Our little Mozart!

Lauren loves to play the piano! She gets that from her Nanny! It is exciting to see her blossom in the area of music. We are working on two pieces- "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb", we are using the Suzuki method of instruction. I am very excited to see all that God has in store for this little musician!!

Andrew is ready for hunting season!

I am ready to go hunting!

What? I can't go?

But Dad I really want to go!

Lovin' Life

My kiddos bless my socks off! Andrew, Lauren and I played "tickle monster" today for at least an half hour- it refreshed my soul.

Times flies when you are having fun!!!

WOW! It is already September. The summer flew by. Andrew Daniel will be 3 months old on September 16th. He is all smiles these days, unless of course he is hungry, and even the neighbors know when it is feeding time around here. He loves to coo and giggle at his big sister. He enjoys watching her play the piano and doesn't mind her trying to stick Cheerios up his nose. Bathtime is the highlight of his day. He is almost 14 lbs, and is still in the 96% percentile in height. He is going to be like his Uncle Nate (6'6") and Uncle Christian (6'4"). He is mostly sleeping through the night (8hrs)! Whoohoo!

Nanny and Grumpy came to visit last weekend. Lauren and Andrew loved playing with them! Mom and Dad loved getting a few extra naps to catch up on much needed sleep!

Lauren loves cooking and playing pretend. Here she is baking up something yummy and sharing it with all her guest. On occasion she gets to do real baking with mommy and licking the beaters is her favorite!

Daddy made Lauren a box fort and a bubble tent last weekend. Who needs toys when you have a diaper box?? Overall we have had a great summer. Now we are ready for fall and cooler weather!

Mr. Smiley

Andrew loves to be outside! It brought his first smile!

BIG SISTER

Here is Andrew chillin'. Waiting for mama to change his diaper. Lauren loves being a big sister. She is very proud to sign "Baby" and point to her new baby brother when we are out. She helps me burp him and pushes the swing trying to keep him from crying. She tries to share her toys with him, and has even attempted to give him a Cherrio or two. Around 5:00 pm they like to form an alliance against their mom and see who can scream the loudest.... we are trying to nip that one in the bud!

His mercies are new every morning...

Andrew loves to go! He is on his best behavior when out and about. He gets bored sitting around the house.

My two favorite guys!

Yes you see a theme with the way Aaron is holding Andrew. He has horrible reflux and the "football" hold seems to keep him calm!

Today I took Lauren to speech therapy, as I am pushing our limosine ( double stroller), Andrew screaming and Lauren waving at everybody in waiting room, I realize my shirt is on inside out! I stop and chuckle, a moment to remember that God has a sense of humor!

Life has been crazy with two under two, but I finally got a few shots of little guy... who isn't so little, almost 11.5 lbs! He LOVES to eat! He gets that from his daddy. Here are a few pics, and more to come.