First Munchies

Ben got to try out some oatmeal... he didn't really love it.

Day at the Lake

Poor Ben wasn't really a fan of the life jacket- but there was no way he was going out on a boat without one.  

Thanks to the Young Men and Young Women who let us crash their boating activity! :)

3rd Anniversary

Jared was in town!!!  We thought he was going to be out of town working  on our anniversary so we didn't plan to do anything too big, but we did buy each other a grill and then Grandma and Grandpa watched the kiddos while we made ourselves a dinner-using our new grill, of course-  and went for a little bike ride.

First French Braids

The wonders of Curious George- she sat still long enough for me to get done.

Stats at 5 months and 25 months

Well Check visit:
Ben for his 4 mo. and Caroline for her 2 year.  Yes, we were a month late. But these are the numbers:

Ben: 

Height: 24.25 in (3%)

Weight: 14 lb 9 oz (14%)

Caroline:

Height: 33 in (29%)

Weight: 24 lb 2 oz (15%)

They're good kiddos.  Ben got some shots but other than that the Dr said that I could go ahead and start feeding him "solids"

Ben is rolling all over the place, chewing on everything, and flirting with all the girls.

Bonding

I love watching Caroline talk to Ben and seeing his face light up. 

I really hope they'll be good friends.

They even have matching snotty noses... she's so generous.

Party like it's your birthday!

Caroline turned 2!!!  There were several times that week that I had the thought "only one of us is going to make it to her birthday and I'm not sure if it will be me or her."  But we both survived! 

We had a pretty low-key birthday and Caroline didn't seem to mind a bit. 

She loved helping me make the cake.

We had a birthday picnic at the splash pad.

She's a big fan of her new tricycle!

She'll come to one of us nearly daily with her helmet on saying "wanna ride"

She also got some finger paints which she's also enjoying.

 She got some other good stuff- I just don't have pictures handy.  :) 

Happy Birthday to our beautiful and sweet two year old!!