Camping Trip

We went camping again this weekend. It was nice enough to put Emily in some sundresses. I'm finally getting the hang of dressing a girl.... She slept outside in her stroller a lot. Look at those thighs!

It is about 2 1/2 hours to the campground and both kids do a great job in the car. Rarely do I have to sit in the back seat except to feed Emily a bottle. I looked back at one point and saw Jackson holding Emily's hand!

2 Months Old

Our sweet girl turned 2 months old last week. She had her doctors appointment today and is a very healthy baby. She is in the 97th percentile for height at 24 inches long and is off the charts for weight at 14 lbs 3 oz.

She has started sleeping for 7 1/2 to 8 hours straight which is good since mommy has to go back to work soon! Since mommy is still at home, she goes right back to sleep after her morning bottle and sleeps another 2-3 hours! We are lucky to have been blessed with good sleepers!

Look at those cheeks!

Jamie and Charlotte just dropped off the next batch of hand me down clothes for Emily to wear the next few months....we are so lucky to have such great family with such great taste in clothes to share with us! I have yet to buy a thing...and that's saying a lot with a baby girl to dress! If Jamie and Tim's next baby is a boy we'll have to return the favor! Time will tell!

She is cooing and smiling a lot now. She has her fussy moments like any baby, but mommy can figure out pretty quickly what she needs.

The doctor was impressed with how well she holds her head up. Her neck muscles are very strong....almost ready for her bumbo seat!

For now she loves her swing, bouncy seat, and activity mat. We keep watching and waiting for her to find her thumb like big brother, Jack, but so far she seems to like the pacifier more.

Another Playdate with Piper

We went to Jamie's house to see Heather and Piper. They came down from Bluffton to spend the day with us. The girls are growing so fast!

Zoo trip

We went to the zoo on Friday with Jamie, Charlotte, Megan, and Carol Stanton. We had a great time.

Jackson got to feed the giraffe at the zoo. He let Megan take him so mommy could take pictures and stay with Emily. She slept in her stroller most of the time.

Jackson and Charlotte

Charlotte came over the other day for some playtime and ice cream...we had to have the ice cream outside since they both get very messy!

Monkey see, monkey do....they always want to do what the other is doing.

Emily slept in her swing the entire time Jamie and Charlotte were at our house.

More pictures

Jackson loves his sister. I tried to catch some pictures of them the other day, but it's much harder getting pictures where both of them are looking at the camera or not moving everywhere.

This picture really is not good of Jackson, but I love the smiles Emily is giving while looking at her big brother.

I realized that I haven't posted many videos of Emily yet.....she is starting to babble and has a major drooling problem!

Smiles!

Emily has been giving us a few smiles for the past 2 weeks. I finally got one on camera for all to see! She is 8 weeks old already and starting to get more fun each day!

Happy 2nd Birthday Charlotte

We had Charlotte's second birthday party on Sunday with a family party. It was a beautiful day so we grilled out, the kids played outside, and then we had cupcakes for dessert!

Playdate

Charlotte and Jackson enjoying some grapes outside...

And playing on the new swingset. Both Jackson and Charlotte were lucky to get new playsets for their backyards this spring!

Farming

We stopped by the Prible's farm on Sunday. Jackson got to pet the pigs and cows, and ride a tractor and horses!

First Camping Trip

Jackson had a great time at the campground. The weather last weekend was beautiful! He played a lot at the park.

And played in the rocks. We really need to get him a sandbox!

Emily went on a lot of walks with Mommy and Nana. She slept great since she got a lot of fresh air during the day.

The whole family walked to get an ice cream cone.

Jackson was a mess after his ice cream....it's all part of camping with a little boy!

He also played with Aiden's frogs. On Saturday he didn't want to touch them, but by Sunday he was carrying them around everywhere.

He is still best pals with Aiden and Jonah. It's fun to have other boys to get dirty with...

And scrape up your knees with....

We had to take him to the shower before we let him in the camper at night.

He slept like a champ and even got to sleep in a big boy bed in the camper



Our sweet girl taking an afternoon nap.