esskayelle

swim swim swim!

the summer is winding down, which is hard to believe in this 90 degree heat.  all i can think about is how/when i can get to a pool and swim before the air turns crisp and the leaves start to change. 

which leads to this post.  i'm proud to say that my kids are total water babies, totally taking after yours truly. 

as a result of water love, i enrolled both of them in swim classes over the summer.  in the 5 or so weeks that d was in her swim class, she learned how to jump in, swim to the surface, and float on her back.  a basic survival skill.  a relief.  don't mind the crazy cheering at the end.  i can't help it.

e has learned to be completely fearless in the water, and is definitely on his way to swimming on his own, without the use of floaties.  i am so amazed.

a good video

the hubs sent this over for me to see.  enjoy.

http://structurallysoundtreehouse.com/embrace-life-always-wear-your-seat-belt-9

evan at 14 months

tomorrow, evan is exactly 14 months old.  where does the time go?

milestones:

walking...no, :(

oh well, he's very mobile.  the fastest crawler i've seen, and cruises from place to place like a pro.  *sigh*  must be patient with the walking thing.

just like dillan, i've started signing with evan.  i'm not as pro-active as i was with dillan, but he's learning and it's definitely proven worthwhile.  i definitely recommend signing as a way to ease frustration and encourage communication. 

he can sign/do the motions for the following:

lion
elephant
bird
fish
dog
more
milk
food {he made his own sign up for this one}
all done
swing
bear
monkey
book
ball
where is it?
so big
no
bow hello
blow kisses
wave
pray {he even pretends to close his eyes}

the best is when we play the cd from dillan's vbs, and he starts to do the motions the best he knows how.  it's the cutest thing. 

he can say:

ummah
mama{food}
bye bye
and mimics other sounds.

he's such a boy.  loves playing with cars {will make the vroom sound while playing}, stacking and knocking down, and throwing balls.  it's so weird how different he is than dillan!

i can't believe that he's growing into a toddler.  my baby boy evan, i love you.

another thing he likes to do is make the "ahhh" sound after he's had a lot to drink.  usually it's not provoked, but in the case of the video, it was because i missed the moment.  {as always}

i had just taught evan how to throw a ball, and he's all into practicing his new skill.

all in a day's laugh

evan was all laughs yesterday. 

throughout the day, this is what we saw:

:: morning ::

:: late-morning ::

:: dinner-time ::

the kid loves his big sister so much. it is the cutest thing to watch their relationship blossom as both of them grown and learn and fall more in love with one another. 

i am so blessed. 

chunker

my son is officially a chunker.

at ten weeks, he's 15 lbs and 25 inches. 

big boy.  he's surpassed dillan in her chunkerness at this age. 

here's a little video of our conversation.

exercise and a bottle

a couple of videos to njoy

at a little over three weeks evan starts to swat at the toys on the floor gym

today, we let dillan feed evan for the first time.  here's how it went.

four

four weeks* with my little man. 

*{edit} i was going throughout the whole day thinking it was august 4th.  ugh.  it's august 5th!  which means evan is one month old tomorrow!  happy one month my little man.

can't believe how much he's grown.

by popular demand, i'm trying to upload more videos, if only i had more time.

today, evan started swatting at a toy on the floor gym.  dillan and i were having a lot of fun encouraging this skill.  i'll have to upload video footage of it soon.  until then, here's footage of dillan spending some time with evan in the wagon.

it's snow fun

today was the perfect day to play in the snow.

it had just snowed a good 10 inches overnight, and with the temps steady in the 20's, dillan and i layered up and headed out for some fun.

the girl loves it. we went sledding on a tiny snow-bank, made snow angels, and a few snowballs. after an hour we were wiped out.

here's some footage from the day.

updates oh updates, oh where have you been

i am so behind on my posts.

let's see, i've missed thanksgiving, ellie's wedding, leah's dohl, sledding with the yims, and many updates on dimple doodles.

i will catch up. *sigh*

there are so many cute pictures, too!

i have to get myself back together again. whew.

here is a recent video taken at the mall of dillan singing hip-hop style. i guess she's feelin' the groove of the earmuffs. my poor daughter likes to sing songs in her own way. she sings the abc's skipping most of the alphabet. *sigh* she has taken after me in the making up her own words to music department. :)

if you can't understand "dillanese" here is what she is singing:
a, b, c, d, w, y, z. now i know my abc's, next sing with me.

dillan had to let the salesperson know that she was singing the abc's.

she's an outgoing little girl, my dillan.

hiyah! take that kid.