Coen is 3!

Hard to believe that 3 years ago today this little guy shocked us by arriving 4 weeks early. It's been an amazing 3 years and I cannot believe how fast it has gone by.

So here is a little update on our 3 year old.
His vocabulary is expanding by the minute, my favourite words/phrases of his right now are:
Hamaburger
I can't know
Anytime he says thank you, and we say your welcome, he follows it with a no problem!
Yoohoo
heLLo - struggled with L sounds for a long time and now he really emphasizes them, it sounds hilarious and absolutely adorable
don't talk to me like that, don't fight with me
Your my best friend guys (to me and Dad when we do a family hug)

Favorite things to do:
Play duplo
Play with cars on the track or car mat, or anywhere really
Play with dinosaurs
Be tickled
Play dough
Do crafts
Ride his strider bike or trike or scooter
go for walks and tell us "i'm such a good runner"
go to the park, and be pushed on the swing
Bouncy Castles
Watch the Cars Movie, paw patrol, Bo on the Go, Walking with Dinosaurs

- He is so gentle with the dogs (most of the time) and often will pet them and say "Bosco is my best friend"
- He still sleeps with his stuffies Manny and Bobby, but doesn't bring them with him everywhere he goes anymore.
- Sleep became an issue around 2.5, he seemed to need to get up 1-5 times per night. Over the past couple months it has improved to 0-2 times most nights to go to the bathroom, or just be resettled.

We had a halloween themed birthday party for this little guy this year. Since his birthday falls on Oct. 30th, I figured what better theme than Halloween! He has been talking about his halloween birthday party since Griffin's birthday.

Here are some pics from the past year :)

Olivia is ONE!

This adorable little lady turned 1 at the beginning of October. Hard to believe that it's been over a year since I took her photos at just 10 days, you can see the photos from that session here. Her mom and I were both off on mat leave at the same time so we had multiple playdates with our kiddos. So much fun, but seriously I can't believe how fast time flies!

Griffin is ONE!

Seriously you guys how has another year gone by. I just blinked and Griffin turned ONE! I'm slightly late with his 1 year post, but better late than never! I have had such an amazing year off with my boys, and just cannot believe how lucky we are to have these 2 amazing little guys in our lives. Thank you for being the absolute chillest, sweetest, happiest baby we could ever ask for Griffin! You really have been such an easy baby, fingers crossed you keep the momentum going into toddlerhood! Griffin's birthday month was a fun one, I took far too many photos, but couldn't help myself because I mean just look at that face! He was a fabulous cake smasher, and dove right in (just like his brother did). We celebrated his big day with a super fun birthday party that included a bouncy castle, bubbles, and awesome company. Thanks to everyone that came over to celebrate with us!

So as of 1 year Griffin is:

- Getting around quickly by crawling forwards, and still using the occasional roll to get around
- Enjoys standing when we prop him up on the couch or ottoman or anything really, but is still pretty wobbly
- Loves snuggling with his stuffed animals, he sleeps with his blue dinosaur
- Has so much blonde hair, i'm pretty sure nobody would ever guess he's 1/4 chinese
- Loves watching Coen and playing with him, but gets slightly upset when Coen won't share his toys (or when he grabs them out of his hand)
- Says ticky ticky and i'm pretty sure it's because everyone loves to tickle him because he has the best laugh in the world.
- Does a ridiculously cute scrunched face smile lately
- Is a fantastic eater
- Has 8 teeth
- LOVES splashing in the tub, like I never escape dry. He also loves to splash in the dog's water dish, I have to remember to move it when he's on the floor
- Is wearing 12-18 month clothing and 4/5 diapers
- Loves mum mums and feeding himself cheerios (and spilling them EVERYWHERE)
- Really only gets upset if he is hungry or tired
- Still napping twice a day and goes to bed around 6:30 (up at 5:30 most days which I hope changes soon)

Quong Family - {Edmonton Family Photographer}

We did our annual photo session swap with this lovely family a few weeks ago. The boys were so well behaved and I can't believe how fast they are growing up! Click here to see our session from last summer. Here are a few of my favs  from their super fun session.