Jackson - 4 months

Jackson is now 4 months old. Days are going by too fast. I need time to slow down! He is still a very good baby and we love him to death. He still doesn't sleep through the night. Hopefully next month when he starts eating baby food he'll be able to sleep longer.

Baby Powder

Look who found the baby powder!

Christmas

Christmas this year was so much fun. We finally had the whole family home. This is the first Christmas in awhile that we haven't had a missionary call!

Kallie & Jackson with their presents from Santa.

Our little family

Both sets of grandparents were here this year!

Brynn, Ash and Kallie playing

Kallie enjoying Jackson's jumper from Santa.

Kallie and Mommy opening a present.

Jackson and Mommy opening a present.

My parents opening the present from us.
We put all their family videos on DVD's and a hard drive.
(When I say "we", I really mean Josh!)

Kallie's favorite present!

Grandma and Jackson with the quilt she made him.

I love the stitching!

Daddy and Kallie opening a present from Grandma Scholz.

Christmas Eve

Growing up, my parents would let us open one present on Christmas Eve. That present was always a new pair of pajamas. I decided to continue that tradition with my kids.

Kallie - 18 months

Kallie is now 18 months old. I feel like she learns something new each day and is changing so fast. She has started to sign a lot more and say a lot of words.

Words Kallie can sign:

1. drink
2. water
3. eat
4. food
5. banana
6. please
7. thank you
8. mom
9. grandma
10. grandpa
11. sun
12. moon
13. car
14. bus
15. horse
16. dog/puppy
17. frog
18. bug
19. baby
20. again
21. more
22. potty
23. outside
24. shoes
25. socks
26. hat
27. Corinne (Corinne taught her this)
28. sleep
29. night
30. tree
31. me
32. you
33. wash hands
34. brush teeth

Words Kallie can say:

1. Josh
2. Dad
3. Mom
4. Mommy
5. Ash
6. shoes
7. no
8. be (binki)
9. bla (blanket)
10. sit
11. Jes (Jesus...sometimes she says Jes and sometimes Jesus)
12. Pease (for please)
13. cheese
14. Jacks (for Jackson)
15. Dal (for Dallin)
16. me
17. wash

Things I want to remember about Kallie at this age:

• She can point to Jesus when we ask where he is.
• She has learned to pick her nose.
• She climbs up on everything.
• She is a good helper. She loves to get her brother his diapers and she is good at cleaning up. If she spills anything, she gets a towel and cleans it up.
• When Jackson cries she yells "Mom....Jacks!"
• When it's dinner time and we put her in her chair, the first thing she does is folds her arms to say a prayer. She tries to say the prayer too!
• She likes to sort the laundry. As she sorts her laundry basket she makes two piles. One for her clothes and one for Jackson's. When she is done sorting, she takes all of Jackson's clothes to him.
• She is obsessed with shoes. She loves to try on other people's shoes and walk around. Especially my high hills.
• She loves to vacuum.
• She hates when I use a hair dryer.
• She is still obsessed with her little brother.

Scholz Family Christmas Party

Build a Bear

My parents took Kallie to "Build A Bear" tonight.

Waiting in line with Grandma.

She loved pressing these buttons.

Ashlyn helping her press the pedal for the stuffing.

This lady just had to touch Kallie's hair.
This happens a lot with people we don't know...is that weird?!

Putting the heart in her puppy.

Excited she could finally hold her puppy.

Washing her puppy.

Kisses!

Showing Grandpa something.

Kallie, Ash and Brynn

Kallie and Grandpa

Kallie's favorite part of the whole place - this stool!

Getting ready to take her puppy home!

New Favorite Toy

Kallie loves our new computer. She has already figured out how to drag an application and drop it in a new spot. She can climb up on the chair by herself. Whenever I'm in another room and she disappears, this is where she is at. As you can see, she's still going through her "I hate clothes" phase. Hopefully this phase will end soon!

Spoiled

Matching Christmas Pajamas

Jackson, Siena, Carson & Kallie

Kallie (18 months) & Siena (almost 3)

Jackson (4 months) & Carson (13 months)