Defeat

She finally gave up and passed out.  It really is a battle of wills sometimes with little Reesie.

Sedona

We spent the weekend in Sedona with Andy, Holly, & their girls and it was an amazing weekend.  The weather was so beautiful.  It was great to escape the summer heat and enjoy the Sedona scenery.  There was a HUGE thunderstorm on Saturday that had lighting bolts cracking all around our hotel.  The thunder was so loud and the lightning seemed as if it would strike right on our balcony.  I've never been that close to a big thunderstorm.  We went hiking after the storm cleared and had some fun adventures.

 Reese the rock climber.

 Daddy's girl.

Tiny diners

The girls are at an age where we really can't take them out to restaurants.  They throw their food on the ground like it's a big game and they scream. so. loud.  Oh the screaming.  It seems to be a screeching contest to see who can yell the loudest.  It's embarrassing when people turn to see what's happening.  We are now opting to dine at home and Cory and I will save the dinners out for date nights.

It's so much fun...

playing in Mommy & Daddy's closet.

ER visit

Ryan had us so scared tonight.  She had been crying and screaming for an hour non-stop and we took her for a ride in the car, but nothing settled her down.  Mimi came over and couldn’t calm her down either, so we took her to the ER thinking she could have ear infections, dehydration from throwing up, or something we hadn’t even thought of.  We drove up to the ER entrance and I took Ryan in quickly while Mimi parked the car.

When Mimi walked in she thought she’d find the two of us right away because of the SCREAMING!!  But, it was very quiet and a cheerful little Ryan was playing with toys in her diaper bag and looking around and interacting with other patients there.  We sat there for about 15 minutes and decided to leave.  I guess she just had a crazy tantrum – either that, or she was ready for a change of scenery.

She went right in to her car seat and fell asleep halfway home.  What a night!

Nine month update

We have had such a fun summer with Ryan & Reese.  They will be 10 months next weekend and it has been so amazing.  They are both so busy crawling everywhere and will probably be walking in the next month or so.  Reese seems more interested in walking, while Ryan is pretty mellow and content crawling all over the place.  They are both getting their top teeth--all 4 at the same time.  We just had their 9 month checkup last week and they are doing fantastic.  They both weigh 17 lbs. 10 oz. and are 28 1/2 in. tall.  Skinny and tall, just like Dad.  They are both sleeping through the night, about 12 hours.  Going down at 7pm and waking up between 6-7am.  A dream come true!

Fireball

Reese has been a fireball this week when it comes to sleeping in the crib.  She has been avoiding bed time and always wants to be where the action is.  Last night I got her to sleep by crawling in the crib and laying with her.  The three nights before that she slept in our bed with us because it was impossible to get her down to sleep.  Ryan is our little sleeper and she goes down without any fuss.  We think Reese is just going through a phase, but we'll have to see how the next week goes.  I'm not doing well with the 'cry it out' method because I think it's going to emotionally scar her.

Busy bees

Boy, you two are busy bodies.  You've both been crawling all over the house for about one month now, since you were 6 months old.  You have kept us on our toes running after you.  You both love to stand on the edge of the sofa or any other stationary object (like the laundry basket below).  It seems you'll both be early walkers, but I'm in no rush for that day.  We're getting ready to go to San Diego this weekend for the fourth of July.  Your first 4th of July at the beach house.  It will be so fun for the whole family. 

 Little poser, Ryan.

 Reesie loves playing with the laundry basket.

 Reese on the go.

Erica & Patrick's wedding

We had such a blast in San Diego for Erica & Patrick's wedding.  The girls were such little troopers and Dana's sister, Andie helped us out by babysitting them in the hotel room.  What a fun weekend we had!

Little cherubs

We are in San Diego for Erica & Patrick's wedding and we've made some pit stops along the way to visit family and friends.  Today we saw Gigi & Great Poppa.  The girls had fun climbing on their furniture and crawling around.  I caught some cute photos of Reese on Gigi's reading chair.

 Our sweet baby girl.

 Then we were back at the hotel getting ready for the wedding and I captured some shots of little RyRy.  Look at that face and those eyes.  She is such a doll.

 I love the crooked little smile.

Family bed

There's nothing better than napping with babies.  Today we were SO tired and daddy couldn't resist taking a photo of our family nap time.  Me, Maddie, & the girls.

 Then it was my turn to snap one of Cory & the girls.  They were SO happy and well rested :)

Swim lessons

Yes, we're probably crazy for putting our itty bitty babies in swim lessons, but we can't resist.  It's important to start early and the classes through the city are SO cheap.  Here we are at our first day of lessons.