She's 2... already!

Well I can't believe Josie is 2! Time just flies by so stinkin' fast! These pictures of her at a little party at her Grandma Bulls house totally is Josie to a T.

She can be the happiest little thing you'd ever meet in your life.. She has LITERALLY the biggest smile/mouth/and teeth you've ever seen on a 2 year old and when she smiles you can't help but smile back. She is quiet, sneaky, and mirrors anything and everything or older sister Kelli does. She can climb on, jump off of, and explore without being nervous about it or scared. She is major attached to her mom and dad which is a change cause Kelli could hardly wait to get rid of us, which is still the case. Josie loves to cuddle, hug, and give kisses but only on her terms. On the flip side: Josie can be the grouchiest, sour faced Grinch you'd ever meet in your life.. but Im here to tell you, its all an ACT. When she feels shy about something, she puts on this grouchy face, and she'll try her hardest not to smile... which means, her mouth gets turned to one side, and she tries to not show any emotion at all, and all you have to do is say: "josie, dont you DARE smile" and its all over, she can't keep it in anymore.





She's talking more, loves to count, love to watch Princess and the Frog/and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, she's learning her ABC's and loves to play with her ABC flash cards and sign language flash cards, she loves puzzles (which must be from danny cause I can't stand the things). She loves to listen to music and dance, and she loves to say her own prayers which are by far the cutest things you've ever heard. She's been sleeping in her big girl bed for a few months now and learned to open doors, and now will climb in my bed in the middle of the night--and when she does, she has that face on with her smile to the side, cause she knows she's not suppose to be in there. She loves animals, babies (real or fake) and she loves to play "mom"...

I know there are dozens of other things I should write but thats all I can think of for now.
Josie, we love you, you are a great addition to this family, and we love your sweet spirit and personality.

Mother/Daughters Lunch

During the summer my mom, sister, and I would always try to go out just us 3 while we had babysitters around and already "bored" of summer and ready to go back to school. So we decided to have them watch children while we would go to a quick lunch or shopping. It was so much fun, and we knew things were going to be getting crazy and things would change.

On this partiular lunch, we were at Olive Garden, and we had just come from Manor Care where we went to go visit our Grandma and we were celebrating Shells birthday.

Since the summer has ended my mom, shell, and I rarely can do these fun little dates we use to do during the summer, now that Shell is working and things have gotten crazy the last few months, which I will post about soon. Atleast we have some memories, and atleast, we FINALLY remembered our camera and remembered to actually USE it. Which we struggle with cause none of us like to get our pictures taken.




Hopefully we'll get together soon and maybe do a yummy breakfast at Sills???? :) Yes please! xoxo

PS: there are very few things in the world that I will cause a fuss about; for example: if i get served the wrong food or if something doesn't go my way i USUALLY just go with the flow... but! If I order ICE CREAM and it isn't how I ordered it, i will go back and have them change it.... or at Olive Garden, if they dont give me mints, i will track em down and ask for some.. those are the best part!! SO delish... after this picture was taken, i realized we weren't given mints, and i tracked down our waiter.... Am i weird? YES. But I know this, and I know I have weird quorky things about me.... that being a few. ;) Lets just say my sister and mom were embarassed, but hey! they still ate the mints I got em...

The Magic Blanket

My wonderful Mother in law, Nancy, makes everyone "tv blankets" and they are so cozy and warm, and I love mine that I have... Kelli loves hers.. so on and so forth. Well Josie finally got hers in the mail the other day, and it was so funny. She was so excited and now wont let it out of her sight! After she got it, she played on it, and had it with her, and I went to put it away and it was as if I were going to distroy the blanket.. she fell apart and had an emotional breakdown everytime I picked it up. But why is it a magic blanket you ask???? Cause since she'd had it... she's slept LIKE A CHAMP! Yeah for Grandma Farnworth to the rescue! The only problem, is now Kelli wants another one "just like Josies"... Little Stinker!

Do I have something on my face??

LIttle bit, yes.. So, Danny thought I was in the bathroom getting ready, and I thought Danny had her in the room with him.... and this is what happens when the little one gets in the make up....




She thought it was so hilarious... and I thought so too. The part where it was in her mouth was a little gross, but all in all, quite funny. My tub had a black ring around it from getting all the mascara off her face and hands... and even then she still looked like she had a black eye for the day.

Kelli Dance Recital 2010

Kelli looks forward to dancing on the big stage all year... So when the day finally came she was soooo excited! The make up, the costume, the attention, the flowers--she loves it all! She did so good.. she had 3 dances in all and was amazing!

"Thank you" to everyone who came and watched her.. even though it was so crazy with Emily being born the night before and we had extra kids there it was so fun.. Thanks Shell and family for always being there and supporting.. Kelli appreciates it and talks about it, and for two little boys named Thomas and Nate, they are better behaved than Kelli is and its her recital! Thanks family... love you!

Our Newest Addition

Emily Kate
7 lbs 10 oz
19 inches

Thomas and Nate couldn't be happier, and will be the best, most protective older brothers ever... Good luck Emily! I know how you feel sista!!!

Here are just a few pictures from the hospital.... it was 11:30 at night.. and obviously Amber was exhausted.. and my photography isn't that great...

Kelli is 4!!!!

Well, I can't believe it... Kelli is 4! I can't believe that 4 years ago this little girl decided to surprise me and come 3 weeks early.. she is always unpredictable and full of energy. She is super smart and has the most amazing memory ever! She loves her family and her friends more than anything in the world! She has always been a litte bit of a daredevil and will climb up, jump off, go around, and try ANYTHING. She loves to learn.. she loves to learn Sign Language and has been writing her name for about a year now.. Once she learned how to sign the ABC's its something she has to practice daily. I taught her how to count in sign language and now if you do "3" wrong.... its almost like she can't comprehend any other form of showing 3 fingers.. if you dont do it right.. there's something wrong with you and she will insist you fix it before she'll listen anymore. Which brings me to my next point.... she's hard headed. She wants what she wants and she will talk your face off til she gets it.. she'll try to brib you with candy and treats she can't buy.. but hey! Atleast she tries right? She is just like me in the sense that ice cream is her favorite thing in the world.. every night she wants it before bedtime and everytime we get in the car she tries to brib me to get her a ice cream cone. I love that if I tell her "the Doctor said"--She'll do it, no questions asked. Her 4 year well check has been a blessing... she wants to be this amazing healthy eater cause "the Doctor said" to eat veggies, fruit, and no soda and little choco milk... and that is what she does! I love that when I tell her to stop talking.. its pretty much IMPOSSIBLE. I'm not kidding either.... I say, "stop talking for one second please" and she says.."Ok mom....(pause)... Did you see that mom? I listened, I said..OK MOM. Where are we going? Who are you talking to?" blah blah blah.. even when I'm not in a conversation with her, she'll tell me what she wants me to say.. (it drives me nuts) She is hilarious, a smart al-lic, brilliant, loving, caring, daring, open minded, eager to learn, and remembers too much for her own good, she loves music and she loves to dance and "shake her booty".. she loves to be center of attention, playing outside, riding her bike, and talking to Uncle Greg on the phone, and put puzzles together and do crafts. but most of all she loves her family, the church, and ice cream!

Here are a few pictures from her Birthday. What a better way to spend your birthday than on Pancake Tuesday with all your cousins?? We even gave everyone hulahoops for party favors..




The best gift we gave was obviously the bike, and it has been the greatest thing to get her energy out and pass the time away. But if you ask her, "what was your favorite part of your bday??" She'll answer, "talking to Greggy on the phone."