Lately

Painting Nails 

 Myah has been obsessed with painting her finger and toe nails. It seems like every time we see her Aunt Sarah, Myah wants her to paint her nails. The other day she wanted her toe nails painted, but she wanted to use lots of colors, not just one.

Then she wanted me to paint my toe nails. So she helped me blow on them after.

Myah also loves making faces! I guess this is what she'll look like as an old woman.

My Parents

 My parents got set apart as missionaries a week and a half ago. They've been at the MTC and come home today for a week before they leave for Austria. The MTC wanted them to come home for last weekend to free up some space, so we were able to go hang out with them. 

 My dad got stuck inside the jungle-gym while playing with Myah!

 Look at those good-lookin' missionaries!

Reagan

Reagan has been the sweetest little girl. Maybe not so little; she's quite chubby which we like! She smiles and laughs all the time, especially when I need a little pick-me-up and is a very happy baby. She loves to growl and loudly coo and can hold things really well now. Seeing as we've had a lot of candy around (due to Halloween) she especially likes to hold and suck on candy wrappers.

I've started her on rice cereal just once a day right now. She's getting the hang of the whole spoon idea and seems to like it. I find it quite hilarious to watch a baby's bewilderment at the concept. 

I weighed Reagan the other day and she was about 19 lbs so I have a hard time holding her for too long. Hopefully I'll get some pretty wicked arm muscles! I just love her chubby legs and cheeks though!

She's been loving our toy saucer and she's starting to turn around in it. I'm sooo grateful for this baby toy! At this stage of life she wants to be upright mostly but I can't hold her too long, so this is the perfect toy!

I finished her Christmas stocking. I'm excited to see them all on the wall before too long!

Halloween Time

We had many Halloween festivities this year. We went to my parents' ward trunk-or-treat, our wards' party and trick-or-treat walk, and then on Halloween night we went to Justin's parents to trick-or-treat a bit in their neighborhood. So Myah definitely got more than her share of candy!

 I was a witch, Justin was a vampire (though he only wore the cape...that's pretty good for him though!), Myah was a pumpkin, and Reagan was a cat (well, she had cat ears on).

 The morning after each party, Myah would ooh and aah at all her candy. 

Pumpkin Carving!

Myah was grossed out at the pumpkin insides! She'd say, "eeew...gwoss!" In this picture, Justin's asking if she wants to touch the seeds, and of course she's yelling, "noooo!"

 Reagan had an enjoyable time with her horse.

 Myah's favorite part was that she got to sit on the table and eat her ring-pop!

I'm in the zone.

Boo!

Hyatt Hotel Adventure

Last weekend we had a fun hotel adventure! My parents had a free 2-night stay at a Hyatt Hotel and they gave it to us! So Thursday night Myah stayed with Justin's parents-and had a great time-and Friday afternoon we picked her up for the second night so she could go swimming. 

This was the image I saw most:

Justin watching the airplanes out the window. Did I mention we stayed at the airport?!

It was a nice room with a big couch which had a pull-out bed where Myah slept.

Reagan was such a good girl. 

Before we picked up Myah, we stopped at Memory Grove by the Capitol. It was where Justin and I had our engagement pictures taken 5 1/2 years ago, so it was fun to reminisce! The leaves were beautiful!

Myah was having a great time with Nana when we went to pick her up! She loved playing the piano, singing, and being silly...

We got back to the hotel and changed into our swimsuits.

Myah loves swimming, but it was a toss-up for her to decide what she'd rather do more-go swimming or watch airplanes with dad. 

The water was pretty cold so Justin got out pretty fast to warm up and hold Reagan. The cold didn't seem to bother Myah one bit though!

Reagan enjoyed relaxing by the pool.
Our last night was a terrible one due to some intense upper back pain I was having. I forgot to bring any meds so I was nauseous and in pain but didn't want to wake up the girls by getting up much.  After 3 1/2 hours I woke Justin up. He went to the front desk and they didn't have any meds either! I asked him to give me a Priesthood Blessing, and after that, all the pain went away. I was so grateful! By that point Myah had woken up so Justin slept (as much as he could with a wildly moving sleeper) with her the rest of the night.
In the morning we enjoyed our breakfast and I took Myah swimming a bit more before we came home. It was a fun adventure but we were glad to get back to our house! Being in a one room hotel with 2 kids makes us appreciate our 2 bedroom apartment!

It's coming fast...

Well, in a week my parents are going to the LDS Mission Training Center and then a few weeks after that they will be leaving to go on an mission to Austria for 18 months! Aaahhh! I can't believe they are leaving but I'm so proud of them being so excited to spread the gospel.

 Me and the girls have been trying to go over to my mom and dad's as much as we can. Myah LOVES playing there and loves her "gamma" and "gampa." Her favorite things to do there are swing and jump on the tramp:

 Cousin Mabel came to play with us too!

 Myah and Reagan continue to love being together. Myah loves Reagan's bath time. This time she even read her a story...lucky girl.

 Matching dresses! Justin's mom is an amazing seamstress and made these in a day! Tons of people at church kept asking if I made them. I should have said yes and impressed them, but I couldn't lie!

Besides Myah's defiance sometimes, she is just the sweetest and most fun girl. Justin caught Myah writing music the other day. She loves playing the "pano" and is pretty good too!

One night Myah looked at me and Justin and said, "I NEED candy!" I don't know where she learned that! Then she went through family members that also need candy:

The girls & Thanksgiving Point

Sibling Pictures

Myah put up a fight most of the time, but hey, we made some memories.

 Myah (not wanting to smile AT the camera) and Reagan. The second picture is right before Reagan's legs gave out and she fell....can you tell she knew it was coming?

So cute of Reagan...if only Myah would have smiled!

The aftermath of this quick photo-shoot...candy for Myah!

Thanksgiving Point

A while ago Justin and I took the girls to Thanksgiving Point to see the Dinosaur museum and the traveling "Tinkering" exhibit. First, we visited my sister, Kristy and Dave's and we all got lunch. 

 Kristy bought Myah these awesome glasses!

 (Notice Reagan in the background)

 This picture pretty much explains our time at the museum. See the orange and purple orb on the right side of the picture? Orb = Myah. Myah was so clingy that anytime another person would come by us, she'd immediately run to me or Justin. A bit annoying! But we managed to mostly enjoy the museum.

P.S. Reagan has started rolling from her back to belly (Myah was belly to back) the past few days. It's so funny to watch! I tried getting video today, but she didn't want to perform for the camera. Hopefully I'll get a good one soon.

Stats

I took Reagan to the doctor yesterday for her belated 4 month checkup. The moral of the story is-she's a big girl! Our pediatrician said she's the size of a 6-7 month old! Her stats are:

26.1 in long- 97%'tile

15.6 lbs- 95 %'tile

Head circumference 16.2 in- 50%'tile

 She really likes standing now! Of course she's just propped against the ottoman here, but no one's holding her so it looks pretty funny!

We just love our sweet little Reagan!