The Zoo!

There were some lovely kids from Japan visiting our zoo this day. Our E is so incredibly outgoing she charmed the pictures right out of them! With her blond hair and blue eyes, she's the typical American girl!

She's touching the tortise!
I am SO jealous.

It's difficult to tell who's looking at who here.
Ever been stared down by a meerkat?

Yep. Got up there all by herself.

Daddy takes few pictures... we celebrate the really good ones!

A was there - this proves it!

Flamingos actually pose!
Who wouldn't take this photographic opportunity after chasing a preschooler all day?

Three and a half

Months...

Years...

What a world of difference now. In the blink of an eye, the years won't matter!

A First Fourth

This alert and slightly worried look was too funny! After staring for a minute, she went back to her TV show.

Do you know how hard it is to get 2 wiggly kids to smile in the direction of the camera at the same time? Of course you do! What am I thinking?

Too big to lay down. To small to sit up.
A does a great job of faking it while she watches Oprah.
Couldn't tear her eyes away despite Mom's best attempts!

A's new trick! Really aids in another favorite pastime...
licking my cousin.

Patriotic Birthday

My Birthday is around the 4th.

Isn't it nice the entire nation celebrates with me?
E put the candles on my cake - Cherry inside and out!

Daddy is a (very handsome) veteran. This year he took part in our church's Patriotic Service. We all looked the part!

E's practicing her "Fiona" pose. (Shrek) In case you were wondering, after much testing, the dress twirls nicely.

Nothing but smiles these days :)

Catch Up...

What's a couple of months off the blog worth? I'll tell you...

A lightening strike takes out the modem, several filters and the ethernet card. Newborn takes out the drive to get anything done quickly!
Hysterectomy 2 months post c-section. Not recommended, but certainly recoverable! (Otherwise known as "Thank you, God, for giving me a baby that sleeps!")
Lost camera. Big bad bummer is that it absolutely has to be in this house somewhere... have you seen it? I'm pretty sure it's grown legs. Hubby got me an upgrade for my birthday - isn't he sweet?!! Too bad baby A's baptism pictures are on the lost card.

May and June in pictures -------

A makes tears...and learns to smile!

We visited Pawpaw - our first out of town trip!
A gets love from a fairy
who's known for her artwork.
(She's cleaning it up with a Magic Eraser!)
E graduates and performs with her classmates.
I didn't manage to get a picture of the unscripted twirling.
One picture, 2 milestones!
A's hands find her mouth and she begins bathing with E.
E couldn't be more excited!

Bring on the rain!

According to the weatherman, in Oklahoma we're officially out of the drought. The small pond that is our driveway gave us our first clue.
What bugs Daddy delights E!


Splashing Mom is WAY fun! This game had to be stopped out of respect for the camera's wetness preferences.

If you are asking yourself, "That's a threatening look, did she really jump?"
Yep. Lots.

I am amazingly blessed!

Gravity Happens

My little princess spun herself into a door frame! Poor thing hit so hard that when I picked her up off the floor, there was nothing but a dent from her temple to the middle of her cheek. This picture was taken about 1/2 an hour later.


Princess Mulan was plum tuckered out from her exploits, but had just enough energy to drag herself up to the forbidden top bunk for a snooze! As this had not been attempted before, I can only assume the whack to the head is to blame!



Yesterday was better, the girls enjoyed themselves outside with Daddy! A has really become responsive in the last week. She looks us in the eye, searches for her sister and smiles when we kiss her! Please note E's response below!