The Week in Review

Chris continues to amaze us at his rapid growth and development. He loves his jumping chair and one of several videos I have taken of him jumping can be seen here. Once again, I spent much time trying to upload it to the blog and finally just put it on YouTube.

And if you want to see Chris getting his first solid food, you can click here and see a video that Mike sent me via email.

Chris is now part of the story-telling time. He sat for the longest time while Papa, once again, by request, told stories of his life on the farm and his dog Butch. The girls never tire of hearing them over and over.
Papa and Grandma did a bit of indulging this week. We don't do it very often, but speaking of "solid food", Chloe and Claire often talk about their Daddy taking them to Dolly-O's, a local doughnut shop in their town. We loaded them all up in the car and decided to get them a special treat. According to Papa, (I stayed in the car w/Chris until they had made their purchases) the girls used very good manners and didn't hesitate a moment when making their choices. They seem to be good friends with Dolly so Daddy must take them there more than occasionally. :) Dolly always gives them each a tiny little sack with their doughnut treasure inside. The rule was that they had to wait to eat them until after their lunch but that they could hold their sack as we drove to their house. Papa and I kept hearing the paper rattle and knew that it was torture for them to hold, smell, see, and not nibble. Eventually Claire wanted Papa to hold her sack until we got home. Even at that, it appeared that a tiny little mouse must have been in the sack as well.

Claire chose a cake doughnut with chocolate frosting and yellow and green sprinkles on it. She ate the top off and left the rest.

Chloe chose a pink/strawberry frosted cake doughnut and approached hers very much the same way. Top eaten and the rest tossed.

I'm happy to report that the sugar overload didn't really bother them that much. They had eaten a high protein lunch and I think the two balanced out very well. Both took good naps and had a great day overall.

If all goes as planned and anticipated, a fun weekend will be in store for the girls next week.

Stay tuned!!

Briefly.....

Another picture, Grandma? Noooooooooooooooooooooo.... but well, maybe,......okay, just a little smile before school, or maybe we will just laugh out loud!!

Hmm, what's that strange thing hanging over my crib?

Can I reach it and not let go of my foot?


There....got it!

Happy Father's Day!

A Few Pictures, A Few Words

Handsome Chris on his tummy after doing a quick rollover. From my experience, most babies roll from their tummy to their backs first, but Chris is doing it the hard way and has started out going from his back to his tummy.

Papa and Chris sharing a moment while Chris takes his milk.


Fun time creek side. Task for the day, make a concoction to water Daddy's plants!!!

Sure sign of a good time, dirty hands~!

Up the hill and to the bathtub.

After their bath, Daddy arrived home with a new camouflage hat for each girl.

So thankful the weather has turned and we are getting sunshine and warm days.

Somewhat Housebound

It is a very good thing that the girls NEVER tire of Papa's stories and the time he spends reading books to them. The past week was once again quite cold and rainy off and on. All three "C's" had coughs and runny noses at times, so on the two days we were around, we mostly hung out inside the house. Papa tells many stories from his life growing up on a farm in Kansas and Nebraska, some a bit graphic for my taste, but the girls make these stories their own. Often when they take a turn to tell a story they have incorporated some of Papa's experiences into their own creations. Chris had a great week. He is growing and advancing so fast. The picture below of him sitting up in his Bumbo chair looks very much like his Daddy Mike when he was a baby. It is as if Mike has been cloned.

He loves the bouncing busy chair that once belonged to the twins.

Nonie came on Tuesday with some fresh baked cookies. The girls were very excited to try them out. What a treat!

Claire and Chloe and I had a conversation about the fact that they were twins but that Chris didn't have a twin. So, we gave him a "twin".

The girls really enjoyed their play-dough. They were creative and busy coming up with new ideas and creations.

Let's hope for more sunshine and warmth this week. The forecast looks promising! Whaa-hoo!