One month chunk

10lbs 4oz 23 1/4"

Princesses and hairsprays

Now that Maja is in preschool she has been getting birthday party invitations pretty often. The last one was at a local kid hair salon and princess themed. The girls all got to pick out a dress and accessories and then got their hair and nails done. I love how much into it she was:

The Pledge of Allegiance

So the other day I overheard Maja saying part of the Pledge of Allegiance. I was pretty surprised since we've never talked about it and she couldn't have seen it on tv and how many 3 year olds just randomly know how to say "indivisible"? Well turns out that they say it at school every day. It's adorable... one of the kids holds the flag and they all say it together with their right hand on their heart.
ONe day I decided to stay for a bit after class started to see them to it and took some pictures.. it just happened to be PJ day at school so that's why they are all wearing their PJ's. I love that the school has an open door policy and parents and come and go as they wish. I'd love to spend more time there but I hardly ever get a chance to drop Maja off without the other girls and I have to be alone to stay

Visiting Santa

Christmas time this year is pretty awesome. The girls are really into it, especially Maja. She has told everyone she knows that she wants Santa to bring her a "pink teddy bear that she can snuggle". I don't know where this fixation is coming from but she is pretty set on it and doesn't care about getting anything else. Isla has asked for a purple airplane but it's mostly because of Maja telling her that's what she wants. We have settled on just a plain air plane because apparently there is no purple ones!!

We went to see Santa of course and Maja did tell him what she wanted and even held his hand for the picture. Isla on the other hand wanted nothing to do with him but hey, what's a Santa picture without someone crying right???

I love the local "take your own picture" Santa because he also has reindeers right outside

It's the most wonderful time of the year

Christmas is almost here and of course I subjected the girls to some photo torture. I have to say it's getting much easier. They really do enjoy having their picture taken with baby sister

The oldest meets the youngest

Great GrandDad Raymond and Ula came to visit on their way back home to Idaho so they could meet Zoey. I'm so glad I took these pictures of them. He was so happy to be around the girls and holding the baby. Maja and Isla both loved having them around

Real men wear their babies 2.0

It's no secret that I enjoy wearing my babies (until they get too heavy that is, haha) and I love that Jeff gets into it as well. When maja was an infant I could never understand the Moby wrap. It seemed like such a hassle so I never gave it a try but when I had Isla a friend practically forced me into trying it and wrapped it around me herself. It was then when I finally realized what an amazing contraption it was!!
Jeff has tried our other carriers (the Ergo with Maja and the Met Tai with Isla) but I never got him to test out the Moby until now and boy does he love it too! I'm honestly surprised because it is still quite a hassle to tie around compared to any other carried but I love that he is so into it :)

He totes her around while making dinner or watching tv and she is happy as clam snoozing away in there