6.10.2011

water lovers


Our city has fabulous Rec Centers with great pools. Luckily we live right down the street from one.

We ventured over there for the first time the other day to meet up with some friends. The kids loved playing and splashing in the water. And I had a great time visiting and soaking up the sun as I tried to keep my independent 2 year old from following the older kids farther into the water.


Sydney loved it!! It's a zero-depth pool, so we were able to sit at the edge and she could play in it all so wanted.

By the time we got home from our 2 minute drive, she was OUT!!

Let's just say she slept from 6pm-6am that night (which is so unlike her)

But I wasn't complaining.

5.22.2011

Father and Son's Campout


Steve and Jack went to the Father and Son's campout on Friday night. Steve has been looking forward to this ever since Jack was born.
Jack was so excited about going and was talking about it all week! He kept telling me about how they were going to sleep outside and be under the stars.

Of course he had to bring his ball and glove! There was no way he was going to leave home without it. Steve said he spent most of the time playing baseball and throwing rocks into the lake by their campsite.

All ready to go...



We packed the car and I sent them on their way with huge smiles on their faces.
They had a great time and made it home safely.
And luckily Jack did really well.

They can't wait for next year.

Swim lessons


Jack's been taking swim lessons the last month
and he's loved every minute of it!!


We can't wait to spend the summer at the pool.

5.04.2011

9 months...


Time just keeps flying by.
It's hard to believe that in 3 short months our baby girl will be 1!!
Is that really possible?!


Her stats are 9 months:

Length: 28 inches (57%)
Weight: 16 lbs 3 oz (9%)

She's still pretty long and lean. And as adorable as ever!


She's such a happy, good natured baby. All you have to do is look at her and you'll get a huge gummy smile in return. She's so content doing pretty much whatever. She loves food and will pretty much eat anything we put in front of her. Her sleep patterns are all over the place. Some nights she'll sleep really well, waking up once or not at all (which doesn't happen too often anymore) and other times she's up multiple times, but will magically fall right to sleep if she is able to cuddle with me in our bed. I think she's working on a few teeth, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that once she gets those top teeth in she'll start sleeping through the night again.

She's learning new things everyday!
Over the last two months, her two bottom teeth broke through and now she's working on two of her top teeth. And through it all, she just keeps smiling.


She's crawling all over the place!!
She loves to follow Jack around and be where ever he is. She does love him and thinks he's the funniest person around! One of her favorite things to do is to pull herself up and stand. She does it everywhere! She recently discovered my tupperware drawer and it was a huge hit!


Sydney also loves bath time.
She immediately gets super excited and starts to kick her legs once she hears the bath water running. Her hair is pretty curly and sometimes has a mind of it's own. While it can be crazy at times, I'm hoping it will stay curly. But that means I'll have to learn how to do little girls hair and I'm a little nervous about that part.


We're so grateful to have this sweet girl in our family!!
And I can't wait to see what the next 3 months have in store for all of us.


Easter


The kids were excited to find their baskets full of goodies on Easter morning.



Sydney went straight for the eggs.
And let's be honest, she would have been just as happy with a basket full of empty eggs.


Dressed and ready for church.


We went down to Steve's sister's house where we were able to celebrate Easter, as well as her son's 3rd birthday.
Jack LOVES going down there to see his aunt and uncle and his cousins.


I'm glad we were able to spend the day with some of our family.

And I'm so grateful for the real reason we celebrate Easter,
for the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. And for all that is made possible through him.

Dying Eggs


Saturday night we dyed eggs.
It was the first time we had done it with Jack and he loved it!




Sydney was happy to sit in her chair and watch. As she always is.