A Girl And Her Bath

Um...Have you ever seen a cuter booty in all of your life?

I tried to get a picture of both kids in their pj's...this was the best I could do. Lily is seriously a wiggle worm these days!

Lily Kate is in love with all things that have to do with water...especially her bath...especially when Cole is in there with her! Oh my word! Talk about fun times at our house! Those two crack me up when they are playing together in the tub these days. It is always a race to see who can get in the tub first - Cole always wins because dressing and undressing Lily is like wrestling a wet pig! Then they play with the bath toys and splash around forever. She is learning how to splash him and when she gets him it sends her into a fir of the cutest giggles you have ever heard! I always get her out first so Cole can play longer (and, of course, I would never leave her in there alone) and as soon as she is dressed...seriously, the second her clothes are on, she takes off for the bathroom to see Cole once again. She does love to check herself out in the mirror as well. It is so much fun to be apart of their lives...and what a fun and entertaining way to end the day!

Future Fly Fisherman

Ever since Cole was a baby, before he could even walk, he loved looking at all of Rhonald's fly fishing gear. That interest has not changed a bit. He loves to tie flies with his daddy, help Rhonald pack his fishing bags, read books and magazines about fly fishing. He even loves to watch it on TV. Rhonald has never pushed it on Cole but I know he loves the fact that Cole is so interested in it. For Father's Day Lily Kate and Cole bought Rhonald a bunch of new fishing gear and Cole was beside himself. He loved being at the fly shop with me and hanging out with all of the guys. In fact, as he was helping one guy pick out some new flies for Rhonald he said, "When I get big like you guys I am going to work here and drive a cool car." Oh Cole, you are precious!

Blueberries Anyone?

Happy Father's Day 2011

Happy Father's Day to the world's very best daddy! We love you more than you will ever know!

Splish, Splash!

Lily Kate and her buddy, Ethan, keeping an eye on their big brothers (yes, we have the same stroller)
Cole and Jackson

Ben and Cole taking a break

Holiday and Cole (Cole thinks Holiday is so super cool because she is 4)

Ben and Cole

First let me say that the new splash park is AWESOME (we have been about 3 times already and love it) but it is the hardest place to take pictures. There are kids running everywhere!!! What a difference a year makes! Last year Cole would have run the other way when he saw this place and this year he is all about it. We have not done anything outside in the past 2 weeks that isn't water related...it is too hot! This is a great place to stop by and cool off and have a bunch of fun with friends. I love the idea of it and Cole loves that he can have some freedom to run around and get wet without floaties and his mama watching every move he makes. On this particular day we met a group of friends which made it even more fun than usual! I look forward to many more hot summer days spent at the splash park ... and I really can't wait until next summer when Lily Kate is running around with the rest of the kids!

Happy Boy

"Blue jeans and trucks

Scrapes on his knees,

Running in the dirt

Being a tease.

Making a face

Build and destroy

There is nothing like

just being a boy!"

Lily Kate at 8 Months

Lily Kate turned 8 months old yesterday! I spent the entire day looking at her and thinking...how is this even possible? Lily is still the happiest and sweetest baby ever! We have been very blessed by her personality and how easy going she is. She still loves people but is starting to get a little (very little) upset when mommy leaves her with someone new. Lily Kate is IN TO EVERYTHING! I wish I had more pictures of her silly actions but she is so fast I hardly have time to chase her let alone get her picture. She army crawls as fast as can be and she recently has started pulling up on things...mainly us but on furniture as well. I love this stage and hate it as well because I look around and see all of the things she could bonk herself on. Lily had her first trip to the pool this past week and LOVED it! She was in the water for 2 hours and had a blast. She would kick her legs and splash her hands and laugh so much. It was the cutest thing ever! She continues to be a great sleeper and, as you can see, a great eater. I would say her favorite food right now is anything that involves fruit. She is, or would like to be, on a veggie strike right now so we have to creative in how she gets those. I have been trying to make more veggie/fruit combos and that seems to work-for now. She has started snacking on Puffs and Cheerios. She might get one of every 10 in her mouth but when she does she is thrilled! You can tell she thinks she is so big when she pops one of those in her mouth. We did end up starting her back on her Prevacid this month. She began spitting up and fussing at bedtime again. Poor girl - but the medicine is helping so we are thankful for that. Oh! Lily seems to be starting to try to wave and clap her hands. She cannot do it yet but when we clap in front of her she holds her hands and shakes them like she is trying to copy us. It is adorable and, in my opinion, brag worthy :). She is just so sweet and so darn cute...you cannot help but smile whenever you look at her. We are so very excited to see her learning so many new things but I wish she would slow down just a little bit.