves with the fall background were gorgeous!  One if them is Katniss and the other is Rue.

Crew is obsessed with wolves/werewolves, so he was ecstatic that he got to see one this close!

Mrs. Lion kept pawing at the glass...started to freak me out a little!

I love spending days like this with my two little soul mates.  They don't understand how precious this time is with them, but I will cherish it forever.