It has been a while and a lot has been going on. Katelyn had her birthday, Ben and I had our anniversary and Noah's Birthday is fast approaching..
Our anniversary was uneventful. Ben sent me flowers the Friday before (they were beautiful as usual). We ordered pizza because that was Ben's "last supper" before his tonsillectomy. We will be doing something soon to celebrate, now that he is recovered.
Bedtime has become a challenge in our house as of late due to two teething children. Katelyn is getting her 2 yr molars and Noah, his 1 yr molars. Katelyn has been very clingy at night.. her new favorite phrase is " mommy right there."
I have seen the fishy mopbie (Finding Nemo) at least 100 times since the middle of September and read Where the Wild Things are about a million times..
They are growing up very quickly. Noah will be walking soon and his birthday is in 3 weeks.
I am working on designing and making the kids costumes for Halloween.. I will post pics when I have finished them..
The kids are getting big fast.. Katelyn will be 2 next month and Noah is going to 9 months in a few weeks. Both are extremely busy kids always doing something..
This evening, after telling me "no go to bed" she was sitting "reading" Moo, Boo, La La La.. pointing the the animals and saying them and making the animal noises... so cute..
The kids have played in the sprinkler a lot this summer.. (Ben and I joined in a little one day.. )..
We are also playing with balls and having fun..
Z
So we decide to plan a camping trip with family on the hottest weekend of the year.. yep,.. it was like 102 in the shade... but we had fun..
The kids were troopers, we went to the beech, got ice cream and played in the dirt..
I believe my daughter was the dirtiest kid at the campground, but she and her cousin were having so much fun digging in the dirt..
Bedtime was challenging, as were naps.> But we got some sleep despite the heat..
Noah was great... but he wouldn't stay on the blanket we had for him to crawl around on..
Both Noah and Katelyn weren't not keen on the beech.. both went in the water for a bit, but not like at the pool.. I think Katelyn didn't like not seeing the bottom.> Let's just say the water was far from clear, even at the shore..
It was a great time ..
yeah I get to get dirty
Daddy and Noah..
Check out my high chair
i cleaning...
helping mommy
Noah had his cardiologist appointment and doc said the left ventricle wall was with in the normal range of measurement.. He told us we don't have to go back until next year!>. YIPPEE..
It has been incredibly hot here as of late... the kids played in the kiddie pool and Katelyn loves the sprinkler..
We took our first major road trip as a family of 4.. It went well until about an hour from home on the way home when Katelyn melted completely...
We drove to Kentucky and left around 5:30 in the morning and stopped for breakfast along the way.. We finished our trip at the Louisville Zoo.. If you are every in Louisville, I suggest it as a stop.. Katelyn and Noah loved it.. Not only do they have great animals, they have an awesome splash pad for the kids to play in or cool off..
I am sorry about the sideways pics, I am having trouble rotating them.. these are pics from Louisville.
we also visited the science center and then the Cincinnati Zoo.. it was a blast..
Z
Ah, Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. It has been a fairly warm spring mixed with some very cold days, it is good to have the warm weather here for the long haul..
Katelyn experienced playing in the sprinkler for the first time this year. She went up to the water and started playing with it.. The water was cold, but she didn't care...
She is enjoying her weekly swim classes.. I think she would rather do her own thing must of the time.. she is talking more and imitating/repeating after adults.. in fact she was walking around saying "mm ladicious..." Grandma is always saying mmm delicious..
Noah is army crawling this is a new phase for us this early.. Katelyn was content to sit and try to stand, she was not much for rolling over and didn't really crawl til 9 months.. and only had 2 teeth from 6 to 12 months.. Noah cut tooth number 5 already and 6 is on its way.. he will be 7 months on Thursday.
Both are doing terrific and enjoyed our 2nd trip to the zoo this year.. and are looking forward to our trip on Sunday.. tomorrow is biking and the pool at the Metro park.. should be FUN!!!!!!
Wow, it is hard to believe that baby Noah is 6 months old already.. where does the time go?
It has been crazy around here with me working and Ben watching the kids sometimes while I work.. I wonder sometimes why I wanted to go back to work.. but I do enjoy my time away..
It is time to start sleep training Noah so we can get him a set bedtime and maybe I can get more sleep.. he gets up every 3 to 4 hours now and won't go to sleep on his own often so I just have to get the motivation to start sleep training.. It only took one or two nights with Katelyn so I hope we will be as lucky with him
Katelyn has been all over the place.. playing and climbing.. she doesn't pay attention when she runs and falls sometimes.. These are all new experiences for her...
She has started to be more loving toward her brother which is a far cry from ignoring him like she used to..
Z
