What the Girls Wore #98

This girl is growing up so fast!  She's at a really fun age and preschool starts in just a couple weeks, I can't wait.  She's going to have such a great time!

The girl's cousin Emma came to visit.  She's 5 weeks older than Eden so it's always fun to see them together.

My fabulous one year old.

This girl loves to walk.  She struts her stuff across the room and then triumphantly falls into my arms and is so proud of herself.

These next pictures are something else.  Catie's cousins came over and I curled both Gwen and Bryn's hair and it looked super cute.  Catie looked at them and asked me to curl her hair too, which we know is completely unnecessary.  I suggested instead that we straighten her hair and she was okay with that.  Now I wanted to be extra sure that I didn't burn her so I didn't go very close to the roots and the end result is kind of terrifying.  I couldn't stand it for too long and later put it in a ponytail, but here for the first time is Catie with straight hair.

We went to the park the other day and the most amazing thing happened, Eden didn't try to put every rock into her mouth.  There were definitely a couple that needed to be removed but most of the time was just spent playing.  She put rocks into my hands and then took them out, and then onto a curb and then off a curb.  It was magical!

New pajamas, so cute!

Just another day at Calaway Park

Free flying at the park

What the Girls Wore #97

Remember our post that was dedicated to Things Eden Puts in her Mouth?  Well we've entered a new phase, Things Eden Climbs On.  Folks, we have a climber.  I'm trying to prepare myself. (And rest assured, in all of the climbing photos I'm right beside her, ready to catch in case she falls)

I dipped Eden is the pool and apparently it was a little cold.

 Catie found Grandpa's hat in the van, she looked super cool.

Uncle James came to visit and I'm not sure Eden really ever cuddles with me like that, she loved her Uncle James.

This is what happens when you refuse to give Eden your iPhone.

And here's the first of Eden climbing.  She gets up there all by herself and is super proud, if only she could get down.

She loves her books

Allright, so this isn't one of my girls but this picture Catie drew was just too awesome so you get to see it anyway.

I thought it would be a good day to go to the park.  Now normally at the park Eden and I sit on a blanket while Catie plays but I went to a different park this day.  I set Eden on the ground and spent the next 20 minutes keeping rocks out of her mouth.  Eventually we ended up on a bench.

Playing hopscotch

I love when she concentrates on a toy.

She loves climbing on the couch these days.  She learned how to go down the stairs and applies this skill to getting off the couch so she spend lots of her day there.

She thought it would be a good idea to brush her hair.

A rousing game of What Time is it Mister Wolf

And now she's climbing on the chair

Just riding the A&W car

Proud of herself for being up on the picnic table.  She goes there instantly when she's let outside.

We went to the Magrath parade where they throw candy, she loved it

And Grandma gave Eden a sucker, she knew exactly what to do with it.

Brad's a genius.  He had the great idea to add this little stool beside the couch and not only can she get down but she can get up all by herself too.

Mr. Potato Head lips

The Carousel at Calaway

She's getting so big.

And one last Eden climbing to end things.  I think she has special things in mind for me.

What the Girls Wore #96

The theme of this post is going to be, Random Things Eden Puts in her Mouth.  Also, Eden has reached the age where she's especially difficult to photograph because she's so on the move, a lot of these photos are blurry but I'm using them anyway.

Everytime I turn around there's something new sticking out of her mouth, a hair clip.

A comb

More comb

I took Catie to the dentist for the first time and she was a rockstar.

I thought they were planning on counting her teeth only but she was was so relaxed about the whole thing that she got a full cleaning.

  She thought the glasses were cool, she got to watch Treehouse and when she was done she got a toy... what's not to love.

She liked the suction, thought it was funny and she thought the tooth brush tickled.

 

 Walk/Bike Ride

These girls are pretty darn lucky to have the best Dad ever.

Playing outside

 And continuing on with a rice cake

I've talked before about how much we've loved having Catie in gymnastics and not too long ago we went to our last class until September.  In the final class they let parents and siblings in and give them certificates at the end.

These foam tunnels were fun for Eden

Eden loved this tunnel the most and went through it over and over again.  Catie would lead the way and Eden would follow.

Getting her certificate

Continuing the things in Eden's mouth... rice cakes

The other day Eden figured out how to clap, it's adorable and she's so proud of herself everytime.

The other day in the car Catie and Eden were playing and Catie was pretend biting Eden's fingers.  Eden laughed and then Catie proclaim, "Eden, your so yummy!"  Love these girls.

 A hot day and some water on the deck

Two girls in a laundry basket