Classical Bryce: March 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Timber!

One day I will finish catching up my blog for January, February and March, but for now I will post this pic of my cute girls. They built this log tower of power themselves. Notice baby in the log bin. Gretters is in her favorite pink dress that her cousin used to wear. I think she has worn this dress every day this week. It missed laundry day last week, so it may be longer. I keep putting it in the hamper and she keeps fishing it out. It's been worn inside out and right side out so both sides are equally dirty. Lady is in the middle... notice the short hair. She wanted to be different from her sister, but now people can't remember which twin has short hair and which has long. Baby has four teeth now and more hair, but nothing to brag about. She won't let me put hair things in her hair so she's at that awkward hair stage (minus a mullet... which I will post sometime this weekend, MAYBE).

I love these girls!

Friday, March 4, 2011

January: Baby E Turns 1!

Baby's 1st birthday was a day of many firsts...

Her first haircut! Here is the before "Baby Mullet."

The evidence

The makeover do

Her sisters helped Mommy make her FIRST from-scratch cupcakes: the strawberry cupcake recipe came from the famous Beverly Hills baker "Sprinkles." Real strawberries in the batter, real strawberries in the frosting. Lots of real butter and real sugar. Really delicious.

January: Gretters turns 3!

Our princess is ready for her big day, dressed in her new heart skirt, white shirt and yellow rain boots sent from the Chicago crew.

First stop was to the party place for birthday balloons and decor. The nice ladies gave the girls "masquerade masks" which they are modeling in this photo. They also each got a lollipop, thanks to their mom.

Gretters wanted to go to the trampoline place for her birthday.

She had a really good time!

So did her sisters. Lady took great care of Baby E, holding her while they bounced.

Bell was fearless!

The party continued at the Pirate Pizza Place where a whole crew sang their special birthday song, while Gretters eyed her hot fudge sundae.

Ice cream!

She takes her first bite...

Delicious!

After dinner and games, we headed home to open presents. Play-doh from Great Grandma and Grandpa Pierson

Dora the Explorer Silly Bands that her older sisters picked out for her.

Thanking her sister Lady with a big hug.

Grandma Goldenstar and Papa sent a teaset

...and everyone enjoyed tea and cakes.

Happy THIRD Birthday, sweet girl. We're so grateful for you and your zeal for life!

January: Almost 1

She's given up headbands and hair-pretties of any type. That doesn't stop me from trying, though.

Her first words: Dada, hello, hi, "meow"... oh yes, and "mother, I love you!" Well, it sounded like that to me.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

January: Curly Hair

After our Aunt Dana introduced us to sponge curlers, we happen to get some of our own at Christmas time. Everyone wanted curlers in her hair... even our curly-haired Gretters, who we could NOT convince that God made better curls than sponge did.

So proud to be part of the curler club. Baby has a bash on her head from her first fall down the stairs.

11 MONTHS OLD (in December)

Milestones: two bottom teeth, crawling like a champ, standing and cruising, feeding herself with a spoon, drinking from a sippy cup, playing with her sisters without adult intervention. Still wasn't sleeping through the night at this point, but thankfully her cuteness saved her from the insanity that can overtake sleep-deprived parents.