Meeting Baby Lilly

A couple of weeks ago I got to meet and hold little Lilly. Isn't she a doll? Everyone thought so - can you tell?

Liam kept trying to give her a high five.

Casen would ask, "Can I pet the baby?"

Baby Elephant!

We went to the zoo with our friends Brian and Tara on Memorial weekend. We had a good time. The highlight was seeing the baby elephant. The new elephant habitat is jaw-dropping. It's huge. There's plans to add other animals in the new area, but the room they have for the elephants is quite impressive. We got to see the baby nurse, and then the mama kick her away when she had had enough. Every time the mama got too far away from the baby, the baby would go running after her. The boys loved climbing on the animal statues - Liam climbed up the elephant statue by himself! After that, C figured he could, too.

Summer is here!*

* some of the pictures were taken by Casen.

Meet Trixie the Turtle

My dad caught the boys a turtle last month. She lives in my parents' backyard under the wood pile. And while the boys are around, she stays in her shell. Don't worry - their little fingers can still poke at her inside the shell. Hopefully soon, she'll be brave enough to walk around when the boys visit her.

What I Learned at Chuck E. Cheese's

I already knew it was a crazy overwhelming place. Here are some other nuggets of wisdom I learned while I was there...

1. I fear the day L Child starts driving...

(I promise that kid was telling me all kinds of stuff while he was "driving" that day. I don't think it was all very nice either.)

2. ...because he has no fear.


3. Whatever Liam can do, C can do, too.


4. It's no fun to share.

And if you're little and cute, you don't have to wait your turn.


5. Twins would be crazy. These two cousins are just a few months apart - and wore you out when they were together.


6. I look 12 when I go into Kid's Places apparently. And Liam is mesmerized, yet terrified, of Chuck E. Cheese.


And I'm a little terrified of Chuck E. Cheese myself. Freaky giant mouse.

7. Finally, I fear the day that both boys can go out driving on their own (notice Casen's racecar face?).

Cousins Weekend

All the cousins got together this past weekend for Jaritt's 4th Birthday party. Great reason to see everybody!