Memorial Day Fun

We had a fantastic memorial day party today. Shawn and I were saying that we can't believe it's our house. The pool feels like a big endless money pit sometimes but it's so awesome that we can have all our friends over. Everyone kept losing their babies because there were so many people and everyone was holding someone else's kid. We are so thankful to the Lord that he blessed us with our perfect house and the pool was just a bonus. 

In the back of this one Harrison is mid-air

 Cody is half way in the pool and all the mommas are down at the end.

 Me and MaeMae with a rare pool smile

 Mae and daddy. (check out the rock in maes hand)

 Gigi giving Ben a drink of water

 Ben wasn't really down for smiling at the time

 Jude and Heather

First Pool Party

These first 2 pictures are of our vegetable garden! This one is of our corn sprouts only a week after we planted them!

 This is zuchinni! I'm so excited for these to ripen

 Click on this pic so you can see Ben's stink face enlarged! I LOVE this!

 Mae's constant "gimme that" whine face

 Allen and Jake playing

 Blowing up the pool float

 Putting on his sunscreen

 Jake's pool float fort

 Gigi and Mae

 Perfect picture!

 Jude was absolutely fearless and loved the water. He was the only one who didn't realize how flipping cold the pool was.

I can't wait for a ton more of these fun afternoons! We are so thankful to have a pool and to have a home that we can entertain in.

15 months!

Mae was conceived almost exactly 2 years ago. I can't believe she's been in existence that long!

We are officially moved into our new house and we love it.

"The Great Organizer" at work

 Under construction

 Shawn and I have done a lot of yard work and Mae has eaten a lot of dirt while "helping" outside. She has been super cranky and whiny since we moved but I think she's just having a hard time adjusting. Every day she is usually a little better.

 Her response to me saying "No, you  can't eat dirt!"

She's got 9 teeth. (I think) Her back upper molars came in last week resulting in a fever and a pitiful day spent on the couch. I love these pictures.

She fell asleep being rocked and she never does that anymore.

Now onto some stats

20.8 pounds ---15%
31 inches--- 63%
47 cm noggin--- 78%

So she's a skinny, tall , big headed toddler. That's my girl!

She can say mama, dada, deedee (supposed to be gigi), poppy, puppy, ball, hat, jojo, baby, nose, NO, please,  ice, up (bup), bath and that's all I can think of right now.

If you ask where her nose or ears are she will point to them.

Whenever she hears itsy bitsy spider she puts her fingers together and does the spider part.

She just started coming up to our knees and saying tikka tikka and tries to tickle us.

She's started to dance a little more. She still LOVES to be chased.

She can do the signs for more and eat.

She is SO picky. Her favorite foods are yogurt, cheese, bananas, peanut butter, eggs, cheetos (don't judge me!) and any other kind of fruit. Oh and chocolate!!

We are so blessed to have such a healthy, fun daughter. We always pray that she will learn to love Jesus and   that she will want to be just like Him as she gets older.

I think that's all for now.

Aunt Megan's Visit

It's not a complete "aunt megan" visit without at least one game of pretty pretty princess.

 "Don't touch the black ring!!!"

 "Mom, you're crazy"

 Before Church. Meg had to hold Mae's paci to get her to smile.

 This picture totally captures this day at the park. Mae ran nonstop from thing to thing. She was so hyper.

 Riding the train

 This is Mae's belated easter present. "Poppy" got her a chocolate bunny. 

 "Don't you dare take this from me, Mom! It's mine!"

 How come Mae got a chocolate bunny and not me!?