Brielle & John love having Dad home for the summer. On this particular day while Mom was at work, they constructed a cardboard car, made homemade bread, and decorated for the 4th of July.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Our first garden
Tim decided he wanted to build & plant a raised garden in our back yard. It was a great project for the kids to help out with. Even the neighbor kids joined in the fun.
Tim bought some tomato plants. He let Brielle & John pick out seeds and they chose: carrots, zuchinni, squash, and sweet peas.
Brielle's preK graduation
We went to Brielle's end of the year preK program, "A Rainbow of Learning", and graduation at the end of May. The kids did a great job singing several songs about colors, days of the week, and summertime.
She's holding the O for the song about the color orange.
Getting her certificate from her teacher, Mrs. Miller.
A final blessing song.
Frentress in May
This was a fun day we spent at Frentress- Brielle & John played a lot with my cousin Anna's kids: Lauren & Peyton. They did a lot of swimming and running around.
Peyton, John, Lauren & Brielle
When John rides his scooter around, he likes to lift up one leg to show us how long he can balance :)
A little to say about Ted- a good sleeper
Here's another photo of Ted at 2 1/2 months.
People ask how Ted compares to John & Brielle... let's talk about their sleeping habits.
Ted started sleeping through the night around 9 weeks old, this was just after when I went back to work :) -- perfect! Brielle slept through the night starting at 8 weeks, so they are pretty similar. John wasn't sleeping regularly through the night until he was about 7 months old!
Loving being a Big Sis
Brielle is a great big sister and a great helper with Baby Ted. She asks often to help out with taking care of him. She has helped give Ted a couple bottles... and she asks when he can have another bottle. Since he is breastfed, the bottles don't happen too often. But she's always ready to help :)
Josie & Brielle, photo by Emma
The girls were taking a bunch of photos the other day with our point & shoot camera. Here's a really cute one taken by Emma! :)
Kiddie Kayaks
Grandpa Ted bought 3 little kids kayaks in the early spring. Brielle & John were excited for the day when the weather was finally warm enough to try them out.
But then when it came time to hop in and paddle, Brielle & John were a little unsure of what to do and wanted some help. Tim said, "Should I show you how they work?"
"Yes!" they said.
So Tim gets in...
John gave him the paddle...
Hmmm... maybe he's a little bigger than a kid
Well it looks like they didn't need much help on what to do anyways--- quick learners! :)
McKenna & Brielle
Brielle has fun playing with and dressing up like her American Girl Doll, McKenna.
Getting ready on a Friday...
And later with matching hair styles :)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
What's going on with their fingers?
What's going on with their fingers?!
Leftover noodles from dinner!
Friday, June 1, 2012
zzzzzzzz
Little ones can sleep in the funniest positions :)
This little girl doesn't like to get under her covers at night! She likes to sleep on top with a blanket or 2. She says then she never has to make her bed.
Chillin' in the hammock
Ted's tiny movements- arms waving around and legs kicking actually caused the hammock to rock slightly... it was pretty cute. He relaxed here for about 20 minutes :)Monday, May 28, 2012
Friday scooter walk
Most Fridays I am home with our 3 kids. Here is how we spent our morning a few weeks ago:
Brielle & John received new Razor scooters at Easter. They love them! Several kids in the neighborhood have them too, and it has been a great way for the kids to have fun, be active, and improve their balance. Both Brielle & John have improved so much in the weeks that they have had the scooters.
John wanted to bring a backpack along- I think he insisted he needed some toys for our adventure :)
By this point, they were walking and I had the scooters! (Stay tuned for how I managed that)
Ted enjoyed our walk too
The stroller worked great for carrying the scooters, backpack, and other gear, as the weather warmed up and they took off their layers.
At the park
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