Happy Mother's Day

For all the moms out there....Check this lady out! Make sure your volume is up.

And she's off!

Well, I think Natalie is officially walking. This evening while I was getting the kids ready for bed, Natalie decided she was tired of crawling. :) She just stood up in the middle of the floor and walked over to the toy box, found what she wanted and walked over to the couch. She was VERY unsteady, but she did great. I think Rebecca may still be awhile. She's still pretty nervous to let go of whatever she is holding onto to stand on her own.

Our eventful weekend

Saturday started off well enough. I got up super early to go sell a TON of baby stuff at a big baby garage sale while my sister stayed with the kids. (Mike was out of town in a fishing tournament) About an hour into the sale I get a phone call that John fell on the fireplace and hit his head. My sister wasn't sure if it needed stitches, so my mom ran by the house to assess the situation. I get a call back that it definitely needs stitches. It is really deep. So I pack up my remaining unsold items and high tail it home. Now, I have heard people talk about cuts so deep that you can actually see down into them, but I have never witnessed this myself, until that day. The poor little guy really got himself good. Fireplace - 1, John - 0. We went to the emergency room and luckily got in right away. John was so brave. The doctor gave him a little numbing medicine on the cut, cleaned it up, and glued it shut. He fussed a little bit when they cleaned it, but that was all. Now he has a big bandage on his face. So far he hasn't messed with it at all, and getting hurt has definitely not deterred him from running around like crazy and being his usual daredevil self. He may give me a heart attack, but he is not bothered in the least.

Sunday afternoon my friend and I took the kids to Grants Farm. The weather could not have been better. Not too hot, no wind. It was beautiful. John's favorite part as always was riding the choo choo truck. A very appropriate name I think since it is not actually a train. We saw an animal show, fed baby goats, burned off some energy running around looking at animals, and had a nice lunch. Let me just say that naptime Sunday was also beautiful. :) The girls are becoming quite the little eaters. They each ate more than John at lunchtime. They each had 3/4 of a sandwich, fries, water, and our friends leftover pizza crusts. They can certainly put it away! Later in the day we went to my Dad's house for a fish fry and we learned that Rebecca LOVES corn on the cob. I had cut a bunch of corn off the cob for her, but when we sat down she grabbed my whole cob and started gnawing away. She finished the entire thing. She was a mess afterwards, but now I know what to give her if I need to keep her entertained for an hour or so. :)

John feeding the baby goats. I hope whatever they feed them is okay for babies too. The other little boy we were with gave his bottle to Natalie, and before I realized it she had finished 1/2 of it. She seems okay...

John and an iguana. The iguana was getting a little worked up, so we were not allowed to pet it.

John and a possum

checking out the elephants

"Get us out of this thing!"

Natalie, Daddy, Rebecca, and the corn

"Man! This is delicious!"

"Bozers!"

Yesterday the kids and I went to Meet the Machines, an event at an excavating company where kids can climb on the big equipment and see all kinds of demonstrations. John talked the whole way there about seeing the bozers. That would be bulldozers to the rest of us. He loved it, but next year I think Mike is going to take him without Natalie and Rebecca. There were long lines for some of the bigger attractions and the girls got fussy if we sat still for too long. Also, there were a few things we couldn't do because of the girls being in the stroller. Unfortunately, Mike was working out of town that morning and couldn't go this time.

Just a swingin'

Well we finally got a reprieve from the rain for a day or two, so we took advantage and took the kids to the park. John made friends with a little boy, but since they couldn't understand each other when they exchanged names they just called each other "buddy" the whole time. It was really cute. He was such a little daredevil. He couldn't just go down the tunnel slide, he had to climb on top of it. He didn't use the handrails to hold on to, but rather scaled them and jumped off. He is going to break his arm one of these days! The girls took their first ride in swings and loved it! Natalie was laughing so hard every time I would push her.

John not wanting his picture taken

Rebecca swinging

Natalie swinging

John in the big kid swing!

Oh, and as of yesterday, we won't have to drive to the park as often. Look what Mike brought home!!!! I have been wanting a swing set for the last year or two, but Mike didn't want to take up too much yard space. But last week a friend of ours mentioned that his neighbor was moving and didn't want to deal with moving their swing set so we got a $1,300 swing set for $200!!! You can't really see in the picture but the back side has a rock climbing wall and there are monkey bars across where the swings are. Another friend of ours is giving us their baby swing that their son outgrew, so everyone will be able to swing at once! Woo hoo! Unfortunately due to the rain today John hasn't gotten to play with it yet...maybe tomorrow.

Here are a few more pictures from the girls birthday party

Girls 1 Year Stats

Natalie & Rebecca had their 1 year check up yesterday. The doctor said they are doing great. It was a very tearful appointment though, as they both got 3 shots. Poor babies. John, for some reason, never cried when he got his shots as a baby. I never understood why parents always said it is so hard taking your babies in for their shots, but now I know. Poor girls.

Natalie
height: 28 3/4 inches (32%)
weight: 19 lbs 3 oz (16%)

Rebecca
height: 29 1/4 inches (49%)
weight: 20 lbs 12 oz (40%)

Apparently Rebecca is shrinking. :) At her 9 month check up she weighed 21 lb 8 oz. The doctor said not to worry about it though. As long as she is eating and drinking normally and filling diapers on a regular basis she is fine. We go back when they are 15 months old.

A Birthday Party x 2

Saturday was the girl's birthday party. And if I do say so myself, they looked quite adorable. Natalie had a pink shirt that read "1 of 2" and Rebecca's said "2 of 2". Then they had on pink tutus and diaper covers with their names embroidered on them. I didn't get too many pictures so I'll post what I have here. A few people are going to send me the ones they took, so as I get them I will post again.

Happy Birthday Rebecca

Happy Birthday Natalie

Rebecca was a little clingy that day, but I later realized she has 2 molars that just broke through, so at least there was a reason.

You can barely see it, but John learned how to write his name! Well, I guess technically he learned how to write the letters in his name. I had to remind him what came next. I am so proud of him though. He knows all his letters and all the sounds they make. Now he is writing them. We have tried working on reading a tiny bit, but we're not quite there yet. I am such an obsessive reader I can't wait for the day he can read one of his books to me!

And just for a little blast from the past, here is John at his 1st birthday party