Andrew the baby magnet

Kids and especially babies have always loved Andrew. For some reason he always makes them laugh. We can be anywhere and he will see a baby and make the baby laugh. It doesn't matter if we know them or not. My neice Madelyn especially thinks he is funny. He just has to be around her and she will start laughing histerically.

Tonight it was especially cute when Andrew was playing with Alex. Alex was laughing harder than I have ever heard him laugh before. We all couldn't help but laugh along. Laughter is definitely contagious, and there is no better sound than the laughter of your children. I love when my kids are so happy.

I hope that Andrew continues to have this effect on babies his whole life. I think it is adorable.

Big vs. Little

So Malea lately has been telling us how big she is. When she wants to do something on her own she says "no my do it cause I'm big." Yesterday however, it was a very different story.

She will not sleep in her own bed and always ends up in bed with Andrew, because we will not let her in our bed. Poor Andrew. We told her that she is a big girl now and needs to start sleeping in her own bed. She said "no my not big, my little." That was the end of that.

Later, Steve and I were talking about how she hasn't been taking naps lately, and by 5:00 in the evening she is horrendous because she is so tired. Steve said "Malea you need to take naps, that is what little girls do." She said "no, my big!" Steve said, "If you're big than you need to sleep in your own bed." Her reply was, "no my a little girl who doesn't take naps!" There is no fooling Malea.

She is one of the most stubborn children on the planet. She keeps me on my toes.

Daniels' Dictionary

So I am totally stealing this idea from my friend Adrienne Ballantyne, but I thought that it was cute and a great idea. These are some of the silly words that my kids use and their definitions. Kids always come up with some of the funniest words and I wanted to be able to remember them.



Bumper Beds= Bunk Beds

Puter= Computer

my= I

noodles with orange sauce= Macaroni and cheese



Malea always ads an "ed" to the ends of her words. For example, insted of saying "I cried," she says "I cry-ed." Actually it would be "my cry-ed" because for some reason she says "my" instead of "I."

I just love kids language. These are just a few that I could think of off the top of my head, but I will try to update the list as I remember or hear more.

Fun In The Sun

On Friday the 22nd we went to the Diamond Valley Aquatic Center for some good old fun in the sun. The kids had a blast. Andrew loved playing with all of the fun water features, and going down the slides. Malea was happy to just swim around like a mermaid. Alex was happy to hang out in the shade with Mammaw and Mommy. We had such a fun day. This is a great place to take your little ones during the summer!

Andrew Started Kindergarten

On Monday Andrew started kindergarten at Alcott Elementary School. He was so cute in his new backpack, and he was not scared at all. His teacher is Mrs. Young and she seems very nice. I can't believe he is big enough to go to school already. Where did the last 5 years go?

He had a really great day. He was dissapointed that he has to go five days a week though. Preschool was only three days a week. He will get used to it very soon. Malea thinks she should get to go to school too. She will be in kindergarten before I know it.

Alex's blessing day

On Sunday August 3rd, Alex was given a baby blessing in church. It was a wonderful day and his daddy gave him a beautiful blessing. He was a wonderful baby (thank you Uncle Joe) and looked oh so cute in his special outfit that I picked out before he was born for this special day. After church it was wonderful to have all of our family over for a special gathering and yummy muffins and juice. We missed those that are out of town, but it was still a wonderful and special day. We are so thankful that Alex has joined our family. I don't know how we got along without him.

New Pictures

Today we got new pictures taken of the kids. I am very pleased at how they turned out. I hope that you enjoy them!

Alex was such a good boy!

He way very tired by the time we took this one

Such a happy boy!


3 sweet kids. They were all so good.

My big boy with missing teeth. So cute!

My sweet angel girl. She's really good at fooling you.

I think that they turned out wonderfully. They were all very well behaved and we got some beautiful shots of all of them.