Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Caroline is 4!!


Caroline's stats at 4:
Height: 40.2 (60%)
Weight: 34.3 lbs (50%)

Caroline is quite the character.  
She loves to dance and sometimes we have to pull her back into our pew at church.
Still loves dirt and water.
Has been totally out of diapers for a little while now.  She was wearing them at night and for naps, but we stopped and after a week or so she stopped wetting the bed.  
She loves to make Matthew laugh.
She is oh so bossy.  She is such a little parrot and will often repeat everything I've told her to Ben.
Wants mom or dad to come play with her.
Loves to go.  Anywhere.  The store, parks, library, grandma and grandpas house.  Anywhere.
Asks to watch shows All.The.Time. Her particular favorites are Daniel Tiger, Curious George, and Mickey Mouse.
Can be quite the drama queen.  She sniffles and sighs as if she's putting on a grand performance.  That being said she's still pretty even keeled and her tantrums are mild and short lived.
We love our little Caroline!


Her birthday was on Sunday but we didn't party until Monday- although she did get her bike on Sunday- and we had family and a few friends over.  She requested white circles for her cake. Bless her.  I felt a little bad for her though- we'd had her 4 year old well check that morning and she got a few shots and was feeling pretty tired and puny at her party.  It was so sad- she'd been so excited for her party and then just watched most of the time.  She didn't seem sad, at least.  Lesson learned.  Don't try to do vaccines on party day. 

She wanted a bike with pedals!  Dad requested that it be gender neutral so Ben and Matthew don't have to ride a princess bike.  
It took her less than a week to figure it out.  No training wheels for this girl.
















Sunday, June 25, 2017

San Rafael with the Kellers

We had a quick little trip June 23-24 to the San Rafael Swell with our friends.  Jared needed to scope out the area for scout camp the following weekend so we took the side by sides and made a party of it.







Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Matthew at 6 months

Matthew's 6 month stats:
Height: 26.2 in (20%)
Weight 18.3 lbs (60%)

Matthew is getting the hang of the rolling business.  He isn't great at going from his tummy to his back but is getting better.  
He sure is grabby.  For such a little guy he's quick and has a long reach. 
He's pretty attached to mom.
Naps are unpredictable. 
Still waking up once at night to eat.
Loves to be where the action is.  He's happiest around lots of people. He's very much a watcher- and likes to see what's going on.  It makes it harder to feed him since if there's any noise he'll stop eating to see what it is.


Since he's 6 months old he also gets to start solid foods... this is the aftermath.  He seemed to like it pretty well for a first feeding.


Sunday, June 11, 2017

Art City Days 2017





6.7.17 Carnival

View from the Ferris wheel.


She was so so happy to ride on the Ferris wheel and wanted to ride everything! I snuck Ben onto one of the little kid rides and he was in heaven.  


Fun-a-rama.  Kind of a disappointment this year.  Last year was amazing.  This year there were about 6-7 bounce houses. Not quite adequate for the hundreds of kids.  

Kids art festival.


6.10.17 Watching the parade.  My kids seem to have sensitive ears.

We also went to the Rodeo, the Splish Splash swim at the pool, and watched the fireworks from our front yard.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

May

5.5.17

5.5.17

5.12.17 Ben often appears in a tutu these days.

5.14.17 Happy Mother's Day

5.16.17 Happy Birthday!

5.17.17

5.20.17 Caroline learned to pump!

5.27.17 Hike to the Grotto


5.27.17 The water was CRAZY high on the hike.  It was quite the adventure.

5.30.17 Let the summer begin.  Our little setup at the pond.