McDonalds

Elayna's first French fries. Daddy took us out to dinner. We all got full and then headed to Nashville to see my second cousin Keeli.  We went to Opryland hotel and walked the gardens. We drove to see the Parthenon as well.

Happy After Nap

Elayna loves to play when she wakes up from her nap. She has the biggest grin.

Lilia 29 Months

Lilia you are 29 months old. You love to do everything yourself. If I call someone you get to talk to them as well. You know daddy goes to work. You say, "daddy work". You love to swim and will jump off the edge into the water. You love to go off the diving board. You sing all the time and make up your own songs. You give mommy, daddy and Elayna kisses. You say, "love you". You love to help set the table, do the dishes, fold laundry and put clothes into the washer. You will pick up toys when asked. You have started to hit mommy to get attention and just to hit. We play a game with a timer. We send you to your room and we hid the timer in the living room. The timer is set and ticking. You listen and find the timer. You are really good at this game and say, "shh" when we talk so you can hear. You also like to hide the timer but find it yourself. You love to read books. I will catch you in Elayna's room reading books. You love to eat with a fork. You are such a happy little girl. You got your hair cut and look all grown up. We love you so much. When I asked you to smile you give me a closed eyed grin.  You would not give me a regular smile. Oh, well.  We love ya!

Lilia's First Haircut

Lilia was great. Did not smile till the end of the haircut. She held still and was great. We kept a lock for her book. She loves her new haircut. It looks great currled under. Alberta did a great job! Thanks

Lilia said, "I play with baby".

Lilia playing with Elayna. She showed her all the in's and out's of the toy. Lilia really said, "I play with baby" and sat down next to her.

Caterpillar

Elayna loves this caterpillar toy. It stays in her crib and she falls asleep playing. When she wakes up she plays some more. I play a music box for any sleep time. Elayna knows when the music plays means time to sleep. Amazed how they learn so quickly.

DVD Player+Tired equals Sleep

Lilia was watching the Little Mermaid and fell asleep. We went to Walmart and got a few craft supplies. Elayna sat in the front of the cart and Lilia in the basket. When we left Lilia was saying "bye" to everyone. Brought smiles to everyone's faces.

Lunch Time

Elayna is starting to reach/grab her bottle. She is eating more food now. The mesh feeder has cantalope. Elayna loved the cantalope. We have tried cheerioes but she can not pick them up yet. She has a fun time trying. Lilia enjoyed rating them when they fell on the floor. Lilia water her picture taken.

Elayna and the Piano

Elayna loves to play the piano. She has a look of delight on her face. The hard part is Lilia knows not to bang on the piano but to play nicely. Lilia does not understand why Elayna can bang and she is not allowed.

Give me my toy!

This is the face Elayna gives when she wants something she lost. She is so cute. She is 17.4 lbs now.

Lilia and Abi

Abi came over and watched the girls for us. We both had to be at church for meetings. She did a great job.

An Audience

Lilia has an audience. She is singing to Elayna. Elayna is watching and loving the song. They have a lot of fun together.

Cantalope

We had cantalope for lunch. Yummy!  Lilia had cantalope juice all over her. This was Elayna's first time eating cantalope and using this feeder. She got sticky as well. We love fruit.

Rollers in My Hair

I got my hair cut today. Love it! Lilia had her toes painted. Elayna had her hair curled. You can see the yellow roller. Now her hair canhave a style besides mohawk.

Elayna 6 Months!

Elayna is 6 months! You are growing so fast. You weight 16.14 lbs. You are wearing 6-9 month clothes and size 2 shoes. Size 3 diapers are just right. You love to smile and can sit up by yourself for a few seconds. You will be crawling soon and almost do push ups. You may do the hand feet crawl, soon. We love you so much!

Lilia 28 Months

Lilia is 28 months old!  You are talking a lot. You love to talk on the real phone and pretend to talk on cell phone. You jump everywhere. You are starting to wear 3T clothes. Shoe size is 7. Diaper size 5. You love the potty but still are not potty trained. You are sleeping in a big girl bed most of the time.

Elayna 2nd tooth

Elayna has her second tooth.  I am printing up this awesome teeth chart for babies.  I used this chart with Lilia and it  was a great help. Baby Tooth Chart  Elayna you are growing up so fast and we love you so much.

Fireworks and Sparklers

We had a little fireworks show last night on the 4th of July. Grandma and daddy got fireworks. Lilia loved the colors and the lights. She cheered and clapped. Grandma got the coolest and biggest display. It lasted a good while and had a few surprises. Lilia did a few sparklers and got use to them.

Berry Picking and the Garden

We went berry picking this morning early. Lilia loved helping grandma R and ate a lot of blackberries and blueberries. We also got some vegtables from our garden. The cucumbers were really yummy. Elayna stayed with Louise and was happy to see us.

Fireworks with Friends

Friends invited us over for dinner and then fireworks. We had a great time. We went to a fireworks show in a neighboring city. Lilia kept saying "Go" and "Look" and pointing to the fireworks in the sky. She stood the whole time and loved them. Elayna fell asleep in my arms. We had a great time.

Church Activity

We had a great church activity. We celebrated the service of our service men and women, as we celebrated the birth of our nation. The picture of is in the jeep is from the Korean War.