Silly Macey!

Macey is such a ham! She's saying several words now, but my favorites are any words with an "s" in them because she has a lisp when she says them. "Sissy" (for Addalyn) and "please" are the cutest! Addy went into her room this morning when she woke up and Macey got so exicted and shouted "SISSY!" when she saw her. They're so cute!

Hahaha!

This poor kid is so confused, thanks to Papa! The girls looked adorable today and I'd like to think that wearing their cheerleading outfits contributed to a Jayhawk victory over the Tigers today. :)

Smarty Pants

Addalyn was so full of energy this morning, I decided to video her and ask her some questions. Even though she gets it wrong in this video, she really does know that her birthday is June 9th. And it's so cute to hear her say her full name! :) There's also a brief lesson on how to do the splits...

Addalyn Can Do The Splits!

She learned how to from Sterling, of course. She does it all the time and tells me how to do it:

"Okay, Mama, you have to do this--put you hands out in fwont of you, then put them on the gwound, and then do the spwits!"

Crown Center

We took the kiddos to Crown Center recently on a fairly warm day. They had a great time, running around outside and eating at Fritz's (the choo choo place). Then we went to Kaleidoscope where Addy wanted to do nothing but cut paper the whole time. She loved it since she's never gotten to use scissors before. She'd cut, cut, cut and then tape, tape, tape.

Macey's Vocabulary

Macey stood up on her own today! I know that may seem silly since she's been walking for a couple of weeks, but this morning, she lost her balance and fell, then got in the yoga "down dog" position and got back up by herself. Up until today she'd have to crawl over to furniture or a wall to get back up. I guess it's the little things that excite me! :)

She's also added several new words to her vocabulary:

wa-wa=waffle

mo =milk or drink

dow =down OR up

papa =papa (duh)

She LOVES to play peek-a-boo. She never gets tired of it the way mommy does! She's mastered the fake cry. Addy just has to get near her when she has a toy and she screams and cries and tries getting Addy in trouble. It used to upset Add, but she's used to the little stinker now. Ask her any question and the answer is "no?" or "huh-uh" while shaking her head no. Also, I can't even count that number of times she says "uh-oh" throughout the day!

Biker Baby

This baby is scared of nothing! She's climbed in drawers, on the fireplace, on top of large toys and tries climbing into the bath. She got onto the Dora 4-Wheeler a few weeks ago and rode it like a pro!

You Are My Sunshine!

Addalyn enjoys singing "You Are My Sunshine" to her baby sister from time to time. This time though, it's followed by "Low" and then "Single Ladies" (for those of you who can't understand what in the heck she's saying!). Right after I stopped recording, Mace tried getting out of the chair and Addy said "no-no baby girl!" and grabbed onto her little ponytail like it was a handle and pulled her back up! Poor Macey Lee!

Apple Bottom Jeans

Here's Addy singing her favorite song...at 7:30 in the morning.

60 Degrees In January!

Another Walking Video

She's certainly walking more than she's crawling now! I can't believe my baby is walking. She can't get up yet without grabbing onto something to pull herself up, but she's getting there!

Curly Locks

Aunt Brookie curled Addy's hair the other evening at Addalyn's insistance. She had just curled Sterling's hair so Addy of course wanted hers to look just like "Durlene's hair". This baby is so stinkin' beautiful, and oh-so sassy!

The Loves of my Life!

These babies had me laughing so hard last night when they were in the bath. After a few minutes I finally grabbed the camera. I LOVE how they interact with each other now (as long as the interacting doesn't involve fighting--which it often does!).

Macey Taking Steps

Mace walked from the coffee table all the way into the kitchen last night! It's so funny how she always says "boom!" when she falls and she tends to fall so gracefully. She's getting there though!

Mace

I had another video that I accidently deleted that was so darn funny. When I set vegetables in front of her to eat, she always rocks her whole body back and forth and says "no? no? no?" always in the form of a question. I accidently deleted the vid of it and tried it again, but this time she was hungry enough to eat them. Every time she hears the word 'outside' -- even when it's just my dad asking the dog if he needs to go outside -- Macey says "burrrr!" which I did manage to catch on this video. She also gets a kick out of blowing on her food, Addy's food and my food if she thinks it's too hot.

The Sweetest Voice

My favorite part of the morning is when I listen outside of Macey's bedroom door to her "talking". Her voice is so stinkin' precious! She's been "talking" to me a lot more with very serious expressions like what she's saying is so important. When I ask if she wants to go outside, she says "burrrr!" and usually when I ask if she wants to go night night she says "no?" but more in the form of a question than a statement. I love it!

Macey is 13 months...and still not walking!

She's getting close though. She took 11 baby steps the other night. When it was warm out the other day, I took her outside and held her hand and we walked all over the back yard. She loved it! She did really well too. I didn't even have to hold both hands. Just one. She stands for longer periods of time now too. I'm afraid for Addalyn once Macey does walk though. She's kind of a bully and screams and swings at Addy a lot more than a baby sister should!