The Lintjer's

new blog

2011-01-29T05:13:00.000-05:00

Well this site will no longer let me update/post pictures, I guess I have used up all my space!! I'm not sure how that happens but whatever. So I have made a new blog, if you are interested in checking out. Go to www.lintjerfamily.blogspot.com

Just words

2010-12-22T08:52:00.000-05:00

Well I am trying to upload pictures but I am having problems. So anyways...We have been busy getting ready for Christmas. I took the girls to see Santa yesterday and they both liked him. No screaming...yeah!! Karissa is very excited for Christmas this year, she can't wait for all her presents. Olivia is starting to really be on the move. She isn't officially crawling, I think she will be soon, but she does seem to really get around. She really likes to be under the tree and pull at the lights and branches. Then there is our poor Buddie boy. I took him to the vet last week because he started to drink a lot. We unfortunately found out that he has lymphoma. We are very upset, the vet said that he most likely only has a couple months. I don't know what we are going to do without our boy around. But for now we are just spoiling him and enjoying our last time with him. (currently he acts totally normal besides the over drinking). Well that is what the Lintjers are up to. I'll hopefully figure this picture problem out soon.

The twinners

2010-12-11T08:49:00.000-05:00

The twinners are now over 7 months old and growing fast!! They are cute together!

First Snow

2010-12-11T08:44:00.000-05:00

December 1, 2010

All ready to go outside

The classic I hate my snowsuit screaming picture!

Ahhh...I have snow on my mittens

Karissa making it "snow" on Olivia

Where's Olivia???

The first snow of the year!! Karissa woke up, ran to the slider, and squealed because it was snowing! After daddy got home from work we played outside. Olivia wasn't so sure, she hates her snowsuit because it's huge on her. Karissa loved it and didn't want to come inside. I think she is a snow bunny in the making! Now every morning she runs to the door to see if it is snowing.

Tubbies Are Made For Sharing

2010-12-11T08:31:00.000-05:00

Yes we have enough hair for the classic soapy spike!!

I got brave the other night and though why not do both baths at the same time. Karissa thought it was great because she loves to help wash Olivia. Olivia really didn't care, and didn't mind all the water she got dumped on her head. They are just too cute!

The Girls and The Tree

2010-12-11T08:24:00.000-05:00

The title says it all....my girls and my tree!! I'm in love!

7 Months

2010-12-11T08:20:00.000-05:00

Olivia under the tree, not quite the where's Olivia like we had with Karissa's first tree but still very cute!

i will get this hair bow off!!!

Olivia was 7 months old on Thanksgiving day. She is wonderful! She is sitting very well and rolling all over the floor. She is such a happy baby but she also knows what she wants! She likes to eat her veggies and still nurses during the day. She sleeps all night and take two naps per day. She is wearing 6 month clothes and sleepers, size 2 diapers and shoes. She is just a joy to have around and will light a room with her smile!

Oh Christmas Tree....

2010-12-11T08:12:00.000-05:00

Our Tree

Novemeber 26, 2010

We got our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving just like every year. This year it was cold out!! Karissa was dressed the max and could hardly walk, poor girl. Olivia fell asleep in the truck so she didn't even get out to see the tree farm. We picked the perfect tree...just a little guy this year!! Little as in skinny, still tall enough that the star is crooked, just the way I like it! Karissa had lots of fun helping put the ornaments on. Olivia just sat and stared at it for the first few days. Oh how I love getting a tree!

Family Pictures

2010-11-20T08:49:00.000-05:00

Karissa and Livie

2010-11-20T08:46:00.000-05:00

Mommy's Girl

The Twinners Are 6 Months Old

2010-11-05T11:12:00.000-05:00

Cameron and Olivia

Happy Halloween

2010-11-05T11:08:00.000-05:00

My little monster

Trick or Treating

Olivia

2010-11-05T10:59:00.000-05:00

Carving Pumpkins

2010-11-05T10:52:00.000-05:00

We carved pumpkins on Friday night. Karissa really liked it this year. She dug in right away and then decided that it was yucky...silly girl. I think that they turned out cute!

6 Months Old

2010-11-05T10:41:00.000-05:00

Olivia is now 6 months old. She is 15 lbs 10 oz and 27.5 inches long. She is just a very long skinny little peanut. She is in size 2 diapers, 3-6 months clothes, size 2 shoes, and lots of hair bows. She is sitting unsupported, smiling and laughing all the time. She is awake a lot more during the day. She some days takes about an hour morning nap and always takes about a 2-3 hour afternoon nap. We are starting baby food, so far she likes carrots and sweet potatoes. She still isn't sure about the rice cereal but she will eat it. Livie is just such a happy baby, we are just in love with her!

Picking Pumpkins

2010-11-05T10:08:00.001-05:00

Where's Karissa????

Nice Crack!

