Mowing...

Daddy's girl mowing the lawn with Daddy. (Mind you, Daddy wasn't so impressed with the mini skirt haha!)





Cheesin' it up for the camera



Mr Isaac laughing at Daddy mowing under the tree...




Daddy stepped in the flowers!!!!!

Isaac @ 5 months

So Isaac had his 5 month check up yesterday. No shots this time thankfully... I hate having to hold them down for that. We are hopefully going to be getting an appt with the GI soon.... at long last. I just want to know if there is something that can help the poor little guy out. Well, aside from that... everything was great!

Weight - 18 lbs 12 oz (95%)
Height - 28" (97%)

At 5 months Elise was only 14 lbs 8 oz and 26.5".

Dr's only comment was that he was one happy boy :) can't complain with that!

Here is Isaac's 5 month picture.

Stop to smell the flowers

Everyone should stop and take a little time to enjoy the flowers!!

Elise's 2nd Birthday!!

I just would like to let everyone know that we have tentatively booked Elise's 2nd Birthday Bash for Saturday June 6th 2009.

Please reserve the day!

Maple Fest!!

So last weekend was Maple Fest in the Bow Dot. Good times! It was an eventful day.... starting with this Marilyn Monroe sighting. I wish we could have got the sunglasses too... it was impressive! ha ha



Isaac slept through all of that excitement... lucky for him...
*I assure you, he is not covered with saran wrap... it's a rain/wind sheild that goes over the stroller. This was Isaac's very first ride... and consequently first nap... in the stroller.



Miss Elise and Kristin decorating a cupcake. Yes, this was directly before lunch... but hey, you gotta live a little right?



Elise THOROUGHLY enjoyed it!
*a big thank you to Aunt Holly and PineRidge Nursery School for supplying the cupcakes*



This is from Miss Elise's very first ride on a pony. She LOVED it!! It was her highlight of the day.

Good Times!

Miss Elise tearin' up Papa's driveway.





Isaac eating a plastic flower... will somebody feed this child already?!

Isaac's first day of Rice Cereal!

Also on April 23rd, was Isaac's first day of trying"real-ish" food, known as rice cereal (or pablum from back in the day). He did really well. We ran into a few problems after a few days, but we seem to have resolved them for the moment.

He gets some everyday at lunch time. He seems to love it.

Just before first bite.



First bite...



After his first "meal".

Elise's first day with the Big Girl Chair!

On April 23rd, Elise had her very first day of eating at the table with a big girl chair! We went out and got her a booster that evening. But she loves her big girl chair! And so do we for that matter... no more bracing her feet on the ledge below the table and pushing.... as fun as that used to be.

Yes she is eating a pb sandwich and french fries... don't even ask.

A few more pictures...

Here are a few more pics....

Isaac hanging out on the floor.



Elise playing in her "tent". We have come a LONG way with her fear of being underneath something.

Story Time!!

Ahhhh.... There is nothing better at the closure of a day, then the animated story telling from Daddy to his babies.

Isaac seems to really be enjoying this particular tale!

Elise being funny...

Here is Miss Elise LOVING her 4 wheeler from Uncle Brian.

Back track.... Uncle Brian came to visit!!

Okay... so this is kinda like old news now... but I've been a little slow on the updates.

Uncle Brian (whom is VERY VERY sneaky) decided to surprise us all - except Stephanie - with a visit! And when I say surprise... I mean really surprise. Let me take you back...

It was a wonderful Friday morning. Mike had the off, and he got up early with Elise and Isaac and let me sleep in a little, as I had been up with Isaac a lot in the night. So there I was... peacefully enjoying my extra 30 mins or so of sleep - and having some weird dream about being back at Artisan. It was around this time that I hear someone saying.... "hey sis, it's time to wake up!". In my head I'm thinking... hmmm... that is weird... doesn't really fit into my dream... I open my eyes to see my BROHER standing in my doorway. "What the f***?!" I stammered.... "why? how? but...." I obviously needed to get a grip. First things first though... Osiris was having a panick attack and was moving in for a kill (you see, him and Brian have a long standing mutual agreement when it comes to house territories)... so I manage to get enough sense to throw the blanket over Osiris in hopes to calm him down.
*I would also like to take this moment to reflect that I am glad that I do not sleep in the nude... that would make this so much more uncomfortable.*
At this point I begin to fully wake up and realize that he is really here. It's not some crazy dream... it's for real. My next thought being, oh my god.. how is mom going to deal with it?! I was SO excited I could hardly think! It's not every day your brother flies a couple thousand miles for a weekend visit!

Here are a few pics from the weekend... there are more, but they are on mom's camera, and we can't seem to find the cord for it... it was lost in the foray of that weekend.

Isaac and Uncle Brian





Papa and Miss Elise having a little sing-song.





Kristin and Elise



Isaac sitting in the high chair for the first time.



Isaac hanging out with Aunt Iris.



We had a great weekend :)

And if anyone notices a grey cord for a camera laying around... please send it our way! Thanks :)
*grey cord has been found... mystery solved by undercover Uncle Brian*

Elise's FIRST Sleepover!

This weekend was also Elise's first sleepover. Yes, I said FIRST. She had a great time (as did Grwamia and Papa - even if they are a little short on sleep haha).... Mommy on the other hand missed her terribly. That is the first time that she's been away from me, other than when Isaac was born. *sigh* I'm so happy to have her home. Yet, I'm very happy that she had such a great time with Grandma and Papa.... and I know that they will be looking forward to a repeat.

Mommy just has to get over it.... but that is easier said than done.

Isaac rolled again!

Okay, so today Isaac rolled from his stomach to his back for the first time! He kept doing it too... so we all seen it :)

I'm going to try to get it on camera this week.... I can hardly believe that he rolls... haha... he still seems so disinterested though. I think he only does it because he hates being on his stomach.