Taylor's Funny Face

Last night Taylor started making this face. I thought for sure it would be something I never catch on camera because of how hilarious it is. I think she's doing it as a way of teething, because she just started drooling a lot recently too. She is definitely going to be our little comedian, I think, because as I was taking these pictures and laughing as I was taking them, she just kept right on making faces. She enjoys all the laughs and attention.

What face, Mommy?!

Oh, you mean this one?

Sitting on the couch making faces at Mommy and Nevaeh. :-)

AMGEN Tour of California

I felt the need to post pictures after getting hateful phonecalls from MY aunt in Texas to update my blog because she checks it every day for new pics of the girls. So, here are some from our outing to the AMGEN finish line here. If you look closely, you may see Lance (not really).

Nevaeh gave people with really loud bells some dirty looks. They were sometimes so loud it made her cry. She prefered Mama's slightly smaller bell with a much more tolerable sound.

This is why we go: Corn dogs, Jamba Juice, chili cheese fries, BBQ sandwiches...YUMMY!!!

Happy Taylor, as usual

Such a pretty smile, Nevaeh. We call her "Hollywood" when she wears her sunglasses, she loves it. Even when we forget to say it, she reminds us.

There's Mr. Armstrong, right there! Look closely. I took pics of the peloton, just to make it look like I really follow bicycling. The only rides I really follow are the ones my dad does. I'm very proud of his bicycling accomplishments!

Taylor was just relaxing in the stroller, but enjoying the sunlight and nice, cool breeze.

They even had special street signs posted. Who would've thought our little city would've had so much attention?

Valentine's Day

This Valentine's Day was really fun. Usually the only way Kaleb and I celebrate this "holiday" is by going out to dinner, just because it gives us a credible excuse. We don't really want to get into the idea that Valentine's Day is the only time of the year you do special things for your loved ones, instead we tend to think that regular days of the year are even more special to surprise each other with gifts, cards, or whatever. However, Kaleb just had to go and get his girls a treat, so after he got done with his night shift, he went and bought donuts. As you can see, Nevaeh completely enjoyed that V-Day surprise! "It's nummy!" she repeated over and over. Taylor is missing in these pictures because, unfortunately for her, she can't enjoy the sweets yet!

Yummy donuts....can you guess which ones immediately caught Nevaeh's eye???

This year for Valentine's Day, my dad bought my mom one of those Edible Arrangements, a bouquet made out of chocolate-covered and regular fruit. On her lunch break, my mom brought over a chocolate-covered strawberry and apple for Nevie-girl. She enjoyed them both...

These got a "It's nummy!" too!

In other news, we've been pretty sick here at the Gibbs' house. Kaleb's been feeling a little under the weather, and Taylor has recovered from her cold, but poor Nevaeh has been sick for quite awhile. We've missed church three weeks in a row due to her cough and runny nose. Finally, last week I took her to the doctor, and since she still wasn't any better by the end of the week, the dr agreed to prescribe her some antibiotics. This is the first time she's taken anything like that, so I was kind of nervous. I just want her to feel better! And really, snot and persistent coughing really brings out the worst in me. It's disgusting, and if I don't check her face every few minutes, it's all over the place. Ew, so gross. Thankfully, she hasn't been super cranky or anything, just even more mellow than she usually is, and a lot more dramatic and emotional (which is saying a lot, because if you've spent any time with her you know how much of a drama queen she can be!). Pray that she gets better soon! We've been cooped up for too long!

My thesis is coming along pretty well now, I have about 30 pages, single-spaced....so I'm making noticable progress. It is a lot more difficult than I imagined, but I know the sense of accomplishment will be great once I have finished. I owe my family so much for their help with the girls, giving me some time here and there to work on it. Ally even comes over after school to play with them for awhile. Nevaeh just loves her boyfriend, Matt, who sometimes comes over with Ally and plays with her. Also, his family raises the pigeons that fly home, and he brought some over and took one out of the crate and let Nevaeh pet it....obviously that puts him high on her "Favorite People" list.

Taylor is sitting up by herself now, and goo-goo, gaa-gaa-ing a lot more. It is adorable! She has so much fun observing her big sis running around, playing with toys, and looking at books. I'm definitely raising some readers!

