Catching up!

Jessie got to enjoy Christmas Eve dinner too!

She was very happy about it!!

We could only take 2 of our own pictures, and they both turned out pretty good. The packages started at $20, which I though was ridiculous...so we made due with the 2 pictures we were aloud to take...phil was a good boy and only took the 2, but if it were me, I would have taken the flash off and took as many as I could! :) Probably not...but it just peeves me when these things are so darn expensive.

First time she tried eggs. I was proud of her...she at about half...at least I thought. When I got her out of her chair I noticed all that she had dropped. Mostly she just played with the eggs. Then the next day when I gave her an egg, she was gagging on it. It was pretty funny. She has not had any since. I should probably try them again soon.

Jessie just loved all the bows that grandma Heileson used on her presents!

Jessie loves playing in the dvd's. It keeps her quiet and busy for awhile, so I do not mind.

I was sitting on the couch and she came to visit me. What a sweetheart, I just had to take a picture of this happy little girl.

She liked to play with the gifts, but did not really know what they were for and what to do with them.

BUSTED!

Jessie loves hanging out with daddy! If that were me, she would be crawling all over me, grabbing my face, pulling my hair, or looking for a nursey!

This was our Thanksgiving spread! It was really nice to have Phils parents and brother Zach. I just LOVE cooking for company!

Jessie with Grandma and Grandpa Heileson

Back in the day...well not really

I was looking though some older photos and found some from right after our trip around the world when we visited Pennsylvania. They made me a bit nostalgic, but I thought some might enjoy these pictures!

This is at "the waterfall". There is a creek not too far from our house in PA....actually it is right up against our backyard. When you follow it a ways, you come to this waterfall and later to a tunnel. We came down here frequently when we were younger so it was a must when we went back. In the picture are brother in law Kevin and Phil who are standing up, and sitting are Elizabeth and Katie.

This is me and my handsome little nephew Jadyn...remember this was almost 5 years ago. My hair was a lot lighter back then.

Katie and myself after a run...I am always bright red for hours after I work out.

My mountain man husband and my mom...we picked a ton of strawberries (the best in the world) and made a ton of jam! YUM!! Phil is quite a bit hairier and a little thinner here. The pictures of him on our trip and right after make me laugh....i can see why a boy in india asked him if he was Jesus (yes true story)...the physical resemblance of course...not comparing Phil to the Savior...Phil is a good man, but still...ok, moving on..

I love cuddling with my nieces and nephews, and now I have my very own to cuddle with...and I do smother her with hugs and kisses often. I just cant help myself!

I am sooo happy to have internet again

I have missed the internet the last couple of weeks. Our internet has been down and because we are renting and the internet is not in our name...it was a bit of an ordeal to get it back up and running. It made me realize just how much I rely on the internet everyday. What did I ever do without it!?! :) Anyway here are a few pictures of Jessie and my wonderful family.

Phil put that hot pad on her head and she forgot that it was there...she was eating carrots...hence the orange on her chin and nose.

Phil was on the floor trimming the tree, but Jessie thought he was there for her. She LOVES her daddy and anytime he is in the room she watches his every move!

updated pictures

Jessie getting busted for playing with daddy's fishing rods.

Jessie loves playing with Phil in the couple of hours after he gets home from work and before she goes to bed.

Sunset in our back yard.

Jessie is just making sure that Phil and dad fix the boat properly. :)

Jessie is not the biggest fan of her new walker, but we are working on it.

YUM! Fresh berries...

This is where Jessie takes her naps and plays when I help out at the house.

Jessie checking out Grandma Heileson

Jessie is always sooo happy!

Here Sharky Sharky

Phil and his dad went fishing a little while ago and were trolling live bait. they caught this 7 foot galapagos shark which took them 45 minutes to fight. they say it was pretty fun. Is the water not the most amazing color ever?!?

Work

So if anyone knows anyone in Hawaii (any island) that is looking to remodel, or build, or anything like that, Phil is an awesome contractor! The economy is pretty slow and so it is really affordable right now, so if you know of anyone, send them our way! :)

Halloween Pumpkin

I wanted to make Jessie a Halloween costume, but I procrastinated too much and did not have time, so instead I bought the costume and she was the cutest pumpkin I have ever seen! :)

She was not real sure what she was supposed to do in the costume, but it was fun watching her figure it out.

happy baby

Waipio Valley

The hike really wore Jessie out! :)

This is where Jessie sleeps when we have visitors in town who take her bedroom. We are lucky to have a walk in closet and she really likes playing with my shirts when she wakes up.

Jessie's first rice cereal experience.

Jessie was pretty confused on how this whole eating with a spoon thing went, but she did pretty well. This was about a month ago....now she LOVES it, and I have started adding peaches and applesauce to the cereal. So far she likes everything and she fusses if you do not get the next bite fast enough. :)

She's mobile!!

Jessie will be 5 months tomorrow! Holy Smokes how time flies! Since I last blogged, Jessie can not take out and replace her binky. This is nice for us because now we do not have to keep replacing it...too bad she does not have much longer with her little binky friend...it will be time to ween her off of it soon...I am undecided on how soon..any suggestions??? Anyway, she has also started to crawl....it started as more of an army crawl, but the last couple of days she is up on her hands and knees, she is not too steady, and not very fast, which is ok for now. She is such a happy little girl and so much fun! Here are a couple of pictures of her recently.

this was not the picture i wanted to post, but oh well...it shows progress on the house!

She loves her bumbo seat. It is great because she has gained a lot more upper body control.
She is just like her mommy, and LOVES ice cream....i know, i know...we only gave her a little. :)