Makena quote of the day

While eating dinner tonight, this is what our little lady said, "my bum hurts me. I guess I have to go potty. Be right back guys." and then she dashed to the bathroom. I dont know if it was the thinking out loud, the full sentences, or just the way she said it, but ben and I laughed so hard (in our quiet, we don't want her to know we are laughing at her, kind of way)! Just thought y'all might appreciate that little gem.

She Rolls!

Emma has been rolling for a while now, but I finally got some proof on video! Good thing too, because not even Ben has actually seen the roll in action yet.

Sun Peaks

We spent the last week in Sun Peaks, BC with our good friends Tim and Jessica Reeves, and Grandma Leanna the babysitter.  The adults (minus Grandma) had great times snowboarding, sitting in the hot tub, hanging out at the Bottoms (the lodge), and relaxing.  Emma started rolling over...finally, and Makena loved making snow angels and sledding.  Both girls and Ben were sick most of the trip, but that didn't keep them from having fun...though Emma's cough did keep everyone from sleeping.   Here are a few pics:

 My new favorite photo of Emma.  She was not impressed.

 Makena getting the push from daddy.

 Working her way down the hill.

 A happy finish.

Emma did not appreciate the cold outside quite as much as Makena did.  This, her one and only venture outside, only lasted about 4 minutes. 

 See a resemblance?  This is Makena in Sun Peaks at 6 months old.  Kinda creepy huh?

In other news:  this is what we came home to...one less tree and a lot of wood. Luckily Ben found a guy on craigslist who wanted to take it off our hands, and they are chopping it up and putting it in his truck as we speak.  

i'm a noob

I guess I had the wrong privacy settings on the drummer video.  Ooops!  It's all fixed now and you can see it here.

dinner with the vandenbii

A typical dinner in our household:

Emma chewing away at her rubber block

Makena singing her version of "Hosanna in the highest."  Her's goes, "Who's Anna in the highway"

christmas time's a comin!

Christmas time came and went, and here I am finally posting some photos.  Makena scored this year in the toy category.  Still not sure what to do with some of the new joys filling our house, but boy are they fun! 

Showing off their new christmas pjs right after we finished decorating the tree.

 Finally!  An outfit to match her attitude.

 The princess counting her "moneys" with auntie mac.

Nobody puts baby in the corner...or in the basket.  This was the only place ben could find to set her down in the playroom. 

And for the grand finale...

Thanks "uncle" rob for the new drum set.  It's our new favorite toy :)

(The only way we could catch her in action was for Ben to video tape her under the door.)