I just had to share my new favorite picture of the girls:
Happy Valentine's Day from the Stampf girls!Sunday, February 14, 2010
Lots of Snow in Texas!
Starting last week Thursday we got an official snowstorm here in TX! This is about the first real one I've seen. We ended up with about 7" by Friday! The kids really loved watching the snow come down! Everytime Braenna looks outside she says "Snow!". It's really cute. That really is about all she wanted of it though. We did get her all dressed up warm and send her out...she screamed the entire time:
Mikaiya had a great time playing in the snow and went out multiple times. Here is one of the three snowmen her and daddy made:
It's really funny down here, since it snows so infrequently, there are snowmen EVERYWHERE when it snows. We drove through the neighborhood yesterday and there was seriously like one snowman per yard minimum! I think everyone really enjoyed all of the snow. It's a couple days later and there's even still some left!
Mikaiya got all dressed warm to go out too (notice the princess cowboy boots...give us a break, we never get snow, therefore our kids have no boots!!):
Mikaiya had a great time playing in the snow and went out multiple times. Here is one of the three snowmen her and daddy made:It's really funny down here, since it snows so infrequently, there are snowmen EVERYWHERE when it snows. We drove through the neighborhood yesterday and there was seriously like one snowman per yard minimum! I think everyone really enjoyed all of the snow. It's a couple days later and there's even still some left! Friday, February 5, 2010
January 2009
Hard to believe that January is gone so fast! We had a fun month here! The girls are really interacting well these days which is just so cute to watch! They play together pretty much every night! Some highlights this month were Jacob's first birthday party and their very first haircuts that weren't done by Grammy or mommy. They both did great!
Braenna is growing like a weed! She is now 20 months old! So hard to believe. She is learning approximatley 1 new word per day and is really turning into a chatterbox. The cutest thing ever is that she is calling Mikaiay "Kai" and everything is "Kai's". It is so cute! She adores her big sister! She is the most loving, sweetest little thing you could ever meet. Her favorite thing to do still is cuddle with mommy, which is great, except when it's 2 am. Lately I feel like we have a newborn and not a toddler with her sleeping habits! She's been sick on and off a lot lately though and also has 4 teeth working their way in. Poor little thing just wants some comfort! She's up to almost 30 pounds now and is a great eater, just like big sissy! My only complaint is that she has got to be the messiest eater I have ever seen!! Food is EVERYWHERE when she is done! She is just so precious though, and aside from the tantrums, this is a great age and we are enjoying every second with her!
Mikaiya is such a big girl now. She is every bit of 4 even though she's not quite there yet. She loves to write her name and her letters and is starting to really get into sounds that letters make. She still loves to read and spends at least 30 minutes every night after we put her to bed "reading" (ie. looking at pictures!) in her books. She continues to amaze us constantly with how smart she is...I know everyone thinks that about their own kids, but it really is amazing how much they learn and how fast! Mikaiya is really enjoying preschool and is constantly talking about when she gets to move up to Pre-K. She is very excited to move to the "big kids" class.
Here are some pictures from this month, hope you enjoy!
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Braenna is growing like a weed! She is now 20 months old! So hard to believe. She is learning approximatley 1 new word per day and is really turning into a chatterbox. The cutest thing ever is that she is calling Mikaiay "Kai" and everything is "Kai's". It is so cute! She adores her big sister! She is the most loving, sweetest little thing you could ever meet. Her favorite thing to do still is cuddle with mommy, which is great, except when it's 2 am. Lately I feel like we have a newborn and not a toddler with her sleeping habits! She's been sick on and off a lot lately though and also has 4 teeth working their way in. Poor little thing just wants some comfort! She's up to almost 30 pounds now and is a great eater, just like big sissy! My only complaint is that she has got to be the messiest eater I have ever seen!! Food is EVERYWHERE when she is done! She is just so precious though, and aside from the tantrums, this is a great age and we are enjoying every second with her!
