Zoo

We had a fun trip to the zoo last weekend. We invited Grams & Cramps to join us for the day. Sophia loves her Crampa!

Baby boy had a great time, too.

Sophia taught him all sorts of things.

Griffin at 4 1/2 Months

Griffin had his first taste of rice cereal this week - yum...

And he's definitely outgrown the bouncy, he tries to reach

over the side for the toys he drops. Not safe.

He always loves bathtime.

Getting Big!

Griffin is just about too big for his bouncy seat and I was getting worried on what we would do without it. Then I remembered... the exersaucer comes next! How soon we forget.

The Big Girl Room

I haven't posted any pics of Sophia's room since it's been "done." It's not really, and I don't think any room is ever done. I still want to shorten her head board so it's not so tall.

Sophs and Griff just hanging out with the butterflies.

This was my dresser when I was little,

I changed the knobs and added the little mirror.

I think for the shadow box to the left that's empty,

I'll do a little ballet one with her first pair

of shoes and some pics, etc.

Griffin at 4 Months

A Baby Shower for Victoria

Saturday I co-hosted a baby shower at our house for my great friend Victoria. Her and I attended our WSU teaching program together and became pretty close. I am so excited for the arrival of her first baby next month. It should be a boy and they've chosen the name Lincoln. Sophia is also excited to meet baby Link (or as she pronounces it, "wink"). I made the cake and did some flower arrangements. It was a really nice occasion.

Napavine Parade

A few weeks ago we drove the truck in the little Napavine parade for Hampton Lumber. It was a lot of fun. Sophia loved throwing candy out the window and honking the horn. She was too cute! Griffin loved it too.

Who Doesn't Love a Cowboy?

Poop

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...

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.

Happy Birthday, America!

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.

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:

http://news.theolympian.com/specialsections/Critters/20020312/123019.shtml

http://www.whalenerd.com/PORPOISES.html

http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/1801075/5949080

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!