Our little sweetheart is two today! We had some friends over last night for a Dora party. Here are a few pictures:
Monthly Archives: April 2008
It All Started with Strawberry Shortcake
A number of weeks ago my mom gave a book to Kayla and Madeline called “Strawberry Shortcake and the Butterfly Garden.” The girls fell in love with it, and soon both had memorized most of the book. We started talking about butterflies and how we would love to see a butterfly garden someday. A few days later I saw on my friend Mel’s blog that she was taking a field trip with her daughter to the Dow Gardens in Midland for a butterfly exhibit. I found out more information, and we formulated a plan to see the beautiful butterflies.
Last Saturday we took a day trip over to Midland. The girls were fascinated by the butterflies. Here’s a picture of my mom with the girls:
And here are the girls trying to get butterflies to land on their arms. Kayla specifically chose a red shirt that morning because she knew butterflies like bright colors!
7 Weeks
Here’s another photo comparison of the girls at 7 weeks:
Kayla
Madeline
Savannah
Woo Hoo!
Savannah slept until 5:15 this morning! Go Savannah!
Too Sweet
After lunch today, I desperately needed to tackle the pile of dishes in the kitchen.
Savannah was asleep, and Kayla and Madeline were playing happily together. I took advantage of the opportunity and had a few quite minutes to myself to work. Every time I checked on the girls, they were doing something sweet. One time Kayla was reading “Global Babies” to Madeline and teaching her about the different babies and their cultures. Another time Kayla was giving Madeline a pretend shot and telling Madeline she would need to rest for a few days. It seems like they could have played for hours.
Lest you think everything in our life is perfect, please know I haven’t told you about the hard times. Like Sunday, our disaster of a morning at church. Let’s just say that the combination of spit up, poop, Benadryl, a fall and an ear infection made for a crazy morning at family church (a service once a month where parents and kids go to “Big Church” together). Nor have I told you about Tuesday, when I gave up on cleaning the house because I just couldn’t keep up with three kids and all their messes anymore.
As I write this post, Savannah is being lulled into contentment by the sound of our SpotBot. She’s been a little more fussy today than usual, but as long as I’m cleaning the carpet, she’s happy! Madeline also went to the doctor this morning to have her ear checked. She’s been complaining of ear pain for a week and has been pretty cranky. Sure enough, she has an ear infection.
Aaron updated my version of WordPress (what we use for this blog). I know how much everyone likes photos, so I will try to learn how to post pictures again as soon as possible.
Well, the SpotBot is done, so I should tend to Savannah. More later! 
Deerfield Park
Aaron and I have a recurring biweekly date night set up for Wednesday nights with our babysitter, Kim.
The girls are crazy about Kim, and it’s been great to have a babysitting relationship (and friendship) with her for two years now. This past Wednesday, however, Kim had a project for school, so we rescheduled our date for 8:30 a.m. this morning. What we didn’t know when we scheduled it was how perfect a day it would turn out to be!
After struggling to find creative date ideas through the winter, Aaron had the great idea to go hiking this morning at Deerfield County Park. The air was crisp, and the sun was shining—which made for gorgeous weather for an early morning nature walk. We hiked to the camp sites at the park and talked about possibly taking the girls camping there this summer. It was a very relaxing, stress-free morning, and it was great to talk together and get some exercise.
As we were leaving, we had another idea: to come back later in the afternoon for a picnic. We called our good friends Josh & Becky and invited them and their boys to join us. Here is a picture of Madeline with Miles. (The one about whom she says, “I like Miles so much. He’s my favorite friend.”)
And here’s Josh with three of the kids, getting ready to watch Aaron push over a dead tree. (It’s a new hobby of Aaron’s.)
I know it looks like he already pushed the tree over, but that was just part of the tree that had fallen. He pushed over another large section of the tree, and Kayla thought her daddy was pretty cool!
Savannah & Mommy
I know we mostly post pictures of our kids, so here’s a picture that actually has me in it if you’re interested.
Savannah is swaddled in the picture. She actually spends a lot of time swaddled in a blanket. One of the nurses at the hospital recommended the book/DVD “The Happiest Baby on the Block.” Dr. Karp explains how to swaddle a baby and recommends swaddling for the first three months of a newborn’s life. It has definitely helped with Savannah when she’s fussy!
By the way, I don’t even think I’m wearing make up in this picture. For someone who always puts on make up before going to the hospital when she’s in labor, I’m surprised I posted this.
All Smiles
Here are some pictures of Savannah I took this morning.
As you can see, she’s all smiles these days! Yes, she does have quite the double chin.
