The Tees family blog: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Summer pool nights!

All packed up and ready to go!

Tonight we had dinner by the pool. One of our favorite things about our neighborhood is our pool and our favorite thing about the pool is often we go and we're the only ones there like tonight! We brought our dinner and of course wawamelon for the kids. We got home and Phia said "I had sooooo much fun

tonight mommy and daddy...lets do this every night!" OK PHIA!

Lovin' my goggles...

Presto calls these his "goo goo goggles"

Phia is obsessed with doggies. Our neighbor Rick was nice enough to let her pet his pup on the way

Watermelon break!

bear had pasta for the first time and scarfed it down!

Hi B!!!!!

Presto has a blast no matter where he's at(note he still has his brace on)

Don't mind me...just stealing some "wawamelon"

Wish we had warm summer nights year round

I'm a genius! I discovered the best way to keep Bentley from crawling in the pool:) He wasn't satisfied in the stroller so I stuck him through the chair and walla!

Here's my close up. What you can't see is my "vampire fangs". I decided to get my top eye teeth in BEFORE my 2 front teeth. The pediatrician was very amused:)

Big girl loves the deep end

Monday, July 30, 2012

Phia's 4 year stats and Bentley's 9 month stats!

Look at these 2 monkeys! Bentley turned 9 months the day Phia turned 4 years old!

I took Bentley and Phia to their respective wellness appointments on the same day. It was quite an adventure and both were soooo well behaved! Dr. Osher kept calling Phia "Doc Mc. Phia" (like Doc Mc. Stuffins which is Phia's favorite show) and she let Phia help which absolutely made her day! We weren't surprised when she told us Phia ahead of the game in terms of development. She got 3 shots and she wasn't scared at all but I think she was surprised how bad it hurt so she cried...mommy came armed with giant marshmallows so the tears ended quickly!

Phia's stats were as follows:

weight: 36lbs(59th percentile)

height: 39 3/4"(51st percentile)

Blood pressure: 96/51

Bentley's stats were as follows:

weight: 22lbs 3oz(74th percentile)

height: 29 3/4"(89th percentile)...he's our LONG baby!!

Head: 48cm(95th percentile) and our SMART baby ...haaa!!

CANNOT believe our baby girl is 4!! She's very aware of her age and is now walking around saying things like "I'm bigger than Preston because I'm 4". "I'm a big girl now", "I don't need a carseat anymore". It's been quite the milestone! Oh and she said "I wear long dresses now that I'm 4":)

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Sophia's 4th birthday party

What a special day this was. Marta made the most awesome chocolate cupcakes and I had an Etsy artist make the cupcake tops:) We had a waterslide in the backyard, Tutu's Hawaiian making shaved ice, a jumper in the garage, and a sand necklace making table. The kids definitely were not at a loss for activities. It's so hard to put into words all the emotions we feel with our baby girl turning 4. She is our first born and we've learned so many amazing things on this journey so far. Thank you Miss Phia for being so very patient with mommy and daddy as we learn along with you each day. You have such an engaging personality and an overwhelming love of life. We joke that you wake up so early each day because you are just THAT excited for the day to start and don't want to miss a thing. You are our little energizer bunny and when your'e not packing your bags for a pretend "adventure" you're telling us stories about an enchanted forest that often involves a princess and a witch! You are the sweetest angel and we love every moment we get to spend with you.

Presto got his cast off the day before Phia's party. Just in time to swim!!

Our amazing nanny Leyla...not sure what we'd do without her. She is a member of our family and loveso our kids like they're her own. She's also wearing the dress we bought her in Maui:)