Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Beautiful girls






I just wanted to brag about my girls for a bit. Isn't that why people blog? Come on, be honest. That IS why you blog. But really, they really are becoming so cute.

We got a dog several months ago (Rowan was 4 months old and YES we are insane for getting a dog when we just had a new baby. Blame Ian; it was his birthday gift.). He is a pug-chihuahua mix and is really such a good dog. Rowan and Bonzer are the best of friends. They play so cute together and he is very patient with her. She will smack him, just lay on him and roll around. He puts up with a lot.Doesn't that make you want a dog (hint, hint Smiths)?

We carved a pumpkin at the VERY beginning of this month. Niev was WAY more into the cookies than carving a pumpkin, but isn't that typical Niev! By the time Halloween rolled around, our pumpkin was rotting. Niev kept telling us that pumpkin was getting dirty and we needed to clean him off (mold was growing on the outside).

Rowan FINALLY got her first tooth about two weeks ago (maybe a bit longer). It was a top one. Weird, I know! She now has three teeth, two on top and one on bottom. She won't show them, but she still is pretty cute. How can you not want to just smother her with smooches!
She is trying to walk. She is taking a few steps at a time and then will (very controlled) go to the ground to begin crawling. She is fast little crawler. As soon as I open the dishwasher or the fridge you hear, "woosh, wooosh, woosh" as she is crawling as fast as she can to get into stuff. She is quick!

Niev is very much into pretend play. She will make anything into a doll and make it talk. It is really fun to be in her world right now. She is a great little artist and draws the most amazing people (glasses with a bridge, sleeping people with pillows and girls with long lashes). She recognizes her name (or any letters in her name, ie. she sees an N in Natural and says, "That is my name", while pointing to the N.) I love my smart, firey girl.

I swear we wear clothes in this house.

See, here they are wearing clothes. yes, we are getting ready for church, but they are STILL wearing clothes in the house. It counts.

11 comments:

Stacey said...

You should brag... your girls are beyond adorable! It's not just the mom I-think-my-kids-are-the-cutest thing, they really are! Thanks for giving me another reason to procrastinate packing I love reading your blog! :)

alyx said...

i cant wait to visit those girls next summer! they are 2cute2B4gotten

Jen said...

They really are beautiful. I love that I get to watch them grow up!

gramma buh said...

yes. they are indeed the most beautiful girls in the world and that's not just gramma talking. i'm sure we could get unpaid, unprejudiced testimonials from any one every having come in contact with them. i miss being with them! because besides beautiful, they are AMAZING.

Dallas and Kirsten said...

Your girls are absolutely gorgeous! What a beautiful family you guys have. I LOVE the picture of you and Niev on the ground...so precious. Thanks for posting such fun pics!

Love Sweet Love said...

I need you back in my life-that's all I have to say. Oh, and your girlies ARE beautiful! Love that pic of you and Niev!

Nikki said...

Love the pictures! They are some pretty cute little girls (that's for sure!)

Hope all is going good with you! It's been way too long since I have seen you!

Love ya! Nikki

The Despain Gang said...

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY I love this post. It's so great and VERY needed today. I'm really, really, really struggling this morning---ahhhhhhhhh! Oh well. I hope all goes well; that's the most important thing.

Maria said...

Why blog if you can't brag? It's great to see you enjoy motherhood. Your girls are beautiful.

The Despain Gang said...

In response to your comment of the richest brownies EVER--MEEEEEEEE TOOOOOO! :D YUM! LOL Feeling a little better now.

theskimlife said...

OH! They are so cute! And I love the dog! I miss you guys! Are you coming to Parma for Thanksgiving by chance? I hope you say YES!