Two Peas

I feel as though I was a lot like Ruth as a child. Mom, Dad, can you verify? We are two peas in a pod her and I. 95% sweet, 5% sassy. Always singing parts of songs and forgetting the rest. Dancing around the house when the beat moves us. Terrible 'cheese' smiles but cute natural facial expressions. I'm so glad I have a little girl. She has only recently learned the difference between a girl and a boy in the last few months and as with many other two year olds, she constantly narrates her world - 

"Mommy, you're a girl." 

"Yes dear"

"I'm a girl. "

"Yes dear"

"Daddy's a boy. Gabey's a boy. Doggy is a boy. "

"Yes Ruthie"

"And I'm a girl." 

"Yes. I'm a girl and you are a girl. "

Thanks for coming to our family Ruthie!

Children's Museum

My sister and I were foolish brave enough to take our 9 children to the museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC. I did in fact offer up at least one prayer that none of the kids would run off and get lost which thankfully didn't happen. There was lots of running, giggling, snacking, and discovering with a little bit of whining thrown in at the end. Over all though it was a great museum experience with cousins and my sister.

Ruthie's helper and cousin Riley

A walk through the butterfly garden 

Don't look too happy there David

Temple Day

 There's nothing better than a lovely morning at the temple. Thanks to Zach for watching all the children (7 total) while I went with my sister, mother and Barry. I look forward to the time that Fort Collins has it's own temple. We've driven by the construction site here in town but they still have a long way to go- approximately 1.5-2 years. 

Just Monkey-ing around

I really need to get one of these for our backyard. With 4 little monkeys and one soon-to-be monkey (Lincoln) I think it would get a lot of mileage. 

Cloud watching

Just cloud watching with the kidies. Strictly speaking, I suppose the children didn't need cloud glasses to do that, but they were fun to make nonetheless. 

4 Months

My absolute favorite thing about having this sweet little one is having his chubby cheek rest on my shoulder as he drifts off to sleep. I love sharing the same air as him, I love placing my lips on his baby smooth skin, I love holding his warm little body, and I love hearing his little sleepy hum as he exhales. Did I mention he will often look up and smile just before he falls asleep too? When Lincoln is awake he is very social and loves to laugh. He also makes cooing noises and just generally basks in any attention you send his way. You bring peace to our home Lincoln. 

Sweet little Lincoln is 4 months old and here are his stats:

Weight: 15 lb 11 oz 50-70%

Height: 24 inches 25%

Head: 16.75 inches 50-75%

As a funny side note, Lincoln burps like a man. He swallows a lot of air when he feeds then lets it all out like a champ. Very funny. 

Two-thie

David lost his first tooth! Yeah David. That is definitely a rite of passage from little boy to bigger boy. Right around the same time Gabe lost 2 teeth in one day! The tooth fairy got to visit both boys on the same night which I'm sure won't happen very often. Gabe's lost so many that his smile is looking pretty gappy these days in an adorable 7-year-old sort of way.