My girly girl

Sienna LOVES getting her nails painted.  We had a "girls day" the other day and she went crazy picking out the perfect polish for her toes and her fingernails. Of course she had to pull out every shade of pink and then picked between the pinks. She a little diva and just loved staring (and pulling faces) at herself in the mirror of the caboodle.  Yes, don't be jealous, that is the real thing (the caboodle, that is--Thank you, Melissa!). Oh, and Sienna is OBSESSED with braids (I think that's because of our cute nanny Ashley!). Lately, it's the only hairdo she wants--piggy tails with braids.  Pretty cute if you ask me, just not much diversity these days! 

So I was chastised tonight by my sister-in-law Debi for not updating my blog or facebook with pics of the kids. She's said she's not sure they're even alive, so here's the proof.  Here are some photos from Christmas at my parents.  Since my in-laws are on their mission, we ended up just staying at my parents for a few days.  It was nice hot running back and forth, but we missed the Jeff Hanson family and all the Dixon clan! 

 This is my little guy 99% of the time.  He's such a happy baby. I'm so lucky. I love that he gives his smiles so freely.  He smiles and makes you feel like you're the only one for him.   LOVE this kid.

 Uncle Rob & Luke just chillin'

 As you can tell, we are still trying to figure out how to get our 3-year-old sit still and actually look at the camera for just one family photo. Soooo frustrating! 

LOVE my kiddos in these cute stripey jammies.

 Sienna lost her favorite puppy Coconut .  By the way, Coconut is a dalmation puppy who she named coconut because of all the "coconuts" he had all over him.  She now gets that they are "polka dots", but the name has stuck!  Anyway, she lost him so she started asking Santa for a puppy for Christmas. I was always grateful when she would clarify that it was not a "real puppy, just a pretend one".  Well, we found Coconut, so I thought we didn't need another puppy.  A few days before Christmas, suddenly she was asking for a puppy again. I was pretty certain (100% certain) that Santa was all done with Sienna's Christmas presents and she may not get a puppy.  Fortunately for Sienna, she has an amazing Grandma who saved the day and hooked the girl up with a pretty cool puppy.  He comes in this cute purse/doctor's bag. You push his paw and he coughs and sneezes and his nose turns bright red, so you get to pull out the "telescope" (stethoscope), a tissue to wipe his nose (which makes the light/nose turn off). He also  nibbles on a bone, sucks from a bottles, gives a sigh of relief when you give him a shot, you can write prescriptions, etc... He is super soft and super cute. Can you tell Sienna is in love?  Oh, and she named him Sonny, after the dog I had growing up.  Oh wait, I've been calling it a "him". She told me she needed to name it a girl name like "Sunny".  Little does she know "Sonny" was a boy!  Oh well!

 Too bad this girl isn't spoiled. She's got three single aunt/uncles and she and Luke are the only Grandkids in Utah, so she gets spoiled rotten.  Check out all her loot! 

It's funny, for being such a non-cuddly baby, this little girl has turned into such a little cuddle bug.  She loves giving hugs and snuggling!

Oh, one more thing I don't want to forget. On Christmas Eve Sienna finally started to get really excited about Santa, so she could not go to sleep quickly enough. She typically she wants us to lay with her and bargains for just "4 more minutes" and "1 more story" or "I'm thirsty" (like all kids do, just trying to delay the inevitable).  Not this night.  Dan tucked her in and she promptly said, "Can you please get out of my room now, so Santa will come?"  Then I went to kiss her goodnight and she said the same thing to me.  This is the first year Sienna has really understood or been excited about Santa, so I had forgotten to set out cookies for Santa, etc... So when I tucked her in, I asked her if I should set out some treats for Santa. She got all excited and said yes, and that I should set out some cookies and milk for Santa. And then she followed it up with "and some ham."  Ham? I was laughing so hard and said, "Ham? We should leave Santa some ham?" And she said, "ya, in case the reindeer get hungry, too."  So, apparently, reindeer just love ham.  After all these years, how could I not have known this?

A few faves...

So I get so behind on blogging that I get discouraged posting anything at all. I don't have/make time to download my pics, to edit them, the upload them, yaddi, yaddi, yadda....but finally did. I decided to just post them without editing any of them. Get over it. 

Luke's trying to bring back the mullet. Nothin' like a little business on top and party in the back.  We think it's hilarious. 

 

Definitely cuter from the front. :)

 Here are Luke's two little bottom teeth, which broke through around 4 1/2 months!  We were definitely not expecting that!

Sienna is the queen of dress ups.  Definitely not one of her best pictures, she looks a little drunk. :)

 Luke is loving the exersaucer these days.  It totally keeps him entertained and happy.

 Sienna loves her little "Lukey, scmooky, pooky, boo boo...". She loves to hold him, snuggle with him, read to him. She's such a good big sister.  She loves him to pieces.

 This is to document Luke's eczema  There are times this kid wakes up looking like he slept in a lion's den.  No matter how often or carefully I cut his nails, he manages to find ways to scratch.  Poor little guy. It's definitely gotten lots better since we started using cortisone and aquaphor. 

 He's now almost 5 months old! We just started rice cereal. He likes sitting in the bumbo, but is not sure about the rice cereal.

 This is my happy little guy. He really is such a sweet natured baby.  Can't get enough of this boy!

Sienna had a little friend over the other night and they were in their pj's, with dress-ups over them and wearing sun glasses as they watched "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas". She is such a fun, spunky little thing, never lacking in personality!

