Our day with Nolan

We had the privilage of tending cute Nolan on Wednesday. We had such a fun time and Nolan got to try out all of Rease's toys.

I think he liked the idea of new toys around, but Rease wasn't so sure she wanted to share...

Poor Nolan didn't even see it coming.

So he tried another one...

That one's gone too...

And again...

"What? They're my toys, aren't they?"

I guess we know what we need to work on with her - SHARING!

Nolan tried to get her back for not sharing by sitting on her walker with her and pulling her hair - she tries everything to get away from him.

We decided some fresh air might do all of us some good. So we packed up the stroller and took a walk around the neighborhood.

Overall, the cousins really do love each other. And we loved our day with Mr. Nolan!

Catching up...

I wanted to catch up on a few random pictures I've taken that haven't gotten posted...

Sometimes when I have a lot to do and not a lot of time, I have to do two things at once - like carrying Rease downstairs at the same time as I carry the laundry down...

Josh loves his playtime with Rease - it usually ends up looking something like this...

Rease in the shower in her bumbo chair - she loves her long showers just like mom does.

I don't remember where we were going, but we all happened to be wearing a tuque (beanie) that night.

The best parts of Rease...

This is Josh's new favorite picture. It takes in all of the best parts of Rease:
1) Her chubby face and big head...
2) Her professional sitting skills...
3) Her wavy hair that is starting to fill in...
4) Best of all - her cute little buttcrack. She has the longest crack (sorry if that is too much information for some of you) and so it shows everytime she sits down, no matter what. I think it is very cute - but it does make for a perfect spout up her back if she has a really full poopy diaper. This is probably grossing most of you out, so I will stop with all the info. But isn't she just cute?

Uh Oh Cheerio

Rease loves Cheerios and is starting to actually be able to get most of them in her mouth instead of on the floor. Once in a while there is a straggler...

The best part is that she has no idea and she just poses for the camera like normal. Love this girl!

Our day on the beach...

I bought this little sundress for Rease just before we went to the beach - and yes, she has plenty of sunscreen on so her pale white skin doesn't burn. As you can see, I also had a sunhat on her but it always ended up off a few seconds after I put it on.

Rease didn't love the water. First of all, the sound of the waves crashing scared her and she wouldn't even give it a chance. Second, the water was freezing so I can understand where she's coming from on that point. She did get her feet wet, but that didn't last too long either.

She liked this view of the ocean much better than up close.

Isn't this the sweetest picture - don't you want to just eat those cheeks?

Us moms found some time to relax on the hammocks - perfect place for sleeping.

Christmas in Puerto Vallarta

We spent Christmas Eve singing Christmas Carols, reading the Christmas story from the Bible, and waiting for Santa to come...

Grandma gave the kids each a headband to wear...

Angel Rease and Nolan the Reindeer!

Santa's other reindeer.

And what's jingle bells without actual bells?

The traditional line-up on Christmas morning... Youngest to oldest. Finally Garrett doesn't get to go first!

Rease sure seems excited about the movie Annie that Santa brought her, even though I'm sure she won't appreciate this gift for a few years.

Buried in the pile of tissue paper. (We always wrap our stocking gifts in tissue paper -another tradition Josh has come to realize, even though it shouldn't really matter what gifts are wrapped in - it's tradition!)


We ended our Christmas night by going to the Hardrock Cafe downtown. What a great Christmas!