Temple's 1st Halloween!

Temple dressed up like a fishy to go with the mermaids, and Aaron was his usual self, a fisherman. She also got to have her first piece of candy, and loved it. It made her a little crazy though! (you can see it in her eyes :) sugarsugarsugar!!)

my little family :) we had a lot of fun going around the neighborhood trick-or-treating

10 months old

So, Temple is about 10.5 months now, and yesterday she took her first couple steps! She stands really well, for about a minute or so, and then takes two before plunking back down. She's growing so fast :) Her words are mama, dada, and she waves hello, as well as makes the sign for "please" though I don't know if she knows it yet! Tomorrow is going to be the first day that we start packing up for the move to Washington, and it will distract me from the fact that she will be turning a year old next month. I don't know how that happened. What a blessing she is. She has such a funny little personality, loves to laugh and make silly noises. She has 2 teeth on the bottom, and 4 across the top, and a big appetite for chewing anything she can get her hands on. 

A few pictures from lately, more to come soon!

 sisters!

 working hard to stand up!

I love this photo. Selah, in a "chefs" hat (white paper bag) mixing up some food, in my old apron, while little sister watches all the action. cuteness!

Pics from September

Poppi says we need to get this po' child out of the hospital, so here she is, being silly, which is what she does best.

Hey, what you looking at?

August 27

I just have to share this picture of my smiling, healthy girl. God is good! Surgery friday was successful and today, Monday she was able to eat for the first time. We are blessed that she is healing well and is in good hands. Thanks for all your prayers!

9 months

Temple, 1 week shy of 9 months old. She is crawling fast, and has 2 full teeth, two more working their way out. She is starting to get brave and try to stand up, but does a good job walking along the edges of the furniture. We had her hair trimmed, which took some getting used to, but now I'm pretty sure it makes her eyes look even MORE huge. Here are some pictures :)

With her little friend elenore at the pool 

First bite of pancakes, she loves them!!

Thoughts

Temple, she looks up to her big sis so much. She will wake up in her crib, fussing, but if Selah goes in there, Temple is immediately cheerful. Her personality and laugh get bigger everyday. Aaron and I do anything we can to hear that laugh,  it comes gurgling, bubbling out, and gets us all laughing. I had her hair cut on Friday. At first I panicked, almost in tears, thinking that her crazy hair was part of her crazy personality. Alas, it is a day later, and I have come to love her pixy, elvish little look. It makes her eyes look even bigger, and you can see her beautiful face. She is such a cuddly baby, but she also takes off speed crawling when you set her down, laughing all the way. She challenges the cat a lot lately, always interested in her bowls of food and water. Knowing that she has a rough time coming up ahead of her with the surgery, Aaron and I just fall all over her with kisses and cuddles, wanting to hold onto time. Perhaps we can just fill her up with enough love and strength that she will sail through this and still be our happy chuckling baby when it's all over. I know she will be fine, but I still squeeze her just a little extra, let her linger in our bed just a little longer. 

the days with both my girls are precious. I love them both to pieces, and i pray for them both, that God is watching over them, holding them tight, that the days will melt like steel in my mind, soft but strong memories of these days when they are young. 

July 10

Temple, a little past 7 months old, visiting st. Luke's hospital in Boise. Broke mommas heart but she sure looked cute anyway. If you're wondering why and feel out of the loop, i'd be happy to tell you the story of the sad little ladybug sticker, but won't be sharing details on the blog. She will, after all, be applying for a job or political candidacy one day and won't want the whole world to know her medical records :)

Here she is, from today (to show you that she's all smiles once more) spending time poolside with her friend elenore, while big sis has a swim lesson. Aren't they cute? (and believe it or not, temple is two months older than elenore!) i finally have a baby that grows!

More from this month

More pics from june

Temple has also started using her ducky tub, and she makes this ridiculously happy face every time:)

Out enjoying the sunshine in the buff!

What you looking at? I've got places to go!

june

You could say that June has been a very busy month for miss temple. At the beginning of the month she really showed confidence in sitting up unassisted, and it wasn't long before she figured out how to get moving. Scooting turned into crawling really fast and literally the day after she really got going, she started to pull herself up to standing in the crib! And as much as i tell her to slow down, every day she tries harder and harder to stand all by herself! She gets so excited about it, flaps her arms and then falls back down :) In the middle of all that, on June 16 her first tooth popped through! She didn't fuss much with the first day, but we have spent a few sleepless nights and fussy days. thank goodness Selah is taking summer preschool classes, which means Mommy can take some naps to keep up with he little grumpy girl. We are currently working on tooth number 2. She is growing like a weed, already outgrowing 6-9 month clothes, which selah can still squeeze into when she wants! Her hair is still growing crazy in all directions, though i'm trying to hold off until she's a year for her first haircut. Her grin gets bigger everyday, and i'll try to get a good pic of it if i can, now that there's a few teeth in there. 

The girls (playlist)

6 months

Temple beans :) 6 months old. Playing in the grass, on days that it's warm. She always has a smile on her face, and a goofy hairstyle. 

new videos 6 months

Unfortunately with the death of my mac, I haven't had much ability to upload pictures and videos. But rest assured, I've still been taking videos and pictures! Just waiting on the new equipment to upload it. So here's some current video of our lovely little beans :)

5 months

Yes, it has been that long since I've posted. But here is the most recent pics of Temple, courtesy of Uncle josh. She is one smiley, fuzzy kid. :)

3 months, 2 weeks

Pretty in pink, just playing with her toys on the swing.

why, hello there, little Gina. :)

Here is Temple giving some smiles... and falling over (oops!) at 3 months, 2 weeks.

Photos from AF event

Temple went to the Officer's Spouses Club meeting with me, and they were having a fun photo shoot. Aren't we cute? :)






Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

3 months

My little Temple, you are three months old today! I can hardly believe it. And you are just the sweetest little thing to have around. You are a good sleeper, a good eater, and in between that you are all smiles and coos :) I love watching you grow (just don't grow too fast!) and your crazy hair gets wilder every day. That's what every says when they first see you- "oh, look at that hair!"

Here are a few pictures from lately...

I think this is my favorite pic of the girls together. I don't know how they both ended up with the same expression, but it cracks me up :)

spending time with Grammy & Poppi

Here she is trying hard to push herself over (not yet!) but she's good at exercising that neck

Getting ready for the snow (although, she didn't actually go outside!)

And yes, this is what her hair currently looks like. Go ahead and laugh, I do everyday.
Sometimes I try to picture what she would look like as a "normal" bald baby :)

Here's my little sweetie...
And with Daddy...

Pictures from today, February 23...


Such a sweet face!!!