9 Months

Aw my happy boy! He enjoys the Baby Bjorn. Especially if he sees himself in the phone, it just cracks him up. 

Little dude was 9 months! Look at those little jeans :) At 9 months, he was eating 6 ounces of formula and eating table food. He loves strawberries and cinnamon bread. He was getting better at chewing and consuming the food rather than just spitting it back out. He throws a lot of food though! 

These are some of my favorite monthly photos, I think the outfit is super cute! He was 9 months in February and it's April now..... I'm not too far behind - ha! 

Addison helps with his photos and sometimes wants in as well. 

Addy has a toy that he wants but I said no because I was trying to take photos. Ha! He was quite sad. 

She's got her purse, her high heels, and her shades. I believe this time she was a mom who just dropped her kids off at daycare. 

 

Coronavirus vaccines

They had been talking a lot of the Coronavirus vaccines on TV, and Addison was getting pretty excited. We had been praying that her grandparents will be able to get the vaccine so they can be safe from the virus. Addison got her shot from her doctor's kit and she was administering the coronavirus vaccine. Ha! 

This little guy is ridiculously flexible.... he likes to sit up and then bend over to chew on his toes. It's crazy! 

 Poppy was making some cookies in her easy bake oven. She was pretty excited. 

"Mom I like juice!!"

This photo, haha! What a goofball! She was so giddy, we were leaving for school and she was Student of the Week. She was so very excited. She had to take some photos of her family, her favorite books, and a favorite toy to show the class. 

So Addison is 4 1/2 and this photo is her trying real orange juice for the first time :) She was so nervous and fought us on it. The dentist always tells us to avoid juice if possible. And I've always been nervous if she starts drinking juice that she will quit drinking milk and water. She now tries it at school after avoiding it for a year and a half, and she comes home..... "I like juice!" like we should be surprised. ha! 

She is staring to learn her states and who lives where. It's easier to do the puzzle when you get "in the map"

Mason loved sitting in the basement and watching Addison come down the hill on her sled or build a snowman. She would stop and talk to him, she loved it. 

 

Practicing handwriting

I gave Addison some homework one night while I was working in the kitchen. I spelled names and she had to write them. We started with Tracey and then decided to do the Skjeveland family. I told her if she wrote all 4 names, she got 3 m&m's. She was so excited. We took this picture and sent it to the Skjeveland's. Hugh replied and said "she gets 10 m&m's if she spells the last name". Well that did it. She was jumping up and down excited to write their last name to get 10 m&m's. She did write their name, but I made her "bank" some m&m's until the next day. Ha! 

She also counted the letters in each name. She told me she was tired of counting. Ha! 
 

She was excited to feed Mason his applesauce. She loves it when they are eating the same foods. 

Just making some cookies in Branch's Bakery! She was wearing her Branch costume from Trolls one day when I was making cookies. I think these cookies were for our friend Reagan, so she was really excited to decorate them. Girl loves to put sprinkles on. 

Her favorite part of helping me with cookies...... licking the beaters with frosting. Ha! 

Look Mom, I'm standing!

Ryan was working on getting buddy to stand. These photos are deceiving..... he was there a split second. Long enough for me to snap a picture. 

 

Addison was showing Mason what she was watching on her iPad. He actually wanted it for a minute or two. She thinks it's fun until he tries to take it from her! 

Trying a banana! I've read it's easier for them to eat if you leave the peel on. Maybe it works for some kids, not mine :) He does not do well with bananas yet. 

So I was doing things around the kitchen and holding my little buddy. Then he fell asleep. Ha! I couldn't believe it. He's such a sweetheart! 

I do not like hats Mom!

We have been working on her dribbling skills. She is actually doing better than we expected for a 4 year old. 

This was a funny day..... this kid HATED this hat on his head. I mean, I couldn't even get one quick photo without him screaming! I even tried just laying it gently on his head.... not even putting it. He screamed. 

But he was happy with no hat :) 

 This girl showing a little bit of sass....she had her purse on her shoulder, her sunglass holder/purse, and threw her hip out in a sassy pose. 

Snowmen and Sunday School

Using her snowman kit, she was pretty excited. 

We build the snowmen in the backyard so she can see him outside the living room window or the basement door. 

Our church started offering in-person Sunday School or "Hope Kids" as they call it, in January. We had to sign up in advance each week due to COVID. Addison was so excited. I was excited as well, she has been asking me some difficult questions about life, death, Jesus and God. I was hoping the Sunday School teachers could help us out - ha! 

Mason was 8 months old the first time he attended church. Our church was in-person prior to this, we just hadn't felt comfortable going. But I got over that when they started Sunday School because I really really wanted Addison to go! 

Addison is practicing taking care of Mason, she tells us that she wants to do things for him so we don't have to. Ha! She always wants to scrub his scalp with the brush we got when he was an infant. She also likes dumping the water on his head :) 

 Next, she feeds Mason. Love that he looks almost as big as her! Most of the time she only feeds him part of the bottle because he gets squirmy, but sometimes she feeds him the whole thing. She is an awesome big sister!