Random Pictures

2010-11-05T09:52:00.000-05:00

Trying Carrots...yummy!

Karissa and her giant balloon

Look I got my sissy's balloon

Jumping nakie

Playing together

Riding Buddie

So hard sitting up....so sleeping it is!

Dallas Zoo

2010-11-05T09:38:00.000-05:00

We went to the zoo on Saturday, it was awesome! I think that may have been my favorite part. This zoo was 100 times better than John Ball Zoo!! We got to feed the giraffes, they were so close but we couldn't touch them. Karissa wasn't so sure about them touching or trying to touch her to get food. They had so rare animals that I had never seen before. It was just awesome, that's all I can say, we had a blast!

Dallas Texas

2010-11-05T08:46:00.000-05:00

Karissa's ready to fly!

First time on an airplane

Dallas

Do you see the window washers??? I think I will keep my day job

Livie and Aunt Robin

Karissa ridding the bull

Olivia meeting Aunt Kristen for the first time

Mama and Livie by the bull (she wasn't allowed to sit on it, we may have gotten yelled at oops!!)

swimming in the hot tub

Olivia and cousin Lilli, they were both screaming and comforting each other

Olivia meeting Aunt Lacey for the first time

Cousins

Help I'm in jail

Karissa fed the goats, she loved it and so did the goats!

'running' of the bulls (more like a very slow stroll!)

checking out the bulls

Livie's 1950's crib!!

Karissa will show us where to go

Our plane home

We flew to Dallas Texas the beginning of October for Kristen and Dustin's wedding. We went down a few days early so that we could see the city and have some fun too. The wedding was beautiful even if Olivia screamed during the ceremony. We had lots of fun but we learned that it is hard to travel with two small kids. Karissa was homesick on Sunday and she missed her toys. Olivia did really well, the both really did seeing they were in a new place without normal naps and food. All the flights went really well also. I don't think that we will take a big vacation like that again for a long time!!

Big Pumpkins

2010-09-29T19:20:00.003-04:00

There has to be at least one screaming baby picture!

We went to the Meijer Gardens to see the big pumpkins again this year. Karissa was so excited! She just loves to help papa with the pumpkins and corn so she was thrilled to see these BIG ones!! Olivia had never sat in the grass before so she was fascinated with that and wouldn't look at me for a picture for anything. I think that we will try to go back again before the pumpkins leave the gardens to get some more/better pics.

Olivia's 5 Months Old

2010-09-29T18:53:00.000-04:00

Olivia is now 5 months old. I just don't know where the time has gone! She is so much fun! She is just a little pip squeak still, maybe 14 pounds. She is wearing 3-6 month clothes, size 1-2 diapers, size 2 shoes, and lots of head bands!! Most of her pretty hair is now gone, even most of the little red mullet! There is peak fuzz on top so I am hoping it won't take 2 years for it to grow back. Olivia sleeps all night long and take about an hour nap in the morning and a 3-4 hour nap in the afternoon. She is working on sitting up on her own and can do it on her own for short periods of time. She is still a thumb sucker and won't take a binkie anymore. Today I felt that she has her first tooth popping through on the bottom!! She smiles,laughs and coos all the time. She is very social and will smile at anyone that will talk to her. She eats rice cereal once a day and is starting to really like it. Oh and she loves to eat ice like mommy (sorry daddy!!) Olivia loves her big sister, she just can't get enough of her! I am just totally in love with my little thumb sucking girl!

Lots of Olivia

2010-09-23T18:00:00.000-04:00

My Little thumb sucker

Karissa thought that Livie needed to wear this hat!

Helping mom make dinner

Sitting up playing with toys like a big girl

Happy baby in a bag

Sleeping Angel

Aren't I cute?

The Beach

2010-09-23T17:44:00.001-04:00

September 3, 2010

It was a super windy day so we loaded up the family and drove to Grand Haven. RJ and Karissa walked down to the water while getting sandblasted. Olivia and I stayed warm and sand free in the car. Buddie made the trip with us even though he had to share the trunk with the stroller.

First Food

2010-09-23T17:34:00.000-04:00

September 2, 2010

Olivia is a big girl now!! She tried cereal for the first time and loved it. Well I can't say loved at first bite but liked for sure. She is getting better with it every time and will actually open her mouth now. I really think that she wants real food but she has to wait a little bit longer for that yet.

Boating Again

2010-09-23T15:29:00.000-04:00

Karissa loves to drive

Livie wanted to drive too

Livie giving Uncle Caleb a little baby girl practice

Lunch time

My boater girl

The big crash!!

