Fourth of July: Event One

We packed up Jack's "bike" and took it to church for the kiddie parade. He was in awe of the older kids ridding fast around the gym. This picture was taken before a HUGE meltdown. He was having major trike envy and it turned out he really wanted streamers on his bike like the other kids too. So . . .

Darren decorated Addy with streamers while I helped Jack with his. We didn't want Addy to have streamer envy either. (notice the cute festive clothes courtesy of Grandma Shirlene. Don't they look adorable?)

Jack was so excited to get started that he moved off the sidewalk to get in front of the other kids. However, the rough parking lot was no match for his wimpy bike.

Jack discovered that running and pushing the bike was much faster.
He chased after the older kids as fast as his little legs would carry him.

What he really wanted to ride was Brother Kie's scooter. It took all of his self-control to not climb on and ride off into the sunset. (It helped that his little friend pictured was really good at policing kids away from the scooter. )

Hopefully Ryan will join us at the Pulley's for swimming and fireworks.
Keep your finger's crossed.

Stats for the Grandmas

Adeline had her 4 month check-up on Wednesday.

Height: 26 inches (off the charts)
Weight: 15 lbs 8 ounces (81st percentile)

She survived her 3 shots and oral vaccine and is back to sleeping 10 hours at night.
She is smiling, cooing and tracking our every move.

My favorite thing is when someone looks at her and a beautiful smile creeps across her face. Her whole face lights up and makes my heart happy.

And as much as I fought the thumb, it really is wonderful that she can calm and soothe herself.

Weekend Visitors

Our friend W1 and his family hopped on by for a brief visit last weekend.

Jack and W1 had a lot of fun playing with trucks and lawn mowers and more trucks.

I love this picture of W1 because it shows the results of good, hard play in the backyard.

L1 and Adeline just sat around and snoozed. 2 days and 2 pounds apart at birth but L1 is swiftly catching up to Addy.

We're all a little tired

Jack has a new toddler bed. He slept well in the first week. Got into bed, looked at books and went to sleep. Nap time was a breeze too. See how peaceful he sleeps with ALL of his stuffed animals. (the only time he left his bed that first week was to round up all of his animals and bring them into bed with him.)

This is what happened this week.

I hear his door open and a little voice say, "Hi, Mommy."
This is what I saw when I looked up the stairs.


I go upstairs to see what is going on



and Jack runs to his bed as if to say, "I've been here all along. I have no idea how my room got to be such a mess."


20 minutes later and all is quiet. I sneak in to see what is happening and I find

Jack snuggled up with his Lamby chair. He finally gave out.


I return downstairs to find this.


This is her new favorite sleep position. And yes, that is her thumb in her mouth.

(I think I might love the thumb.)

"It's a mess."

Is what Jack said to me when I came upon this scene this morning. I put him on the counter to help with making his pancakes. When I returned from getting the phone, I found this and he looked at me and said, "It's a mess." So true my little

boy, so true. So I let him play some more and then I made a new batch of batter and we had pancakes.

Ignoring Housework

I don't really feel like cleaning so I will post some cute pictures of our week.

We have a lot of fun playing with Addy. She likes to stand and giggle. She even lets her brother "carry" her. This is my current favorite outfit. Thanks again, Willa.

This is my 2 year old going on 17 chatting it up on the phone.

While I was cooking dinner, Jack brought his Cookie Monster into the dining room, set him in the chair and lined up cookies for him to eat. He even did the Cookie Monster sound effects.

I cleaned Ryan's closet on Saturday and Jack found Ryan's cowboy boots. Jack LOVED them. If I could only find a way to attach Ryan's belt buckle to Jack's pants, the look would be complete.

Wish I was there

Last June we were here in Kiawah Island, SC. Wish we were there this week too.
We could walk to the beach, the pool, the marshlands.
This is my type of vacation. I even finished a book that I read while Jack napped and everyone else swam. I was just scrapbooking some of these pictures and I had to share.
Anyone else up for a vacation?