Nostalgia

I have loved going through and getting out all the clothes Jenna wore when she was Ruby's age. It brings back so many memories from when Jenna was a baby. It blows me away that she was once that small and is now 3 1/2.  In a way it makes me sad, because I'd love to go back to Jenna being this little again.  The time goes by so fast. 

I couldn't help it when I got this little pink jump suit out to try and re-create this picture of Jenna.

Jenna

(3 months old)

Ruby

(3 months old)

I love her deer in the headlights look!

At times I think that these two girls look a lot alike.  But looking at these two pictures, they couldn't look more different.  Both are still stinkin' cute!

Jenna

Ruby

I love those eyes!

New Haircut!

Jenna's hair drives me crazy! It is so thin and stringy.  All Jenna ever wants to have done to it is to have it curly.  She won't let me do anything else to it.  I love the curl.  It makes it really easy to do.  I just have to get it wet, brush it, and then scrunch.  I'm still waiting for the top to thicken up and fill in.  Because there isn't much on the top she starts looking like she has a mullet when it gets too long.  So I decided to have my sister cut her hair off.  I LOVE the results!

 Before

After
(front)

(back)

It is now so much easier to deal with!  It looks so cute and it fits her personality perfectly! It also makes her look more grown up.  I wish I would have thought to do this sooner. 

Twinners!

 Austin's mom bought the girls these twinner jammies.  

Ruby didn't have her casts on, so the jammies fit!

Love my girls!

Ruby and Brooklyn

These cute cousins are only 6 days apart!

I love how Ruby has chubbed out!

Jenna turns 3!

Jenna turned 3 on Oct. 2nd.  The Sunday before we had a family birthday party.  Jenna wanted a Halloween party.  It is an understatement to say that Jenna LOVES Halloween.  We did our best to not disappoint!

Jenna taking a turn playing "Feed the Ghost"

How to play: 

Standing over the ghost bag, hold a clothes pin up to your nose
and try to drop it into the bag. 

See how many you can get in! 

Abby LOVED this game.  

She would say "my turn" after each person who went so she could go again.

Shannon even took a turn!

Next game was Pumpkin Bowling!

I took Jenna's bowling game and covered the pins with paper towels and tied them with black yarn so they looked like ghosts.  Got some foam pumpkins from the dollar store and Voila!

So simple and so fun!

Jenna retrieving the pumpkin for a second try.

Claire throwing a pumpkin at the ghosts.

Claire and Jenna

Cousins and Best Friends

Jenna opening her gifts!

A book from Grandma and Papa

Clothes from Mama and Daddy

Blocks from Aunt Whitney

New boots!

An apron made by Mama and Grandma.

Waiting at the top of the stairs for the last gift.

A BIG smile for what she saw coming up the stairs!

A new Kitchen!

Jenna's reaction was priceless!

She saw what Austin was bringing up the stairs, started jumping up and down and yelling "Wahoo! Wahoo!"

Unfortunately I didn't get it recorded because I was trying to take still photos.

It was the hit of the night!

All the cousins had fun playing together!

Notice Jenna is already on the phone in the background. :)

Happy Birthday to You Dear Jenna!

Decorating cupcakes

Mallory

Smile Jenna!

Jenna's decorated cupcake

Oct. 2, 2012

Being grumpy and not let Daddy take her picture.

A happier birthday girl at preschool!

What a pretty 3 year old!

A final present

Jenna was thrilled to get a shopping cart to go with her kitchen!

For a 3 year old, she got a haul!

Jenna at 3:

Jenna loves to dance and sing.

Any song she knows and hears she says "It's my song!"

Her favorite night time song is Twinkle, Twinkle.

Curious George is her favorite TV show.

She loves Disney movies and music.

Swan Princess is her favorite movie right now.

The ipod is her life line! She knows how to use it better than mama and daddy!

Her favorite color is purple.

She sleeps in a big girl bed now.

She loves treats!

Her favorite food is bananas.

She loves to go to preschool and play with her friends.

She loves to talk on the phone and mimic what she hears mom and dad say.

She is excited to be a big sister.

She keeps us laughing all the time!

We love our Jenna!

Happy Birthday Baby!

Ready to go!

Last month Jenna's cousin Claire had her birthday.  Her big present was this bike and helmet.  Jenna couldn't get enough of it!  Can you guess what she wants for her birthday now?

Jenna Mei

It seems like time is speeding up with the days, weeks and months going by faster and faster. I realized today that there are 10 weeks of school left. I look forward to the time I'll be able to spend at home with my little Jenna Mei. And talk about time going by fast. She is growing like a weed and will be 18 months on Apr. 2nd. (Hooray! She'll get to go to Nursery!) She truly is the light of our lives and has become such a fun little person. She talks like no other 17 month old I know. She learns and remembers new words it seems like everyday. Her favorites (or most commonly used) are: "uh-heh" (uh-huh), "uh-oh", "oh no", "go", "are you?" (where are you?), "gen" (again) "appu juice", "sissies" (fishy crackers), "keekee", (cookie), "sues" (shoes), "kees" (keys), "Abby Jane" (her cousin), "bunnya" or "bunny" (her snuggle bunny), "binky", "bankey" (blanket), "bye bye", "grawpa" or "pawgra" (grandpa/grandma), "ome" (home), "a up", "mama", and "daddy". Everyone that is in a picture is "daddy" and anything that daddy has is called "daddy". I was feeling unloved because she went for a time without saying mama. EVERYTHING was "daddy". I am loving that I can tell her something or ask her something and she can understand. It makes it so much easier to figure out what she wants or what she needs. I taught her "pee pees" and "poo poos" so she can tell me when she needs her pants changed. It's great! Here are some pics from the last couple of months...

Lovin' her spaghetti!

That's the cutest messy face I've ever seen!

Going down the stairs!

Dressed for church

Grandma Cowley made Jenna this cute winter hat!

Cheese!

Austin is the one who gets Jenna up every morning.
One morning this is how he found her, stink buggin' it!

Wearing mama's shoes
Jenna love, love, loves to put on mine or Austin's shoes.
She has a harder time with Austin's but tries just the same.

Like father, like daughter!

Our first attempt at putting piggy tails in Jenna's hair.
They were so stinkin' cute!
Unfortunately they only lasted 10 min.
Her hair is still to thin and fine to hold them in.
Hopefully soon she'll have more hair!

Cryin' cause she wants the camera.

There's my happy girl!

Jenna bein' a goof!