I love to swing

"Daddy knows I love to swing BIG!!!" "WHEEEEE!!!!!!!!"

Girl X 5

The 5 girls born into our accountability group in the last year were all at the party mentioned in the previous post. We took a chance to get some pictures of them together. Trying to get 5 babies looking in the same direction was quite a challenge, but I think these two came out well. From left to right: Miss Boerger (10 months), Miss Alexander (4 months), Miss Pennington (2 months), Miss DeHart (3 months), our girl (3 months).









The day before the party I bravely offered to keep Miss DeHart for the day. Her regular babysitter had family in town so she spent the day with us! It was quite an adventure having the boy and two infant girls only a week apart. Miss DeHart was born 6 days after our little one...but you wouldn't know it by her height!!! She towers over our girl! I admire those with twins - I was so busy I didn't get any pictures until after her parents came to get her. We ended up spending the evening together so the two moms had to have a photo shoot!

Another Little Gym birthday party

We had the fun of another birthday party at The Little Gym a couple of weeks ago. The boy ventured out even more and enjoyed a lot more of the activities. His favorite part continues to be the bubbles - and this time he tried to eat them or pop them one by one. The guy blowing the bubbles got such a kick out of his pure delight! He also enjoyed the balance beam, the rolling ball, and even the trampoline.

Giving kisses

Can you believe it? The boy is showing his sister some love! This is the first time he's really given her a kiss. We were just too excited! There are many more pictures from our fun weekend, but they'll have to come at another time...this one just had to be shared now. The girl is quite fond of her brother. She has been quite intrigued with him as he dances, sings, and runs around, but she giggled at him for the first time last night. I'm sure he'll soon learn that he has a captive audience and she'll learn just how silly he can be.




I thought I should put this picture on the blog as well - another sight people may not believe without proof: my daughter in a bonnet! Knowing I'm not a froo-froo person, we didn't get too many prissy outfits (much to Mimi's dismay). I will admit she looked down-right adorable in this though. She's almost too big for it, but I had to make sure we wore it at least once. She didn't seem too bothered, and the bonnet stayed on the entire time we were at church!

Bloggin' kind of day

I've been a bloggin' nut today. I finally took time to blog about a few things, but as I looked through pictures and took more today there were just so many to share! Beware...there are A LOT of new posts today so keep scrolling...(amazingly I also took the kids to the park, unloaded/reloaded the dishwasher, did two loads of laundry, gathered the trash & recycling, and did the bills today as well - it's been one positively productive day!)

A night caught on film

Tonight was a picture night at home, and I wanted to share them with you. Here are more pictures of the girl enjoying sitting up. She's makes the best faces!








Here is the boy's favorite funny face and showing off his "lovie" - bunny!








Then there was bath time. It's been moved to our nightly ritual since the boy is playing so hard these days. We bathe him, and then he plays while the girls gets clean. He spends most of his time moving letters around and telling you what they are. Can't you hear him squeal with delight as water pours over his head? And this is an "n"!

Creating a monster?

I fear I am creating a monster...a mini-version of myself. I found the boy lining up his magnetic letters a few weeks ago...followed by lining up his books on the ottoman. He worked meticulously to make sure they were all even.

Heaven help us if he is as much of a perfectionist as I am - I'm not sure we can handle two in the same house!!!

Lovin' sittin' up

This is definitely her preferred position...guess it's time to invest in a Bumbo seat since manipulating the Boppy isn't the most stable thing and she isn't strong enough to keep from toppling over!

Outside fun

Thanks to our neighbors, we have two great outdoor toys. The boy LOVES to be outside. He tries to follow the dog out there, and often cries when it is time to come inside. We had a great time playing Monday morning while the girl slept. It hasn't gotten too hot yet so outdoor play is still enjoyable. I caught some great pictures of the fun. He spent the first minutes walking around the deck singing and then ventured out into the backyard. It is such a joy to watch him enjoying God's creation - like any good boy, he found a stick to play with! I also find myself doing double-takes as he continue to be less and less of a baby. He is gaining confidence to venture out on his own, and his imagination is expanding too. Again, this is the best job.