Too HOT!

 Hatching the plan...I love the way Blake is watching him.

 He yelled, "Go, Go, Go"

 My turn...

 Blake is still enjoying the show.

 Love that girl!

 Having so much fun just watching her brother.

 He went and got more cars so they could "Race".

 Love that boy!

Big girl practicing sitting up.  She doesn't want to lay down at all!

Since it is too hot to go outside and play when we get home, Cole decided to get creative tonight.  He did the ramp and car/human "slide" on his own, however when I left the room to get the camera...he added Blake to his project.  She was in her Bumbo when I went to get the camera, but she was not sitting at the end of the cushion...I think she had some help getting there by her big brother.

Rain Dance

All kids twirl around the living room with an umbrella, while eating a corn dog, as mommy sings, "Singing in the Rain"  right???

Cutest Kitty Ever!

Bathtub Fun!

Both of my kids love baths - so much so that Cole asks to take a shower or bath - sometimes in the middle of the day.  Dan was giving Miss B a bath and she got out of control, splashing water everywhere.  He decided to "protect" himself with a dish towel, that is how badly she was splashing.  Look how wet the towel was...she is crazy in the water!

Solid Solids!

My mom and I spent one weekend making Blake's veggies - sweet potatoes, acorn squash, butternut squash, green beans, peas, and carrots.

 Sweet Potatoes cooking.

 Acorn Squash

 Freezing

All of the veggies after I let them freeze overnight.

I made her avocado one night after the kids went to bed.

Yes, I know it looks gross...but it is pretty yummy!



My mom and I spent the next weekend making her fruits - apples, nectarines, plums, plumcots, peaches, white flesh peaches, and pears.

All of the fruits after freezing overnight.

So far she has eaten (and loved) butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and avocado.  This week we are trying green beans...I am not liking our chances with that one :)

Our garage refrigerator full of foods for the next three months!

The Star Of The Show!!!

Cole somehow figures out to get in on our photo shoots whether he was invited or not (unless I want him to be in the picture and then it is a total two year old meltdown).  Today he found an old pacifier, I have no idea where because B has not used one in months (and he never has used one), and climbed in her crib to pretend he was a "BeBe". 

FIVE Months And Counting!!!

Our sweet Blake is 5 months old.  She might be the best baby ever...yes I know I am a bit bias, but she is really a sweet, very happy little girl.  I am sure she will pay us back in her teenage years!  Every once in a while her eyes look kind of bluish...but more and more they look green (maybe she will have green eyes like her mama).  She is still in 9 month clothes, but about to move into her 12 month clothes this week sometime.  She is still sleeping from 7pm to 5am (about 6/7 nights a week)...so I can't complain at all.  As long as she finds her thumb, she will soothe herself back to sleep in a few minutes.  She rolls to her tummy in the middle of the night and then "forgets" how to roll back over sometimes and gets frustrated.

Blake likes to:
Smile and giggle out loud constantly, talk and sing all of the time (she has a deeper "voice" so it is pretty funny),  roll all around the room and stick her little butt in the air like she is trying to crawl, eat cereal, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes so far, play with her toys, "drink" from her sippy cup, chew on everything including our fingers, jump in her jumpy and play in her saucer, watch her brother do everything, and always look to find her Mommy (she doesn't cry when other people hold her, she just looks to make sure I am in the room).

And she still loves BIG BOWS and now even FLUFFY FEATHERS!

My Son...The Hoarder

Our night time routine goes like this:

I put Blake in her bed and turn on her animal mobile, which she loves, and then Cole and I go into his bedroom to read 2-3 books together sitting on his bottom trundle or in his beanbag.  I then put him in bed, but leave the light on, so he can read some more.  I go feed Blake her bottle and put her to bed.  Finally, I go back into Cole's room, shut the light off and cover him with his blankets for the night.  He is VERY into taking things to bed with him right now...it doesn't cause any problems, so I let him.  Tonight was a bit extreme...he wanted to take 2 dogs, 2 books, Woody, Buzz, a dinosaur, and wear his shoes.  So guess what...he did.  I ran downstairs to get my camera (which I NEVER put away these days so Daddy can see the kids during the week) and took a picture.  Love my little hoarder.

HAPPY GRANDPARENT'S DAY...behind the scenes!

I made the kids a couple of shirts and then woke Dan up to help me take some pictures.  We got a few cute ones, but I had to post some of the other ones too.  I hope their GRANDPARENTS appreciate the effort :)

AND THAT'S A WRAP :)