4th of July Weekend

Leo is going bananas for bananas! His silly sister thought it was funny to give him her water from her sippy cup too, and he loved it crying when she took it away. So we're moving past the bottles I guess.


Lulu canoes with The Eagle Scout*...

...and finds it a calm environment to take her afternoon nap.

Leo watches out the window...

...while his sister plays in the sand.

While Leo naps... but just a short one, as all his naps these days are 20

Lulu takes her first spin in a canoe with Uncle John.

We blew bubbles with the bubble wand... where's the bubble? Lulu is looking and jumping in circles.

End of June

Leo is starting to hold his own bottle... kind of?!
Lulu gets a big girl swing.

Momma gets her ultimate facial/manicure/pedicure chair at the spa/salon.

Lulu amuses brother while riding the dogs like a maniac.

Bear gets a bath while the adults pay no attention to the hand washing gone astray.

Welcome Lyric Love

7 lbs 3.5 oz & 19 inches tall

Father's Day at the Farm

This year's chickies are getting so big. Lulu loves to check in on them and watch them wander around the yard. Lulu driving the golf cart around with myself and Leo as passengers.

A new place I can set Leo while I do things in the kitchen! His legs are getting a little beefy for the Bumbo.

A little Father's Day relaxing on the hammock with his children.

Ending our afternoon with a boat ride on Blueberry lake. This lake is not a lake to fish with children in a boat, too many weeds.

Oh What A Day!

So today The Father of my Children* comes to me and says, "for Father's Day I want a day to myself so I can get some chores done." To which my immediate response was something like, "Oh nice, so you're saying for Father's Day you don't want to be with your family!"

We came to an agreement that Saturday (this day) I would take the kids out and go to the doctor and then to Fargo for some new shoes. On the way to Dr. M.'s we past the Shell station where Lulu wants a ball from the vending machine, so I told her we'd stop at Walmart for a vending machine ball. So off we go for Lulu's adjustment, then leaving and passing Walmart I hear screams from the back seat "BALL, BALL!" So I change lanes and head into the Walmart parking lot. First of all when do kids get smart enough to notice where we are when Walmart isn't even seen from the highway! Second, darn her for having the memory of an elephant! So in order to not be one of those Mother's who makes promises and doesn't keep them I say, "Ok, stop screaming we're going to Walmart." So we pull in and I park by a cart return (which all Mom's should do when toting 2+ kids) and get the kids inside and proceed to pick up a few things I don't NEED as all Walmart shoppers do! After checking out I pass the balls forgetting of course that I said we'd get one, to which an exclamation for my failing memory was revived by Lulu's sheer determination to have a new ball for here excessive collection. So I go to the cashier for change, he says he can't open his drawer, so I go to customer service where she says she needs a CS to open the drawer. This things are irrelevant to me the customer, why don't they just tell me to buy gum or something!!! So I finally figure this out, and buy something to break a bill for the .50 cent ball machine. I take my $1 bill to the coin exchanger and... the damn thing spits out 2 quarters, a dime and a nickle!!! So off to customer services again... yes, to wait for a CS to open a drawer so I can get some F'in change for the ball machine! Stupid Mom, I give Lulu .50 cents (the 2 quarters) to hang on to... then after the exchange of proper money is done I head to the ball machine and ask Lulu for her money. As you've guessed she's dropped it and not mentioned it to me! So back to find the money, and then back to the ball machine to finally get her BALLS! I am pushing the cart to the cart return with kids who are getting cranky from hunger and heat.

Meanwhile, I have been texting my friend back and forth to let her know I am on my way to pick her up to go to Fargo.

So I am loading the kids and fixing them up with water and a snack... when during my 2nd to last trip from the cart return I snag my shorts on the cart return bumper and rip a huge hole in my shorts so that 1/4 of my a*s sticks out... and well that's just not a cute part of my body these days! I say to myself some profanity and think to myself I will just get myself some new shorts in Fargo, so no big deal.

I look out the aisle and decide to go out the wrong way (Walmart is one way parking)... just a moment later CRASH! GRRRRR!!!! I can not believe it! For a .50 ball I have spent money I didn't need to, ripped my only pair of shorts and now wrecked my car all in efforts to stay away from home so Daddy* can do chores!

Well, the trip to Fargo was a success, if you don't include the much crying we endured from Lulu... she's just not a good car trip kiddo! She was able to jump on Hailey's Jump-High and eat Cold Stone Ice Cream.

Momma's First Flower

My favorite, wild daisies from the yard.

I am guessing I am lucky... I bet most Mom's get dandelions for their first flower?

I am still trying to figure out how she can be so sweet one minute and a holy terror in the next.

Early Morning Departure

Nana & Tata leaving for the Twin Cities to catch an airplane home. A week goes too fast.

Father's Day Photo

Lulu (2 yrs) & Leo (4 1/2 mos)

If you are viewing this before Father's Day please do not tell... he does not look at this blog unless I ask him to and so won't see it the photo until it's given to him.

I have grandparent photos ready to mail.

Photos

Lulu's 2nd Birthday Party

My mom and I were up until 6 am, me making a freehand Abby Cadabby cake, and mom doing 3 Sesame Street Muppet's. She's received birthday gifts from so many wonderful friends and family, THANK YOU ALL! This day was a small party, she got many Sesame Street things which she loves and an Abby Cadabby doll from her Nana & Tata, and a "Jump High" from her Momma & Daddy.

A Day with Nana & Tata

Riding the Dog Tata & Nana bring on the airplane 2 rocking dogs, Clifford for Leo and Fifi for Lulu. They are a big hit... even tumbling off the dogs is fun for Lulu.

Leo's Adjustment

I was at work giving a pedicure to the chiropractor, the kids were tagging along with the folks so Dr. Deb adjusted Leo & Lulu. She's straightening out Lulu's leg and adjusting my little Leo pretzel's back... stinker is always twisting around when I feed him.

Lulu is in no pictures because she was tired and naughty to the hilt. Tata took her for a drive to nap... and she came back with the Hokie-Pokie Elmo and a Seasame Street bouncy ball, but she was happy.

The Clean & The Messy

Lulu Loves Dishes, Hallelujah!

Leo Likes his 1st Cereal

Sunny Day

Lulu & Leo hanging out in Momma's bed... don't know why that is so fun for her?

Lulu sporting Daddy's shoes.

Leo loves to participate in our day by sitting up, grabbing things, smiles & laughs often.

Chalking the sidewalk

Hopping the hop-scotch

Daddy's 1st Hop-Scotch

Jumping SO high and having fun!

Birthday Party

Happy Birthday to our friend. The big FOUR-0 and someone brought an over the hill balloon... no way!

Lulu in her new dress from Aunt Joanne, she's drinking "cold water."

My little man Leo and my big man.