Stunks and Cutecumbers

Just a few Siena-isms to start the day off right :)
This morning, Siena said, "Mommy, the orange sun is dancing like a bird!" Who knew a 2-year old could write poetry?
She refers to skunks as "stunks"
and cucumbers as "cute-cumbers"
raccoon are "rat-coons"
polka dots are "polka-nuts" (We call her our little polka-nut because she has a little spot on her foot)
She likes to call mommy "snakey" (after daddy called her sneaky once)
She refers to her little "stister" as"cutie butt" as an abbreviation from daddy calling her "cutie button"

Sweet sisters

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Our girls love to do everything together. They are best friends. They have slept in the same room since Tessa was 4 months old (she is a complete dream baby, and slept through the night at 6 weeks). They are pretty much inseparable. Yesterday, they even rode their bike together, with grandpa's help, of course (have I ever mentioned that he's the best?) Siena sneaks her "little stister" kisses whenever she can. So sweet!

Snow Angels

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Siena has been talking about making snow angels for weeks now. She was so determined to make a snow angel last week, when all the snow was so old it had tuned into ice, that she went out in just her underwear. I warned her that it was really cold outside. But if you know Siena, you know that she is stubborn, if nothing else. Read: I thought I had an iron will until I met my daughter Siena.
Anyway, she went outside, basically naked. After about 30 seconds, she came knocking on the door, saying, "Mommy, it's cold! I want my boots." So we put her boots on, and off she went. 30 seconds later, she wanted her hat. She never did ask for a coat or pants!
Then when it snowed yesterday, she was finally able to go out and make real snow angels, fully clothed. And I was amazed at the great snow angels she made, with no help at all :)

Swimming in January

Siena has been asking to go swimming for a little while now, so I finally broke down and bought a little kiddie pool. Not a lot of room to move around, but she didn't complain(even though her face looks a bit pained in the picture). She really loved it when we went to visit Aunt Melissa in Cedar City last weekend and went to the new aquatic center down there (much like the indoor Lehi swimming pool).

chair

what better chair than daddy's head?

New Years bowling

What better way to celebrate New Years than with bowling? We went with the parents and had a blast! It was Siena's first time, and she scored higher than I did (but I guess that's not really saying much!) She wanted to carry her 6-lb ball all by herself, of course. And she did a great job. Siena loved it and keeps asking to go again.

Tessa Baby

Happy Christmas 2010!

Snowfall

We had a huge snowfall on Monday. I got a pic of this basketball hoop to show how much snow it caught. We had a great time sledding down the driveway with the kids!

Get your Decorating on!

Here are some pics of creating our gingerbread house, decorating the tree, and some yummy goodies just in time for Christmas

Buy Low Rocks

When the grocery store Buy Low came to town, the parents couldn't get enough. Seems like it doesn't matter what it is, the joke is that whenever somebody found something fantastic or for an unbelievably good deal, it always came from Buy Low. It is still the parents' favorite place to dance in the aisles late at night.
Well just when we thought Buy Low couldn't get any better, when we happened to stop in last week, low and behold, there was Santa! No worries about going to the mall and waiting in long lines for the girls to sit on Santa's lap.
In theory, Siena loves Santa. In reality, he totally freaks her out, and she wouldn't go near him, unless she was sitting on my lap and I was holding her.

Siena's Gynnastics

Siena was born a gymnast. She can amazing physical things that we often think she shouldn't be able to do. We signed her up for the gym, mid-semester. Her first day, the instructor used her as a demo to show all the other kids how to do a forward roll (somersault) on the balance beam. Siena was the only kid who wasn't afraid and who could do it. The other kids had been going for at least a month already. Much to our chagrin, she often tries her tricks at home to, often destroying things, or at best, making a complete mess! But she sure does enjoy it :)

Coming to a crawl

Tessa is trying to crawl. She is really close, but now quite there. She has the best laugh in the world, and nothing makes my ears happier! She is also eating more solids too, like an occasional cracker.
Siena is still a great big sister. She loves holding Tessa, but Tessa is not always so sure...
The screaming car video with Siena was taken this summer at Chuck-e-cheese with Siena's friend Sami. Maybe she got her term "car slide" whenever we go down a hill, around a corner, or just fast in general from this ride?

A fine fall day

Enjoying some really great fall weather. Siena being a great big sister and pushing Tessa on the swing.

Happy Hallow's Eve

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We had a fun trunk-or-treat this year on Friday, the 29th, with the girls and I dressed up as sailors and Thad donning his army get-up. Siena helped carve her own jack-o-lantern this year, and continued decorating it after it was carved (notice all the Sharpie lines on jack's face). She loved putting the candle in the jack-o-lantern and even spontaneously sang "Happy Birthday to you, pumpkin!" It was quite adorable!
It was a good thing the trunk-or-treat was on Friday, because Saturday, the 30th (for intents and purposes, the actual Halloween day, here in Utah), was a cold, rainy, and a bit miserable. We decided that a few pieces of candy wasn't worth the possibility of getting sick, and we didn't even bother suiting the girls up again. No worries, though. Siena got more than her fair share of candy and had no complaints :)