Xmas 2014 With Auntie Beans

 This year Christmas was very mellow, which was sooo nice!  Auntie Beans flew in from the tail end of a shoot to spend the Holiday with us before heading back to LA.  The girls loved having Auntie Beans around! 

 The weather was great so we spent lots of time at parks.  Here's Dylan and Auntie Beans just swinging away!

 Usually Asa has needed a little time warming up to Auntie Beans (as she does with everyone) but not this visit she just ran right up to her yelling "beans, beans".

Always are favorite times with Auntie Beans.  Thanks for hanging and spending Christmas with us!!!

Santa Photo 2014

Okay so it's been over a year since I've posted anything to the girl's blog.  I apologize to all those who still even check the blog.  First I was waiting on photo's from Matt then life with two just got a hold of me and I've been running.  Lots has happened in a years time, which I'll get to soon to catch you all up.  In the meantime, we wanted to say Happy Holidays!

Oh Christmas Time

Christmas 2014!  A busy time of year for sure - just got done with Asa's birthday and boom right into Christmas.  We are a little late in getting our tree up this year.  Dylan's running the show for sure on decorating and showing Asa how it's done.  I had to laugh as all the decorations were on the lower branches of the tree and then kept moving higher and higher as Asa kept wanting to play with them all and I would move them out of her reach.  I'm sorry to say we had a few casualties but then again I guess that's going to happen with a curious 2 year old.

Here's a picture of how smart our little bugger is - I walked into the living room to find that she had tipped over a crate she had gotten from her room so that she could reach the ornaments.  "See, Momma, See".  So they all moved further up the tree.

Oh and have I mentioned someone has a sweet tooth?  Here Asa's turned a pot upside down to get a little closer to the Ninja Bread Men cookies we made. 

And here's one of just plain being her goofy little self that she is!  Happy Holiday's ya all!

Asa's 2nd Year Check Up

Asa's 2 - can't believe it!  And it's her favorite word these days "two, two" along with 'quirrol', 'dee', 'dadda' and of course her favorite - 'momma'.  Asa doesn't seem to have as many words as a lot of kiddo's her age but boy the girl can communicate quite clearly as to what she wants either by sign language, grunts, pointing.  She is a girl who knows what she wants and will lead you to it that's for sure.  Right now her favorite things to do are picture searches, kitties (she will be a crazy cat woman for sure when she gets older), and following her big sister around.  

She had a great time at the doctor's office and it helps that we have a great one.  Asa's weighing in at 29lbs (79%), Height 36.25" (97.86% - she's tall!), and her head 50cm (96.64% - she has her dad's noggin!). 

Happy "Two" Little Bean

 Little Bean is "Two" today!  We had a family pizza celebration at Stellar Pizza - thumbs up on turning two! And then over the weekend we had some good friends we hadn't seen for a while and their kiddo's come over for a Ninja Man Cookie Decorating Party - which was loads of fun!

Happy Birthday Little Bean - we LOVE you sooo much!  And to quote Dylan "We are so happy you picked our family!" - couldn't have said it better myself!

Dylan's Class Guinea Pigs - Home For Thanksgiving

Dylan's been dying to bring home the class guinea pigs since she first met them over the summer.  So Thanksgiving break approached and we were first on the list for a home visit from our furry friends.  Now how did we get first on the list you wonder, well when you ask the first day of school your chances are pretty high you will make it to the top of the list.

Dylan loved having Cocoa and Bolt at our house.  That love lasted a day maybe two.  The real love story was between Asa and the g-pigs.  OMG!  That girl and those little furry piggies!!!  Every 5 minutes "Momma Cocoa, peassse Momma"  So I'd take her downstairs and she'd feed them and love them and make them run around their cage (all in the name of excercise mind you).

I did have to put a stop to it when she tried to climb in the cage with them.

So now every time we drive Dylan to school I hear the sweet little words from the backseat - "Cocoa peeeaasssse Momma."  And as soon as Asa's little legs hit Dylan's class hall she is like a windup toy dashing down to D's classroom as fast as she can.   And I have to say for as much torcher as she gave those little beings they see her and rush up to greet her (secretly hoping she's packing some greens, I'm sure).

Rat City Roller Girls Take 2

Following in her big sister's footsteps.  Favorite t-shirt and featuring her 'scary face'.

D's School Field Trip - Center For Wooden Boats

D and Me on the school bus with her class to the Center for Wooden Boats.  One of many field trips her class takes!  Fun day with the kids and great to get to hang out with Miss D.

Me and My Little Bean

Need I say more?  Pure cuteness!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!!  Here's a great beer, deer bike cake we made for you!  You're the best and we love you madly!

Let The Races Begin - Annual Woodland Park Cyclocross

Today was the annual Woodland Park Cyclocross race.  Dylan was a trooper and got up REALLY early to head out with her Dad.  Asa and I showed up just in time for her race.  This year we talked her friend Mateo to join us and she was very excited when he showed up!

What? I'm Reading A Book

"Ah, come on Mom, I'm just sitting here readying a book!"

The Floater

Asa and I have started swim lessons - her new passion, the back float.  Here she is practicing in the tub all by herself.

What I Found Asa Reading Today

That's my girl - barbie in one hand, skateboarding mag in the other!  Ying & yang!!!!

All Ready For The Farmer's Market

Asa's all ready for the Farmer's Market - kitty hat - check, bunny boots - check, sunglasses in wintertime - check.  Guess we're all ready to go!

Halloween 2014

Halloween night - always an exciting night around here! Dylan made plans to trick or treat with all the neighborhood kids, which was fun for about 5 minutes until they all started arguing about which direction they wanted to go.  Here's the girls in their costumes - Garden Gnome and Space Girl aka Asa and Dylan, in case you didn't recognize them.

Dylan loved her costume and took it very seriously as you can see here from her 'modeling'.

At first Asa wasn't sure what was up but was a good sport about putting on her costume - even kept the hat on.  She picked up on things very quickly and Dylan was very sweet in showing her the ropes. 

"Hmmm, you mean if I look really cute and hold out my pumpkin bag these people will put candy in it.  I'm in!"

Hmmmm, I Think Someone's Trying To Say It's Naptime

We've Been TP'd

In our own house even - can you imagine?  Take your eyes off a wee one for one minute and look what happens?