Siena at 19 months old

Siena is a smart little firecracker with an obsession with shoes, jewelry, food and doing the opposite of what Mom and Dad tell her.  She refuses to sit in her high chair or booster seat, she wants to sit like all the grown ups do in a big chair.  She wants to do everything a big person does and she wants NO help doing it.  She carries the foot stool around so she can get into drawers and get out of reach items.  She teases her brother by taking his toys and food and hitting him on the head.

She is a cuddly love bear, giving lots of hugs and kisses to everyone, she is the life of every party with her dance moves and waving and saying hi to everyone.

She loves playing with her brothers toys and playing soccer.  She loves babies and dogs and bees.  She talks a lot now, here is a list of the words she says:

"choo choo" - trucks or trains
"No more!"
"Wa Wa!" - she yells it!  Means she wants water
"Bi" - for pacifier
"Baby!" - she always yells this one too and calls anyone under 3 a baby
"Up!" - she pushes me from sitting saying up when she wants to drag me somewhere with her.
"Too!"  - she says this when she wants something that her brother or anyone else has that she wants too
"Da!" - for DOG
"BEE!" - She calls any insect a bee
"uh oh"
"peez" - for Please
"ba" - for sucker
"tank too" for thank you
"shoe"
"cheer" for when she wants to cheers cups

She says Whoa and Weee! often too.  She also tries to whistle which is hilarious.  She loves the song "If you're happy and you know it" and she cracks me up on the part where they say to blink your eyes cause she rolls her eyes back and squints her face and blinks.

She is so full of life and love.  We love her with all our hearts!

Future golf pro Braydon

Craig has taken Braydon golfing after school at least once a week.  Craig is handing down his golf skills :)  They have a great time, often they run into our friends the Cascianis and Northwoods (Braydon's friends Molly and Julia) at the 19th hole.

Braydon's favorite part is getting a root beer and chips afterwards.

Lake Tahoe Fall trip for Jessica's 40th!

Our good family friend Jessica was turning 40 so they decided to celebrate by renting a beautiful house in Dollar Point to have the party.  Jessica, John and their four boys stayed at this beautiful house, Mimi, Grampy, Wee Wee, Dylan and the McNultys all stayed at a house a block down on the beach and the Greene's and us stayed at a cabin in Tahoe City.

The kids and I flew in early Thursday morning, Siena did a lot better this plane ride but still a little high maintenance.  When we took off there was a beautiful blanket of puffy white clouds under us.  The kids thought that was the most amazing thing ever.  Siena kept yelling "Whooaaaa!"  and Braydon was doing the same.  The weather was beautiful when we landed so we went to the Farmers Market at Commons Beach with Mimi and Grampy and played on the playground and on the beach throwing rocks into the lake.  That afternoon we hung out on the beach at the Dollar Point house, riding on Grampy's kayaks and playing in the sand and water.  It was a great day!  That night the kids and I snuggled up to a movie by the fire at our cabin, it was perfect!

On Friday the sun was shining again so we went back to the beach at the house and hung out there.  We played on the beach and in the water, it was a great time!  That night all the adults went to Sunny side for dinner.

Saturday we woke up and it was hailing!  The weather turned so quickly!  We went to Bridgetender for burgers and then the Gatekeepers museum to see the Bear exhibit.  That early evening was the big party!  It was so much fun!  They had a play room for the kids and a movie theatre room with popcorn. A delicious dinner and dancing after.  Siena was the dancing hit, she took center stage and danced herslef away all night.  Grampy said she dances like Gangham style :)

On Sunday we had a late flight out so we all went to the Greenes for a BBQ.  It was a great weekend!

Siena's first favorite movie

Siena has NEVER been interested in any sort of television show or movie but for some reason "The Cat in the Hat" movie with Mike Myers has made her a couch potato.  She is obsessed and gets mad if there is anything playing on the TV other than her movie.  Each morning she comes downstairs, grabs the remote, points it to the TV and yells a bunch of incomprehensible words that are supposed to make out "turn on Cat in the Hat".  When I put it on she claps and yells "wooooo" and then sits on the couch or ottoman and attentively watches the movie, pointing and laughing.

Family 'S'mores night and Labor Day weekend

We had a great summer weekend at home.  We went to Braydon's friend Sophia's pool, Grandma and Grandmas for a pool day and hung out in our backyard.  We had a 'S'Mores night which Braydon was over the moon happy about.  The kids are starting to play so well together, Siena follows Bray around everywhere.

Braydon's 1st day of Preschool

Braydon has officially started Preschool.  He is going to North Coast Calvary on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  It's a great school, they have a huge playground with a beach and pirate ship.  They do chapel every Thursday and Stretch and Grow which is a program to keep kids active.  His good friend Zoe is in his class.  He loves it!