familyofjoys: August 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

Playing, Picnics, and Crafts...That's Right!

This picnic table is upside down about as much as it is upright! It makes a great boat, store (they line things on the upside down benches, bed and so much more. Who knew?

Enjoying a picnic at the playground.

Monkey girl Roo on the rope wall- her favorite!

Friendly, agh!!!!

Monkey girls!

The wagon, a favorite way to get around.

sleepy 3 year old.

At another playground, this one is cool: ships and a fort!

Big girl trying on her winter clothing: the 4T she is wearing here isn't going to make it through the entire winter. She's growing so fast!

I keep snapping pictures of her sleeping, I can't help myself.

Wearing nothing but underwear...And a baby doll.
That's how it IS in our house. The minute the girls come home from anywhere they strip down to their undies. And yes, you're seeing that right: Friendly wears underwear now! Since about April I have had an impossible time keeping a diaper on that girl, if I didn't have her snapped and tucked and then some she would strip to nothing in 5 seconds flat. In late June we gave up. We went out one random Sunday afternoon and she picked out her own underwear. For about a week we dealt with constant accidents and then CLICK! She hasn't looked back. For the past couple of weeks she's been dry day and night...Accidents have become a rare thing. It feels so strange to have a diaper-free house hold... We'll enjoy it while it lasts.

babies is a favorite thing to play!

I made Roo a "pouch sling" out of scrap fabric this morning and She has been loving wearing her baby around. But it's still fun to push the stroller too. :0D

such a pretty girl.

And this I had to add because she looks so much like me...or an expression I make a lot. ha! Needles to say, she's not a fan of pictures and she didn't want hers taken here.

Playing in the basement storage area steps at our apartment complex. The dirtier and weirder the play space the better...They were pretending it was a cage...and then a cave...

Taking their naps (they were animals)

It is so fun to see all the game and ideas they have for play... Loving watching them grow.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Snapshots of Summer Part TWO!

The girls have grown so much this summer! It's hard to wrap my brain around what little kids they are becoming. They are becoming such little buddies (don't get me wrong, they can certainly fight some nasty battles...) and it's incredible to watch! It's so fun to watch the phases come and go each day...Some days it's all about playing babies, others it's all about Mr. Potato Head or their toy kitchen, or dress up...It's fun to see what they'll decide to do that day.

Paging Dr. Friendly...Paging Dr. Friendly

Being puppies...They took apart my salad spinner and each had "a bowl" and filled it with Mr. Potato Head pieces for food. They happily played this until Mr. Potato head pieces because finger paints and they were "painting" the walls (completely make-believe)

Uncle Shane is only about an hour and a half away and has come to visit us a few times this summer...It's been so fun to spend time with him and the girls are definitely fans of their uncle.

And evening at the icecream shop...rocking out

watching the world go by from our patio.

out of order...But Friendly enjoying her first (I think) ice cream cone.

Pretty Roo..>Sorry it's crooked

Friendly loooves to snuggle my belly and squish her baby sibling. Newby isn't always a fan and squirms (in what I imagine is) in protest.

Chocolate Birthday Girl snuggling with Mama

Friendly on August 7th celebrating her Birthday a day early...She got Maaaarkersss.

More pictures of her Birthday to come soon! I FINALLY found the cord to the camera it's been lost all summer!

They insisted that these are their PARTY HATS...erm coffee filters have multiple uses!

Daddy and Roo.

The sand pit is their fave.

She's just so precious all the time, but especially when she's asleep. I can't stop watching her when she's asleep. She's growing so fast.

Friendly's 2nd Birthday pics to come soon! And this week is THE FAIR!!! While we're not just around the corner since our move last February, we're close enough and plan on going and enjoying ourselves a couple days this week! :0)

Snap Shots of Summer Part One!

This summer has been incredibly busy! Well...Busy mixed with a lot of sickness for this Mama, it has lingered much longer and more tenaciously than I remember it doing with Friendly. I gotta say, so not a fan!

I'm officially 20 weeks pregnant with "Newby", half way there, hard to believe!! Baby is growing wonderfully, heart rate has been in the 120's at appointments. Baby is active and wakes up and starts moving whenever I'm near running water or when the girls start playing with my tummy. Friendly got kicked today and she thought it the funniest thing ever! The only weird thing this pregnancy is that I'm measuring 12 weeks ahead, yup, 12. My fondus (top of my uterus) is up at 32weeks. They are double checking for twins at our ultrasound this week, that would be exciting! But we're leaning towards it being a "3rd baby" thing. My body knows what to do and is doing it a little too fast! It feels strange to be so big already. Other than that, most days feeling wonderful (finally!).

So with out further ado... Pictures from our summer Part One!

Yes, head protection is a MUST for this job!

Off to play with chalk! It's been so precious to watch their little friendship (and some times sworn enemyship) bloom this summer!

The fish hatchery was a hit!

working in the garden together.

Roo drew this picture of all of us at the play ground...We're all on swings and she even made a little slide. I believe this was drawn in June.

Roo still needing a daily nap. I also really need a daily nap and have taken the mindset "as long as you're quiet and not defacing any thing, have at it!" So some days Roo sneaks out and plays or reads alone. I think she enjoys getting the living room all to her self. I know she enjoys the space from her intense little sister. A few times this summer Friendly and I have woken from our nap to find this...

Friendly has gotten so independent at the playground this summer. She climbs ladders like her big sister, takes on great big slides. It is a lot of fun taking them to the playgrounds now. Nice because I don't have to play on all the equipment too (though still do)...It's mostly nice not to have my heart in my mouth at all times because Friendly is...Friendly. I have never seen the beat of her in thinking she's 10, not 2! She's getting better and better at judging when she needs help and when she can "do it myswelf!". I can relax a bit.

Friendly is a cuddle bug. As I've been spending a lot of my time in bed or on the couch the past couple months she has been my buddy...Keeping me company, singing me songs and snuggling.