4 Years Old!!

Remi's 4th Birthday!



Remi's 3rd Birthday!

Fall 2007. 2 and a half.

Remi, 2nd Birthday!

Almost 2!

Driving across the country! 15 months.

1st Birthday!

9 Months

8 Months

3 months

2 months

One day

I can't believe Remi is 4. That is crazy. She is getting so grown up. She loves to help with Alissa, changing diapers, getting her dressed, buckling her in her rocking seat to watch movies with her and Broden and other "mommy" things. Remi also loves to take care of Broden, telling him everything to do or not to do.
A couple weeks ago someone came in Young Women's and was giving a lesson on Women and moms. She told about how when her boys were young they would get a rope and tie up anything and everything they could in knots. Then her little girl would take the same rope and drape it across herself like a boa. Remi is definately not a girly girl. She ties everything in knots and loves to wrestle and hike and do anything dad does. She wouldn't even watch any of the princess movies until last week when we all sat down and watched beauty and the beast. Now she will watch that and the little mermaid, but that is it.
She is getting so independent. This morning she woke up at 7:45 and came in to get me up. I asked her if she could go watch a movie for a little while. So she came down and watched a movie. When I came down half and hour later with Broden and Alissa she had on her movie and she had also poured herself a bowl of cereal with milk and eaten all of it. She was so excited that she didn't even spill.
One of the funny stories I remember about her was right after Broden was born she loved to run around without any clothes on. One day I was sitting on the couch feeding Broden and she escaped out the front door without any clothes. By the time I could put Broden down and get covered up she was half way to the library. That was a normal occurance after she learned how to open the door. So we installed the hotel locks with chains at the top of our doors. She has only escaped 2 other times since then. Once she put her bike next to the gate and climbed over it and the other time she opened our living room window and screen and climbed right out onto our front porch. She is good at getting what she wants:)
Her favorite toys right now are her animals. She plays with them all the time. Whether its the horses, elephants, giraffes, lions, tigers, polar bears or dolphins and whales she is constantly playing with them. She'll put them on the bookshelp, entertainment center, the speakers, the front entry floor(which is the water she says) and anywhere else she can think of. Her and Broden have so much fun with them.
I love having Remi as our oldest. She is so willing to help and is happy so much of the time and she has FINALLY within the last 3 months started sleeping through the night consistently. It is wonderful. I'm so excited to continue watching her learn and grow. Right now she is learning her alphabet and also how to identify birds. She can right her name and most of the other letters. She loves to do school and learn about her letters.
We love you Remi and are so lucky to be your Mom and Dad. Happy 4th Birthday.