Love to you all!

Oh, and since I gave you an update on everyone but Kaleb, I will just say that he's about the same...work and being a great daddy.

A Walk with the Gibbs Girls

We had a nice, sunny day today so I decided to take the girls out for a walk. There is a park not far from us, so it makes for an easy trip with Taylor in the stroller and Nevaeh walking along with me. Today, Nevaeh wanted to "be like you" and push her baby in the stroller too. I was hesitant, thinking that I'd end up carrying her baby and stroller while also maneuvering Taylor in her stroller, but as the pictures show, Nevaeh had a great time pushing her "Baby Tay" and made it all the way to the park, around the block, and back home. Taylor lounged in her seat, content to be shaded by the stroller cover from the chilly wind, and snuggly with her sleeper still on, and a fluffy blanket around her.

She's smiling behind her binkie, in case you can't tell.
Nevaeh saw the park and started running.

Walking her baby next to Mommy and Baby Tay.

Taylor was a little unsure of being confined to her seat with the sun in her eyes, but after she was shaded, she didn't make a peep. Her eyes were open the entire time, taking everything in, though.

Ready to go!

Taylor and Zwieback Toast: Love at First Taste

When Nevaeh was around 6 months old, we treated her to some Zwieback toast. She loved it...

To be fair parents, we treated Taylor to the same goodies once she got big and strong enough. Here is our little 6-month-old eating her zwieback toast. Yummy! She still has no teeth, but she loves to sit in her highchair and just gnaw and gnaw of these. They just melt in her mouth. I love just watching her figure it out and really get going. It's so funny. What I don't love is the HUGE mess it makes. Little soggy bits and pieces all over her, the seat, the floor, and me.

She's all smiles when she gets her toast!

Nevaeh asked for one, too...but settled for taking a picture and some popcorn for her snack.

I just can't believe how cute they are in their own, unique ways. So precious!

Taylor and Diogie

Here are some pictures of Baby Tay and our kitty, Diogie, bonding. If you were around when Nevaeh was this little, you know how much she immediately loved Diogie...and it looks like her sissy has the same attraction for our fat cat. Taylor was smiling at her, laughing, and grabbing her tail. And sweet patient Diogie just plopped down next to her to "enjoy" the attention.

Oops! I'm still working on sitting by myself!

"Aren't I such a cutie? I promise I am being nice to this kitty, Mommy!" What will we do when Diogie is no longer around? I have no idea, because I am sure that no other cat would put up with the kind of attention and "loves" that Diogie tolerates!

We play together!

We are so excited that Nevaeh and Taylor are finally able to play together. Taylor is just beginning to sit up on her own, and has gotten a little tougher so we aren't as nervous about Nevaeh playing too rough. They are so cute together, and that reinforces our decision to have them close in age. Kaleb took these pictures of the girls in their tent in the playroom. They had puzzles and blocks in there with them. Blocks are their toys of choice. Nevaeh always wants to "build a house" and Taylor enjoys chewing/drooling on them...so they sit next to each other and do their own thing with the blocks. Sometimes Nevaeh grabs them out of Taylor's hands, but I have a feeling that kind of thing will only happen more and more. :-)

Park!

Kaleb and I took Taylor and Nevaeh to the park last week, and they both had a blast. Nevaeh loved, loved, loved the big girl swings, but was intimidated by the big slide. She didn't want to go on it. Later that week, we went to Storytime at the Library and went back to that same park afterwards. Nevaeh finally mustered up the courage to climb up the huge structure and go down the slide. Then she was all about the slide, climbing up and sliding down, over and over.

Way up high!
Holding onto the rails.

So smiley.

Sleepy Taylor just napped...she's too little to really enjoy the playground, but she did enjoy the warm sunshine.

I love swings!

Backyard Fun

We have had really nice weather recently, so one day I set up a tent shaped like bus (From Grandma Alice and Grandpa Daniel) outside on the patio. Nevaeh had a blast playing in it because Moka came into it too.

Nevaeh also played hide-and-seek with Moka, hiding in the tall weeds in our backyard. She got nice and sweaty and dirty out there, but had tons of fun!