Sister photo shoot

Sometimes I try to take Gemma's monthly photos while the "big girls" (Roxy and Pippa) are asleep or having quiet time. It's faster that way. But if they are around, they always want in on the action:

 Why are they looking down?...


Because Gemma is sitting on the foot stool reaching for their feet!

They really do love each other

Gemma at 8 months

Gemma on her eight month birthday

Here's what Gemma was up to between her seven and eight month birthdays:

• Likes to pull her lips in and bite them.
• Likes to blow air out through her lips after she's done nursing.
• Smacks lips.
• Loves eating solid food.
• Likes to suck left thumb.
• Still not an ambi-turner (she only likes to roll over her from her tummy to her back over her left side).
• Legit sleeps through the night 8:30 p.m. to 7:45 a.m.
• Not a happy nurser, she's a yell-y nurser. Especially before bedtime.
• Sometimes looks like a strawberry blondie.
• Has little tan lines in her arm and leg rolls (you can see it in the first photo on this post).
• Does a run then jump thing while in the doorway jumper.
• Flails with all four limbs when she's excited and being held.
• April 3 started clapping.
• Likes tickles under armpits. 

She's the best! We can't get enough!

We're a laugh a minute

Showing T a picture of him sleeping in the playroom while the girls played -
S: This is how you watch the girls.
T: Pffft. They watch themselves.

T: I'm not a violent person but I would like to hold him down and skate over his throat.

After the girls were talking about birthdays for the millionth time -
S: They literally talk about this all the time and it's still a long time until their birthdays (it was only June).
T (very matter of factly): Don't worry. They'll be disappointed.

After talking about taking the kids to Disney on Ice versus Disneyland.
S: Disney on Ice would give the girls the same amount of enjoyment but less agony for us.
T: Susan for president! "The same amount of enjoyment but less agony for us." That's a campaign slogan I can get behind.

Pippa Says

Pippa while doing exercises to Roxy: Hey Roxy, want to pretend you're watching a TV show on me?

To T: Daddy, when I first saw you, it was dazzling.

On the way home from Stake Conference (a special church meeting): Can we go to regular church now?

At Hobby Lobby after I told Pippa for the tenth time to NOT touch things: But I want to. Everything is SO cute!

In San Diego at the beach to no one in particular: There's SO much to do with rocks.

Something she's been saying literally everyday for the last 1.5 years: Sit right by next to me.

Talking about Halloween costumes - Me: Or you could be Rosie the Riveter again.

Pippa: Does she have pants?

Me: Yes.

Pippa: I don't want to wear pants.

(For real. She only ever wants to wear skirts and dresses.)

On the 4th of July driving home from fireworks: If you didn't watch fireworks that could make America sad.

While driving in Yosemite Pippa was making up a song as she went along: When you see a car you drink! (I was pushing the girls to drink water because it was hot, but Pippa's song sounds like a drinking game!)