Caleb

Happy girl

RJ and Karissa climbed the big hill

Karissa, Auntie Colleen, and baby girl Hollier

Tired after a long day of boating

August 28, 2010

We went boating with Caleb and Colleen, it was the perfect day! Karissa and Olivia both did great seeing we were gone all day! The boys wanted to ski after lunch so Rj went first. He did really well and even dropped one ski...then he did the ultra incredible crash!! I was so happy that I snapped the camera at the exact moment! Caleb's turn was next. He did really well on 2 skies, however not so good on just one. I didn't get a good picture of him crashing, he just wasn't as good at that as RJ was. We stopped on the beach for a while so Karissa could play in the sand. Olivia even got out of the boat for a few minutes. she wasn't so sure she wanted her piggies dipped in the cold water. We had lots of fun, next year we will have 3 little girls on the boat!!

Boating

2010-09-23T15:01:00.002-04:00

Poor Livie doesn't fit in her life jacket too well

August 22, 2010

We went boating as a family for the first and last time all summer!! It's sad to say that we only went out once (RJ did go a few times after work). It was a really nice day but it the channel and big lake were pretty wavy. I don't do "big" waves anymore, as RJ says I'm a getting to be a baby in my old age!! Karissa and Olivia really liked it. Karissa of course had to drive the boat! Both girls fell asleep half way back down the channel, the totally take after their mama. Hopefully we will get to go more next summer!

4 Months Old

2010-09-02T19:32:00.004-04:00

Olivia Nicole is now 4 months old! She is a wonderful baby. She is now 13 pounds and 26 inches long. She is a pound smaller than Karissa was but is just as long. She's going to be a long skinny baby as well! She's just my little peanut still, I just love her! She is awake most of the morning and takes a good afternoon nap. She sleeps from about 9 pm until almost 8 am. She is wearing 3 month clothes, size 1 diapers, and size 1 shoes. Her hair has fallen out and is actually growing back already...yes there is peach fuzz up there!! She smiles all the time and talks a lot. She is working on sitting up and can roll over. She is beginning to be more interested in her toys but her favorite thing is to watch her big sister run around! Oh and the biggest thing is she is a complete thumb sucker!!! Yup she really doesn't suck the binkie much anymore, just her thumb. She loves to hold her blankie and suck her thumb to put herself to sleep at night and nap time. She is just a wonderful baby, we just love her so very much!!

Reading

2010-09-02T19:30:00.001-04:00

I had Olivia sitting on the couch the other day and Karissa climbed up, sat down and started to read to her. It was kind of cute!

Daddy's Helper

2010-09-02T19:27:00.001-04:00

Karissa loves to help daddy with anything and everything! Mowing the lawn is one of her favorite things. She especially loves to wears her muffs!! Isn't she cute?

My family

2010-08-17T12:06:00.000-04:00

The Lintjer's...all four of us, our first family picture!

The twinners

2010-08-17T12:01:00.002-04:00

Olivia and Cameron are three months old and growing big!

More Pictures

2010-08-17T11:38:00.003-04:00

Karissa helping Climbing out of the bouncer
making daddy's Cinnamon rolls in her panties

Playing blocks

Olivia doesn't like her bath robe Practicing sitting up like a big girl
So sleepy with daddy

Karissa made sure that Livia had lots of toys to play with

Buddie and Olivia

2010-08-17T11:36:00.001-04:00

Here is Buddie and Olivia at 3 months old (yes I'm late I know). Doesn't Buddie look thrilled??

Bath Time

2010-08-17T11:31:00.003-04:00

not liking the sling in the tub Loving sitting like a big girl!

Olivia decided that she really didn't enjoy bath time very much at all. Then I decided that she could sit in the baby tub like a big girl and just like that she loves it! Well loves to sit up but doesn't like to put her feet int he water!! Karissa always did the same thing and I think it's just funny! What good abs she must have!

My Girlies

2010-08-17T11:17:00.003-04:00

So it's been a while since I posted last...time is just flying by. Olivia is soon going to be 4 months old already! Both girls are doing great! Karissa is talking and playing like crazy. She loves to be outside in the sand box and pool. She is also potty trained, yeah!! She is such a big girl! Olivia is such a good baby. She is staying awake a lot more during the day and still sleeps all night. She is smiling and talking all the time also. She's so happy to sit and be talked to. She doesn't fuss unless she needs something. I just love my girls so very much!

3 Months Old

2010-07-27T08:13:00.004-04:00

Olivia is now three months old. She is a wonderful baby that is happy all the time. She is getting bigger and developing a personality all her own. She is sleeping all night from 8 or 9 pm until 7 or 8 am. She sleeps on and off during the day and eats about every 3 hours. She smiles all the time and has started to "talk" to us as well. She is wearing 3 month clothes and size one diapers. most of her hair has fallen out just like Karissa's did except the crown of her head and her mullet!! She doesn't like bath time at all and will scream through the entire thing! She is becoming more and more aware of what's around her. She stares at Karissa all the time and watches Buddie walk around the room. She is a thumb girl, yup she found it and that thumb goes in her mouth whenever she goes to bed. I figure if that gets her sleep all night then so be it. She is just such a good baby, it seems like she has been here forever and yet I can't believe that she is 3 months old already!

