My Sister is Begging For A New Post

Okay. Mirren is talking a LOT lately.

Tonight as we left Grandma W's house, wherein my sister Laura lives, Mirren heard me saying goodbye to everyone and as Aunt Laura called out "Goodbye!"  Mirren promptly answered "Bye Aura!".  : )  Proud mommy moment because she picked up on Laura's name all on her own and I never once asked her to repeat it to learn it. That girl is smart as a whip!
    On the other hand, she seems to be regressing in the potty training department. She was to the point where she was starting to take herself potty sometimes and she ALWAYS told me when she had to go, suddenly she is not. I've never experienced this before with either of her older sisters, but she is Mirren so I shouldn't be surprised. We broke the mold when she came into the world. She marches to her own beat and drummer. It is taking all of my patience to deal with this sweet and pleasing girl who suddenly is having these problems.

            I sure love her. She loves to lounge in Lochlan's car seat and I allow it as long as she is nicely sitting in it and he doesn't need it and she isn't tearing the sun visor off of it.

Lots o' Lochlan

Singing into his imaginary microphone

"Ooooh, I love my binky"

My Kids Make Me Laugh

carnival spray paint hair

bsu colors in her hair - she knows the way to her daddy's heart

I found Mirren sleeping like this one afternoon, completely wrapped up in her blanket like a burrito

She loves to wear her blanket around her. This day, looks like she became a shepherd. ;)  I'm sure I helped.

Because this is just funny, especially unprovoked

What you talkin' 'bout Willis?  You can see his birthmark under his nose quite profoundly here. It's not usually this dark, but it has definitely lightened up over the last few months.

Aftyn always has some lego creation I need to take a picture of for Reed

his sad face. Oh that lip

She's hiding in plain sight

Mirren had to lay a blanket down by Lochlan so she could have some floor time too. Monkey see, monkey do.

Cracking up - she's a goof

Yup, that's his nose!

Just plain mad

Pilgrim Aftyn

She finally lost both front teeth!!

I don't know what she's showing me, but if you look in her other hand she's clutching "moo" and horsey. She's obsessed with them lately. She makes them kiss you on the lips. Yuck!

Look mom! I'm taking your picture while you take mine!

Mirren turned 2!

Best birthday present ever - Balloons!! :)

Mirren loved her birthday! We had 2 days of celebrations. Grandma and Grandpa B celebrated with us on Saturday and Mirren opened presents and Grandma and Grandpa W celebrated with us on Sunday and Mirren got to blow out some candles. She loved opening presents, LOVED blowing out the candles. She was so excited she was squealing and screaming with excitement as we sang the Happy Birthday song to her. Oh it was so fun! She especially seemed to love the balloons. By far her most prized possession for the 3 days we had them. Ha ha ha! We also celebrated later than her actual birthday since Reed was gone for her real one but none of the kids knew and nobody cared except that we celebrate her birthday somehow. And so we did.

Halloween

Just hangin' 'round in my costume mom - Mirren's still in jammies  ;)

Ballerina Girl

Yeehaw!

Our Candy Hander Outer Lady

I Love it When I Can Get These Two in Pictures Together Naturally

He loves this girl so much.

 I love it when she loves him and gives him some attention 

because he absolutely adores it when she does and almost 

always has the biggest smiles for her.