Sleepy baby...

Anne, do you recognize the onesie? It came in the pack you sent. I love them!

Taking after Grandma

My mom loves to garden especially with flowers and JJ LOVES to help me water the flowers. He would fill his pitcher in the pool and dump it on the flowers in the backyard. I guess I won't have to worry about them not getting enough! We also played with the sidewalk chalk yesterday. When you wipe your hands over it after you have written something the powder gets on your hands so we were wiping it on each other's face like war paint!

**edit** I forgot to say that JJ didn't want to wait for me to take his clothes off; he just hopped right in the pool!

Smiles!!!

Yay! She is finally smiling a bit here and there! And I finally caught it on camera.

7 Hours

Yes, that is how long Madeline slept at one time last night! And believe it or not her diaper was dry! I was shocked at both. I am not going to keep my fingers crossed. If she does it again in the next week I will be blessed!

On another note, John has a four day weekend so he decided the car needed new struts. Midas quoted him at over $700. So he decided to take on the task himself which will save us $500. So far 3 are done and he just ran to the store to by another tool because the last one is stuck. I am so glad I have a handy man for a husband!

The weather is rainy and dreary here this weekend. We were hoping to go to the water park at SeaWorld to get some use out of our season passes, but it doesn't look very hopeful.

Darn Bugs

JJ scratched himself and then got bit by skeeters which made his eye swell up and now it looks like he got into a brawl!
Madeline trying to smile. Or I should say she is smiling and I am trying to take a good picture.


JJ is covered in his new alphabet, which he is thoroughly enjoying.

Maddie is getting some chubbiness. I think it is so adorable!

She really enjoys her bath time.

Weekend Fun

Another Day

My serious baby...she does accept the pacifier now, but always, but most of the time.
Maddie fell alseep with her head resting on my hand. She is sooo sweet! Her little "I'm hungry" cry is the sweetest thing I have ever heard. She is such a little girly girl!
Dancing to Blue's Clues. And if you'll notice he is VERY dirty. We went to Chuck E. Cheese today and he ate pizza, played forever, and ate chocolate cake with his hands and then came home and found the markers with which he drew all over himself!

Here is clean JJ later in the evening wearing mommy's sunglasses running around the house butt naked. I did try to cut out the entire nakedness but you get the point!

You've Got to Read This!

Yesterday afternoon JJ was watching his new favorite TV show, Blue's Clues, while I was on the phone. I noticed him getting REALLY close to the TV so I paid closer attention to what he was doing. Sorry I don't have a picture to prove what happened next. I laughed so hard I cried! JJ was licking the TV screen!!!! After I watched him do it again I realized I should watch what is actually on the TV and there is an ice cream cone that he is "licking." Mind you JJ doesn't like ice cream so I am trying to figure out what possessed him to do this. I guess kids do the darndest things!

Other than that we have been a pretty uneventful bunch. Just hanging out in the backyard with the kiddie pool, blowing bubbles and drawing on the patio with sidewalk chalk. JJ is down to just Thursday's for speech/occupational therapy now so we have extra time on our hands at home. The base pool opens up after Memorial Day so hopefully we can spend a day there when it opens up!

Hopscotch 101

Yesterday I taught JJ how to play hopscotch. Well, at least jump on the squares numbered 1-10. Yes, JJ can count to 5 all by himself and to 10 with help! It is totally awesome. When Kristin was here, JJ was sitting on the couch and out of the blue said one, two, free, four, five! And then repeated himself without being prompted. Kris and I looked at each other like did he just do that??? So now it is a daily occurrence that JJ count to at least five. He can also point out the numbers when he sees them. But he confuses the 6 and 9. But, hey, at 2 years old who wouldn't???

Last night we moved the crib to our room and Maddie started sleeping there. We figured since the bedroom is so big it wouldn't be a big deal. I still need to find a bumper for her so she doesn't hit the wood.

Fun Visit

My friend, Kristin, was in town for 6 days and left yesterday. We had a blast! The weather was not very cooperative. It seems like everytime someone from Michigan comes down, the weather turns to mush here. We did get a little shopping in and went to the zoo on Monday. That was pretty fun. JJ absolutely loved the petting zoo.

I don't know when, but I can tell you where

We are going next! John says that he his 99.9% sure we are going to McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas. Nobody else in his class wants the KC-135 but John, sooooo John gets that airframe!

Little Miss Sunshine!

Thanks to Aunt Dana Maddie is looking adorable in her bathing suit while we were in the backyard this afternoon!

Target Portraits are Here

Pretty Girl - Almost 4 Weeks Old!

Mmmmm...Chocolate