My Girls

2010-07-18T09:05:00.002-04:00

Just Pictures (Lots of Pictures!!)

2010-07-18T08:26:00.007-04:00

Karissa and Buddie in her 'house'

busted....how did she manage this???

Helping mom peel potatoes

Floppy hat girls

Buddie makes a great foot rest!

Playing outside

'swimming' in the tub!

hugs for the tubby baby

Happy girl in the morning

How does she do this??

I said there were LOTS of pictures!!

Pool Time

2010-07-18T08:13:00.004-04:00

July 3, 2010

I think I like it!

Jumping in the deep end!!

Jumping off the side

Going down the slide

Grandpa Bob had us over for a cook out, fireworks, and to go swimming. We had a blast. Karissa was super brave, she jumped in off the side of the pool, she went down the slide for the first time ever, and she jumped in the deep end with daddy. She wasn't so sure about going under the water but she didn't grumble too much. She is becoming more of a water rat every time we go. Olivia was able to go in the pool for the very first time. She has been sleeping every other time we have gone but today she was wide awake so in she went. She actually liked it until the hunger got the best of her!

Life's A Beach

2010-07-02T16:50:00.005-04:00

Evie, Megan, Karissa, and Olivia

Wednesday June 30, 2010

Karissa, Olivia, and I went to the beach with our friends Anne, Megan, and Evie. We had so much fun! It was a gorgeous day, full sun, nice breeze, and not 90'!! Karissa had a blast, the beach is a giant sand box. Olivia slept almost the entire time but woke up for some pictures before we left. We had so much fun and hopefully we can go again soon!

2 Months

2010-06-28T12:08:00.006-04:00

Olivia is 2 months old already! I can't believe that it's been 2 months, it's gone so fast and yet it seems like she has been here forever. She is growing well and is weighing in at 10 lbs 14 oz and 23.5 inches long. She is a whole pound less than what Karissa was at 2 months! She's also going to be tall and skinny just like daddy! She is still wearing her newborn clothes, although she does where the 3 months summer stuff it's just a bit big yet. She is wearing size 1 diapers and newborn shoes. She is sleeping about 6 hours at night, some are better than others. She is staying awake more during the day. She is super happy, she smiles all the time and is starting to 'talk' too!! She is just too cute and is becoming lots of fun! Karissa is still in love with her. She is a great big sister! We are all totally in love!

Beautiful Girl

2010-06-08T13:13:00.003-04:00

My friend Sarah sent Olivia a head band that she made, so I of course had to take pictures. I think a few of them are really cute! I just love this little girl so much!

First Smiles

2010-06-08T13:08:00.001-04:00

Olivia has started to smile a little bit. Yesterday she was very smiley and I was able to get a couple of them on the camera. They aren't the best pictures but they are still cute to me!

Freedom

2010-06-08T13:00:00.002-04:00

So I have found my freedom...a double stroller!! My friend is letting my borrow one of her many double strollers and I am loving it! I now take the girls for a walk everyday and they are loving it too!

My Helper

2010-06-08T08:02:00.005-04:00

Karissa thought that she would help me wash my car. Little did I know that she would steal all the brushes and wash her bike and push toy. She also helped wash the car but only the parts that had been washed and rinsed already! She had tons of fun playing with the bubbles...guess that means I should wash my car more often!

The Pool

2010-06-08T07:45:00.004-04:00

My Bathing Beauties

her beach ball couldn't be wet!

May 27, 2010

I got Karissa's pool out for her seeing it had been so warm outside. Of course I filled it with the hose and figured I would let it warm up that afternoon. Well Karissa didn't want to let it warm up she jumped right in and loved it! Buddie also like it because it's a giant water dish! Olivia wasn't quite as thrilled with wearing we swim suit, oh well.

I Love My Bumbo

2010-06-07T19:01:00.005-04:00

Big Girl

Talking to big sister

Sitting like Olivia So maybe her head gets a little bit heavy!

She was happily sitting in her seat then I looked again and she was asleep, it was too hard of work to sit up!

May 28, 2010

The bumbo box says 3months and up....who says you need to wait that long? Olivia is in love with her bumbo already...yes she's 5 weeks old! What can I say she has wonderful head control like her big sister did. Karissa also likes to sit in the bumbo seat, I'm shocked she still fits. She calls it her potty...silly kid!

New Pictures

2010-06-07T18:54:00.003-04:00

Buddie and Olivia...4 weeks old

daring to sit in big sister's chair

Well I am finding less time to post pictures this time around...I wonder why??!! Olivia is doing great, Karissa is spunky as ever, and RJ and I are tired! I am totally loving being home all the time and I am not looking forward to going back to work in 4 more weeks. We have been enjoying being outside and getting some sun! Enjoy the new pictures of my little girl.

