Memorial Day Fun!

Even though 3 out of 5 of us have nasty sinus colds this weekend, we had a great time with family. We started at Andy's folks pool on Saturday afternoon. Went to Ryan and Shan's pool on Sunday evening and then went back to Grammy and Grandpa's house tonight for dinner.

I've gotten progressively worse about snapping photos and tonight decided to change that trend by taking some fun action shots of the girls.

I love how easily entertained they are at this age. And how different they are. Lobaby loved to play with Grammy's pretend vacuum cleaner, while Jilligirl preferred to play with sticks in the mud and water fountain. It all makes my heart beam with pride.

Little Toothache was not feeling great today, but she got her share of snuggles and special attention from her Grammy, Grandpa and Uncle Mikey.

It was a great weekend. But, I'm exhausted. Just in time to start another week, right?

The girls loved getting pushed on the swings from front and back. Daddy and Uncle Mikey like to keep it exciting!

Duane made some excellent ribs for dinner. I got my in-laws turned on to the Food&Family magazine (I've mentioned it before). But, this rib recipe is super easy, if you want to try it, too.

Jilligirl loves to show us how fast she can run. I love how she swings her arms.

Jailbirds!

Lo is such a great big sister.

Dress up

If you live with boys in your house. I have a feeling our lives are very different.

Wrapped around her chubby little finger

It's a whole new world

Now that LT is pulling up, she can experience toys and other babies in a whole new way. We hang out with my good friend Dawn and her 3 kids on occassion and these little girls are starting to become friends.

Laughter is the best medicine

Just a few pictures to make you smile.

Super Soccer Kick!

Recently, I went to serve at Wheeler Women and Children's Center to offer childcare, so that the moms living there could participate in game night. I took my girls with me and we were set up in a big open gym. I was amazed to watch Jilligirl running back and forth with a ball. She would get to one end and start running, throw the ball in front of her and dribble it with her feet down the court.

I have no idea who showed her how to do this, my only thought is that we have a Dora video where she plays soccer and the girls LOVE Dora.

So, I bought them a soccer ball and a little goal, to encourage her athletic aspirations. I'll have to get some video of her and try to post it. It's pretty impressive stuff for a 2-year-old.

OK. I'm done bragging. But, in my defense, I'm a mom, and bragging is in my job description.

Pulling up!

Our Little Toothache is getting big. And over the past couple weeks, I've been wishing that we could just freeze her, because in just 2 short months, she'll officially be moving into toddlerdom when we celebrate her first birthday!

On April 9, we took this picture of her. She had pulled up to standing for the first time. She has definitely not looked back.

Over the past month, she has mastered crawling (she's FAST!) and actually prefers to stand and "cruise" from chair to chair. My bet is she'll be walking, if not in the next month, definitely by her birthday. The twins weren't walking until 13 months, but with all the fun that LT sees her sisters having, she's quite motivated to join the action.