Singin' in the Rain

We had a DOWN POUR this past week. Not just a little rain, but a TON of rain! Anna had been so excited to go swimming all day long. We were waiting for Daddy to come home from work so we could go. Right as we were finishing eating dinner, it began to rain. Then, it poured! We couldn't believe it. Everything flooded instantly. Anna was really sad she couldn't swim so Josh decided to take her out in the rain instead. They jumped and puddles, danced in the rain, and were as happy as could be. We couldn't get her to come back in. I think she had more fun in the rain than she could have in the pool. So, these pictures are dark but you get the picture!

Andrew and I just played inside during all of this. I don't think he minded staying in.

Journal Worthy

We've had a few journal worthy experiences lately. We have vallet trash twice a week, so yesterday I was taking the trash to our curb. It's about 15 feet in front of my door. I shut the door behind me so that Andrew wouldn't crawl out and get hurt. I put the trash down and turned around to go back inside. The door was locked! I couldn't believe it. Anna was trying to open the door to come out and get me. Instead, she locked the door!! I freaked out. We have a mail slot on our door, so I opened it and said, "Anna, UNLOCK the door!!" This was her response, "NNNOOOOOOOO!!!!" I was trapped outside while they were crying inside. Andrew is crawling up the stairs like crazy now but always falls down if I'm not there to catch him. Needless to say, my heart was beating pretty fast. I ran to my neighbors to ask if they would come stand by my door while I ran down to the office. I then sprinted to my leasing office and they drove me up on their golf cart. I unlocked the door to find happy, safe kids. Andrew was sitting on the first step, but I don't think he had any accident. Whew!

I was cooking in the kitchen the other day while Andrew was crawling around playing with toys. All of the sudden, I heard the toilet flush! I found Andrew standing up holding onto the toilet seat, grinning ear to ear, and playing with the toilet water! GROSS!! We definitely keep our bathroom door closed now!

Anna's been having a hard time with bed time lately and last night as we were putting her to sleep, I told her I was going to give her one more kiss and then..... She was to fill in the blank. I wanted her to say "Bedtime!!" Instead, she exclaimed, "CRY TIME!!" Oh boy!

Life is funny! We took the kids to a splash park the other day. They loved it. We went with our good friends, the Hintze's. It was a great day!

Fun on the Fourth

Happy 4th of July to everyone!! We had a great 4th! Best one yet, for sure. We made some yummy flag waffles for breakfast and then headed over to the parade. It was really fun. We spent a lot of time in the pool too. Homemade ice-cream and 4th of July strawberries finished out our day. It was great! Here are a few pictures from our day.

I realize that these aren't great pics but this is all we got.

Do you like her non-matching pink flip flops. Those are her only shoes so we just had to do it.

Andrew looks almost as big as Anna and they're almost two years apart. Crazy.

Here we are at the parade.

Andrew got a front row seat.

Anna loves making ice-cream!!

This is Andrew after swimming. Happy, happy, happy!

I found this idea on the internet. Needless to say, their strawberries sure did look a lot better. It was fun though. I think we'll stick with milk chocolate from now on.

When the Cat's Away....

....The kids will play. Josh was out of town all last week which meant that I had the kids all by myself. I was a little nervous but it turned out to be a pretty good week. Anna made me take some pictures of her and "Anj." I guess you could say it's her new favorite thing to do.

The picture below has a giant bucket in the front but look at that face. I love it.
We did lots of backyard swimming. Andrew really got into it.



Here are a few of my favorite quotes from Anna:

After putting her hair in a pony tail one day she exclaimed, "I'm a girl now!"

I ate a bite out my baby carrot the other day and as I went to eat the rest of it she tells me, "Don't eat it Mom, it's a temple!" I guess it looked like a spire of a temple.

I walked into the kitchen with Anna and asked her if she wanted something to eat to which she replied, "NO WAY Mom!!"

She has a nickname for everything. Her penguin has become her "peng", Andrew is "Anj", she often calls herself "Ann", (which I do too sometimes), and the list goes on.

I love hearing her talk. She's super fun!

A Good Morning

Josh helped someone move this morning, which meant that he got to stay home with us before he went to help. It was a wonderful treat to have him here with us. We just played and enjoyed being all together. Here are a few pics of the kids. Anna has nicknamed Andrew, "Anj." It's cute.



I don't think he likes it too much.

7 Months and Smiling

My little Andrew is growing like a weed. I can't believe he is already seven and a half months old. Wow! We've renamed Andrew, Mr. Happy Pants. That boy never stops smiling. He is always grinning ear to ear.
Andrew is starting to get into everything, and I mean everything!! His favorite spot is, of course, the bathroom. Gross, I know. If I forget to shut the door, I can almost always find him in there reaching for the toilet paper. His face lights up like a Christmas tree if he gets to play with it.
He's starting to pull up on everything too. I caught him trying to climb stairs the other day. And his babbling is really improving. He just jabbers all day long.

Josh and I always talk about he just lights up our family. He has such a good, happy spirit. You can't help but feel it. I am having so much fun being his mommy. He's even started to cuddle with me more. He'll reach his little hands up for me to hold him and then snuggle up to my chest.

He is definitely a Mama's boy. He follows me around the house like a little duck. He just army crawls to wherever I am. I love it. These pictures really are indicative of how he always is. We love him.