It's Monday!

4:30am- baby up, goes back to sleep
5:10- John's alarm going off while he is in the shower
6:40- William up to go to the bathroom, gets his pant wet washing his hands. Insists on new pants. Trip over train tracks on his bedroom floor getting new pants.
6:45- high pitched, electronic beeping... Coming from....somewhere
7:05. Amelia up

Wonder why I am so tired lately? I wish I liked coffee

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Weekend

What a gorgeous weekend! The weather was in the 70's and mild. Other than the fruit fly invasion we are experiencing, it is perfect!

We have a list a mile long of things to do around the house. The lawn needs attention, the cars need oil changes, the laundry pile is huge and if you are allergic to dust I think you shouldn't come over. We are seriously behind on everything!

But, sometimes you just need to get outside and enjoy each other and the weather! Saturday we ventured out to Babler State park to hike. We took a 2.25 mile hike with a lot of ups and downs. The big kids did great! They both hiked the whole thing! We were so proud of them! Gemma did a great job also, but she makes it pretty hard to see where you are going. Next time she will have to ride on someone's back to be carried. Mama wiped out pretty good and slide in her backside on some loose rock in a down hill section. Gemma came out without a scratch and mama has some pretty impressive bruises on her right hip.

For dinner on Saturday, we stopped by Ethel's as it has an outdoor patio with a play structure for the kids to play on. The last time we were there was the day I went into labor. So, Gemma and I recreated this look. I am so glad she is not inside me anymore! She is so big!

*actually, as the sun went down, the temp dropped quite a bit. It was on the chilly side. As I didn't bring her a jacket or a blanket, I ended up zipping her up inside my jacket.

Frankie

William was chosen to bring home the class mascot for the weekend. We were instructed to take him with us all over the place and then have William write about it in a journal. Here are some of the things we did;

1. We dressed our baby like a frog.
2-3. We took Frankie to the park so he could swing and do the monkey bars!

He also went with us to the store, to get new tires on the car, to a garage sale, out for lunch and on several other routine errands. Unfortunately, it was just one of those weekends where we needed to get things done and nothing very exciting happened.

Uh oh...

This face is a familiar one around these parts. This face coupled with drool by the gallons and constant chewing of hands can only mean one thing: teething ahead.

If she is like her siblings, we have maybe 3-4 more weeks to enjoy our toothless wonder before we start seeing the first teeth!


There isn't anything visible yet, so stay tuned...

Big Guy!

Here's one of the big guy- a skill he learned the first week of school. He now has had 4 weeks to perfect this...he is getting pretty good!

Rockin' and rollin'

Just rolling wasn't enough for this girl. Watch this! (video taken yesterday)

Rolling!

Wahhhhh! Where is my little baby going? Gemma started rolling on Friday and by Sunday she was a pro! By Monday evening, she is now rolling in both directions....slow down baby girl!