Lake Powell October 2010

Here's my favorite picture from our Lake Powell trip.   My mom and I were talking about how October is Lake Powell's best kept secret.  Seriously, it is the best time of the year to go.  We had the most amazing weather--not too hot during the day, not too cool at night. It was perfect.  We went with my parents, their friends and our good friend's, the VanDyke's.  I have a million pictures to edit, so when I get a chance to edit them, I'll post some favorites.  For now, this one picture of my little cutie will have to do. Ok, fine, here's one more.

P.S. Sien started saying her last name and today kept saying "I'm Sienna Dixon".  It is THE cutest thing.

Baby Heaven....

 

We were lucky enough to be able to have a visit from Dan's sister Debi, her husband Jared and their adorable 7-month old twins.  Could they get any cuter!? Seriously!!!  Debi is a rock star, she gave birth to these little chunkers--Bethany was almost 9 lbs and Isaac was 8.6 lbs...I think? Give or take a few ounces... Insane. Deb and Jared waited a long time for these kiddos, so we are just so thrilled that they have such cute, happy, healthy babies.  It was super fun to have them here and get to know them.  Sienna really was in baby heaven.  She has such a crush on Isaac.  She likes Bethany, but she LOVES Isaac. She could not get enough of him, and she still talks about him every couple of days. LOVE these babies. Deb and Jared are ok, too, I guess....Funny, how before kids, I actually had a few pictures of my friends and family, and I was actually in a few pictures....

 

Then we got to spend time with my brother Jeff, his wife Carolyn and their cute little kids.  I (finally!) got to meet my new niece Kate. I think she is the smiliest baby I've ever seen.  What kid smile like this for every picture!?  Oh, Kate does.  Isn't she beautiful!??  Sienna just couldn't get enough of Baby Cakes. 

Sienna-isms

I just wanted to write down a few of the sweet/funny things Sienna has said lately.  She has recently become obsessed with 101 Dalmations.  She calls it "Doggymations". Makes sense, right?  I love hearing her say it, it cracks me up.

On Sunday night Dan said the dinner prayer and he said something about being thankful for the Holy Ghost.  Sienna has since become fascinated by the Holy Ghost, asking all sorts of questions.  She started telling everyone that the "Holy Ghost is nice". 

The other day she put her purse over her shoulder, put on her princess shoes, put her baby in her stroller and said "Bye, mom. I'm going shoppin'."  So I asked her where she was going and she replied "don't know." So I asked what she was going to buy and she said "I'm gonna go buy you some new clothes."  I love my girly girl!

I know I've posted before that she calls polka dots coconuts, right?  Well, we never correct her, since we think it's so stinkin' cute.  But I knew the day would come when she would figure it out....Well, she is now part-way there and has started calling polka dots "cocodots".  

I LOVE this stage, all the new words and phrases, and just watching her discovering life.  She has such a fun, spunky little personality.  LOVE this girl so much!

Moon and Back

The other week I said to Sienna "DO you know how much mom loves you?"  And she confidently said "MOON AND BACK!".  My heart melted.  Seriously, how cute is that!?

Anyone else love this book? I think it's so cute.  And at least I know she's listening, right!?   

Sienna pretty much says it every day now. 

I DO love this beautiful little girl, all the way to the moon AND back!

My Baby Girl Turned Two!

I can't believe my baby is already two years old!  Her birthday was on August 12th.  We didn't even know if we were going to be around to have an official party for her, since we had family reunions going on, but we threw together a last-minute pool party for her with mostly family and a few friends.  Sienna got spoiled with all sorts of great presents, she loved her new books, clothes, dress-ups, her "'puter" (leapfrog computer) and her new table....but most of all, she loved the chocolate cupcakes!  It was a fun day, even though she was a sassy little thing. She told people for weeks that she was the birthday girl and was "two" while holding up 1 finger.  Pretty cute.  She certainly knew it was her day!

I can not imagine my life without Sienna in it. Dan and I are so grateful to have a healthy, beautiful little girl.  I'm even grateful for her sass. :)  Sienna brings so much joy into our home. She is so much fun. It's hard to even remember what life was like before she her. She has totally turned into daddy's girl and just can not seem to get enough of her daddy.  Every once in awhile it's frustrating, but most of the time it's rather convenient. "Sorry, Dan, she wants YOU to change her diaper" or "She won't let me give her a bath".  She has always known what she wants, which we are hoping will someday be a great thing.  For now she's just super spunky and stubborn as can be.  She is still a picky little eater and is basically a vegetarian.  No mac-n-cheese, no top ramen, no pizza, fast food, table food, etc... I guess I shouldn't complain, but it's not always super convenient, so at times it gets frustrating.  We had major break-throughs when we finally got her eat PBJ's and occasionally some Mickey chicken nuggets.  

 What else?  She is such a little chatter box. She is a cuddle-bug now, which is so fun.  It doesn't last too long, but she loves giving hugs and kisses and doesn't really shy away from anyone.  She rarely stops talking and has turned into our little parrot.  She just copies everything we say.  It's funny to see such a little one talking so clearly.  I think it really helps dealing with the fun times of a two year old, because we can communicate pretty easily.  I love my little drama queen.  Sienna loves all things girly.  Among her favorite things in life are jewelry, makeup, shoes, purses, clothes, babies, tea parties, dolls, ponies....the list could go on and on.  She is definitely a girly girl, but she also loves to play in the mud and kick a soccer ball. 

We love you, Sienna Marie!