Nine Months

 

Quinn is nine months old and such a little cutie. She is catching on to things pretty quickly. I love it because it makes her smile when she is trying something new. You can tell she is pretty proud of herself. She waves, points, claps, and makes goofy noises by moving her fingers over her lips. She crawls everywhere and can stand up in the middle of the floor without holding onto anything. She just started walking around holding onto the wagon. She is showing interest in taking steps on her own. She tries, but right now it is more like a leap forward.  She loves her daddy and when he is home she wants him to hold her the whole time. She will stop what she is doing and crawl right over to his feet.  She has gotten better at sleeping at night although her two top teeth are coming soon so that might change quickly. She will certainly let you know when she is upset and will holler and shout at you one second and then blow a raspberry with her tongue the next to show she is just messing with you. We are predicting that she is going to be a handful. A fun little handful with her temper and sass that is already coming through. We love you, Quinnie!

The North Pole Experience

We took a trip to Flagstaff for the night so we could go to the North Pole Experience. They were so excited to be honorary elves for the evening. We took a big bus that passed right through a magical tunnel that transported us to the North Pole. Once we were there the kids were able to hang out with elves, make toys, eat Mrs. Claus's cookie's, learn at Elf University, see Santa's sleigh and visit with the big man. It was so fun! They had a great time. Ellie was questioning every bit of it and toward the end she really didn't believe we were actually in the North Pole but she still had a great time. We stayed at Little America Hotel and it was the perfect ending to the fun day. The Christmas hotel had beautiful Christmas lights all over a path that you could walk around. It was such a fun quick trip!

 

Roller Skating

Ellie had her very first roller skating party. It was for Jayden, one of her little gym buddies. Ellie loved it! She has asked me to go roller skating every day since the party. Daddy and Patrick were at another friend's party and Quinn was with grandma and papa so Ellie and I were able to roller skate together. It was so much fun to have this time with her. We had a blast! She caught on pretty quick and loved all the music they played. I make a prediction that this is where she will want her 6th birthday party. =)

 

Believe 2014

Ellie's gym had a holiday recital today called, Believe. We loved watching Ellie have so much fun out there. While all of the girls 'walk like a gymnast' from one event to the next, Ellie would dance around in line and wave out at us. She has learned so many new skills since her last recital a year ago. We are so proud of her!

Breakfast with Santa

The recreation center had a breakfast with Santa and it was so fun. There was a pancake breakfast, cookie decorating, crafts and music. Quinn really had a good time eating daddy's breakfast. Santa Claus walked around the room before he sat in his big chair to wait for the kids to come up for a visit. He is still pretty scared of Santa. He wouldn't take his eye off of him or sit on his lap. When Santa started getting closer to our table Patrick kept pushing his cookie closer to me. I thought he didn't want it but then he whispered, "Don't let Santa eat my cookie."