Kids Space Museum

The first turtle you have ever seen. You kept wanting to touch his head but it would go into its shell!

You love baby sized chairs. Mommy needs to get you your own chair!

There was a "river" that the museum had made to play with buckets. You and your buddies Elijah and Audrey had a ball!

Ducks

We went to playgroup at the park today. Evan had a great time with his friends. He was crawling all over the place and checking out everything he passed by. He noticed sparrows hopping on the ground. Within seconds Evan was crawling and chasing after them yelling "Ducks..ducks..duck!".

Fun Times

Evan LOVED the water table.

The final touches.....This kid has to have a balloon in hand!

I have my own pair of glasses! Now Mom will want to eat mine!

We went to Audrey's party on Saturday. It was a blast. It was like a carnival for one year olds. Evan even got to get his caricature drawn. He had so much fun going from the water table to the bouncer full of multi-colored balls. Evan's favorite entertainment of the day was a toy shaped like a door frame. The babies could go in and out of it. It has a doorbell and all sorts of bells and whistles! He went right for it and went back to it a couple of times. Little Audrey was such a hostess and her Mommie G sure knows how to throw a party!

Happy Birthday Sofia!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Sofia!
Happy Birthday to you!!

Evan and I love you! I can't believe you are one today!!

Happy Birthday Audrey!!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Audrey!
Happy Birthday to you!

Audrey turns one today!!

The Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch today. We met up with our playgroup. It was a fun day of pictures and seeing giant pumpkins. Evan's favorite word right now is "Ooooooo" and he used it alot today! He was fascinated by the pumpkins. He would pat them and say "Oooooo". He would walk towards them with such excitement. It was a fun day.

Which one Mommie?

I want this one!

These are some of Evan's buds

The Playgroup Piglets! All of the babies are getting so big.

Who is that cute baby down in front, on the right? Is he standing!?

Here they are, the marvelous 3!

It was an LA moment...the pumpkin patch had paparazzi camped outside!

The Piglets

All of our babies are getting so big. One of the babies just turned a year old and we have another first birthday on the 30th. They are all getting so mobile. Long gone are the days when we would lay all of them down on a big blanket and there they would stay! We all have a great time each Monday.

Save Me a Seat!

Evan is sitting! Recently, he has not been too happy about laying down. When we do lay him down his little chin is struggling to push himself up. He gets frustrated and cries to have someone pick him up. I usually hold him between my legs so he can sit or a balance him with pillows so he can be sitting. But-today he can sit up all by himself.

Today at playgroup we were listening to a woman speak about child development. I was interested in the topic and was busy eating my lunch. As usual, Evan was sitting between my legs on the ground with all the other Mommies and babies. At one point I looked down at him and noticed he wasn't touching me. I wasn't bracing him at all. I quickly moved completely out of the way to find my baby sitting there all by himself. It happened overnight! Then-tonight we got home and before his bath he was on the bed rolling over and turning. he started to do the army crawl across the bed. He is going to be crawling in no time. Today I learned that babies usually sit unsupported by eight months. Evan turns seven months tomorrow.

Mondays

"Rainy days and Monday always get me down..."

I thought about that song today and how it isn't true for me! I love Mondays because it is play group day. Evan and I went to Karin and Elijah's for a pool party. Just about the time we got to the pool it was time for Evan to take a nap so we didn't swim too long. It was better in order for either one of us to get too much sun. Evan took a nap on my lap while I talked to Thorna for a while as her baby London slept on her lap too.

Evan is doing great with starting solid food. He has had these foods so far: carrot, sweet potato, avocado, rice cereal, oatmeal, plums, peaches, banana and pear. I gave him a little chicken lastnight and he loved it. I think next will be chicken, squash, peas and maybe mango? He loves carrots. So-far that is his absolute favorite. He will eat those more than anything else. A success right now is eating more than a couple of bites. I am hoping to find a fruit he likes so I can add that to his cereal in the morning. We are eating together as a family each night and it has really helped him to encourage his eating. It is fun to all share food together. It is the way it should be!

Evan is enjoying his new car seat. He is so much more comfortable. He likes to look out the window. His seat is located on the far right behind the front passenger seat so he has a whole world to watch as we are driving.

He slept well lastnight. He slept for five hours in a row. He has only done that three times so far. I hope tonight is good for us too.

Watermelon Eating Contest

This last weekend we had all the babies at the pool eating watermelon for the first time. Isabel who was our hostess won the contest hands down! She is the expert watermelon eater!! But these three little ones didn't do too bad either.

Sofia thinks this is yummy and cannot believe the whole piece is just for her!

Evan cannot believe how good it tastes! Mommy this feels so good on my sore gums. Please don't move it away!

James thinks...Is this really for me?

Playgroup Piglet

It was photo day at our playgroup! Here are a few pictures of us from our day. We try to take a group shot once a month so we can see the babies grow.




This is Jameson and his Mom Susan. Jameson is Evan's brother by another mother!