Friday, August 30, 2013

Summer 2013

Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to this summer.

Marseille loves to be outside. We have spent lots of time out in the kiddie pool. 

Trip to the zoo with the Uncles, Aunt ShaNae and Clara. June 2013


They wore their cute matching hats.

Marseille loves to swing.

4th of July parade.

1st pony ride. July 2013

Museum of Ancient Life. August 2013

Trip to the ER. August 2013

Sunday, April 28, 2013

I don't know how it got to be the end of April already. This past month has been crazy and stressful. Zach was laid off in March, which led to us making the decision that he would go to school full time for the rest of this year. He will have his Associates degree in December and then we'll have more decisions to make from there. Since he is going to be taking 5 classes this semester he's just looking for part time work, so we moved in with my parents this week so Zach can focus on school without us having to worry about our finances. We feel like this is the right decision for us right now but it has been difficult. We loved the ward we were living in and having our own space for our little family. I think my parents must be the most generous people in the whole world. They have given up space in their home and dealt with many inconveniences in order to help us. We are so grateful to them.

Marseille update:

Marseille started to really walk by herself at the end of January. She loves to go for walks and sometimes just runs everywhere she goes. She still loves binkies to the point of ridiculousness. There are often 5 or 6 binkies in her crib with her and she falls asleep with a binkie in each hand and one in her mouth. I have don't even want to think about the fight it will be when we decide to eliminate binkies. She loves animals and is very talented at making a variety of animal noises. She makes the sounds for sheep, elephants, dogs, cats, snakes, chickens, lions, cows, monkeys, bunnies, and fish. Her favorite thing to say is "Dada."She repeats it over and over and when she sees Zach she'll point and say "Dada" or say "hi Dada." She loves getting attention from strangers. When we go places she waves and smiles and says hi to anyone who look at her. She's a little cheese ball.
January
February


First Easter Egg Hunt
March



Thursday, January 3, 2013

1year old.

Marseille celebrated her first birthday 2 weeks ago. We had a little party with family for her special day.
The birthday girl waiting for her party to start.
We had dinner, then Marseille got to have birthday cake. She didn't really eat any of it but she enjoyed smooshing it up a bunch.
Marseille was super spoiled by her grandparents and Aunts and Uncles. She got tons of new toys and cute clothes.

It was nice having so much family together.  We are looking forward to Matt and Matthew coming home from their missions so they can meet their niece and be part of our future celebrations. Marseille has been such an amazing addition to our family. She brings love and joy to all of us. This last year has been the hardest and most rewarding year of my life. All the nights of little to no sleep and days with a fussy grumpy baby are so worth the privilege of being her Mom. I can't believe how much I love and adore this little girl. Happy birthday to my baby!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Meeting Santa

My Mom wanted a picture of her two cute grand-babies with Santa so ShaNae and I headed to the mall to make it happen. Clara was a perfect angel and Marseille was....not.






In Marseille's defense she wasn't feeling well that day. She kept spitting up a bunch and just wanted to sleep. I think the pictures are cute anyway. What adorable cousins.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

My 10 month old girl

10 months old!

I'm in a little bit of denial about my baby getting older so fast so I haven't been writing about it enough. I think 10 months is a really fun age. Marseille cruises now and sometimes lets go of whatever she's holding on to and stands up by herself. She shakes her head no but not to say no, she just thinks its funny. She mimics noises sometimes and she loves to climb. She's always climbing on me or the couches, and stairs are just heaven. Peek-a-boo is still the easiest way to get this girl to smile. She absolutely adores her daddy. When Zach gets home from work she gets so excited to see him and if he puts her down she cries and crawls after him. She still wakes up during the night but that's mostly ok with me because I like to know she's still alive and well in the middle of the night. Her 5th and 6th teeth are on their way in now. Teething has been miserable with her. Every time she gets a new tooth she gets a stuffy nose and weepy eyes and doesn't sleep well. The poor thing is just miserable.


This is a cute Halloween outfit that, like many of Marseille's clothes, is courtesy of her Grandma.


When we went to the pumpkin patch Marseille was much more interested in the hay bales than the pumpkins.


I love being this sweet baby's Mom.


Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Random pictures from Summer

Just some cute pics of Marseille being Marseille.


She likes trying all sorts of foods but she still sometimes pulls funny faces when she gets that first taste.


                                               Looking at books is always a good activity.

                                                         
                                                                  We like swimmin'.

Friday, July 27, 2012

7 months

Marseille's 7 month birthday was last week. Isn't she so big? 

New things about Marseille at 7 months:
- She has two little teeth coming in
- She can push herself up into sitting position and sit by herself
- Still doesn't crawl but pulls herself around all over the place
- She sleeps through the night or only wakes up once
- She eats and eats and eats

She is getting so grown up way too fast !