Some Beach Firsts!

This afternoon we went to the beach with Auntie Jenny and experienced some important beach firsts.


Haley built her first sand castle (I mean, she filled the bucket, patted the sand down, flipped the bucket and lifted it off successfully).

(Gotta love the "camera smile".)

Also, both Abby and Haley got buried for the first time.

Quotable Kids!

Well, as the girls are getting more verbal (and sassy) every day, they've been saying some pretty hilarious things!

Yesterday morning, on the way to our worship gathering, Haley was in her car seat singing "Cats have whiskers. Mouse have whiskers. Not God have whiskers." So random.


Tonight, I leaned into Carey and he put his arm around me. Abby said, "you need a hug? You're too old and sick?" I really don't know where they come up with these things!

Sooo Big!

We were at the park the other day and the girls were doing the "fireman" pole all by themselves and I just couldn't get over it. They are so big!

Hooray Cardboard!

Grandpa Steve brought the girls a huge box the other day and converted it into a playhouse. Let me tell you, it's provided an awful lot of fun! They love to draw on it with chalk. They painted it with fingerpaints. They really like to crawl through the window (even though every time they fall through the window into the house they say "ow" as they land on the hard ground)!

So, once again, I will pose my most frequently asked question; why buy toys?

I can't believe I forgot...

I can't believe I forgot to put this in the camping post. It was the quote of the trip! Abby was sitting staring intently at my brother's nipple rings, then she looked up at him and said "I like your piercings"! Clearly, we are in for trouble with that girl!

Camping Time!

On Sunday we left town to go camping at Clear Lake State Park. Our friend Laura came with us, and we met Carey's family and my family up there. It was our first camping trip with the girls and they were troopers. I wanted to go home almost as soon as we got there (never camp when you are 8 months pregnant!) but they did so good. We ended up staying a day shorter than we had planned, but had fun while we were there.

Hanging out at the camp site:










At the lake:

Kids Are Gross!

(If you need a translation, she says, "Who wants it? Goat?")