Family time 2012 - Day 8

The kids had fun playing with this GeoTrax airplane before we got our day going.

Love Monica in this picture!

Stephen tackles Clare.

 On Friday we ventured out to Tiny Town. This is a place that has kid-sized buildings and a train you can ride. Stephen loved wandering around and looking in the windows. He also LOVED seeing the train and got excited every time it came around. He enjoyed getting to ride the train as well.

Taking time for a super quick picture before he's off again

This windmill was Stephen's favorite. He walked around and around it saying, "Wheeee!"

Emily

Stephen had fun playing on the playground with Grandma and Amy.

Excitement at seeing the train...he's doing a double-hand wave here.

We're off to ride the train!

All aboard!

Here we go!

Sitting with Grandpa and his new tiger. Tiger is now one of his bedtime buddies.

On Friday evening, Steve, Paul, and I attended a wedding. Stephen got to go swimming with everybody again. Saturday was go day. We're so glad you got to come visit us! We love having all of you here!

A step in the right direction

Just for fun, I decided to put Stephen on the toilet when I changed his diaper yesterday afternoon. He didn't want to be on there at first; however, as I sang "Itsy Bitsy Spider," he went potty in the toilet!! I, of course, made a big deal about it. I don't think he's ready to be potty trained yet, but maybe this will spark some interest. I would definitely be okay with only having one in diapers. :)

Family time 2012 - Day 7

On Thursday we went to a trail just outside of town. It was a pretty warm day, but the kids were quite the troopers. This is the same trail where Steve and I saw bighorn sheep a couple years ago, so we were hoping to see some more. Unfortunately, they were nowhere to be seen. We had a nice picnic lunch at a table along the trail.

The kids' highlight - finding deer bones

Love Clare and Jacob in this picture :)

Family time 2012 - Days 5-6

Lounging outside after breakfast

Giving Monica more love

We headed for the air conditioned comforts of a local mall on Tuesday morning.

Hanging out in the Disney Store

Watching the puppies play

 Stephen helped me bring the trash can back down the driveway that evening.

 On Wednesday morning we went back to Grandma and Grandpa's pool for more swimming. Stephen was not as fond of it this time. He was okay as long as I was holding him. Then we went home for naps. We wanted the kiddos to be well rested for our photo shoot later that afternoon. They did a great job! Stephen was upset at first when we tried doing the kids' picture, but he finally calmed down.

After pictures we headed out for our annual pizza dinner. Gotta love pictures of people eating! Thanks, Megan!

Family time 2012 - Day 4

On Monday we headed to a library to see author Eric Littwin give a presentation. He was a very entertaining guitar player and singer. We got a copy of his book "Pete the Cat Loves His White Shoes" autographed.

Waiting for the fun to begin

Getting our book autographed

After naps, we headed to a nearby park.

 We celebrated Clare's 7th birthday on Monday evening. Even though her birthday is at the end of May, she wanted to wait to have her birthday party in Colorado so I could be there.

"When do I get to eat cake?"

Giving Monica some love

Clare opening her birthday presents with some help

We opened Paul's baptism presents as well.

2 months old

Paul is now 2 months old. His smiles are becoming more frequent. He is still a very happy boy and such a good baby! He loves just laying on his blanket and wiggling around. He survived his first road trip to Nebraska this past week (more on that later). Paul is starting to coo and make some noises besides crying. Paul loves watching his big brother playing. He had his 2-month appointment yesterday. He did very well and recovered quickly from the shots. Here are his stats:
      Length: 23.5" (80%)
      Weight: 11 lb, 11 oz (Dr. A said that's average, so I'm guessing around 50%.)
(By comparison, Stephen was 22.75" and 11 lbs, 5 oz at 2 months.)

We are so blessed to have Paul as part of our family!

Stephen laid down next to Paul and put his arm around him on his own. :)