Kids Fair

One of the churches in our town put on a kids fair this past week. It was the best family activity! Different people had boothes or brought their animals for the kids to see. The great thing about it all was that it was completely free! The kids would go to the boothes and get tickets for coming, then they collected all their tickets and turned them in for my prizes at the end.

Sarah and Emma had the time of their lives, and Andrew was a great sport through it all. The girls got to see a ton of different farm animals, ride a horse, and hold the furriest little bunnies! We went to the horse booth over and over so that Sarah could ride "Rojo." They got to jump on a blow up toy, and go down the giant slide at least 20 times.

Too bad the kids fair doesn't last all summer!

Born to Ride

A couple weeks ago, Sarah and I discovered that Andrew likes to play a little game. This video shows it well:

Now, Sarah always asks me to do this... in the morning, during the day, and especially before bedtime. She loves to see Drew smiling and happy, and so do I. There is just something about seeing complete joy in your baby's face and knowing that you're the one making them happy. It doesn't hurt either that Drew is such a happy little guy anyway.

Finger Paint

Last week, I let the girls finger paint a little bit. Sarah has done it before and completely enjoys herself every time. We usually do this activity while Emma naps, but this time I had Emma join in. I was so surprised that the second I laid everything out, she knew exactly what to do! Dip the hands in, paint a little, dip the hands in again... it was so fun to watch her that even when things got messy I just kept snapping pictures!

Okay... get a little more paint

I'll just try it on my legs this time

A little bit more...

What Mom? Don't I look pretty?

VERY Different!

After taking Andrew's three-month pictures, I got thinking about Sarah and Emma's pictures and I wanted to compare them. Boy oh boy, do they all have their own unique look!

Three Months and Growing

Our Mr. Drew is three months old today. It's hard to believe that our little guy is growing up and becoming more of a baby than a newborn. Everyone in the house absolutely adores him - he is such a welcome addition.

Some fun facts about Drew:

• He loves his diaper or clothes changed! He will smile and sometimes even giggle with a little sparkle in his eye. It is such a delight.
• He started rolling over from his back to his tummy, but then gets really upset once he finds himself eating carpet!
• He sleeps 8-10 hours at night - yeah for mommy!
• He likes to suck his thumb just like Emma, but only uses the left thumb.
• He prefers a sitting up position to discover his world, but still enjoys laying under ceiling fans too.

Here are a few more pictures from our 3-month photo shoot

Summer Lovin'

We're all trying to enjoy the hot hot summer around here by doing some fun things. Of course with having sick kids on and off for the past two weeks, we're trying hard to get out all that we can. We like summer storytime at our library, home-made activities and crafts, family trips to the park, and backyard swimming.

Sarah was really sad to have Dennis go to work one morning, so he promised her a park outing after dinner. She talked about it ALL day... "After we eat lunch, we take a nap, after we eat dinner, we go the the PARK!"

Emma in the Peek-A-Boo tunnel

Sarah - "I see you too!"

Sitting poolside with our friend Addicus (he and Emma are only a few weeks apart in age)

Our little fishies

Green Thumbs?

It seems like we have yard work to do all the time here! Whoever lived in our house before us must have really enjoyed gardening, because there are flower beds everywhere with different plants and bushes in each one. We spend a lot of time (unsuccessfully) weeding and just trying to make it all look decent. A couple weeks ago, the girls were in the mood to help out a little...

I love how Sarah completely models what she sees

Seriously... could this be cuter?

Watching and learning