Monday, July 5, 2010

Fourth of July Fun


On the playground at Van Saun park on the last day of June - a beautiful 80 degree day.
We also went to the zoo and saw monkeys, anteaters, and bison.



Fun in the scorching sun on Fourth of July



No Fourth of July would be complete without watermelon



and fireworks!  We watched them on the golf course again this year, and the girls loved their glow sticks and playing with the other kids.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Hello summer!




Splashing with the neighborhood kids


Caroline keeps herself hydrated in the heat



mmm, icepops!





at the park with Max






Hangin' in the backyard

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

"I wa go outsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!"

Along with "Annabel blow bubbles", "where's Mete?" (Pete, the boy across the street), and "no whining, baby!", Annabel says "I wa go outside" many times a day.  Daddy built the girls a new play area on the side of the house where they can play in the shade and away from incoming golf balls.  Mommy mostly built the new house, and Mete had already given us another one. We're still working on Sophie proofiing it, but it's already proven to be a popular area to eat sand and play with the neighbors.  Now, bring on the sun!


Monday, May 31, 2010

Happy Memorial Day!


Remembering those who served our country to preserve our freedom.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Now I know there's a reason...

that the manufacturer includes age and weight limits on baby gear. When your 33 pound, 27 month old toddler wants to sit in her sister's bath ring, I should consider consulting the sticker that displays the 26 pound weight limit and 16 month age limit before helping her get in.

She, of course, got "thuck". After a lot of attempts to get Annabel out with bending and pulling and analyzing angles and thigh size, the Daddy Rescue Squad had to be employed. Using a bath towel to shield us from the flying plastic bits, a book on counting strawberries and fingers and ducks as a buffer between the indestructible plastic and my sweet baby's body, and a small electric tool that served as a circular saw, Daddy cut Annabel out of her chair. She didn't cry (or tinkle) once during the 45 minute ordeal.

She's reenacted the event several times this morning, including placing the buffer book on her back and telling the story of being stuck. She didn't sing the song we sang during her rescue of "Annabel is stuck, stuck, stuck, stuck in the tub, tub, tub, tub." I guess Mommy has a ways to go before she can seek employment as a children's song writer.

Mommy's really glad she didn't pull this stunt while Daddy was at work since she would have likely had to call the real Rescue Squad. Do you think they'd start charging after two dumb, preventable incidents within a year?



Here are other cute pictures from the last few weeks.

First time feeding herself yogurt.

 



Cooking in the kitchen


Chillaxing with Sophie

 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Messing around


Look how high Caroline goes!  And Annabel helps push too.