February

Here are a few highlights from the month

Chase is now a crawling pro and is pulling himself up on everything. Here he is recovering from a lovely black eye, proof of his mobility.

Life at the Fife house is never dull; loud, crazy, messy and fun but never dull.

Nana and Esther

Sausha and Jack welcomed Esther into their family on the 17th. We went and saw them in the hospital on our way up to Oregon for a funeral. My parents took the boys so they wouldn't have to make the 20 hour trip.

Myles loves his cars. It is my hope he will eventually play the piano with his fingers but for now he can use the keys as parking stalls.

Chase is such a great eater. He regularly eats more than Dashiel and Myles combined. He is such a pleasant happy baby. You should see his teeth!

The boys have been using my laundry baskets as ghost costumes. They run around screaming at each other. It is quite annoying but at least with mesh baskets they have stopped running into the wall with blankets over their heads.

We took the kids to see Baby Esther. They liked looking at her for a few minutes and then broke out the hot wheels I had brought to entertain them. The older boys
(can't really call them adults) played NBA Jam. I couldn't believe how huge Chase looked next to a new born. It made me almost want a baby right now.

Isn't she the sweetest! I asked Dashiel if he thought he needed a baby sister and he said "yes". Two weeks later he asked me when I was going to have his baby sister. I told him I wasn't pregnant and that he would have to wait a long time. Then then next Sunday he told his friends at church that I was going to have a baby and it was a girl.

I didn't get the timing quite right but Myles was giving her a kiss on the cheek.

I could not get Dashiel to behave (I know you are all shocked.) Dash is such a goof ball. He has started telling jokes, or what he calls jokes, he likes to say completely random things and then fake laugh. I join right in with all the fake laughing.

This is proof that I am somewhat domestic. I buy the crust but I did bottle the apple filling myself. DELICIOUS!

I have been knitting a lot. I made up this pattern for an earwarmer and Myles modeled it for me. I thought it turned out pretty cute and it matches my brown coat and the a scarf I knitted.

Myles has been doing awesome with his speech. He is easier to understand and talking sooo much. Myles learns a new sound or practices putting a sound at the end of words and within a few weeks he is adding it in himself. He is so smart!