Saturday, July 23, 2011

Fun July Days!

 Bubble Head!
 Listening to music and playing with Kindermusik scarves :)
 James playing with his food!
 Our little rock star!
 James's first hike!
 Big Sister and Daddy
 Driving home from the Mountains
 Wee!
 Wee!
 Wee!
 Too cool for school!
 Our pretty girl :)
 Good toss!
 Heading home from the park :)
 James has begun to feed himself!  He loves his Baby Mumm-Mumms!
 Lillian enjoys eating at the counter :)
 Yummy-yummy!
Cheese is so yummy!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Potatos, Giggles and Pickles!!

 Keith's potato patch has been quite productive this year!  It must be the Lillian's watering technique! His garlic has also grown much larger too and produced some very tasty morsels!
 At six months old, James is really starting to enjoy his toys now that he's sitting up (most of the time!) and is getting much more interactive and expressive!
 While James is a very light sleeper and wakes up at the slightest noise (like his mommy :) ), Lillian is able to sleep through almost anything (like her daddy :) )... the other day, she was able to fall asleep and stay asleep while I shampooed the carpets!  Super cute!
 We were having the greatest time playing peak-a-boo!  Peak-a-boo, Lillian!
 Peak-a-boo, James!!

While in Livermore, we stopped at a Mr. Pickles sandwich shop for lunch.  For advertisement, one of their employees dresses up in a pickle costume and dances on the street corner right in front of the shop.  While we were enjoying our sandwiches on the patio, Lillian kept looking over and watching that strangely dressed pickle dance :)  She would point and shreek with a look of concern... I would have to guess that she was saying something like, "Hey, mommy, daddy, look!  What is that?! It's dancing!! What is that?! Look!!!" :)

A Trip To The Oakland Zoo!

 One of our first stops was the Sun Bear exhibit!  It was a really warm day, so the bears were in their hammocks relaxing in the shade :)  Keith: "Hey, do you think they would mind if I joined them?"
 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
 Klaudia and Lillian had a great time climbing this frog statue!
 "I'm gunna be Queen of the Froggy!" (King of the Mountain)
 TA-DA!!
 James enjoyed watching the animals while safe in mommy's arms :)
 Keith and Lillian took a 20+ minute ride in a tram that went a few stories above the zoo animals.  This advantage point gave them a great view of many of the animals that we couldn't see otherwise! 
Mia and Kate welcome the boys back from their tram trip!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Super Franks, Laundry and Cuteness!

 Playing with his toys!
 Rehydrating!
 James at Super Franks!
 Lillian was moving too fast for me to get a clear shot of her :)  
 My blue-eyed boy
 Sitting in the high chair :)
Lillian loves to help me with the laundry!  She picks up a piece of clothing, shakes it, throws it on the floor, or  sometimes wears it on her head :)
 Pretty girl!
Our big pile of laundry!

Sitting up and Swing'n!

 We figured out that the kids do much better in the stroller when they have something to read and play with.
 In unison!
 We can't believe how big she's getting!  It wasn't that long ago she was James' age...
 James loves the swing and is happy in it for 30 minutes or more!
 At five months old, James began sitting up on his own.  He's getting much stronger now at 5 1/2 months and sits up with more control and balance!
 'la-la-la...'
 We're so proud of you!!
 Batter up!
Everything goes into his mouth these days!