Reagan's Wonderful Wizard of Oz Party

The Jump!Zone was invaded by the Wizard of Oz yesterday. And, Reagan loved every minute of it! Cast of characters: Reagan as Galinda/Glinda, Reese as Dorothy, Daddy as the Scarecrow, Mommy as the Wicked Witch, Graeme as the Tin Man, and Clay as the Munchkin Mayor. There were lots of other munchkins in attendance as well. Reagan was so excited to have so many friends come to celebrate her 4th birthday with her. Thanks to all!! Here are lots of pictures of all the fun!!

The Fam!!

The cake

Reagan in Action!!

Reesie & Graeme - I love this pic!

Sweet friends - Elizabeth & Garrett, Iris, me, & Jennifer Daddy & ReesterThe Glasgows

Me & Elizabeth

The Wicked Witch caught Dorothy at last!!Reagan loving the slides!Munchkins!!!

GraceHappyStacie & Caleb Munchkin Mayor Clay & AndrewIris & KekoaWendy & ReeseKeShuannaElijahOliviaSamanthaNatalieKatie Jo - another Glinda!Caroline

Aysia

Daniel

I love my little birthday girl!!

The photographers - Wendy & Tin Man Graeme

Cake Time!

Comparing Capri Suns- Samantha, Reagan, Norah, & BellaReagan & NorahEnjoying the cakeDaddy has lollipops!!The crew from OzI love my girls!!

Sisters = BFFs

I absolutley love watching my girls play together!! They are such good friends - they laugh, play, fight, cry, you name it! And, I love every minute of it! Here are some pictures of their latest adventures! They've run endlessly around the yard, made a boat from a box, made a clubhouse from the kitchen table, etc., etc.

Playing in the Yard The Box

The clubhouse!

They even filled it with goodies - babies, colors, coloring books, etc.

Presentation & Playtime

Last Friday, Jason presented his research project at the Orthopaedic Forum. He has been working on it for quite some time, and he did a wonderful job. He felt really good about it and he received excellent feedback from those in attendance. We are all so proud of him!

Here are all four of the chiefs after their presentations.

Jason, Karen, BJ, & Jody

We've all missed Jason on this busy rotation while he's been working so hard in Trauma and on this project. To celebrate his completion of the presentation, we played all weekend. On Saturday, we went to several new playgrounds and had a ball! Then on Sunday evening, we went to Jump!Zone - which is one of Reagan's absolute favorite places. The girls loved playing with their Daddy!!!

Video Update

Some of our neighbors have been making up cheers and teaching them to Reagan and Reese. Enjoy!

Reese loves to run laps around the living room or the kitchen island singing. This was a bunch of jibberish, but now she's started to sound like she's really singing.

These videos are both over a month old, but they are still cute!!

Reesie: Our Lovable Mischievous Comedienne

What can I say? Reese is constantly entertaining all of us. She makes us laugh a hundred times a day. From sticking her carrot sticks up her nose to her daily singing laps around the kitchen island. Her vocabulary is growing every day. Although, I think Reagan (Nay-Nay) and I may be the only ones that understand her some of the time. She loves saying Mama. This is what I hear all day: "Hep me, Mama! Look, Mama! Uh-oh, Mama! No, Nay-Nay! Dank-00, Mama!" She likes to sit on the potty too. She climbs up on the big potty and sits quite often - with or without help, with or without a diaper. She did tell me the other day, "Poo-poo potty!" So, I sat her on the potty and she poo-pooed! She has since told me that several times a day, but has yet to repeat her original feat. She has a contagious smile, and you can't help but grin back at her!

My Sweetness!

Playing with Noah's ark

Cheering

My view when I passed the bathroomWhen asked what she was doing, this was her response.

She loves to read!

Playing with tape - check out her cheek and hand

Sitting on the potty

Bucket on the head - another daily event

Pudding Monster

Quotable Reagan

She narrates for her Barbies. Instead of just "What are you doing?" "Nothing, what are you doing?" Reagan says, "'What are you doing?' 'Nothing,' he answered."
My favorite was -"'I don't mind,' he said sheepishly."
My guess is it's from reading so much. She's really into chapter books right now, and that's how they say things in the books. She must have heard the word sheepishly from books too. I don't think it's a word I use too often.

While talking to DeeDee on skype, "A friend of mine is coming over. Her name is N-O-R-A-H. That's how you spell it, that's not how you say it."

She keeps telling me she wants a Scooby Doo Birthday Party. She's never even seen it, but it's on her yogurt that she eats every day. I told Reagan that everytime I tell someone that's what she wants, they say how scary it is. Her response - "Then don't tell them."

"Let's play duck-duck-goose! I'll be the gooser!"

Her favorite joke (she made it up) - "Knock - knock!" Who's there? "Potatohead!" Potatohead who? "Potatohead Lawnmower!"

A Cowboy in the Midst of the Princesses

Meet the soon-to-be newest member of the Ramsey Family!!

Blake Harrell Ramsey*

Sweet feet!!

Lettin' it all hang out!
Definitely a boy!!

We're all very excited to welcome the little guy into the world in December.
I told the girls that if they talk to him a lot, then when he arrives he'll recognize their voices. They love putting their hands on my belly and talking to him. Reese says, "Hey, Bake!! Hey, Bake!" He just kicks when they do it. He's going to love his big sisters!!

*we're pretty sure on the name, but it is subject to change