Barney Live!!

We went to Barney Live!!  It was.....  incredible!  Mom and Dad left without a headache, and Ori and Sia had a blast!  And it only cost us about $200 :)  In the end, it was totally worth it.  Ori also managed to get a Baby Bop doll....  who now sleeps with her each night :)

Here she is giving Baby Bop a kiss.

And here is Barney....  in all his splendor :)

Barney, Baby Bop, Riff, and BJ...  is it sad that I know them all?

Pics From Around The House!

We have had a busy month!  Here are some pics I managed to snap in between diapers, cleaning, cooking....  and everything else!!

Ori tries to escape her car seat every chance she gets!

Sia loves the kitchen....  it has been the cause of many fights between the girls!

Don't worry, that is a fake bottle!

Ori is so engrossed with Barney that she didn't even notice I took this picture!

Just happy to be here!

Chillin' in the car

Double trouble!!

I painted Ori's nails this week and now she shows them off every chance she gets!  She is even refusing to wear shoes, only flip-flops so that she can see her "donuts" (which is Ori speak for toenails....  no idea where she picked that up.

The other fun thing that Ori has been doing lately is called us "sweetie".  Fa'a and I must say that a lot, because lately is been "Hi Sweetie", "What are you doing Sweetie?" and so on!  Wish I could capture it on film.... I will keep trying!

A Walk Through The Woods....

I had to get some branches for one of my projects, so Alicia, Emily, and I took the kids for walk through the woods!  We had a great time, Ori loved pointing out the trees (there were a lot!!) and animals.  Sia seemed to just enjoy being pulled on the wagon!  The kids had a great time....  so did the adults!

This wagon was meant to hold the wood....  the kids had a better idea!

Here are Ori, Sia, Campbell, Cannon, and the back of Emma's head!

Sia tried to jump ship a few times...

Everyone actually held still for this photo.....

But not this one!

Jumpin' Jax!!

We went to Jumpin' Jax so that the girls could play on the giant inflatable toys.  The girls had so much fun, they were exhausted by the time we left!  Ori even convinced mom to jump on the toys with her!

Here is Ori going up the ladder so that she could go down the mini slide. 

Sia played a little on the bouncy toys....  but she mostly enjoyed the food :)

Ori attacked the pizza when it was time to eat.  She was hurrying so that she could go back and bounce!

Just Hangin' Out!

January has been a busy month for our family!  Sia learned to crawl, Kelsey got married so we all went to Utah....  and Ori locked herself in the bathroom....  again!

Here is Sia taking some of her first "crawls"....  Fa'a would put snacks in front of her for motivation....  I guess it worked!!

Ori loves playing with Sia now that she can crawl....  until Sia crawls over and steals her toy...  Ori has started to put things on the counter so Sia can't get to them.

Ori, Campbell, and Cannon played in the bus while Alicia and I attempted to do crafts....

As soon as Sia could crawl she thought she could go up the steps....  not yet honey!

  

When Fa'a comes home from work he gets surrounded from all members of the family!  This time, Sia pulled herself up into a standing position.

Ori likes to eat her dinner on Fa'a's lap... 

Sia has started eating dinner with us!  She loved the vegetable beef soup that we had!

Here they are ready for church!  Sia was a big hit in her Sunday hat!

Last but not least, the dreaded door picture!  Ori locked herself in the bathroom and I had to call 911 to get her out!  I kept slipping her snacks under the door to cheer her up, I also put a flashlight at the bottom to give her a little light....She was crying while she was inside, but once the police man got her out, she looked at him and said "Thank you".  Then she went and played with her toys.  She bounces back pretty quickly! 

New Years Eve!!

We had a pretty tame New Years Eve this year...  Sia and I rocked on the porch while Ori and Fa'a played with sparklers.....

Ori kept saying"Oh Wow!!!" Whenever we lit one.   She had such a good time and was so disappointed when we had to go in.

Here she is dancing around with her sparkler!  She looked adorable!

Little Sia Gets A Work Out!

Sia has been working so hard at trying to crawl!  She is almost there....  Here she is playing with Caroline at playgroup.

She loves doing her little push ups!