Good Morning!!

I can't get enough!

Daddy and Jovi

Jovi helping dad make peach pie

Love these silly girls!

Those are pants on her head in case you were wondering. Thanks Dad.=)

San Francisco

Why San Fran? We had to go and get the girls Australian passports and this was the closest place. We drove all day Tuesday and had our appointment on Wednesday at eleven. It was quite the joke trying to find a park. We found one eventually, but as Ben was putting money in the meter, all of a sudden a tow truck pulls up and was getting ready to tow our car, with me and the girls in it!!  He kept telling Ben we weren't allowed to park there. Apparently there was a sign somewhere that said Tow Away that we never saw. Thankfully he didn't give us a ticket and let us go find a park that we eventually found under one of the buildings. We did find the Australian consulate and were there for maybe five minutes getting the passports sorted. With all the crazy traffic and parking, Ben and I were so glad we had gotten a hotel in Sacramento for both nights and just drove the two hours to SanFran.

We had the rest of the day to play on Wednesday so after lunch we decided to go to the Jelly Belly Factory. It was a lot of fun. We got a free tour and free JellyBelly samples.

I am so proud of Jovi! We brought her potty and it was a good thing cause it came in handy quite a bit.

She never had an accident our whole trip! I think I am going to say she is officially Potty Trained. Yay!

And this is why you don't eat yellow snow kids.=)

Dad and Jovi taking a break

Another one of our many potty breaks.=)

Overall it was a super quick trip, but fun. We sure are glad to be home though.

I have been working myself up to potty training Jovi cause the first two attempts didn't go so well.  So, I decided on dedicating a whole week (which is this week) to staying home. Jovi loves the color pink so I bought a cheap pink potty, sticker chart and Dora panties. Once she gets her chart filled with stickers, she gets to go to the store and pick out a pink balloon, a pink candy, and a pink toy. Other than Jovi just being ready, I really think the sticker chart and prizes she will get have been a good incentive. The first day she had about four accidents (everyone of them on the carpets of course=) but that's okay cause it's expected. She was happy to help me clean up her messes and try harder the next time. Day two she had about two accidents and now we are on to day three and no accidents yet! She even stayed dry all night. I am one proud mom!!

Jovi loves helping mom make cookies.

And of course I can't leave this little munchkin out of all the fun.

Christmas and other fun pictures

I can't get over Shae's petrified look on her face and that she is holding on for dear life. Smart girl.

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!

Shae's Updates...

Well, the Doctor says she's slimmin down. Lol. She's still quite the chunk to me.=)

Weight- 20 lbs. 9 oz. 98%

Height- 27 1/2 Inches  Off the charts

Head Circumference- 17 Inches 80%

Shae is such a good baby. She is now eating oatmeal once a day and gets so excited everytime I put her in the high chair. We are going to make our own baby food this time around with our Baby Bullet. I can't wait to try it out.

Shae's first attempt at eating oatmeal.

I am soo Big!

Really? Jovi is such a great helper. =)

The Girls

 Jovi reading to Shae

Best Sisters!!

Thanksgiving!!

What a fun Thanksgiving weekend we had. I can't believe we are already home. Time spent with family always goes by too quick. Not only was the food AMAZING, but we had so much fun playing games together and just plain ole catching up. We also managed to get family pics of all 31 of us and 18 of those were grandkids.

Aunt Megan was the Bingo Queen! All the kids loved it.

Jovi playing the piano with her cousins Kayli and Luke.

Shae with her cousin Cole.

Grandma and Grandpa Baker taking their turns with Shae.

Aunt Shirley and cousin Kayli smothering Shae.

On our way home, Jovi kept saying she wanted to go back to Ann's house. Not only did she have fun with all her cousins, but the chickens too. Thanks again Ann and David for letting us stay.