A few more "milestones" for Maris:
She let me do this "crown" hairstyle; she may be the most patient child when it comes to hairdos! Because she knows it's cute!
classic Spaghetti face!
And she put on her own shoe for the first time!
Maris experienced walking on snow for the first time in November-- last winter she couldn't walk!
And Owen shoveled the driveway for the first time- welcome to your new chore, buddy! He LOVED it!
I took this because she was asleep with her foot between the bars. :)
And THIS, was hilarious. Here's my post about it:
Maris came up to me with a Chapstick saying "ini"-meaning I want to get in/open. I opened it for her, saying "do you know how to put this on?" And she started rubbing it in her armpit LOL. #babydeodorant
These two kill me with their cuteness towards each other. Here's my instagram post about it:
I love how he lets her sit close to him. They are always delighted to see each other when they wake up. He is very good at getting her to trade instead of taking a toy from her. She trusts him completely. Their hugs are adorable. I'm loving my mornings with these two.
Note to self: probably do not attempt running up Santaquin Canyon with a stroller when the roads are icy again. Not the safest! Although it could be fun to run up and slide down...
katelyn has been wanting to try volleyball for a while and we finally got her signed up. She just wanted to try it because it's a "tall person sport" that her uncles have played. Little did we know it was going to be the perfect sport for her! She doesn't have to run, and she doesn't have to be aggressive towards the other girls. And the best part is, she scores several points per game!! She played 3 seasons of soccer and one of basketball and never scored a single point. Yay for a sport that makes her feel successful!! She is loving it. Most of her points come from serves; she has gotten the hang of serving over the net pretty well. She's now working on getting the ball when it comes to her, and she has plenty of years to practice that. Hooray for finding a sport that she really enjoys. So great for lifelong fitness.
We had Happy Murray Day! We went out to eat and got a new movie, Inside Out, and later in the week we went to see the play Beauty and the Beast. The Murray Awards this year were:
Katelyn: Motherly Murray because she has really stepped it up in the childcare department this year. She is GREAT at taking care of Maris and Owen. She is SO cute with them and kind to them and has so much fun with them.
Owen got the Marvel Murray Award because he is SO into super heroes! I am trying to teach him that he can be a superhero to his sisters and others by helping them.
Whitney got the Make New Friends Murray, because she has been so excellent at making new friends this year since our move. At school, at church, and in our neighborhood, she is just a friendly and fun girl.
Maris got the Movin' Murray award, and appropriately I could not get her to hold still for the picture haha. Because this year she learned to crawl, walk, and run!!
And lastly, we've had some really cool sunsets lately. I love snowy mountain sunsets! One of the few perks of winter.
And this one looked like twin pink volcanoes! Awesome.