Sisters

2010-05-26T16:26:00.002-04:00

I'm not sure I even need to say anything about these pictures. Karissa loves her baby sister. She can't seem to get enough of her! Karissa and her "Livia".

One Month Old

2010-05-26T16:07:00.004-04:00

My pretty dress and way cute shoes!

My cool glasses

Olivia is one month old already. I'm not sure where the time has gone, definitely too fast that's for sure. She is doing really well. She is sleeping 4-6 hours at night and 3-4 hours during the day. I'm hoping that she starts sleeping through the night soon! She was 8 lbs 3 oz at her 2 week appointment so I'm sure she should be about 9 lbs by now. She doesn't seem to be growing as fast as Karissa did but that's okay. She really not doing much more than that yet, no smiles to report. She has amazing head control already so I'm sure she will be enjoying her bumbo seat very soon. Karissa is totally in love. She has just discovered that she can see over the crib if she stand on her stool, so that is what she has been doing all day. She wants to hold Olivia all the time and give her kisses too. She has adjusted really well and we haven't had any problems with her acting out, thankfully! So that is the latest on my girlies.

More Olivia

2010-05-13T14:30:00.003-04:00

This is my first teddy bear that my daddy bought me in the hospital!

My bracelet that mommy made me

My necklace from my Papa and Nana

My cute little piggies

More pictures of my sweet Olivia Nicole...I'm totally in love!

3 ponies

2010-05-13T14:27:00.002-04:00

Karissa was super excited when I put 3 ponies in her hair! Okay she may look a little bit silly but seriously I have waited years for this so yes she sported 3 ponies and I think that they were cute!

Big Helper

2010-05-13T14:22:00.003-04:00

Here's your binkie baby

I will dance for you!

Please stop screaming! (notice Karissa's baby playing in the bouncer!)

Karissa is learning to be a very big helper. Olivia had started to scream in her swing so I told Karissa to go give her her binkie. Well she tried very hard to get her to take it. Olivia was trying to tell her that wasn't what she wanted but Karissa tried none the less. She came to get me to say "baby crying" I guess that was my cue to fix her and make her stop!

First Bath

2010-05-13T14:17:00.003-04:00

May 4, 2010

Rubba Dubba Dub Olivia's in the tub! Olivia took her first bath and wasn't so sure that she liked it. She screamed for the first few minutes but then settled down and seemed to like getting her hair washed! The second bath went a little bit better with less screaming. She was very happy in her towel when she was done a little too happy seeing she peed all over!! I guess she doesn't like to be clean after all!

New Pictures

2010-05-13T14:10:00.003-04:00

Here are more pictures of my little girls. We are doing very well, busy but good. Olivia is a good baby although she likes to party at night sometimes. Karissa is doing very well with her little sister. It's like she's been here forever.

Photo Shoot

2010-04-30T16:59:00.005-04:00

Olivia Nicole

2010-04-30T16:34:00.006-04:00

Here are more pictures of our new little missy. So far things are going very well. Olivia eats about every 3 hours at night and sleeps really well in between. Karissa is totally in love with her baby. She wakes up in the morning and has to see the baby right away. She is giving kisses all the time and rubbing her head. RJ went back to work on Thursday and so far I'm doing just fine with the girls by myself. Life is good, and I'm totally in love!

She's Here!!

2010-04-26T12:33:00.003-04:00

First bath
Mama with her girls and Karissa meeting Olivia for the first time

Daddy and his girls...he's a proud daddy!!

Miss Olivia Nicole

Olivia Nicole was born April 25, 2010 at 3:05 pm. She weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz and 19.5 inches long. She has red hair like her daddy and big sister! The best part is she decided to come all on her own which was wonderful! We are all doing very well, Karissa thinks she's great (so far). She's a wonderful baby already...we are totally in love!

Butterflies

2010-04-14T13:38:00.006-04:00

She just loves the big pony! Three little girls sitting on the eggs

Mama Megan helping Karissa

Karissa and I went to see the butterflies at the gardens yesterday. She was thrilled with the "flies"! We also got to play outside because it was so nice. Megan is such a little mommy and had to hold Karissa's hand and fix her hat all the time! We had tons of fun once again!

38 Weeks and Still Waiting

2010-04-14T13:31:00.002-04:00

Well we've made it to week 38 and I'm still pregnant. I was hoping that I would have made some changes in the last week but no such luck. I'm fairly convinced that this little girl will have to be forced out just like the last one. I suppose that is just fine although I was kind of hoping to actually go into labor this time. I guess there is still time for that but I'm not overly optimistic. We are ready here on the home front. I got the rest of the baby "stuff" out last night which means Karissa has new toys to play with. She really thinks that the bouncer and swing are great fun! Hopefully that newness will wear off before baby comes! So we are still waiting.....anytime now would be fine!

I'm an Aunt Again!!

