Sofa Pillows Are The Best

Sophie pulled the back sofa cushions onto the floor as a soft landing she could jump onto. Alex thought it was a great idea. They played until there was a collision, laughing, yelling, smiling. It was great - well, until I had to get the boo-boo bunny out for Sophie's nose. Alex didn't quite understand though, since he started smiling and climbing on Sophie and me. Oh, well, he'll learn.
Soon, he started just walking himself around the living room. But he wouldn't open his eyes for a picture. Darn flash.

Diva Girl

Sophie is embracing her inner diva today. What the heck, we're at home. She let me take this photo so Aunt Meredith could see her outfit. Pink bows in the hair, with pink pigtails,
a sparkly pink headband and a pink, tiger striped shirt that to her looks like a dress. Oh, and do you see the bandage like thing on her wrist. That'a watch (basically paper wrapped around it with tape). When asked what time it is, she always answers "8 o'clock!"

Alex's First Tooth

Alex got his first tooth! I was hand feeding him small piece of bread when the sharp little thing got me. It's about time. The little man will be 1 year old on Saturday. We were beginning to worry he'd have a hard time eating his birthday cake. (I'll add a picture when I can.)

Visit with Aunt Meredith

Saturday we traveled to Aunt Meredith's house in Sullivan after my original plan got canceled. We shopped, ate, and played in the park. But there's nothing more fun than a house that isn't baby-proofed. Just ask Alex.

Oh, and Sophie really needs some kid sized boas and scarves. That's a table runner around her neck.

"Hey, check out what Alex is doing over there."

"It's funny, right."

"Mom, why are you coming towards me? It's just a little dirt."

I've got one word my the little man: MONSTER! :)

Play Date

The ladies of the Ragland-Recht family joined us Wednesday evening for a mini play date. Sophie and Lauren tried on the crowns that they made with Tina and used the dress up box (as limited as it may be). The mommies chatted while cooing to the babies. Definitely check out the picture. Alex is almost a year old, and Addison, on the right, is four months. They are almost the same size. Lisa and I aren't sure what that means, but we did get a good laugh about it.

Little Man Walking

Alex is 11 months old and really trying to walk. And like every parent in the history of children, we try to get him to walk back and forth between us. Of course, his older sister makes it a little more...uh, interesting than it was 3 years ago.

Unfortunately it's really hard to catch on video, so this is the best I could do. But he walks along furniture, chairs, you, anything. He's close to standing independently, and he's always got that huge smile on his face. Although it's making me a little nervous, because it's the same smile whether he's climbing into my arms for a hug or pulling all the dishes out of the cabinet and grinding them into the kitchen floor.

Onion Braid

Our garden is growing like wild. Broccoli is done. We didn't have luck with the cauliflower - none yet. Pepper and tomatoes seem slow, and aren't producing much. Anyone else experiencing a bad year for them? But we did get plenty of onions. We planted them in late April and they are ready to pick. I braided them for storage this year....here's how it turned out.