a day in our life...

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Sidewalk "paint"

It actually was not scorching hot this morning so we went outside to enjoy a little fresh air! I had found this "recipe" on a blog to make homemade sidewalk chalk (1/4 c. of corn starch, 1/4 c. water, food coloring to your liking!). It dries looking like chalk but is actually like paint as you use it. Sydney had a blast with it but spilled the purple within moments of setting up camp on the front step. :) So we just stuck with pink and green and dabbed in the puddle of purple every now and then.

Far too busy to take her eyes off of her hard work to smile at the camera!

Play day with friends!

The other day our friends Tiffany, Noah and Lily came down to spend the day with us. We bought some of Noah's old baby clothes for Gavin and we were going to go through Sydney's old baby clothes for Lily! It was such fun! Plus we totally set Lily up for the fall with shoes and she was literally thrilled to try on the shoes....it was so cute!

Playing Ring around the Rosie

Looks like a little tourist!

The other day we were running to Wal-mart to get something (who knows...you can get anything at Wal-mart!) and as we were getting ready to leave Sydney said "oh I need my hat." (This is a hat she got from Papa Rod...she was pretty proud of it! Put it on all on her own and wore it the whole time we were out and about!) She had her special camera with her too, so she looked like she was from out of town enjoying the sights. :)

Happy 4 months Gavin!

Here are some things Mr. Gavin is up to these days!

SO close to rolling over...he gets all the way on his side while on his back and just has to get his arm out of the way when on his tummy....he's so close!
giggling! (though he's definitely his father's son...it takes quite a bit of work to get a smile sometimes! )
staying up for longer periods of time during the day to play
sitting in the Bumbo chair
sucking on his fingers a lot and drooling! (please no teeth yet!)

Dear Gavin,

Life is so crazy right now but we wouldn't change it for the world. You make our little family feel so complete and we can't wait to watch you grow and terrorize your big sister. (She needs it!) We love you to pieces!!
Love, Mommy, Daddy, and Sydney

(almost) 4 month doctor's appointment

Gavin is almost 4 months old....(excuse me...I had to pick up my jaw from the floor)! He is just growing way too fast! Anyhow, his almost 4 month appointment was yesterday and the doctor said he is looking great! He weighed in at a whopping 14 lbs., 11 oz. and was 25 1/4" long. About 50th percentiles in both height and weight. We've been battling some pretty yucky cradle cap and eczema the last week or so and the doctor gave us some tips on how to treat both. Poor guy has quite the delicate skin! Hopefully it will clear up soon!

Our "Welcome to the world baby Piper!" road trip :)

The very same day as the Emporia State mini-reunion I got THE call from Bailey that had received THE text from our cousin Traci.....she was in labor! It was the real deal because that afternoon precious baby Piper was born. :) Bailey and I were itching to see her (and her mommy and daddy of course!) so we ran up there the next day. We figured since we were driving 200 miles one way we needed to stop at Great Grandma Dodo's house too!

Gavin, dressed in his best to meet his new baby cousin!

Here she is...sweet baby Piper. :)

and her loud, silly cousin Sydney. :)

Gavin with Aunt Dee

Gavin with Grandma Dodo

And this is the reason why there aren't any pictures of Grandma Dodo and Aunt Dee with Sydney....it was because she was running all around playing with her cousin Addison! It's so fun watching the girls play; I remember talking about days like these with my cousins before the girls were even here!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Mini-ESU Reunion!

Last week we met some friends in Emporia for a little get-together. The last time we were together was four years ago at our college graduation! Since then we have all had babies (6 between the four of us) and they're all under three years old. We met at the miniature train and took a ride! Our plan was to go to the zoo but by 11:00 it was already way too hot to be outside with babies. So our friend Larissa invited us to her house where we ate lunch and the kids played with all of her toys!