Summertime Fun

Yup, it's definitely summertime in AZ.

 We spend time playing in the water just about every day now.

 Mommy finally pulled out our Giraffe pool. Hooray!

 We've been having fun with this water table, too. It's just not big enough (or sturdy enough) for the both of us.

I guess it fits me just fine.

Here we are enjoying some pool time.

Bunny 2

 We lost Bunny. (Or at least we thought we did...more on that later.) Katie's favorite stuffed animal. Her buddy. Her pal.

 So we went to Build-a-Bear to pick out a different bunny. (That's Bunny 2 there that she picked out and was holding so lovingly by the neck until our turn to stuff it.)

 Katie was really excited to pick out the heart.

 And she loved watching the stuffing fly around.

 Waiting patiently.

 Finally, it was our turn to make a wish on  Bunny 2's heart...

 ...and a promise to love it.

 After Bunny 2 was all stuffed and "blown dry" we went over to print out her birth certificate.

Katie loves Bunny 2 very much. But, the day after we brought her home we found Bunny. (Stuffed in a tiny drawer, probably by Ethan.) So Bunny 2 has been downgraded from 'right hand pal' to 'cute pal' that she hugs once a day.

Say it Aint So!

This little guy turned 15 months old last Thursday!

I am so glad he still sleeps with his tushy up in the air. It helps me pretend he is still a baby.

Big Shark

 (Ethan found another one of Katie's "poopy prizes." A very scary shark hat.)

 Hagrid is the best step stool around. Thanks, Big fella.

I am really starting to enjoy this Magnadoodle.

 And now for my next trick...

Making everyone in the room ooh and ahh over me. Aren't I cute?!

First "Real" Haircut

Well, Mommy gave in and Katie went to get her 1st haircut on Thursday. Awhile back Mommy snipped an uneven strand, but that was ages (a year and a half?) ago. Daddy insisted that it needed to be evened out. After many tears and a lot of resistance (from Mommy) we went over to Cool Cuts for Kids by our house.

 It was a blast. We got to watch a movie while we played with trains in the waiting area.

 And Katie got to sit in a very big fire truck chair.

 Before.

 As you can see, Katie was really excited to watch Rapunzel. (Tangled, but we call it Rapunzel.)

 We decided on just cleaning it up and long layers in the back to help it lay better. And not look like a clown fro. And obviously no bangs.

 The first snip.

 Almost finished...

 Almost finished...

 There. How beautiful!

Tadaaaa! What a big girl now. And she even got some hair products of her very own that Mommy is in love with. A fantastic curl calmer and detangler by Little Sprout.

Make Up!

"Look at me, Mommy! I doing make up!"

Tadoodles for E

Look what Mommy got for me!

I guess she figured that having Grandma here as backup was a good idea for my first time coloring with markers.

It was pretty fun. And they didn't taste too bad, either.

Cool Dog

One of Katie's prizes for going poopy on the potty (still a work in progress with number twos) was this great doggy hat. See how thrilled she was that Ethan was playing with it and getting all the attention?

Not a Baby Anymore

Nope this little guy is allllllll toddler now. For the good and the bad. How is he 14 months old already? That's almost 18 months, which is almost 2 YEARS(!), which is practically grown up.

Matching Cousins

Kisses for Cousin.

"She's so hungry."

Learning how to hold the bottle just right.

I had a blast holding my little cousin in our matching dresses. She's the best cousin ever. I think it's so fun to kiss her and talk to her and grab her little piggy toes. Mommy calls me her bodyguard because I am always looking out for her and making sure Ethan is being gentle with her. If he grabs her hand I say, "That's a little too rough." And I put my arm out between them to protect Little Cuz.


P.S. Look at the size of my feet these days. Geez. I am a giant.

Pirates

A couple of weeks ago (woops-once again Mommy is behind) the story at story time was "Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate's ABC's." Here we are paying close attention. (Riiiiiiiiiiiight.)

The best part was the craft. We got cloth headbands and the supplies to make a hook and an eyepatch.

Big Sister even got a complimentary frozen lemonade. Yummy.

It wasn't long before Little E didn't want to be one-eyed anymore.

We sure did a good job.

All the way home, from the back of thee van, Mommy heard, "RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr." It was pretty cute.