Big Girl Bed (finally)

Maddie is finally in her big girl bed. We have been waiting because she didn't climb out of her crib so we figured we would wait until she did. Well that hadn't happened and since she is almost 3 and a half, we thought it was time. She wasn't so sure about it at first but she did fantastic! She really loves her new princess bedding. It does break mommy's heart as she is really now a big girl and is growing up way too fast for me. And of course, I cried as I took her bedding out of her crib and took her crib apart. But we are just so happy that she likes her bed and has decided to stay in it (for now)!

New bed with new princess bedding




Trying out her new bed


Alayna wanted to try it out too


First morning in her new bed (now our next step is getting rid of the pacifier)

What do sisters do for fun?

Take a bath together


play on the floor


Go for walks


Ride in a bouncy car at the playground


Laugh


Go down slides together


Blow bubbles in the kitchen (yes, mommy let us)




Drink tea


Having a sister is so much fun!

St. Patrick's Day

Alayna last year on St. Patrick's Day

What a difference a year makes!


And of course, Maddie wanted her picture taken too!

Alayna walking

So I am having a difficult time with posting videos. My new camera saves the videos in a way that won't upload to this blog. So I put the video on youtube, and posted the link here. Unfortunatley, you can't just click on the link. You need to cut and paste it, in order to see it. I am hoping to find an easier way to view it soon!

Anyway, this is a video from when Alayna first started walking. I will put a new video up soon of what a pro she is now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5FdLzwk9YQ

Two sweeties!

Totally random pictures of our two sweet girls. I wanted to get a photo of Alayna in this cute little outfit. Since it is getting warmer, she won't be wearing it much longer. But Alayna wasn't really cooperating with me and the camera so these are the best shots that I could get.

Such a sweet face (but remember looks can be deceiving)





A little upset because she can't get the book she wants

Just Because...

I have not been very good at adding pictures (sorry Grandma!). But here are a few that I took recently. It is so hard to get pictures of Alayna. She doesn't stay still long enough and she just wants to grab the camera. I decided to take some pictures to show Alayna's and Maddie's crazy hair. Both of them have very "interesting" hair styles these days!

Having fun


Smiles


Yes her hair always sticks up right on the top of her head


Alayna definitely has more hair than Maddie did at her age


This curly hair is ALWAYS out of control Maybe it's time for a haircut


Cutie!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I couldn't get a picture of them both together, but these are pictures of the girls in there Valentine's Day shirts. Maddie had to eat an apple in her pciture - what can I say, she's 3. We hope everyone had a very Happy Valentine's Day and got to spend it with the ones you love.

Hazards of being a walker

Little Alayna started walking a few days before her 1st birthday. She is still getting the hang of it though. Last weekend she fell and bumped her face on the table - OUCH! If you look closely, you can see the bruise right by her moth on her left cheek. These are some pictures to show her first injury as a new walker.

Alayna's Baptism

Alayna's baptism was January 10th. Yes, I am a little late with my posting. It was a beautiful day and we were so blessed to have our family here to join in Alayna's special day.

Make a Smilebox greeting

Alayna's Birthday Party

I am a little late adding these but here are some pictures from Alayna's birthday party and the day of her birthday.

Make a Smilebox greeting

Happy 1st Birthday Alayna!

Alayna Marie turned 1 year old today. We just cannot believe that it has been a year already! Alayna is a very sweet baby and she is getting quite a personality. Today at the doctor she weighed about 21 pounds - even though we swore she would weigh more. Here are some Alayna facts...
* beginning to walk
* babbles a lot
* has 6 teeth
* likes to dance
* is a dada's girl
* wants to be on the go
* LOVES her big sister
We love you so much baby Layna!

Can't believe this was 1 year ago!



The Birthday girl!

Christmas at the Cochs

On December 28th we traveled to PA to spend Christmas with Grandma, Papa, Mary, Jamie, Cory, James and Jack. The kids had so much fun playing together. We all had fun just being together. We do not know when we will all be together again so it was nice spending a few days with everyone. Here are some pictures from our holiday.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Christmas Time

We had so many pictures from Christmas that I didn't even know where to start. Here are only a few even though there are alot. We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas with my parents in Lynchburg. Santa visited the girls there and Maddie made sure that he knew that she would be a mama and papa's house. My next post will be our Christmas pictures from Pennsylvania with Jon's parents.

Maddie next to our little Christmas tree


After Santa came


Lots of presents to open













What's the big deal anyway?


Our 2 little elves





One happy girl - Santa was good to her!


Alayna's 1st Christmas


Two little fairies (Maddie and her cousin Alex)