Saturday, June 26, 2010

6 months until Christmas!!

And Clara Jeanne is 6 Months Old! I got her already for her photo shoot and Ben had to get in on the act. I just think they are soo adorable with each other!
I don't actually know what they were looking at, but whatever it was they were both laughing!

She adores Ben!! They sit all snuggled up to each other like this in the stroller most days while I run!

She is getting soo big! She is sweet and I am afraid just the tiniest bit spoiled! Because I don't dare leave her in a room out of reach while Ben is up and around I haul her into every room with me and am constantly checking on her! So, now she feels it is completely necessary to have me in her line of sight at all times! Even when she does not need protecting from Ben! I have a good friend that calls this "golden butt syndrome" cause her butt is too good to be put down anywhere! She is super sweet though and doesn't cry much, again possibly because she is never more than a couple feet from me, and soo much fun!

I think she looks like a little doll, and she is more fun! Her favorite things right now are spoon foods, water from our glasses, Daddy playing peek-a-boo with her, and pretty much anything Ben does! She is a bit of a Mamma's girl and I am admittedly soaking it up while it lasts!

Monday, June 21, 2010

It is too hot for blankets here. Ben insists that they be on the bed. He usually ends up shoving them off at some point, but non-the-less they have to be there in order to go to sleep. Also, the light must remain on, and the fan off!! Crazy kid. This night he was begging for milk, not uncommon, but we are not giving him sippy cups to go to bed with anymore. We developed that bad habit last summer. Any way, I gave him a small plastic cup and told him just to set it on the table when he was done. When we checked to see if he was asleep this is what we found.... yes that is the cup in his hand and yes he is dead asleep!!
Don't you love his farmer's tan?

Just because....

These are just some shots I took on Saturday because she is just soo darn cute. I love the curly pig tails!! and the expression on her little face..




The Best Friday Ever!

So, Friday night we had a big time! As soon as I got done teaching at 3 we loaded up and headed to the lake. This was Clara's first trip, and unfortunately we got NO PICTURES!!! I guess I will just tell her the camera was broken? Anyway, she loved it and was a great sport!! We played in the water for nearly an hour and a half!! Then we found that their was a relay for life event going on in the park next to the lake, so we decided what better place could their be to get dinner! We had some Delicious barbecue chicken and beans and slaw and supported the Relay so it was awesome! Then when we got home Matt and Ben decided we needed some sweet treats. A quick trip to Kroger resulted in two tubs of ice cream and a cake!!! Ben's favorite part of the night was the ice cream.....

Teaching Moment

Last week after Ben got out of the bath was on my bed and I had combed his hair and needed to put a diaper on him. He decided to run away from me. I told him to stop but he was being naughty. Well, he fell off the bed and smacked his mouth on the side of the bassinet that sits next to our bed. The result was the swollen lip below. Now some folks would have immediately loved him better and hugged and kissed and what not. After an inspection to access the seriousness of the injury and finding it minor I seized the teaching moment. "See, Ben, this is why we don't run from mommy, and we stop when she tells us to. Otherwise we get ouches!" Then a hug and, "shake it off". I sometimes wonder just how screwed up my kids will be as adults!!??

Friday, June 18, 2010

Sad to Glad

Clara had pulled out sad face a couple days ago, it was classic lip. The picture doesn't do it justice! Why you may wonder could I not get a picture of pouty face? Well, Because she LOVES the camera and love when we are taking pictures. She got less sad with each snap! Gotta love this kid!

What? Really?

First I saw this:
and wondered, "what the heck is that in my sink?"
Then I saw this:

and realized that the item in the sink was this:
Ben was laying on the floor in my bathroom while I went to get him a clean diaper. When I came back he had removed a handle and thrown the it into the sink! Yup, this is what I am working with!

Peachy Watermelon!


Another successful Sunday morning with Clara. She is such a peach!

Baby Showers and Trains

While Rachel and I were at a baby shower last Saturday Matt and Aaron took Ben and Clara to the Train Depot downtown. It was a good time all around!







Littlest Cook

This is how Clara Jeanne helps me make cookies! She is the best!