it's a christmas miracle!

Well, techinically, Christmas was almost 3 weeks ago...but considering my nieces and nephews are still on their "Holiday Break" I consider this close enough to Christmas. What's the miracle, you ask?

Behold!

Yep, that's Jolee taking a bottle. From Mitch. Without a peep, mind you! Out of the blue, I decided to bust out the pump and give it a go...and Lo and Behold! She took it! I was literally in tears watching our little girl drink out of a bottle...something she hasn't done in - I don't even know, 4 months or so?

Wonder why I'm so excited? Let me refresh your memory.

Anyhoo-it's only been one time, but I'm cautiously optimistic. Here's hoping (PRAYING) for continued success in the bottle-feeding department.
* Not to mention FREEDOM for Mommy!!

3 weeks later...

The girls' Christmas present from Santa is finally painted and ready to use! The girls picked out the colors all by themselves (I'm channeling "The Little Mermaid"...) and Daddy helped them prime and paint their brand new table and chairs! It took a bit longer than we anticipated since Mitch has been working a lot during the Holidays, but now that it's all done, they are THRILLED at the end result!

lil' miss mover & shaker

At 5 1/2 months, Jolee's definitely our earliest crawler.

Granted, it's still "army-style" and pretty slow...

...ok, so it's more like scooting...

Most of the time, I'll leave her on the middle of the blanket & when I return, she's usually somewhere completely OFF the blanket. Near the couch, by the T.V, tipping the basket of wipes over & one time about to munch on Anna's shoes...needless to say, our shoes are now neatly stowed away in a basket, as is any small object that poses a chocking hazard. Time to baby-proof the house yet again!

hana-butta

For those not familiar with Hawaiian pidgin, "hana-butta" is what you see bubbling out of Jolee's nose.

:)

dr.horrible

I discovered this the other night while internet surfing (aka wasting time...) and thought it was just hilarious!

If you like musicals, or comedy, or comedy musicals, you'll enjoy this!

A direct link:

http://drhorrible.com/mushortio.html

how much t.v is too much t.v?

So, she doesn't have all the words correct. But still...

1st food. 1st new year!

My little baby is just growing up waaay too fast!

This week, we decided it was time to spice up Jolee's daily menu. We added poi. We only gave her a tiny bit...and she didn't seem to not enjoy it. However, I think eating solid foods from a spoon will take some getting used to. As expected, she made a mess.

Then of course, last night it was off to my sister Airi's for the New Year's celebration. New Year's Eve also happens to be Jonas' birthday, so we all celebrated Jonas turning the BIG 1-2! You like the cheesecake tarts instead of a cake? I made those...yum! (if I do say so myself!)

And as always, my girls were excited about the fireworks...until they started popping, that is. You can see in every picture, they have their ears covered. Anna was okay with just covering her ears, but Kela started crying about 5 minutes into the festivities...needless to say, we stayed outside watching the fireworks display for only 6 minutes or so.

Jolee was the bravest one-she was absolutely mesmerized by all the bright sparks and noise! And, wouldn't you know it, they ALL lasted late enough to ring in the new year!

(that's my girls, for 'ya!)

And, here's little Luke and Jolee. Rolling around the floor and taking turns taking swings at eachother while the adults sang some Karaoke. It was open mic night and we all had a blast singing the night away~!

Ahem, can you see Luke taking a bite out of Jolee's head? I thought that pic was just too funny.