Relaxing

The best weekends are the ones where the only thing on the agenda are naps. 

Updates:  Channing is crawling & pulling herself up on everything. 

Griff has mastered the art of going #2 in the potty.  Now we just need to get him to urinate in the potty all the time.  I guess I should be happy he's figured out the #2 thing--it is much easier dealing with urine soaked pullups than soiled ones.

Recent Random Moments

At our house, we are easily entertained. 

I could watch this stuff for hours.

Wrestle Mania Becker Style.

Sparkler fun a little late.

 

July 4th was such a busy day, we just didn't have time. 

Plus we simply wanted to extend the holiday. 

Griff is quite the helper in the kitchen. 

He's my little taste tester.

  If it's a sugary treat, it is usually a hit.

After a really good day at the pool. 

Couldn't even finish his snack. 

Oh, and she can sit up all by herself!

 

 

4th of July 2010

Finally getting around to blogging about the 4th.  Can't believe we're into July already!

Channing turned 7 months old this week & has started to become more mobile.  She isn't doing a full-fledged crawl yet, but it won't be long.  If she wants to get to something, she figures out a way to roll/scoot/drag herself over to it. 

Little man loves that sweet corn.  I don't want to jinx things, but we are getting closer to being potty trained--hopefully by the time he turns three we will only be buying diapers for 1.  Griff's vocabulary continues to grow & he pretty much knows his colors.  The kid loves to ride his bike, go to the pool & will basically do anything for a piece of Trident gum. 

Papa entertained Channing while Griff played games in the park on the 4th. 

Griff gathered plenty of candy at the parade.  Next summer Griff, Channy & Owen will be fighting over the candy.  I'm putting my money on Channy to win that fight.

Great Nana & Great Papa came to visit & were able to spend some time with the kiddos. 

& Jas celebrated a birthday this past week. 

 Happy 31st babe!

June is flying by.....

I changed up the spare bedroom a bit.  Since we made the office into Griff's room, all of Jason's junk important office stuff had to move downstairs.  Can't even see it, can you? (don't you dare open that closet door!) 

Almost everything in this room was either stuff I already had (like the classy futon from Jason's college days), or stuff I found dirt cheap at thrift stores or garage sales. The only things I did pay a little extra for was the bedding (bed in a bag from Wal-Mart...still super inexpensive) & I had the talented Jen A make these pillow covers for me.  Don't you just love the ruffle pillow? 

That lamp on the table was $7.50.  Oh yeah, it works.  I added some ribbon to the shade, but I'm thinking the base needs a little paint lovin'. 

The IKEA storage unit in the corner came from the upstairs office.  I tried to "pretty it up" as best I could.  Below you can see that dang office junk peeking from behind the divider....kind of an eye sore.  Jas has yet to clean that area up.  A nice white sheet on the futon, some throw pillows & a quilt from Jason's Grandma, and it looks almost cute.   

Elegant?

Umm, no. 

But if you could have seen what the room looked like a month ago (sorry, forgot a before pix), you'd say that it is much improved.

Onto stuff about the kiddos... 

Every time we go swimming Griff gets a little braver.  He'll dunk his head, jump off the side of the pool & go down the kiddie slide.  A far cry from being an olympic swimmer, but I'm just thrilled he likes to be in the water. (Griff with his new pals at the pool)

Channy is also loving the pool. 

She's posing here with Ella.  Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, here we come!

I took Channing to her 6 month appointment last week. 

Here are her stats:

Height: 26 3/4inches (90%)

Weight: 17lb 14oz (85%)

Head Circumference: 17 1/4inches (75%)

Still nicely proportioned

Yesterday I picked my sister & my mom up in Des Moines & we headed to Omaha to meet my other sis. 

We had a special night planned with Michael Buble. 

So hot.

Yes, he is trying to look down my shirt.

We had a fantastic time. 

There was a lot of finger snappin', toe tappin', lap slappin'

And who can forget them jazz hands. 

It was magical.

Enough said.

6 month old girl

Channy turned 6 months old on June 8th.  She's such a fun & happy little girl.  She's consistently sleeping through the night, she rolls all around, can sit unassisted, has two teeth & her favorite eats are sweet potatoes & peas.  (i'm documenting all i can on this blog...i don't scrapbook & at the rate i'm going, i'll never get her baby book finished!) 

We went to Sears Sunday for some 6 month pictures.  Hey, they do a good job, they're cheap, it is easy to get an appointment & pictures take about 10 minutes tops. 

I had to get some pictures of little man too.  Can't believe he'll be 3 in September.

We tried to get a nice picture of the threesome---Griff wasn't really cooperating.  At least a promise of a carousel ride kept him stationary.  (too bad he tried to run away after pics, so he never did get that ride)  But Channing & Owen were very well behaved.

I know the big pink flower is a bit much for this little athlete, but since she has nothing but fuzz on the top of her head, I wanted it to be well known that she is a girl.  Having been mistaken for a boy many times growing up, I know how it feels to be called the opposite sex.  (short hair & no boobs got me laughed out of the ladies restroom several times when i was younger)

Pay no attention to the "Sears" logo all over the pictures...I didn't spend enough to get the CD.

Lots of little house projects getting done around here....hope to show them off soon. 

kissing cousins

We had the pleasure of spending Memorial Day with some very special people.  Little drooling O showed Channy that teething is no big thang.  Channing has her first tooth poking through & she is not a happy camper.  She is pretty good during the day because we are able to keep her doped up on acetaminophen & baby orajel.  Nights aren't so pleasant.  All I can say is we sure have gotten our money's worth with that swing.  Unfortunately sometimes even the swing doesn't work.  These are some fun nights, let me tell you.

Look at O's beautiful blue eyes. 

Nana B. got the kids some new chairs for the deck.  They were just trying them out. 

We also spent the afternoon with Great Nana & Papa Y. 

so i'm including this little video from today. now if watching babies stare at each other isn't your thing, you probably won't enjoy this much.  But this is for my sis-in-law Rach who had to work today & missed out on the cousin love.  Enjoy.  (please disregard the background noise i.e. me cackling & my MIL talking on the phone)