The Kids

The Kids

Sunday, March 8, 2015

E loves the swing

The weather is beautiful here in sunny California and we spend as much of it outside as we can. 1) To burn off kid energy and 2) enjoy the nice temperatures before the heat wave hits!

Ashton loves to make Eliza happy and one day was swinging her. I'm sure at some point I had to put the camera down because he was swinging her too high but right before then, she loved it!

always a snotty baby

Loving the swing

Ashton being a good big brother

Hi mom!

Bottoms Up

Who doesn't love a baby sleeping with her little bum in the air? It's so cute and here's hoping this is my last baby, I had to take a picture!

Who doesn't love a sleeping baby all snuggled up

Tush in the air, tootsies poking out

Oops, wakey wakey

She was not happy I woke her up. I'm sure we had to go somewhere because it is a rule of mine to never wake a sleeping baby (if possible)!

Eliza at 11 months

It's much more difficult to get a picture with Pooh these days! Happy 11 months to Eliza. She continues to explore her surroundings by crawling. Everyone comments on how fast she is getting. She definitely prefers to stand and cruise along the furniture though. She has just started to transfer from one couch to another with a moment's breath of standing on her own. She has yet to take her first steps. She loves to laugh at her brothers and sister. She loves her baths! She still only has two teeth. She sleeps beautifully! From 6:30-7pm to about 6am! She naps twice and is getting ready to move up to the toddler room at daycare. She loves to climb anything and has figured how to get her leg up on a stool. I caught her climbing on a chair yesterday! She has a constant cold from being in daycare part-time. The girl's nose is always running! Poor thing! She loves to wave hi and bye. She is learning how to blow kisses. She babbles saying "nanana" and "dadada" and "nom nom." I don't think they really mean anything yet. She is growing so quickly! She loves to eat and drink from straws. She is a very happy baby.


All 4 kids

Every now and then, usually during a photo session with Eliza, all the kids want to get their picture taken together! Maybe I can make an album progressing as they get older? Hmm, another idea to ponder!

Besmer 2, 3, & 4

Ashton decided to get in on the action

As good as it gets with all 4 for now!

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Posing Girl

Violet loves to pose for pictures too! Silly girl!

Fun bath night







The kids love their baths and want to always get in with Eliza! Because of our drought and it being winter time, bath nights are every other night so it's a fun special day when it does happen! Check out my silly girls! Oh, I forgot to mention, Eliza loves to get her picture taken! She smiles and laughs whenever I pull out the camera!

10 months



Eliza is 10 months old! Wow, the time is honestly flying by now. Trust me, in those early days when school was out and all the kids were home with me, time was moving oh.so.slow! By now that she is taking a bottle and formula, sleeping through the night, and I'm working part-time, the months are flying by. Let's see at 10 months, her last doctor check had her at 17 pounds, 2 ounces (32%) and 27 inches (22%). So she's small and almost perfectly proportional. She growing out of her 9 months clothes and I had to get 12 month winter clothes! Oh my! She's crawling as fast as can be and cruising along side the furniture. She likes to grab onto the back of my legs and "walk" along with me. She babbles, mainly "dadadad!" Boo! She's a very happy baby, until she's not and she will let you know. She prefers real food to her baby food unless it's in a pouch. She's very much a mama's girl still and wants to be near me at all times! She loves to wave hi and bye! She still has a clogged eye duct and we are watching that. Hope it clears up in time so she avoid having surgery! She goes to bed super early, I'm talking around 6:30pm! And wakes up around 530-6am but Violet keeps her occupied until we get up! So, she's a good 11-12 hour nighttime sleeper and naps 2-3x a day. I try to avoid that 3rd nap so she will go to bed early! The kids love to play with her and keep her occupied with their toys. She loves Violet's big dollhouse and her Fisher Price house. She loves baths. She loves her muslin blankets and chews on them to fall asleep. She loves to sleep in her crib and does not sleep well in other places, except when I'm carrying her of course! She discovered she can climb up on steps or other objects to reach things she wants! She is such an explorer!