Karras Family Adventures and Other Random Stuff

Monday, April 14, 2014

18 months (1 1/2 for those of you who don't speak "baby")

Eleni-18 months-Interview conducted by mommy

21 lbs 3.5oz-30%
30.5"-13%
Head- 18.5"-70%

(so essentially her proportions are akin to a Strawberry Shortcake doll)

Favorite
Color: appears to be pink or purple from what they dress me in all the time
Song: if it's a tune I'm all in
Movie: huh?
Book: baby words or where is baby...fyi: under the flap
Food: on occasion

When I grow up I want to be a: I don't know. maybe a grown up? my sister Evi says I should be a monkey.

I am super sweet, cuddly and loving. I can understand anything and everything you say. I do not, however, feel the need to speak all that much. I still love my pepila and blanket and try to avoid going anywhere without them. I could read the same three books 500 times a day. I think it's fantastically hysterical to throw all my food on the floor the second it is placed in front of me. So, yeah, I'm a typical 18 month year old. Oh and I'm awesome.

Friends

We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends in our lives! xoxoxo

Ruby & Eleni

Austin & Eleni at story time

Sleepover! with Ailey & Krist

Spa night with Annelise and Liliana

Trampoline time with Luke & Wyatt

hide and seek with Adelynn at Dance

Gymnastics with Annelise

Visiting baby Lea, Drew, Jesse & Jacob

Evi Stats

Evi Bean-4 years old-Interview conducted by mommy

40lbs- 83%
41"-77th%

Favorite
Color: Purple
Song: Let it Go
Movie: Frozen
Book: Frozen (do we see a theme here?)
Food: Noodles

When I grow up I want to be a: Doctor

I know all of my uppercase letters and most of my sounds!
I am in preschool and my teacher is Mrs. Gerfen. I am in Ballet with Miss. Kim. I am sweet and spunky and I love, love to give mommy and daddy a run for their money. I am determined and independent. Just try and tell me I can't do something. Go ahead, try!

Evi Turns 4!

Our sweet bean is the big 4! We celebrated with friends, pizza & gymnastics and then again with GG & G a few days later. We went to the big mall and rode the carousel, visited the candy store, saw the Lego movie, picked out something special at the Disney store and then topped it off with a fantastic dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. The girls also made and decorated her cake...beautifully ;-)

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Snow, snow, snow

Dearest Girls,

This winter has sucked. No really, it has. It has now snowed so much that we've broken the record (set in the 18oo's) yet has been so cold you haven't been able to really enjoy it much. Yesterday was your 7th snow day (and it's March, mind you). None of us are amused. But....as it is a record (one we hope to not repeat anytime soon) I suppose we ought to at least pay some respect to good ole' winter and it's big win this year.

Conversations and Such

Facebook is truly sucking the life out of our blog. So rather then allow our memories to go down in a site that will likely be a dinosaur once you kids are grown, I think I'll just do a bit of copying and pasting :-)

Sophia: "Evi! Those are my Mardi Gras beads!"
Evi: "No! They are my dirty bra beads!"

Talk about a loaded misinterpretation!

Watching the Olympics...
Soph: "Go Europe!!! Faster!!"
Evi: "Yes! Go Syrup!!"

So many things wrong with this conversation

Soph: "Mom! I have GREAT news! My butt touches the entire toilet seat now. I must be growing up!!

Evi: "Mommy, lets pretend you are the mom, I am the baby and this is our house." Um. Ok. I think I can handle that role play.

And a recent Evi-ism:

Drolor- Verb: To draw with crayons. ie: Mom, will you drolor a picture with me?

V-day Cuteness

The girls and I had a little fun with a lollipop, some valentine's day décor and a whole lotta wipes. Our festivities ended in the bath...as all good festivities should.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Friday, January 24, 2014

15 Months

Our little Len Lens is 15 months! And though she is a peanut she has a lot of personality. Here are a few things I wanted to remember about this time in our littlest one's life...

1.) She loves to say Uh Oh and thinks she's cute when she does....which she is.
2.) She knows what she wants and she wants any and everything she shouldn't have (mostly of the food variety).
3.) She has a piercing shriek that she has perfected that could break glass.
4.) She uses said shriek when she sees a dog or anything resembling a dog. Just don't make her touch them. She LOVES them...far away.
5.) She says lots of words but most of them sound like dog dog.
6.) She is a cuddle bug. Any given time of the day she will give you kisses, hugs and cuddles. It's magical.
7.) She also shrieks for balls. Even ones that are concreted to the ground...like those gigantic red ones in front of most Targets. It's only minorly embarrassing.
8.) She is obsessed. No really obsessed with her blankie and pepila. She carries them around everywhere and if she can't find one she will climb up the stairs to get them from her bed all on her own.
9.) She's FINALLY walking and almost running now.
10.) She has 12 teeth and appears to be working on a couple more.
11.) She sleeps awesome!
12.) She eats awesome! Tabbouli anyone?
13.) She's a tiny 8th % for height. Clearly she takes after mommy.
14.) Her stranger anxiety is getting a bit better but she still prefers people she knows well.
15.) I often think her name should have been Joy because she embodies the word. She brings such Joy to our life every single day.

Stats:
Weight: 20 lbs. 5 oz
Height: 29"
Head: 18"

Friday, January 10, 2014

Baby's First Salon Visit

She made it to the last five minutes before having a fit. Momma was proud.

Happy 40th Trish!

In mid-December we celebrated Trish's 40th birthday. We cooked, we decorated, we planned and prepared....and then it snowed. and snowed. and snowed. Did I mention it snowed? Like A LOT. And though our numbers were down, we still had a rip roaring good time!!!! Happy Birthday Trish!