As you can tell by the title, this will be a gross subject - but funny, nonetheless. Sophia is doing great in her big girl panties everyday and, for the most part, has stopped having her issues about pooping on the toilet. In fact, I think she might be starting to enjoy pooping on the toilet so she can see what comes out. It's almost like nature's play-doh. She really likes to describe it to Kyle and/or me while we're in the living room waiting for her to finish. Gross, I told you. Here are some of her descriptions: Rocks, pebbles, nuggets, (then we give her Miralax, and the next day...) a log, a banana, and the most recent - ice cream. The ice cream poop looked just like a swirl of soft serve!! Ha!
Kids...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
3 Months Already!
Our little guy is already 3 months old. He rolled over the day before his 3-month birthday, which was on July 7th, and later that same evening he laughed out loud. Well, it was more like a little chuckle. So cute! The video is him rolling over today and below are a few pics I took yesterday.
A Beautiful Summer Day on the Water
Last Friday (July 3rd) we decided to take the boat out on the Sound with Jeremy, Sandy and their boys, Dylan and Evan. It was kind of last minute, but it turned out to be one of the best times we've had in a while. It was really hot, but the breeze from the boat ride made it feel so nice out.
So I looked it up online and learned that there are Harbor Porpoises, Dalls Porpoises, and a hybrid of the the two in the Sound. (And slight possibility they were Pacific white-sided dolphins.) Here are some links to a couple interesting articles and a video:
Our bathing beauty...
Dylan drove for a while - I can't believe he's so old now!
Then the most exciting part of all... We saw some porpoises out by Johnson Point. It was so exciting. There were at least 4 of them.
So I looked it up online and learned that there are Harbor Porpoises, Dalls Porpoises, and a hybrid of the the two in the Sound. (And slight possibility they were Pacific white-sided dolphins.) Here are some links to a couple interesting articles and a video: Sophia wanted to lasso one of them.
Griffin still enjoys his tongue.
Then we parked the boat by the Oyster House restaurant and took a break. We walked over to the water fountains to play and had hot dogs, popsicles, and gelato. What a great day!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
A Cute Little Tongue
Griffin at 12 weeks.
He has discovered his tongue and his hands. He is also starting to really chew on his fists and is drooling a lot. Most of his size 3 month outfits are too small and he's in 6 month stuff now. It's really going by much quicker than it did with Sophs. I try to remind myself that I will always have housework to do and errands to run, but I won't always have babies to enjoy. So I take as many moments as I can squeeze in to just play and talk with my kiddies.
I will be signing Sophia up for preschool this fall. She'll go on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00-11:30. We went and checked it out and she seemed to like it. I think the socialization and structure will be good for her. So that is our exciting news for now.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
How Beautiful!
I believe this is a Swallowtail Butterfly, which I rarely see around our house, so I was so excited I was able to notice it from the kitchen window (doing dishes...) and run out to take a pic with our awesome camera! The plant in the pic is one of my astilbes. They are good for attracting butterflies.
Our Big Boy
I don't know who taught him this...
And Sophs doing her chores in her "working clothes,"
an ensemble she came up with on her own.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Many Sides of Sophia Rose
Ariel
Dora
Plain Silly
In her own words - "Wicked Stepsister"
Also in her own words - "Sweet and Kind"
Plain Silly
In her own words - "Wicked Stepsister"
Also in her own words - "Sweet and Kind"
A Busy Father's Day Weekend
We decided to spend Father's Day weekend at Ocean Shores this year. We left last Friday after Kyle got home from a long day at work and arrived around 7:00. It was so beautiful, but pretty cold and very windy.
Don and Deniece and Kora joined us for our second night. It was nice and relaxing. Sophia was able to do the bumper cars and go-karts for the first time. She loved it. On the way home we stopped in to visit my dad. Grandma Karen got Angel the donkey out for a little ride.
Then we stopped by our house and unloaded the car and pretty much reloaded and headed up to Kyle's parents' in Olympia for a yummy seafood dinner. Kyle's Grandpa Dick was also there.
It was a fun weekend, but it always feels nice to come home. We weren't home for long, though. We got home around 10:00 Sunday night, and got up first thing Monday morning to head up North to Bremerton to my Grandma Rotter's memorial service. Needless to say, by the time we arrived home Monday evening we were all sick of being in the car. The kids were great all the way to and from the beach and to and from Bremerton, but I made a point to stay home all day Tuesday and not go anywhere!
Sophia is posing as Ariel on her "rock" in the condo.
Joe and Janice decided to join us and drove out really late. They arrived a little before midnight. The next morning we had breakfast and then headed out for some time on the beach.
Don and Deniece and Kora joined us for our second night. It was nice and relaxing. Sophia was able to do the bumper cars and go-karts for the first time. She loved it. On the way home we stopped in to visit my dad. Grandma Karen got Angel the donkey out for a little ride.
Then we stopped by our house and unloaded the car and pretty much reloaded and headed up to Kyle's parents' in Olympia for a yummy seafood dinner. Kyle's Grandpa Dick was also there.
It was a fun weekend, but it always feels nice to come home. We weren't home for long, though. We got home around 10:00 Sunday night, and got up first thing Monday morning to head up North to Bremerton to my Grandma Rotter's memorial service. Needless to say, by the time we arrived home Monday evening we were all sick of being in the car. The kids were great all the way to and from the beach and to and from Bremerton, but I made a point to stay home all day Tuesday and not go anywhere! Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Cheers!
Sometimes we need to remember to celebrate the little things in life. Things like when both kids take a 2 hour + nap at the same time - TWICE in a week! Or things like being able to enjoy the glass of wine you'd craved for 10 months.5 Years!
Kyle and I celebrated our 5th anniversary on June 5th. Time really does go by so quickly. We left Sophia and Griffin (for the 1st time) with Grandma Deniece and went to dinner. We didn't want to go too far since my little guy likes to nurse so often, and we were in the mood for Mexican so we ended up at El Serape on Martin Way. We sat in the bar since we had no kiddies. The food was pretty good. We played our song (Fools Rush In by Elvis) on the juke box and I made Kyle dance with me. There was a really nice older couple at the bar that bought us a round of drinks (well 2 for Kyle actually) and he played us some other songs, including Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me by Mel Carter which is one of my favorite oldies that I hadn't heard in forever. He also played a country song for us by Josh Turner - I think it's I'm so Lucky to be Your Man, or something. I really like that one too. The bar tender also treated us with dessert on the house. It was a nice evening spent with my husband. :o)
And one day I'll look like this again... Ha!
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