2010-04-14T13:27:00.003-04:00

Cameron Timothy Feyen was born Monday April 12, 2010! He was 8 lbs 6 ozs and 19.5 inches long! He is totally a Feyen boy and looks just like his big brothers. The big brothers are super excited about baby brother who is on his way home today. Congrats Kate and Tim, I just love him already!

The Nursery

2010-03-31T06:16:00.005-04:00

Baby girl's name will go above these dots, after she is named of course!

The nursery is as good as done!! I'm super excited about how it turned out, I love it! RJ did a wonderful job picking out the design and cutting/painting the dots (I stuck them to the walls). I didn't end up making bedding this time because I couldn't find any fabric that matched the paint colors so I bought it but I really like it. I think that it turned out super cute and can't wait to have a little lady to put in there, okay other than Karissa that absolutely loves it too!

Two Years Ago....

2010-03-25T15:45:00.004-04:00

Karissa at birth Karissa's 1 year old

Karissa's 2 years old!

You have grown and changed so much in the last year! We love you so much!

Karissa's 2!!

2010-03-25T11:33:00.003-04:00

Happy Birthday Karissa!!

You are 2 today, I can't believe it! You are such a beautiful girl that is full of personality! I luv you baby girl!

Love, Mommy

Karissa's New Toddler Bed

2010-03-10T20:34:00.002-05:00

Buddie had to try the new bed out too, he actually liked it!

Daddy I think you are too big for my toddler bed!

Karissa's toddler bed is finished!! Daddy worked very hard on building her new bed and I think it turned out amazing! Karissa thinks that it is super cool and really likes to play in it all the time. She has slept all night in it without any problems. Today was the first day that she just sat and played in it at nap time but she never got out. She likes to point out that the crib is baby's bed. On a side note, I got the nursery completely painted today! I love the color and can't wait to make new bedding next week so that it can be put all together. 7 weeks to go, yes that's 49 days from today...ahhhh!!

Snow Day

2010-02-25T19:36:00.003-05:00

Karissa and I went to a friends house to play in the snow. Karissa was definitely the pink snow bunny! She had fun walking up and down the long driveway pulling her sled. We had lots of fun even though we were cold before the kids!

New Pictures

2010-01-30T11:11:00.005-05:00

Taking Goergie shoppin to Meijers
Kisses for Georgie

Georgie needed to eat his banana for breakfast too

Stylish girl with all her pretties on and the hair bow around her neck

This is what happens when the office door is left open and Daddy is watching TV

it's like snow

Helping Daddy fix his drill

She had to go potty while in the tub so here we are on the potty with our towel on!

She has to sit with her feet up even when they don't reach all that well

Do you like my sprout??

The cutest laundry you will ever find!

Okay so I'm a bad mommy, I know I haven't put pictures on here forever!! So here are a bunch of new ones. Karissa is wonderful and she may be the cutest little girl I have ever seen! She now knows how to say her name which is really cute because it comes out as Kissa. She is so proud of herself too when she says it. Her favorite place to go is Meijers, yes I think Auntie Robin brain washed her. Every time we say we are going by by she says Meijers shoppin and then starts making her list of things that we need...Milk, cookies, bread, cheese and then of course toys!! Baby girl is doing well too, growing! She's an active little thing during the day and thankfully sleeps all night! We are starting to think about finishing the basement so that she can have her own room but I don't think that it will be done before she comes. So that is the latest and greatest on the Lintjer's. Enjoy all the new pictures of the little star of the show!

Merry Christmas / 21 Months

2009-12-26T11:18:00.003-05:00

Merry Christmas to everyone, yes I know I'm a day late. Karissa was a ton of fun this year. She opened her presents from Daddy and Mommy on Thursday morning. RJ put them under the tree while she ate breakfast and as soon as she was out of her chair she was opening them! She ripped right in, there was no paper sparing, although all the paper had to come off! Her favorites form us are her mega blocks table and her play tent, house as she calls it. Christmas eve we were off to Grandpa Bob's house were we had dinner and then opened presents. She was surveying the tree the entire time trying to get at all the gifts. She ripped open her presents there too. She loves her play kitchen, slippers, jammies, and blocks. The kitchen is totally awesome and way better than anything that I ever had as a kid. So we had a really good day and daddy had a good day with her yesterday as I was at work.

Karissa is now 21 months old! I can't believe were the time has gone. She is such a big kid now. She is repeating everything that we say and remembering what things are. She talks non stop, although most people don't believe me because she doesn't talk nearly as much when we are not at home and around other people. She is currently learning to go on the potty and has many days that she stays dry all day. She hasn't mastered or attempted to do her pewing on the potty but I'm sure that will come with time. She still wears 24 months- 2t clothes, size 7 shoes, and size 4 diapers. She still takes an afternoon nap for about 2 hours most days. She goes to bed around 9:30 pm and wakes up around 9 am. She is an absolute joy every day and it is so much fun to watch her discover and learn new things.

