First Day; Second Haircut

Baby Girl had her first day of First Grade yesterday. She was up very early and very excited.

We went to her open house the night before and she was very happy that several of her classmates from Kindergarten are in her new class.

Her teacher seems very nice and there is a class bunny so she feels right at home.

Of course, the first day she misplaced her lunchbox, so she was pretty bummed when she got off the bus. I promised her we would find it, and she felt better.

Then, she talked and talked about her class, her day and her friends. What a difference from last year, when we could barely get her to tell us anything she did! We can't wait to see what this year will hold for her.

On Monday, I took Baby Boy and Baby Girl for haircuts. She wants to grow her hair out, and so just wanted a trim.

But this guy...

Can really grow some hair!

I am going out to get some more hair gel, because this is one stylin' guy!

13 Months

At 13 Months you:

Walk
Take one nap
Eat more than your 6 year old sister
Wear size 18 month pajamas
Wear size 4 Huggies Diapers
Say DaDa
Say Deedledeedledeedledeedle
Play Pat a Cake
Do all the motions to Eensy Weensy Spider
Wave
Pretend to talk on the phone
Love anything with wheels
Climb stairs
Love the water
Think throwing things for other people to pick up is hilarious
Have 5 and a half teeth
Still have not been in for your one year check up!

We call you Loves His Cat:

We also call you Walks With Cars:

Mostly we call you Loves A Lot!

Happy 13 Month Birthday Baby Boy!

First Steps...First Cousins

We are back from our last trip of the summer. A week at the lake with Dr. Dad's family. All 16 of us!

Just before we left, Baby Boy decided it would be a great time to start venturing out on two feet.

After spending the week basking in the glow of all that glorious cousinly attention, he has really taken off.

Here they all are. The first cousins. In this picture they are ages (in order) 11, 9, 8, 6, 5, 5, 3 and 1.

We are all trying to enjoy the last of the summer weeks.

Baby Girl starts school again September 1st.

Dr. Dad is hard at work.

My general club and volunteer activities will start up in full swing shortly.

Most of all, we will all be chasing after this guy.

Fun!

Happy Anniversary

Twelve years ago today, I married this guy

I think we have lived each and every vow we took on that day. Better, worse, sickness, health, good times, bad, richer, poorer.

Well, except the until death do us part vow. We'd like to wait a while on that one.

We've known each other for sixteen years, nearly half our lives. And we are still in love.

Lucky us!