watch out

It's dangerous around here!




PS: There are more pictures and videos from the last couple weeks. Maybe I'll get some up here soon. It just takes a little time to decide what to include.

quick notes

Sara was 5 months last Friday and is wearing 6-9 mo. clothes and some 12 mo.

Caroline was overhead last night saying "Here'm I are" to Sara.

Nathan thinks that 5 1/2 is too old for taking baths anymore.

rice cereal

Sara has seemed to be extra hungry lately and I don't seem to be keeping up the supply. Maybe this is because I've been trying to eat a little better so I can lose some weight. Maybe not. Either way, we decided to go ahead and start Sara on some additional food. Monday night, we gave her some rice cereal. She also had some last night. I don't know that we'll jump into additional food with both feet quite yet, but we also don't want her to be hungry. So...bring on the stinky poop! (Yes, I did have to go there.)

a family portrait

A couple weeks ago (sometime in July), Caroline created a family portrait while we were sitting at Sonny's. I thought I would share it here. I have labeled it so that you'll know which figure is which person. Since it's not entirely clear, I'll identify a few parts. The scribbles toward the center top of each figure is the hair. Anything coming out the bottom is a leg and/or foot. The most central scribble is the body. :) Sara does not have any hair. I do not believe Daddy has any legs. It's not much to look at, but it's fun to see her start to identify what she's drawing rather than just scribbling.

how do we compare?

Kindergarten here we come

Yesterday, Nathan started Kindergarten. He is going back to the same school where he went last year. He will still only go half days, but he will be there five days a week instead of three. Nathan was all good to go until we actually walked through the door of the school. Then, he grabbed onto my hand and held on tight. He never said anything, but he wasn't ready to let go. Once we got to his room and I got him settled at his seat, he said "Bye, Mommy" and off I went (right after taking a few pictures). As best I can tell, Kindergarten will be much more structured and "school-like" than his pre-K was last year. Two of his friends from his class last year are in his class again and one friend from church is also in his class. I think he's going to like it.


Caroline wanted to get in on the picture taking as well. No being left out for her!


Here is Nathan and his new teacher, Mrs. Jackson.


And here is his class before all the parents left (including me, of course).


I took his picture by the school sign again this year, so I thought it would be fun to see how he's changed in a year. The funny thing is that he is wearing the same shorts in both pictures. He's grown up but not out apparently. Every time I compare pictures from the year before, I have to admit to myself that my baby is growing up.

a new bed

Last Tuesday (July 28th), Caroline finally got to move back into her own room. We bought her a twin size bed that is low to the ground so that when she falls out (and she does) she won't get hurt. As you can see, I decided to make her a purple quilt rather than the one that I had originally planned. We have not finished decorating the room, but at least she can sleep in there. One thing has changed, though. Sara's mattress has been lowered and she is no longer using her bumper pad. That has made things extra interesting trying to get both girls down for a nap in the afternoon. They're doing pretty good, though. We'll just have to keep working on it.


This is how I found Caroline sleeping the first night. She is definitely one to move around in her sleep...explaining why she falls out of the bed. She is enjoying her new bed, though, and usually wants to be covered up with her new quilt. Yay! Oh yeah...you can also see her purple polka dotted sheets. Next to purple, I think her favorite thing is polka dots. It's so fun when I can find things that are "her".