Date Night

The cousins came for a visit on Saturday while Aunt Becky and Uncle Dylan went on a date. Of course, this meant that a little baby girl got quite a bit of attention and, surprisingly, no whacks by the golf clubs! :)
A couple of rounds of golf were played

Amity enjoyed a serious (tongue out) game of soccer with her Daddy.

There were lessons on sharing...but not very many!

There was lots of pure cuteness...

Chasing from Crazy Uncle Dennis...this was captured of Eiley just as her foot came out of her sandal...she was MOVING!

Little hands helped add to our curb appeal

One little guy even wrote his name!

Baby Vivi just enjoyed the relaxing

Some people enjoyed being doused by Uncle Dennis as he watered the flowers.

There was more drawing...

and bucket-filling and sandcastle building.

Most importantly, a LOT of trusting! :) Would YOU trust this man?

Thanks, Aunt Becky and Dylan, for a fun date night with your kids!

Making Her Mark

On Saturday, Dennis took Amity along to the MISD track meet and met up with the Connells. Afterwards, they went to lunch at Taco Bueno and Amity got this toy in her kid's meal. What we didn't realize is that the bottom tip of the top is actually a marker!

At home, Dennis showed her how to spin it and she was fascinated with it for a few minutes until she discovered that she couldn't spin it like Daddy. It was forgotten about until this morning when I was cleaning up the kitchen after breakfast and heard a voice repeatedly saying "Look, Mommy!"

When I went to look, I saw a proud little face and her beautiful artwork...

and then I went and got the rubbing alcohol and cotton balls and wiped it off because I have learned that alcohol does wonders (the rubbing kind, that is!). The little top has found its way to the trash can. I don't want to crush this little artistic spirit so we will have plenty of time for coloring on PAPER later today!

Vivien is 3 months old!

Well, little Miss Vivi Leigh, you are definitely developing quite a personality now that you are three months old!

You are gradually becoming a better eater and, along with that, a bigger burper and spitter-upper but that is okay! We like a little girl with a good appetite!

You are trying out all sorts of new things like your exersaucer and your bumbo.

But you spend the majority of your time (and Mommy's sleepy time!) practicing your rolling skills. You can flip from your tummy to your back so fast and, as soon as we roll you back over, you do it again! I am so proud of you and your skills but I will say that I look forward to the day you figure out how to roll back onto your tummy because, as Mrs. Etta knows, you will not sleep on your back!

You continue to be the apple of your big sister's eye! She gives you countless smooches, hugs, and "I wuv yous" every day.

We already love you so much and can't wait to see more of your personality unfold. I think you are going to have a fabulous sense of humor because every time I change your diaper, you get the biggest smile on your face and your eyes crinkle up. That smile just takes the stinky right out! Well, almost! :)

Pillow Talk

Amity, our historically stellar sleeper, has been having some sleeping issues lately. She has had trouble going to sleep and often wakes up in the night sounding very angry. We hear her thrashing about and have discovered bruises on her in the morning that she has appeared to inflict upon herself during the night. Dennis mentioned yesterday that maybe she needs a pillow. Um...one more reason that God created mommies AND daddies! These issues have been going on for a couple of months now and never once did I think to give her a pillow.

Tonight, we grabbed a pillow off of the guest bed and put it in her crib. We laid her in her bed and she didn't say another word. She just laid down her head and seemed simply awestruck at the comfort. I haven't heard a peep out of her since!

Sleep tight, Baby Girl!

Mover and Shaker

We have a feeling about this little girl...

She is going to keep us on our toes! Mainly because she already likes to push up on her toes and roll over and over and over. There have been many naptimes interrupted lately when this little girl finds herself on her back.

She is our little mover and shaker and we love her every wiggle!

Just Say..."No Thank You!"

The picture below really has nothing to do with this post except for that I think it is really cute how exciting juice boxes can be to a little person that is not used to drinking undiluted juice.

Amity is a very independent little girl. Her favorite phrase is "All by myself". When we are trying to help her with something, she has had the tendency to throw a fit. We have been working with her over the past few months on saying "No thank you," when she would prefer to not have our help.

Amity can also be a little wary of tickling or the kind of games that her Daddy loves to play when he pops out from behind a corner to scare or surprise her. Again, instead of throwing a fit, we have told her to say "No thank you!" when she wants something to stop.

She is finally understanding the phrase and "No thank you!" has become her second favorite phrase! On Saturday, we were cleaning out the Pilot getting it ready to sell (above picture was taken while we were working). At one point, Amity and I were cleaning in the back of the Pilot and Dennis decided to back it out of the garage so we would have more light. I held Amity in my lap with the back door open as he backed up about ten feet down the driveway. The entire time, Amity was yelling "No thank you! No thank you!"

Sunday afternoon, she woke up from her nap a little cranky. I was feeding Vivien in our bed and Dennis put her next to me and then started tickling her. Amity quickly said, "No thank you, Daddy!" Dennis told her she was the most polite grumpy person he had ever met!

Once upon a time...

a little girl looked into a mirror and...

realized she was a princess!

She doesn't really know what a princess is but...

she likes the clothes!

Thank you, Uncle Brent, Aunt Jenni, and Cousins Griffin and Wyatt for the princess dress!