Lately

Sienna has grown more and more independent lately. She started walking a week before Thanksgiving and along with walking, she took on a whole new level of independence. She's now started having some tantrums (that quite frankly, make me laugh) and she loves doing things on her own. She continues to be so happy and silly and has become even more loving than she already was. She constantly gives us hugs and kisses. She blows kisses all the time (even though her version is just kissing her hand with a puckering sound) and she waves at any car she sees go by. Sienna also LOVES dancing. Any time she hears music, whether it's coming from the radio, from TV, a stuffed animal, or from a store, she starts busting a move (which is amazing to watch). She first started just moving her little hips back and forth and now she has some awesome shoulder moves that she rocks out. It is hilarious. We constantly dance around our house and she loves taking turns dancing with mommy or daddy.

Sienna still loves books so much. I hope she always continues having this love for reading.

Sienna loves looking outside and looking for the for Goliath, the neighborhood cat. Here, she climbed into her toybox for a better look.

Then she hung out there for awhile.

Until she got sad because she couldn't get out. So mama helped her get out.

Trying on one of the mustaches from daddy's birthday party.

Sienna now wants to feed herself with her spoon. She holds it and we help her get the food on her spoon. Then she puts it into her mouth. Makes for a messy, but adorable dinner experience.

Here is my walking (almost running) baby girl. A lot of pictures are coming out blurry now, since she's fast. I know there has to be a camera feature to help with this...I just haven't figured it out yet!

Sienna is still obsessed with Colby...

and his toys

Go CHARGERS!!

Christmas photos taken by Studio 317

With Christmas sneaking up on us so quickly, I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy some quality time with family and friends.

Quick Update

Wow, it's been way too long since I've blogged!!

Here is a quick update of what's happened since October:

Halloween

Sienna was the cutest strawberry I've ever seen. We went trick-or-treating up in Clovis with some good friends. She sat in the wagon the whole night and just enjoyed watching her friends run around!

MUSTACHE BASH

In November, I threw Garth a surprise 30th birthday. It was a 'Mustache' theme and we had a blast. We had a crowded house with about 50 people. It was a really fun time filled with yummy food, a photo booth, and some fire pits to keep warm!

The '30' cut into the back lawn by Kimu and Tyler

Garth coming home from golfing with his friend Nick

Mustache Decorations

Most of the pictures downstairs had mustaches added to all of them :)

Photobooth time

Fun time with family and friends

Garth got thrown into the pool
best real mustache

best baby mustache worn by my most beautiful, precious niece Klaire

Thanksgiving

We had an awesome Thanksgiving down south with both sides of our family. We all got together at Garth's Aunt and Uncle's home in Long Beach. There were about 30 of us and it was a whole lot of fun! I'm bummed we didn't get a whole group picture, but here are a couple pictures from the fun night.

My mom and I

Nana (Garth's mom) and her grandkids

Thanksgiving was also memorable because it was the first time (and hopefully last time) Sienna had an explosion in her diaper when we laid her down to take a nap in her pack n play and then rubbed it all over the crib and herself. It wasn't as bad as it could've been, because Garth went upstairs to check on her. So he stopped it before it could've gotten worse. It was good times cleaning up that mess! Good thing Garth's sister was there to help me out, she was a lifesaver! So sad I didn't get any pictures...it was a funny moment!

Pumpkin Patch

This family

went with their great friends, the Waddell's (Randy, Heidi, and their kids Landon, Luke, and Lily)

to the pumpkin patch. They took lots of pictures (garth was wondering when we'd stop taking pictures and just "have fun"),

and they realized that during these "pictures," Sienna hated the hay...

and was comforted when she was in daddy's arms. She did not want to take a picture by a pumpkin for mommy. So sad. Maybe another time.

Then the two families went through the kids corn maze, following Landon's lead,

Sienna was happy to follow along,

and all the boys had a lot of fun running around, while the mommies looked for them...in the hot, hot, sun. (We were burning up) Boy, did the weather change a lot that day!

Luke and Landon went on a search for the perfect pumpkin to take home,

then we ventured into the "corn kernel" sand box. Sienna was not a fan...

until Lily gave her a pep talk and told her it's not that bad. It's just corn. So she calmed down.

and seriously debated whether this was fun or not.

Then Sienna decided to hand mommy corn kernels, one at a time.

When Luke gave her a bucket, Lily helped her put kernels in there. Sienna continued to put them in one by one.

(I had to throw in this picture because I love her rolly legs and her adorable, tiny feet.)

In the end, we had a fabulous time and enjoyed being able to spend time with a family we love so much.

Lily and Sienna (who are only 2 weeks apart in age) with their daddy's

The dads and their daughters at bathtime. Seriously, how lucky are Heidi and I??