Splish....splash!

It was a "splish-splash" kind of night for us tonight!

1st time this year of getting the pool...Addi's 1st experience in the pool..

 

 

I'm sure this activity will be added to our weekly events!

 

 

 

Night at the Park!

Right after daycare today we traveled to Parkersburg

to meet Angie, Carson & Weston at the park for a picnic and some fun play time, it turned out to be a beautiful evening and I think everybody had a great time.....here are just a few snapshots!

 

 

I think we'll be meet up with the Brouwer clan again at this park

sometime very soon as it's a great park for all ages!

 

 

Memorial Day Weekend!

Full of Fun Weekend, that's what we had.....we had this pile of stuff delivered on Friday morning and Daddy (+ Natalie) started on the project right away Friday night....what is it you ask?  Well doesn't every lil' girl need a playhouse to play in....we think so...so that's what you're building for out 2 lil' girls! 

Saturday morning - making dirt cups (with worms) with this monkey!

Saturday Addi got her 1st taste of corn on the cob!

Natalie painted pots...

And Daddy got the walls up...

Afternoon snack of apples & dip while we watched Daddy work!

Saturday evening the girls and I went on a walk just down the street to the cemetery to see all the flags blowing in the wind, Natalie loves flags as do I, the sight is just beautiful!

Pretty!

Ended the evening getting this far...

Sunday we headed out to church here's Addi sporting her new car seat - aka Natalie's old car seat and Natalie is sporting her new/new car seat. 

After church we stopped by the Asche's to meet Brynlee's new baby sister (which I just realized I didn't get a picture of, she is so sweet though....lil' Braelyn) these "BIG" girls had so much fun playing together.....2 wild things!

Addi did a lot of watching and laughing at the jumping queens!

Then Sunday Grandpa & Grandma Rausch came down for the day, Grandma helped me with the girls while Grandpa helped Daddy on the playhouse. 

While Addi took a nap in the afternoon Grandma helped Natalie and I do some yard/garden work, here is Natalie and Grandma planting some pretty flowers in Natalie's freshly painted pots.

My lil' stick helper...

The guys busy working...

And the siding is going up....never got a picture of the one side almost done, bummer!  Well we'll be working on it again this upcoming weekend so more to come on the playhouse!

Making sure the guys are measuring everything right....got to love the lil'  helper!

And this is how I ended my Monday night - Mommy heart attack!

Addi has found the stairs and/or has them mastered already! 

She is going to be my "wild" child!

Hope you and your family had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend....we did!

 

Addison is 8 months old...

Today Addison is 8 months  old...

 

....she currently weighs 20.6 lbs.

(according to our bathroom scale)
 

....is around 28 inches long
(according to our tape measure)

.....is still my lil' eater, at times....enjoying her baby food (fruits & veggies) now cold as I think it feels good on her teeth.  So is also loving all the lil' snacks we've been giving her: puffs, yogurt bites and her favorite an ice cream cone (plain of course)!  She is not a bottle drinker during the day (too busy I guess) having only a couple ounces here and there but right before bed she refuels herself by downing 8-10 ounces.

....is still doing "pretty" good at night, goes through weird patterns at night though - last week she liked to get up (stand up in her bed) around midnight, yeah not a fun time for anybody but her....in the end she wants an ounces or two and then was out till morning and now this week is has been sleeping though the night again.....YEAH!

....still sporting size 4 diapers this past month

....still wearing some 9 month clothes but I have moved her up to some 12 month stuff as that's what size I have all my summer clothes in?

 

....she is my happy (full of smiles) baby, I love it!

....has become quiet the mover, she is crawling every where and at a rapid speed these days.  She is also getting really good about pulling herself to EVERYTHING!  And mastered climbing the steps over the past weekend!

 

....is still enjoying daycare and is one happy girl there

....celebrated May Day by taking goodies to the neighbors and Mother's Day (also celebrated Kaylee's Birthday Party that day) this past month along with Memorial Day this past weekend!

...we've done a couple fun things this past month including playing outside, swinging on the swings, going on walks & playing at the school park!  You also had a special Daddy/Daughter night while Mommy took Natalie to Sesame Street Live in Cedar Rapids.
  

Happy 8 month birthday baby girl!

We love you!

 

 

Natalie's Spring Program!

Last night we had Natalie's Spring Program
and again it was the cutest lil' program ever!


And there she is...

Grayson, Natalie & Hayden ready to go sing their lil' hearts out!

Addison enjoying the "show"...

Well what started out as this....

quickly turned into being shy and tearing up, silly girl!

Look at all those kids!  They all did a great job!

Enjoying a cookie after the program!

Addi & Papa hanging out!

And then Frannie & Papa treated this lil' princess to an ice cream treat!

Yummy! 

Of course she took over Papa's blackberry shake over her ice cream cone!