Another day at the Wild Animal Park

It's been awhile since we did this visit, but I figured I would post a few pictures anyway. We have been so busy lately. Life is just flying by!

Jaycee with her yogurt face. She had a great lunch!

Jaycee hiding behind the elephant fence.

All this kid does is talk, talk, talk. And she uses her hands to do it.

Jaycee comparing herself to the giant gorilla.

Jaycee Lynn watching and learning from the gorilla education video.

And even more gorilla education video watching. . .

Where are those elephants?

My little buddies. How adorable are they?

Amanda's Graduation

Pa with Jayden. I love how their faces are the same here!

Jaycee with Mama.

Jaycee was thrilled with a Tootsie Roll Lollipop. She was showing Amanda how great it was.

The first time Jayden let Mama hold her like a baby since she was a newborn. We need to go to loud parties more often!

Oma Sue with Jaycee (she's now moved on to a cupcake).

Mama, Jayden, Oma Sue, Jaycee, and Mum

Oma Sue, Jaycee, Amanda, and Opa Jim

Congratulations, Amanda! You are now officially a college graduate!

Happy Mother's Day 2010

Look at this jumbo foot! Big girl Jayden has huge feet!

Jaycee was smiling at the birds while we were waiting for our lunch to arrive. We had a nice afternoon of shopping and eating. Jaycee got me a blue and white soccer ball for Mother's Day. She spent over 45 minutes picking it out. She wanted no help at all from her Dada. And she bought herself a fox and a musical recorder as well. It must have been a gift for all the hard work she put in with the shopping trip!

Our cute big girls

Jaycee decided to try the potty last week with panties and all. She did a great job and we were extremely enthusiastic for about an hour. Nothing actually made it into the potty, but at least she was willing to try. And with a smile at that!

Beautiful, happy Jayden Rylee.

Jayden was kicking like a man woman and Jaycee thought it was hilarious. She couldn't get over it and kept saying, "Jayden, Jayden, Oowww!". She is just an over-exaggerator.

Just chillin'. . .

The Grossest Blog Yet

About two weeks ago, Jaycee dropped the baby gate on her big toe. She cried and cried. . . Nothing too out of the ordinary for that type of injury, but she wouldn't stop for quite some time. I actually thought she'd broken her toe at some point until I looked and saw a wiggle or two. A few hours after the incident, Jaycee Lynn would not stop complaining and whining about her toe. Sure enough, there was a blue bruise (a little hard to tell because of the purple nail polish). It started to swell, and swell, and swell.

Then, the night we were on the dinner cruise in San Diego, Jaycee was wearing her fancy evening sandals. While dancing around, she tripped and smashed the front of her toe. She cried and cried. Then she told me she felt better (there was blood and puss everywhere by the point). She had managed to pop the pressurized toe and get some relief. And so, over the last few weeks, the toenail has slowly but surely been peeling it's way off it's original location. These pictures are from today. Quite the progress! And it will grow back. There is a healthy little nail underneath this hideous one. Poor Jaycee :(

Jayden's 4 Month Check-up

Jayden's stats for her four month check-up:

Weight: 14.10 pounds (50% percentile)

Length: 26 inches (95% percentile)

Head Circumference: 16.25 inches (50% percentile)

To compare Jaycee and Jayden's length, Jaycee was 26 inches at her 6 month check-up. We're not sure where Jayden gets her length, but she is one LONG baby girl!

We've been busy. . .

We have been so busy these past few weeks! Back to school after spring break, our family visiting from England (then getting stuck in California for an extra week because of Iceland's volcano), Josh in school and working, etc, etc, etc. Life goes by way too fast. Luckily in the mix of everything we've gotten a few good pics of the girlies.

A serious picture of Jaycee Lynn on our dinner cruise in San Diego.

Jayden before her very first cereal eating experience. A happy girl in her big girl high chair.

And the cereal tasting begins. . .

The "what Jayden thought of it" face. She actually didn't mind it at all. She's got such a go-with-the-flow type of personality. She is a doll!

How cute are those eyebrows?!