Monthly Archives: July 2011

Before dinner tonight, the kids did some backyard lounging. I couldn’t help but grab my camera. Love them!

Haley is eleven months old! She has certainly changed a lot in the past month. She is mobile, and also fearless, goofy, and outspoken. We weighed her at JT’s three year checkup, and she hasn’t cracked the fifteen pound mark quite yet. Our little peanut is, however, eating lots of food. She ate one quarter of my grilledContinue reading “Eleven Months Old”

Here we go again. 

JT had his three-year-old dentist check-up this week. He did an outstanding job! He let them inspect, brush, floss, polish, scrape, and flouride paste his teeth without complaint. He loved being in charge of the suction device and enjoyed watching Tom & Jerry on the TV above his head. 🙂 I realized while we wereContinue reading “At the Dentist”

JT had a fabulous birthday. We kicked off his birthday a little early by giving him his new bike and helmet the Monday before so he could enjoy it with Jim before the work week began. We took the pedals off so he could ride it like a scoot bike until he gets used toContinue reading “Party On!”

Since Haley started crawling, things have really changed around our house. (Translation: every two seconds, I am checking on someone.) Haley is constantly on the move, and JT has forgotten she is a baby. Most of the time, this works out okay. Haley thinks JT is sooooo funny, and she puts up with a lot.Continue reading “Brotherly Love”

Has any of the following happened to you? 1. Your child wants to self-feed but doesn’t have the ability to eat a lot of different foods yet.2. You are out somewhere and your baby needs to eat. And you didn’t pack a bib, a bowl, a spoon, a high chair, wipes, and – that’s rightContinue reading “Plum Easy”

We had such a great time at our first Banks Lake trip of the summer. When we arrived, JT asked, “Where are Preston, Madi, and Ali?” We assured him they would be there for our second trip in August. 🙂 For now, he was busy with his friends Asher, Gracelyn, Abby, and Tyson, along withContinue reading “Banks Lake – First Trip”

We had a marvelous time hanging out at the Hagermans’ lake cabin last weekend. JT thinks Eli is so cool (and he is). We brought our boat and the trainer ski, and look what happened next… Eli, age 4 Skiing in open water! Not to be outdone, Sadie, age 3Sadie snuggles with her Papa laterContinue reading “Skiing, 5-and-under style”

With the weather improving the kids are having fun outside together, which I love. Haley thought sitting in the grass was weird until she got used to it, but she didn’t want to crawl anywhere. She’s been sitting on blankets her whole life but finally the grass is dry enough to sit in without one!Continue reading “Outdoor Play”