Mikaiya is such a big girl now. She is every bit of 4 even though she's not quite there yet. She loves to write her name and her letters and is starting to really get into sounds that letters make. She still loves to read and spends at least 30 minutes every night after we put her to bed "reading" (ie. looking at pictures!) in her books. She continues to amaze us constantly with how smart she is...I know everyone thinks that about their own kids, but it really is amazing how much they learn and how fast! Mikaiya is really enjoying preschool and is constantly talking about when she gets to move up to Pre-K. She is very excited to move to the "big kids" class.
Here are some pictures from this month, hope you enjoy!
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
December Pictures
Here are the rest of our pics from December! What a busy month...almost 600 pics total!
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
Christmas 2009
Christmas 2009 was great to our family! The month of December was a flurry of Christmas activity with Christmas parties, tree lightings and a visit from Nana and Pop. We were lucky enough to have Nana and Pop visit in mid-December to celebrate Christmas with us early this year. The girls had a great time with them and we had a fun Christmas celebration!
We had our Texas Family over for Christmas Eve festivities. We are up to 9 kids now and 10 adults. It was a full house, and a bit on the crazy side! The best part was that it actually snowed! We couldn't believe it, snow...in Texas...on Christmas Eve! It was a lot of fun! Here are Mikaiya and Rylie out in the snow:
And the snow coming down in the backyard:
Apparently it was even a little cold out for the local wildlife. On top of all the people in the house, we had a nice visit from a bird at one point in the night! Just imagine 10 adults trying to chase down a bird while 9 children watch in awe. It was very amusing and one of the more memorable events of the evening!! 
And when we looked outside on Christmas morning, we were shocked to see that the snow had actually stuck around for Christmas day! We got a beautiful, white Christmas! It's amazing how you tend to take something like that for granted when it's no longer a given that it snows on Christmas!
We opened presents from our families and each other on Christmas Eve morning. Mikaiya loved "helping" Braenna to open hers! Braenna really got into it after awhile and we couldn't stop her from opening every present she could get her hands on!
We had our Texas Family over for Christmas Eve festivities. We are up to 9 kids now and 10 adults. It was a full house, and a bit on the crazy side! The best part was that it actually snowed! We couldn't believe it, snow...in Texas...on Christmas Eve! It was a lot of fun! Here are Mikaiya and Rylie out in the snow:
And the snow coming down in the backyard:Apparently it was even a little cold out for the local wildlife. On top of all the people in the house, we had a nice visit from a bird at one point in the night! Just imagine 10 adults trying to chase down a bird while 9 children watch in awe. It was very amusing and one of the more memorable events of the evening!! We woke up Christmas morning to find that Santa had arrived...and boy was he good to the girls this year! Here they are in their jammies in front of the tree before we opened presents:
And when we looked outside on Christmas morning, we were shocked to see that the snow had actually stuck around for Christmas day! We got a beautiful, white Christmas! It's amazing how you tend to take something like that for granted when it's no longer a given that it snows on Christmas!We hope that this holiday season was as good to you and your family as it was to ours! I have really tried to relish in the holidays with the kids now, knowing that this time will be gone before we even know it! We had so much fun with the girls, and watching their eyes light up with each gift that the received and gave! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Here are the rest of our Christmas pics:
Santa Visits Daycare!
On December 18, Santa and Mrs Claus stopped by daycare for a nice visit! The girls got their picture taken with them...this is the picture where Braenna is the most calmed down:
Santa also visited the girls classrooms for group pictures. Braenna didn't cry in this one, but her teacher said the only way they stopped her was by holding her. As you can see, Mikaiya is quite the ham in her class!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Work Christmas Party
December 5 was our work Christmas party. The girls got right up on Santa's lap and posed for a picture without any tears! We were shocked! Mikaiya even told him exactly what she wanted him to bring her for Christmas this year...a train, a hula hoop and a doll house. Luckily, that's exactly what she's been saying all season, so Santa's got it covered!!
There was a train set up at the party and Mikaiya had a blast watching it go around:
Braenna had a blast dancing around to the Christmas music and Mikaiya made a cookie, cards and several other crafty things. This is always a nice little party and best of all, it's FREE to all employees! What a deal!! And the girls had so much fun!!
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