2 Months

Caroline is two months old today. Hard to believe the time is going by so fast. She's getting more and more social, sweet, and chunky. We love it. I think she even gave me my first 6 hour stretch on Saturday night too, not sure though because I have a hard time remembering what happens between 10pm - 7am. Here are some pics from the past couple weeks.

The girls brought her these flowers

More Summer

Black-light mini-golf

Cousin sleepover

Playing in the rain

Playdough Fun
Elle's:

Jake and Jo's:
This is the "Wipeout" course

Mae's "creation":

After their cousin Jack's 16th birthday party, the girls decided they needed to throw a party.

The refreshments: bread, water, Doritos and Rice Krispy Treats.

The entertainment: Mae dancing and fuzzy camera image racing.

Elle, entertaining herself instead of sleeping, with "Chap-Stick Hair".

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July weekend. Didn't do anything especially exciting, but since we didn't get to go out of town, I treated it a little as a vacation and hardly cooked a single meal. : ) The twins were in the Summerlin Patriotic Parade again this year, but were much happier with their characters. Last year they were Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb, this year they got to be Mario and Luigi. My sister, Traci, is one of the people who puts on the parade every year, and I'm always impressed at how well it turns out. There's always such a great patriotic spirit there, especially when the national anthem is sung and the Gold and Blue Star Mothers walk by. I am so grateful to live in this country!

Blessing Day

Caroline was blessed last Sunday. All three girls were blessed in this dress and I just love it. My mom made the blanket and all five children have been blessed with it. Bud gave Caroline a beautiful blessing. My favorite part of it was that he blessed Caroline would have a special relationship with me and that she would have the self-confidence to make good decisions. Caroline's Hawaiian middle name is Kei (pronounced Kay), which means "one's pride and glory". I am absolutely thrilled we got this picture of her smiling in her dress. It's my favorite thing she does right now.

Six Weeks

Caroline turned 6 weeks old on Wednesday. Can I just tell you how much I love this little girl? I feel like I have more perspective with her than I've had with any of the others and am able to take a little more time with her, have a tiny bit more patience during the night and when she's crying, and just enjoy every day with her. Maybe it's having a kid after thirty, maybe it's having your fifth kid, maybe it's having your last, whatever it is, I'm lovin' it.

Took these for Bud for Father's Day

Summertime!

Thinking we'd be overwhelmed with 5 kids, Bud and I didn't plan anything for the summer until August. Well, we feel up to it now and are kind of bummed we have to wait so long for a break, but we made our "Summer Fun" list and have been checking some things off. So far the kids have made a lemonade stand, gone to Burger King, gone to the dollar store, had Dirt Dessert (Oreos and pudding with gummy worms), Slurpees, silly-string fight, and have swam in their pj's. There has also been tons and tons of regular swimming. Here are some cute pics:

Dancy Dance Time

Elle and Mae had their recital last Saturday. They tap-danced to "Yellow Submarine". It was adorable to watch, but even more adorable to see them all dressed up. Their best friend Judy was in the class too, and we figured out that all these girls will be in high school together. Judy will be a senior, Elle a junior, Mae a sophomore and Judy's little sister Kate, a freshman. We are in so much trouble! : )