Makenna ~ 9, 10, 11! :)

Makenna is growing fast.  Here are her 9 month old pictures.  We took her to the doctor and she was 18 pounds 2 ounces and 28 1/4 inches tall.   Around this month she was happily crawling around and standing up on things. :)

Here are her 10 month shots.  Something fun about this month was that her and Noah would both play in their rooms together.  They were not necessarily "playing together", but since the other one was there in the room with them....they didn't seem to need me! lol  It was weird, but nice!

At 11 months old Makenna is getting more and more personality.  She loves to smile and wave.  She says hi, dadda, and mamma.  She stands up on her own and she even attempted to take a few steps the other day.  But she is not officially walking quite yet.  Her and Noah do play with one another now and the sound of them making each other laugh is probably one of the very best sounds in the world!  I love it.  Although they do already fight over toys! ha ha  I thought the fighting wouldn't be starting that soon. I guess I was wrong! Makenna is still super easy and happy.  Although she can definitely pitch a fit.  She throws her head forward and down on the ground when she is mad.  She throws her whole body back when she is mad too.  And she can scream like crazy and then stop immediately once she gets her way. :)  She gives nice open mouth kisses and will snuggle into you when you ask her to give you "loves."  We are so happy to have our precious baby girl.  One of the shots below catches her doing one of her favorite things.... sneak into the bathroom and rip the toilet paper! ha ha

Camping 2012

We were able to go camping this summer and it was a lot of fun.  It was Noah's second time camping and he did MUCH better this time than when he was 18 months.  Ha ha.  Last time he screamed for like 20 minutes when it was bed time and I'm pretty sure that campsites miles away could hear him.  This time he was super excited and hyper when it was bed time and would not calm down to fall asleep.  Much to our dismay we could hear the rest of our family laughing at us as we tried to put both kids to sleep in a tent. :)  We were able to go with my mom, Bob, Jennifer, and Kyle.  It was a great time!  We were even able to go on a little boat ride!  The weather was great, except for it did get super windy.  Also, there were major campfire restrictions so that was a bummer since...the best part of camping is the campfire!  Although the plus of that...we didn't stink as bad when we got home. :)  Noah loved getting dirty and peeing outside.  Makenna did VERY well just hanging out on a blanket or in her walker and she did not cry once in the middle of the night.  She is such an easy baby.  The highlight of the trip was when we went to the campground store (where there were TONS of people) and Noah had to go to the restroom.  There was not a bathroom in the store so we told him to just wait a little bit.  We headed outside to the front of the store to wait for Bob to finish buying something when a man walking towards us started pointing and laughing.  I was confused and looked to where the man was pointing...to discover my three year old had dropped his pants and underwear (all the way to his ankles mind you) and began peeing right in front of the store in front of a bunch of people.! ha ha.   In his defense...he had been allowed to pee outside the whole trip, so he was confused!  It was a good time and a lot of fun.  We look forward to next year's camping trip!

Jeff's Graduation and Grandpa's visit

Soo my baby brother Jeffrey has graduated from high school!!!  He was born when I was 8 years old and I have always viewed him as my little baby! ha ha.   But that soon had to change when he started to tower over me!  It is so crazy to think he is graduated.  Then he turns 19 in a months time and should be off to serve a mission shortly after that.   It is insane how fast time goes!

Here is a pic of him and my family....supporting Budweiser?? lol   He has grown into a handsome young man!

For graduation my Dad flew down from Colorado and we were able to visit with him.  We were also able to visit with my mom's sister Melinda and her husband Kory, but I do not have a picture with them!  But it was a really great visit with family from out of town to celebrate Jeffrey!  Over the crazy weekend we caught Noah reading to his sister Makenna at Grandma Timmon's house! :)

Makenna 8 months!

Makenna is getting bigger everyday.  She recognizes high, bye, patty cake, kisses, give me a five, ba ba (bottle), and yum yums (food)!  She says dada and mama and baby talks often.  Of course just like her brother...if she is happily playing it is "da da"  If she is crying and sad it is "ma ma."  lol  She is scooting forward and backward on her tummy, but has yet to crawl normally.  Just army crawling for her!  Here she is in the crawl stance for her 8 month picture....but that is all she does.  She gets in the stance and then drops to her belly to army crawl around!  She has brought much joy to the Starits' household and we love her so much!

Still no teeth at 8 months but she loves to bite down on her gums and can often be spotted with a toothless grandma grin! :)

Noah's Birthday

Noah officially turned three years old!!  It is hard to imagine that my extremely tiny, four weeks early, purplish colored, cone head newborn baby is now a big three year old boy! :)  He had a great time with family and friends to celebrate his party Lightning McQueen style.  He had many guests including many friends and he had a lot of fun.  The day of his birthday was super windy and chilly and I planned to have a lot of it outside, but it was a good time anyway!

 It was a Cars themed birthday party so he had to wear his new Cars shirt! ;)

Unfortunately I took most of these decoration pictures after the party! But here is how it was decorated!

We had to have our Organic Fuel to stay hydrated! ;)

This was decorated with balloons as well, but the wind blew them away! lol

The kids had to tow for Cars stickers inside of TowMater's box~! :)

Romane's House of Body Art provided Cars tattoos!

This was Noah's favorite!  You were able to put tires on your Car (Luigi's Casa Della Tires) and then decorate it!

I think everybody had a good time, especially Noah!  Just a little blurb about Noah.  He is still so smart and enjoys coloring, puzzles, games, and of course the movies Cars and Cars 2! :)  He still loves to go to Cabellas and often says:  "We haven't been going to Cabellas in a long time."  He loves to hang out with his little group of friends and asks almost everyday if he is going to see them.  He is a very happy little guy and tries to be a good big brother to his sister.  We sure love him and are so thankful to have him in our family.

Wicked!

This post is a little out of order, but I was able to go watch the musical Wicked at ASU Gammage.   We went on March 2nd and it was AMAZING.  I went with my mom, brother Jeff, and step sister Jessica.  We started the great evening with In and Out, which is always yummy!  Then we walked around and killed some time before getting to our seats.  From start to finish the musical was awesome.  Of course afterwards I had to have the soundtrack and have it on repeat!  I highly recommend going if you ever get the chance!

Noah's Birthday Prelude :)

Noah had his birthday party on Saturday, April 14th.  He didn't turn 3 until the 17th, but that was a Tuesday and not a good day for a party. ;)  Of course it had to be a "Lightning McQueen" party.  He is still obsessed with the movie Cars.  I will post more about the party later.  But I just wanted to show his first three birthday's and how much he has grown!  I can't believe he is more like a little boy now and not so much a baby.  It's been an awesome three years! :)