Baby Girl Lintjer

2009-12-22T11:01:00.003-05:00

Baby at 10 weeks, my little jelly bean! baby at 12 weeks not so jelly-bean like now!
21 weeks, she looks like a baby now

Feet

Top of the head and a hand

News...

2009-12-21T07:42:00.004-05:00

Well as most of you already know Karissa is going to be a big sister in April! We just found out Friday that we are having another girl! We are very excited to know what she is and that everything is in the right spot and looks good. Karissa doesn't understand that we are having a baby but she loves playing with her baby dolls so I think that she will adjust just fine to a new baby in the house. She is always very concerned about babies that we see that may be crying so I think that she will be a good little mommy. The next few months are going to go to fast seeing we have lots to do. We can't wait to meet our new little girl and see if she looks like Karissa or if she is totally different (RJ is hoping for a blond!). I just thought I would finally make the blog official and break the news.

Oh Christmas Tree....

2009-11-27T19:57:00.008-05:00

Starting the search

Auntie Robin's tree
My Tree...the before

Grandpa Bob's tree

Still searching for Auntie Michelle

All tuckered out after a big day of tree shopping Where's Karissa in the trailer full of trees??

The happy family

Looking through all the ornaments

hanging my snowman on the tree

Karissa and Buddie showing off the tree

The finished product

Being nice to the tree

We got our Christmas tree today!! A day that I have been looking forward to for weeks now! This is the first year that we actually cut our own trees down instead of buying one of the pre-cut trees. This was way more fun, Karissa had so much fun that she slept for about 2.5 hours afterwards! Grandpa Bob, Auntie Robin, Auntie Michelle, Alexis, Brittany, Kacey, and Daddy all went along. We had a trailer full of trees by the time we were done. Ours like normal is too big for the house but we are loving it anyways! Grandpa Bob's is just a short one measuring in at 15 feet tall!! The tree is decorated, and we are now ready for Christmas at the Lintjer's!!

Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-23T11:26:00.004-04:00

Thursday October 22, 2009

The Pumpkin before....

Trying to lift her pumpkin

Daddy showing her how to clean it out

Getting a closer look inside

Touching the 'guts'

Ewww...my hands are dirty!!

Sticking to the cleaner method...the spoon!

She finally reached in with her hands and got dirty!

The pumpkins after...

We carved two of our six pumpkins last night. Karissa thought it was pretty cool. She didn't like to touch the 'guts' with her hands so she had to use a spoon. She had lots of fun digging the stuff out and the putting it back into the pumpkin, and back and forth. We think that the pumpkins turned out really good, and Karissa really liked them glowing in the dark.

Meijer Gardens

2009-10-23T10:45:00.005-04:00

Wednesday October 21, 2009

My friend, Ann, from work invited Karissa and I to the Meijer gardens again. This time it wasn't 100' outside so we had a lot more fun. They had these huge pumpkins that Karissa thought were cool but she wouldn't smile for any of the pictures. She had a blast playing in the Children's Garden. We had a lot of fun and hopefully will be able to go again.

Robinette's Apple Haus

2009-10-23T10:13:00.005-04:00

Sunday October 18, 2009

What you won't do for a picture!

Daddy showing Karissa how to pick an apple

Having Fun!

Child labor...Daddy and Caleb filled her hood for strength training!

Loading up the stroller, literally!

Karissa by the big apple, no she wouldn't look at me for the picture.

Daddy, Mommy, and Karissa

Caleb, Colleen, and Karissa

Colleen and I decided to go to an orchard on Sunday. RJ and Caleb came along slightly willingly, although they both said that we could just buy some apples at Meijers next year! It was a bit chilly out but we still had a good time. We ended up waiting for about an hour for fresh doughnuts and cider (totally worth the wait!). The we watched them make fresh cider and we picked apples. I think that we came back with more and enough apples! It was a fun day and hopefully we can make it a yearly tradition!

First Haircut

2009-10-23T10:07:00.003-04:00

Sunday October 18, 2009

The before... The after...
The little hairs...

yes I finally did it...I cut the mullet! I have talked about cutting it for a while and I actually did and I'm glad I did. Karissa was starting to look like she was growing a rat tail and that wasn't the look we were going for so off it came. She sat nice a still while eating a fruit roll-up! Hopefully the rest will grow faster now, I waiting to put in piggy tails!!

My Kids

2009-10-13T15:03:00.003-04:00

Karissa and Buddie...what more do I have to say. They are two peas in a pod, the best of friends, where one is the other is sure to follow. Karissa loves her Buddie but she wasn't too sure that she wanted to share her bed with him!

Basket Rides

2009-10-13T14:54:00.003-04:00

Giving her baby a basket ride too.

