Friday, December 12, 2008

Help! I've Stood Up & Can't Get Down!!!


For all of you who have heard the popular phrase: "Help I've fallen & can't get up," you haven't met Ally who is now making the phrase "Help, I've stood up & can't get down!!!" popular!!

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Kyrie's Dance Recital December 4th


Kyrie in her "Teddy Bear Dance" Costume

Lining the girls up for the Teddy Bear dance

Kyrie front and center for the finale (this picture was taken when they only had 3 layers out of about 9 or 10 on stage)

Kyrie after the recital waiting to meet Santa Claus

Stranger Danger!!!

Thanksgiving


The first Turkey I've ever cooked by myself (it was a 21 pound bird for the whole Trost family)

Beautiful bird, if I do say so myself.

Kyrie playing with Nikola and Kyler (Aaron's cousins)

Me & Lindsay hanging out at the Trost/Kimballs on Thanksgiving day.

Disney On Ice November 12th


Crown Burger for dinner and "free" (included) parking for Disney on Ice

The overpriced but so worth the smile "ears" crown for Kyrie

Cotton Candy fingers!

Ally!!

Decorating Pictures




Here are some pictures of the girls helping us decorate for Christmas. They're a little late, but I've been busy.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

8 Teeth and Climbing!




Ally has 8 teeth through the gums now (which I believe is a lot for her age).

And...

She's climbing! I had her playing with toys down on the floor this afternoon, and was trying to catch a little nap, only to be woken by her standing at the couch patting at my face. She also climbed to a stand on the bottom of the stairs a few days ago when Aaron & I were decorating our house for Christmas. And she climbed to a stand on Kyrie's potty, and she climbed to a stand on one of Kyrie's chairs....the list goes on. I'm debating purchasing a fly swatter to discourage her thoughts of standing and/or climbing ... ha ha just kidding, but I do worry about her walking at this age. She doesn't know what to do once she gets to a stand... she tends to fall backwards (I can see that becoming a painful habit). I'm trying to teach her to bend her legs if she feels herself losing her balance, so that way she won't hurt so bad when she falls.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Christmas Is Coming!

I'm SO excited for Christmas, especially this year.

1. It's Ally's first Christmas. I will love to see how her "baby's 1st" is.

2. Kyrie's a little older, and a little more aware of how everything works, so I'm trying to get her stoked for Christmas. She asks almost daily now to watch a "Mickey Mouse Christmas" movie.

3. We're not in the middle of a move or just barely recovering from a move (nor am I pregnant), so decorating is so much fun, and not horribly exhausting!

4. I'm going to my family's house for Christmas, so we're starting to celebrate/decorate early, because I'll be gone for the better part of December. Might as well get a jump start on celebrating!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Monday, November 3, 2008

6 Teeth!

Ally woke up this morning with a 6th tooth. I was surprised. It's on the bottom. She grew 2 on the bottom. Then 2 on the top. Then one more on the top (with another working its way in on top), and out of the blue she popped out a new tooth on the bottom. So she has 6. I read somewhere that I'm supposed to take her to see the dentist by the time she has 8 teeth. At this rate, I'll be taking her in before the end of the year (not really. It'll depend on how soon my dental insurance covers check ups for her... but I bet she has at least 8 teeth before Christmas).

We took our first official family portrait pictures since we had children (we have had pictures taken of us as a family at Disneyland and DisneyWorld, but never gone in to a portrait studio). I'll have to post pictures when we get them. Both of the girls did really well!

Kyrie is officially potty trained. We now have a chart on the refrigerator. Once she makes it 3 weeks with no accidents we're going to reward her. We're so proud of her. I'm so happy to only have one set of diapers to deal with.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Bath Time!


Girls having a bath together.

Anyone Want A Cat??


Said kitty Boots (seen above) needs a new home.

Reason: Look at poor Ally's face. Boots got her for no good reason.

Any advice?

Saturday, October 18, 2008

More Disneyland Pictures Part 4


Kyrie having fun in the splash zone in Bug's Land
Kyrie at Toontown



Our high scorer (2300 points, pretty good for someone who can't see over the top of the car)

More Disneyland Pictures Part 3


Ally in line for Toy Story Mania

Kyrie in line for Toy Story Mania


More Disneyland Pictures Part 2


Our sleeping beauty


Aaron's favorite spot at Disneyland

Our happy little family at California Adventure

Kyrie's ready to lead the way