Kayla's Second Birthday!

Kayla had a fun birthday... or *birthdayS*, I should say! We had a family party the Saturday before her birthday (May 20) and a "Girlfriends" party Thursday morning. She received a wagon from Grandma and Grandpa, which she loves!

The weekend following her birthday we visited Grammy and Grampy Ingraham in Scottsbluff and they gave Kayla another party!

We finally came to the conclusion that Kayla no longer has a dairy sensitivity, so she has been enjoying her first tastes of wonderful things like yogurt, ice cream, milk, quesadillas..."MmmmMMMmmm" she always says!

Jacob was FOUR months old already on June 9th! He weighed in at 13 lb 5 oz and 24 inches at his 4 month checkup. Both measurements are in the 20th percentile, so he's a little smaller than the average. And I thought he was a "big" baby... although he is big compared to how tiny his big sister was for the first 12 months! Enjoy the photos!

Baby Jake was happy to watch Kayla open presents while

he snuggled comfortably on Grandma Great's lap.

"The Wheels On the Bus Go Round and Round..."

Kayla loves that song, so I made a bus cake for her!

She insisted on sitting in the wagon to open all of her presents!

The Ingraham Family ~ May 20th, 2009
Kayla 2, Jacob 3 1/2 months

Kayla's party with her little girlfriends

She LOVES water play with Dad! She has been taking swimming lessons this June and has been improving each week!

This is Phase 1 of The Fence Jeff Built. (He did an amazing job, I might add!)

Boy, it is still almost impossible to get a decent shot of the kids together!

Grampy and Grammy had a whole summer wardrobe for Kayla and Jacob!

Photos and More photos from April and May '09

Kayla:
* Found the markers at her friend's house...
* Likes to dig in the dirt...
* Is telling secrets (I think she and her brother are plotting what to do for mother's day!)
* Thinks the tulips are pretty, (but her mom thinks Kayla is so much prettier than the tulips!)
* Likes to sit in the baby bouncy seat - with the belt buckled - for a LONG time! (It's so funny! She doesn't even do anything, she can't reach her toys once she drops them, but she just sits and sits there!)




Big Blue Eyes! ~ Jacob seems to stick out his toungue often when I try to take a photo! I've taken a bunch of snapshots in an attempt to capture the beautiful smile he flashes at me. I have not succeeded yet, but I'll post it as soon as I do!


Kayla and Embrie are fast friends! Embrie was leading Kayla all around her yard by the hand. When Embrie would hold out her hand and say, "Come," Kayla would always respond by waving and saying, "Bye Bye." I hope their communication skills get better! Both little girls will celebrate their second birthday this month!

Oh yeah, Kayla came up with a new word for "yes" which she has been saying constantly for the past few days: "Yeah-K." It's way too funny!

A New Bed for Kayla & Easter 2009

Kayla enjoyed the Great Easter Egg Hunt this year! She also moved up into a "big girl bed" - - we found it necessary after she would repeatedly crawl out of her crib. One day at the beginning of April she was having a little temper and was very mad about her crib. I finally found her, exhausted from her crankiness, flat on the floor at the end of the hallway. Her room was left in a bit of chaos down the hall behind her, but she was oblivious to the world as she slept comfortably (?!) on the hard wooden floor! I was dreading the hassle that I thought awaited us by moving her to a bed, but surprisingly the transition was very easy. Apparently she was more than ready for the big step up!

Kayla also is venturing into the Wonderful World of Potty Training! I'll keep you posted on developments! She likes to go "Pee-Bee" like a big girl as she calls it!

Our little almost-two-year-old is really growing up!

Eggs...

Easter was fun this year - Kayla's Second and Jacob's First. Since Kayla knows a thing or two about Easter already, she showed Jacob the ins and outs of Egg Dying.

How Did These Kids Get So Cute!?

HAPPY ONE MONTH B-DAY JAKE!

Jacob had a One Month checkup yesterday. Unbelieveably he was about 8 1/2 pounds and 21 inches!!! I think his length might have been measured incorrectly at birth, because he was only 18 1/4 inches - a difference of almost 3 inches! But as for his weight, he has gained a little more than TWO pounds already! Needless to say, he's growing so fast!

I can't wait for the weather to get warm so we can get out more. I don't mind getting out with them both, but I really avoid it when it is so cold! (Anything below 50 or 60 is much too cold for me!)

Jacob can now focus on things with his eyes, he lifts his head often, and he slept for 5 hours straight last night!!! Yeah! (We have had some rough nights lately!) He also "bats" a bit at the toys hanging over his head in his bouncy seat!

Kayla is constantly using more words (which we can't necessarily understand!), has become attached to her pacifier again (If my little brother can have one, why can't I, she thinks!), loves to do the motions to the song "Wheels on the bus," likes to go to Storytime at the Library, and loves to give her little brother kisses.

Three Weeks

Photo #1: Jeff holds little tiny Jake in one hand
Photo #2: Big Sister Kayla likes to hug and kiss her baby brother

Photo #3: Kayla's friend Lexi meets Jacob

Photo #4: Hannah Wiswell - born about 30 hours before Jacob!