I think every kid loves to be pushed/pulled in the laundry basket. Karissa got the laundry basket out of my closet one day and sat in it, well Daddy pushed her around the house and from then on she loved it. Karissa now goes into the closet on a nightly basses and pulls the basket out, brings it to Daddy and says pease (please). He pushes her around the house chasing after Buddie (poor dog) and Karissa just laughs and laughs! What fun with the simplest things.

Naughty Girl

2009-10-13T14:53:00.001-04:00

Karissa thought she would pull the cap off a marker and draw on her forehead. The marker said permanent, but it washed off!! I swear this kid is into everything!

Potty Time

2009-10-13T14:46:00.004-04:00

Gotta have your sippy and a good book on the potty.
A little privacy please

We have been putting Karissa on the potty a few times a day. The only person to have any luck is Grandma. Karissa has gone potty for Grandma at least 3 different times, which may not sound like a lot but to me it is! She really likes to sit on the big potty ( i like it too b/c she can't get off alone!). She sits on the potty and then tells mommy down (I have to sit on the floor) and then we proceed to read Rainbow Rob at least 5 times and then she is finished. At least she likes to practice!

Ready for winter

2009-10-13T14:43:00.001-04:00

I found Karissa a new snowsuit for winter. I of course had to try it on her and she was a willing participant. she thought she was hot stuff running around the house with her new suit on. Hopefully we don't need to use it quite yet!

18 Months

2009-10-13T14:22:00.002-04:00

Karissa is now 18 months old (okay actually 19 by now). She is such a big girls these days. We are in full blown toddler-hood!! i always say she is 1.5 going on 4 years old! She is now weighing in at 25 lbs and is 33.25 inches tall. She finally made it back on the chart for height!! People are shocked when they ask how old she is b/c she is so tall for her age. Karissa is talking up a storm. I can't even begin to make a list of all the words that she says. She has just started to go from calling me mama to mommy and from dada to daddy. It's to cute to hear her say that although at times she does over use it too!! ha ha! she is wearing 18 months clothes for the most part although she does have a lot of 24 months stuff for winter. She is in size 4 diapers (hopefully will soon be done with those!), and wears size 7 shoes! She still takes one nap a day in the afternoon and sleeps from 9-10 pm to 8-9 am. She has just recently given up her binkie, okay we took it away, and thankfully she hasn't missed it too much. She has been sleeping all night rather than waking up once a night screaming. We are glad that we stuck to it even though it was a few long nights of going to bed screaming and looking in her crib calling out for pass, pass. I had to walk out of the room at that moment b/c I was laughing so hard. So that is the latest and greatest on our little missy pants!!

Camping

2009-09-30T16:22:00.007-04:00

Boating Beauty

I love my pretties!

So I know that I am way overdue for a post, sorry. We went camping to Brower Park for Hot Boat weekend September 11-13. It was beautiful weather (the best in the last 3 years we hear!). We took our boat this time so that Karissa would have a little more room to play and a bed to sleep on. We had an amazing time. There were so many boats up there, it was crazy. We parked on the sandbar for a long time, Karissa got beads for just being so cute!! She does love her pretties! She didn't sleep well the first night, I think she was cold, but the second she slept very well. We had an awesome time and were pretty depressed when we packed all the camping stuff in the basement until next year. We can't wait until it's warm next spring!

Future Nurse?

2009-08-21T16:18:00.002-04:00

You loved looking at the scrub magazine the other night. Maybe you were picking out your favorites for a future job!

Camping

2009-08-21T15:46:00.005-04:00

Helping Daddy set up the tent
Putting a stake in all by herself

Daddy's big helper

Playing in the dirt...dress and all!

Sitting like a big girl with Aunt Colleen

I don't need my chair, I will sit right here all alone!

My life jacket fits better this year!

She LOVES to drive the boat!

No Daddy, you don't need to hold on, I've got this!!

Driving to boat all by herself, she actually did really well for not being able to see over the steering wheel

Driving with Uncle Caleb

We took Karissa camping for the first time last weekend. We went with Caleb and Colleen up to Brower park. It was beautiful weather all weekend. Karissa loved boating and playing in the dirt. She actually slept really well in her pack-n-play at night and took a 3 hour nap Saturday afternoon. We all had a really good time even though camping with a toddler is a bit more of a challenge. We can't wait to go again in a couple of weeks!

New Kicks

2009-07-25T23:09:00.003-04:00

Could she get any cuter??

So RJ and I love shoes!! We are now passing our love of shoes on to Karissa. We went to get RJ new insoles last night and walked out with a new pair of baby Etnies for Karissa. Everyone in the store thought she was just the cutest little girl, of course the shoes matched her pink dress perfectly. They even joked that she needed to come model them in the store on Saturdays. Good thing we got a girl, maybe, this could be bad too with all the shoes that she could have. At least we bought them big enough so she will be able to wear them for a while!