Cousins!

Whoa! Long time, no post, but we've been busy! My sister and her family were in town for a super fun week and we had a blast! Violet LOVES her cousins and it was so much fun to have them meet Willa too. We miss them already!

Here they are! From left to right: Willa, Anna, Claire, Ethan (or Eee-tan as Violet says) and Violet.
My sister Leah and her favorite nieces!
Ethan holding Willa
And Claire holding Willa. No pictures of Anna holding Willa - she and Violet were always off playing together!
Aunt Leah snuggled up with Willa. Willa LOVES to sleep like this - it's the best! Well, maybe not at 3am, but still...
We all went for a easy hike in Golden. It was hot but fun and the view was amazing! It was a little over a mile and Violet walked almost the entire way!CraCrazy kids!
I tried my hand at babywearing - here is Willa all wrapped up in her Moby Wrap. I LOVED it and so did she! I now have her wrapped up at least once a day. It's an awesome way to be hands-free, especially while shopping (I wrap her and put Violet in the cart as usual). Plus she sleeps the entire time since she's so cozy!
Violet insisted on holding her cousins hands while we were headed out. So cute!
We also went to a birthday party for Anna and a few of her family members on Joel's side of the family. Here are Violet and I .And now for what might be the funniest thing that Violet has done yet - CAUGHT ON VIDEO!! So we're all hanging out at the party when we see this... you may first think that Violet has to go potty...

But no, see her COUSINS were riding THEIR "horses" (a big stuffed dog and big stuffed horse) and Violet of COURSE had to ride too, right? But see, the only "horse" she could find was this:
A teeny tiny plastic My Little Pony. It was seriously so funny I almost wet myself. :)

Later on in the week she tested out her riding skills again on her own stuffed horse. At least the proportions of the horse were a little better but, uh, she was missing her clothes.
We also visited the zoo (of COURSE!). Violet refused to be in this picture.
All the cousins looking at the mountain goats.
And the flamingos.
AND we visited a Denver "must do" - Casa Bonita!! It's a combination Mexican Restaurant/Carnival/Cliff Diving Show. It was really funny and Leah's kids LOVED it!
Now that the cousins are gone, I get asked by Violet at least 3x a day what the cousins are doing, where they are, and/or when she gets to see them again :(

Here are some new pictures of Willa. She is doing so great and is just a really happy and easy baby. She is really looking like Jon to me! Especially this sweet little smile picture. Although it doesn't REALLY look like her, it's still so cute!
Biiiig smile!
And getting a bath.

Here is Violet blowing bubbles. I just think she looks so old here!
Willa and I sacked out on the couch. She's so snuggly!
Sisters!
AND a great picture of Willa with my midwife Amy who did such a great job helping me through Willa's pregnancy and especially her birth! Thanks Amy!
I also have to tell you all a few of the cute/funny things Violet has been saying lately. Her speech has really taken off lately but she still calls a lot of things a funny name. For instance:

Butterfly = butter-ah-fly
Blueberries = blue-burr-dees
Strawberries = straw-burr-dees