Ella 2 Months

With a blink of an eye two months has come, and gone.  I wish I could freeze these moments and keep you my baby forever. I love snuggling you, feeling your soft skin, smelling your newborn baby smell.   I love when you wake in the morning with your little bird cry to say 'I'm awake!' and smile.  The twinkle in your eyes reflect how happy you are.  You must know how much you are loved.   I love putting you to sleep at night, holding you in my arms, hearing your coos as you nuzzle and wiggle your way to a comfy state.  I love to close my eyes and breathe you in.   I never want to let you go my sweet baby girl.   Happy 2 months!!!

Evan's Baseball & Summer Camp

Here's a look inside Evan's world this past week...

E and Dave started Baseball on Thursday.  It was total chaos with all the 3 and 4 year olds running around.  
Mind you it was 90 some degrees and during dinner time.  
Many of them slowly drifted away from the field near the end of the hour.

The summer camp theme this week was CAMPING!   Evan made a log cabin out of pretzels and 

bears inside the cabin out of Teddy Grahams.  He made a canteen out of paper plates and yarn and took a nature hike to find different pieces of nature (rocks, pine needles, pine cones, leaves, bark). 

 He read camping stories, made pretend tents and even rode a pony.   

E was excited to show me his school play ground while I was visiting for the morning.  
He loves the bikes!   He does a good job of crashing them too :)

He made me some ice cream out of sand in the play house.   It was delicious!

Next week is Bug Investigations!  That should be fun...lol

All Smiles

It's amazing what a little 6 weeks will bring to a newborn!   Ella started smiling this week...so sweet.   It's fun to see her little personality start to shine through.   My heart melts every time I see the firsts and now every time I sit back and just watch my children.   I love how carefree and innocent they still are.

In the last 6 weeks Evan has become quite the little man.  He has matured immensely.   He is sensitive to Ella's needs (although a bit rough at times), gets diapers, reads to her, cuddles her, plays a game he made up with her called 'knock out' (sounds worse than it is-Evan takes the game down to an infant level :)  Is is talking in clearer and more complete sentences.  He steps aside and listens when someone comments about his new baby sister.   He smiles and looks proud.   He's still a character.  Loves talking and figuring out how things work.  Evan started SUMMER CAMP at school this week.   He made a sun visor, tye dyed a shirt, jumped in a bounce house, and had an outdoor picnic.  I enjoyed seeing him outside running around with his friends.   They had the perfect weather to enjoy some outdoor play time.