Rose is Here!

Our good friends Wendy and Rose made a road trip from Manhattan, KS over Memorial Day weekend to come pay a visit. They came for a visit last June, but now that the girls are all a bit older, they were actually able to play together. It's pretty amazing what a difference a year makes!

Addison and Emily (3 months) with Rose (8 months) June, 2011

Emily and Addison (15 months) with Rose (20 months) May, 2012

Addie and Rose had some bonding time in the wagon while Emily napped

Rose called Emily and Addison babies all weekend. I think she felt pretty cool being the big kid for once. Here she is helping Addison get buckled in, because buckles are the coolest.

Beautiful Rose

Those eyes! Those lips!

This is just the beginning. We had quite a few wonderful adventures during our three day weekend together.

Fun at a Friend's House

Nicole, Jack, and Foster had us over for some backyard play, and oh boy was it fun! Emily and Addison love getting dirty, and Jack and Foster showed them the perfect spot under a great old tree for dirt digging and bug watching.

Emily, Addison, Jack, and Foster chillin' under the tree

Addie finds one of the boy's sippy cups. Don't you know water always tastes best out of someone else's cup?

Mmmm, ice pops

The girls got bucket baths in the backyard after this stickiness! :)

Foster, what a cutie!

Sweet Jack

Addie and Jack play on the slide

Foster and Emily finger paint on the table with melted ice pop

Solar Eclipse

Our pinhole boxes worked!

Addison says, "I love Lucy!"

Auntie Allison introduces the girls to Lucy

Kisses!

We have new deck chairs and we think they're pretty cool

Annalea

Just can't get enough of this precious baby girl!

A Visit with the Sebrings

We took a trip up to the Sebring's so Chris could meet Vivian. Addison's love for babydolls deepened while she watched Claire taking such good care of hers, Emily had a blast playing pretend at the mini kitchen table, and Chris had fun holding baby Vivian.

New Shoes

We all need them once in awhile, and this summer, Emily and Addison's new shoes are teeny tiny Keens. Perfect for getting wet in the fountains or staying dry on the playground, we bought these even though their smallest size was still a bit big.

Here's Addie modeling her new shoes. She is eating one of Emily's because hers don't stay on as well yet (her feet are even teeny tinier than Addie's).

Front Yard Fun

Sidewalk chalk to draw with eat, a sprinkler, and a beautiful day. What else can you ask for?

Water tastes quite refreshing when your mouth is dry and chalky

~Slurp~

Can I get my whole head in there?

Is this how it works?

Oh, that's it!

Would you like some?

HAT

Emily can now say "hat" and she says it often because she likes to have a hat (or hat-like object) to put on her head. I recently got these adorable sunhats, and when they came in the mail we had to have us some hat fun!

Addison, quite the cutie

Emily, looking precious

I thought the hat was so cute I was taking a million pictures, and Emily started doing this "pre-flash squint"

Peekaboo!

Playing in our box house, in our hats!

I see you!

Annalea is Here!

Annalea was born on May 15th, and she made Callie a big sister and Emily and Addison big cousins!

Big Sis!

Annalea's Cousins

Daddy with his new daughter

Baby Vivian

Another new baby! The Sebrings welcomed little Vivian Grace on April 19th, and a few weeks later, the girls and I got to go up to Longmont for a visit!

Proud Mama

On our way to the Sebrings, we stopped to get lunch, and the girls got a little baby preview with this mama duck parading her ducklings through the parking lot.