Big baby

Since Cosette's well baby visit on June 21, she has gained 1 pound. 2 1/2 weeks and a whole pound. She is growing so fast. She is getting really tall and HEAVY. At her well baby appt. I showed the dr. something I thought might be of concern and we wasn't sure what it was (he thought it might be a cyst), so he sent us to a pediatric surgeon to make sure it wasn't something serious. Guess what? He didn't know what it was either! He said it wasn't a cyst though, so no worries there. Just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get bigger or start oozing.
There were 2, 2 year olds in the waiting room with us when we were there. Cosette was as tall as one of them and an inch shorter than the other. The nurse commented on how healthy she was and I just replied, yeah, she likes her food. She usually eats more than Ally at every meal.

Tagged

Stef tagged me, so here it goes:

5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1. I had just gotten my drivers license
2. I was coaching a group of 20 kids under the age of 8 on a summer swim team
3. I was teaching swim lessons
4. I went to EFY
5. I was a lifeguard

5 things on my to do list
1. do 5 loads of laundry
2. go to the bank
3. go to walmart
4. dust
5. vacuum

5 favorite snacks/foods
1. apple cider slushies
2.chocolate anything
3. pretzels
4. mozzarella sticks
5. cheeseburgers

5 things I would do if I was a billionaire
1. pay off all our (meaning Matt's) school debt
2. buy our dream house
3. invest it
4. help out my family
5. update mine and Matt's closet

5 bad habits
1. I still bite my nails (I know, gross, I do it when I get bored)
2. I don't stay on top of the cleaning like I should
3. eating when I get bored
4. surfing the internet too much
5. watching tv more than I should

5 places I've lived
1. Washington State
2. Davenport, Iowa
3. Rexburg, Idaho
4. Plainfield, Indiana
5. Indianapolis, Indiana

5 people I'm tagging
1. Lindsay
2. Allery
3. Nisha
4. Kim
5. Jenny

another video of Cosette walking

I realized we don't have much video on Cosette when she is walking.

Cosette walking

Ally & Cosette playing

Ben, Trent, and Ally's birthdays

Ally's train cake.

I love that you can see her hands in the picture. She is trying really hard to wait to dig in.

She was super excited.
We didn't even have to remind her what to do, after we got done singing, she jumped up and blew out her candles.
When I ask her to say cheese for a picture, this is what I get.

Grandma Julie & Ally

Ally was so excited about presents. She was trying so hard to sit still and be patient.

Ally, Trent, & Grandma Julie
Tahnee got Ally 250 pennies for her birthday. She loves to feed her piggy bank and was more than excited to do so last night when we got home.

Ally & Trent
Cosette, Trent, Ally, & Grandma

Travis & Trent
Tahnee, Ben, Tara, & Travis

Ally in review

Ally, the day she was born (June 13, 2006)

One year later

I didn't realize until I was looking back at her pictures, that she really looks like a baby. It's amazing how fast they grow.
This was her final 2nd birthday (she ended up having 3 days all separated, that she got gifts and cake). How lucky is she!!
My mom made her a train cake. Ally LOVED it.

Way late

We got home from vacation on Ally's birthday, so we didn't do anything big for her. We went out to eat at Applebees and she got a free dessert and LOVED it. We don't normally get dessert when we go out to eat (unless it is Dairy Queen, Coldstone, or Ritters), so this was a big treat for her. We celebrated her birthday with Matt's family, this past weekend. She got lots of fun presents, but was not in a great mood because I had to wake her up from her nap. We are celebrating Ally's birthday with my family this weekend. Hopefully she'll be in a better mood. If not, oh well, that's what happens when you are 2.

I will post pictures later to compare her growth.

So much fun

When we got home from vacation Ally got sick with diarrhea for 3 days and a week later, Cosette got the same thing, it lasted 6 days for her. Yesterday Ally had a fever all day. She was up quite a bit during the night crying and just uncomfortable. She seems fine one minute, then the next she wants to be held and cry on my shoulder. The doctor said theirs a bug going around and I think/know we've had it in our house.
I've been wanting to go swimming, but every time the weather is warm enough, the girls are either sleeping or sick. Oh well, maybe next week things will work out better.

Ally's dance show debut

Ally's dance show

Ally's dance show

Ally's dance show

Wedding reception #3 for Kim and Phil

Nap time

Ally fell asleep reading a book, with her face in it.

Ally thought she'd climb in the crib and play with Cosette.
Ally was trying so hard to make her laugh, but all she wanted was for mommy to hold her.
Aahhhhh