Marlee 3 months already!!!

Life has always seemed to go by fast.  But as you watch a little one grow, it seems to move at warp speed.  I am baffled that my littlest princess is already 3 months old!  She has already grown and developed so quickly! 

Lately, she has really seemed to discover her hands.  She stares at them, moves them, sucks on them, grabs at things, holds rattles... She's constantly trying to sit up...yes sit up.  Her abs are going to amazing with all of the situps shes doing!  She also constantly rolls to her side. I'm just waiting to find her on her belly one of these days.  She loves to ba talked and sung too. She gives you her best smiles during these times.  Marlee prefers to be held outwart so she can checkout the world. She loves looking outdoors, in the mirror, at her big sister, at fans and of course her Mommy and Daddy. 

We just love this little addition to our family and couldn't imagine our life without her.  Enjoy more pictures at: http://victoriawirtz.shutterfly.com/6834

Victoria Update

Took a couple of fun pictures of Victoria, just to remember her at this age.  She is SO much fun right now.  We just can't believe how much she has grown in 2 years and how smart she has become.  She loves to tell us her name is "Victoria Wirtz". We will say "you're silly" and she will say "no, i'm victoria wirtz".  It just cracks us up!  She loves to sing and dance and does it a lot.  Her favorites are Itsy Bitsy Spider, ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, Hokey Pokey, Ring around the Rosie... She insists on reading books constantly.  She loves the Llama Llama books and can resight most of the words.  I love catching her reading to herself.  She knows her colors, her shapes, her animals and their sounds, her letter and numbers, can count to 10 and sing her ABC's.  She loves to to explore and she loves to mimic.  But my favorite development is her response to "I love you Victoria"..."I love you Mommy!"  And I love that she now comes to us to and wants a kiss :)

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Walk With Daddy...

We love to take the girls on walks.  We cannot finish a walk without a trip to the park.  Victoria LOVES the park.  These pictures of Victoria and Daddy were just too cute not to share.  There's also a couple of Mommy and Marlee too :)

Playdate with the Diamonds

Ted's cousin Terri and her family live in South Minneapolis.  We were fortunate enough to spend time with them over Memorial Weekend.  I love the Victoria is old enough to now interact with them.  She just loved playing with Alexandra and Paul.  Thank you Larry, Terri, Alexandra and Paul for coming over.  We always have so much fun visiting with you!!!

Sprinkler Fun!

Victoria received a super fun sprinkler for her birthday! So, in May we decided to check it out. Daddy and Victoria had a blast running through it. Pure joy was on her face all afternoon :)

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Memorial Weekend

Over Memorial Weekend we hung out around our house and got lots of yard work done.  Thanks to Nancy for coming over and helping out! It's amazing how much work it is to keep up a yard!  We loved our landscaping when we moved in, but now I'm wondering why we have so many dang bushes that need so much attention :)

On Sunday, we went to Uncle Nate's pool :) It was so much fun to see Victoria playing in the pool. It's amazing how much changes is 1 year. Last year she was quite timid and this year she jumped right in. Luckily, Uncle Nate was there and didn't mind catching her as she jumped in the pool a thousand times :) We also put Ms. Marlee in the pool. She wasn't quite sure at first as Jennifer dipped her toes in...but she soon was quite content in the water. We were in there with her for quite a long time and she just relaxed, she seemed so content and happy to be in there!

The Tuesday after Memorial Weekend was my first day back to work. Having 11 weeks off with the girls, was so wonderful. I really enjoyed the 1:1 time with them and being able to do some of the stay home Mommy stuff. I.e. Play dates with friends, library story time... I will really miss having that special time with my girls. But I need to start earning my keep around Wells Fargo and not just get paid for loving my babies :)

Playdate with Ned

Before I went back to work, we had my friend Melissa and her son Ned over. The kids had a ton of fun playing and splashing in the pool. Victoria and Marlee loved Ned, and I think Ned was a little smitten with Marlee :)

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Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles!!

Victoria has loved being outside since day 1. I remember when she was just an infant, she would cry and cry and nothing would be wrong. As soon as we would bring her outside...she would stop. The girl LOVES the outdoors!!! This Sunday afternoon, we had a blast playing with bubbles.... enjoy :)

Marlee's 1st Road Trip

Last minute, the girls and I decided to join my parents on a trip to Sioux Falls. So, on May 15th, Marlee made her first road trip!!! :) Both girls did absolutely fantastic in the car! Marlee slept the whole time and Victoria napped and chatted with Grandpa, Grandma and Mommy.

The trip was a whirl wind...as it always is. We left on Saturday AM and were on our way home on Sunday by noon. We first stopped by Aunt Shelly' and Uncle Steve's and played with the kids and then surprised Grandma Jolene and Grandpa Joe when the girls and I joined them all for dinner. They had no idea that the girls and I were coming and were thrilled to meet their 2nd Great Granddaughter. On Sunday, we woke up at Grandma Johnson's.  Victoria had a blast playing with her outside.  Then we met up with Uncle Bruce, Aunt Pam and Cousin Melissa. They were able to meet Marlee for the first time too :) We all had a great time!!

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