Summer Kick Off

It was so nice this year to be invited back to the Aubry's lake house over Memorial Day weekend! The weather was awesome and we all had a great time playing on the beach. Thanks so much Tom, Julie and family we loved our trip!!

Apparently Luci didn't think my boating skills were quite as good as Julie's...

Where is the Time Going?!

Time is flying by. Literally. Sweet Emme is already almost 6 mos old and Luci turns THREE in a month. How did this happen? I have no idea. I also thought I had missed about a month on the blog - turns out its more like two. So sorry, I'm going to start posting like crazy to catch up to now, or so I think....at some point I will accept that it will always be behind but I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet! Stay tuned....

Our Littlest Angel

I have not spent nearly enough time on this blog talking about what an amazing and wonderful addition our little Emme is to our family. She simply could not be a sweeter baby and has made my life so much more complete....I don't know how I lived without her.

What a GOOF!

For those of you that haven't spent a lot of time around Luci lately, man she is a CHATTERBOX...she talks and talks and talks all day long. Lucky for me she is quite entertaining, here's a few snippets from some recent conversations:

Grammie: Luci, can we get a hug before going bye bye?
Luci: One minute. I can only do one thing at a time like my mom.

Luci, the day the oven repair person came to our house: That's not Miss Michelle. (The previous oven repair person that had come the week before)
Me: No, its not, it's a different person.
L: What's his name? (of course loudly enough for him to hear all of this)
Me: Mommy doesn't know his name.
L: Can you ask him if he knows his name?

Me: What are you thinking about Luc? (asked after she had been quiet for several minutes in the car...rare.)
L: My mentos isn't coming out of my teeth.

Of course there are millions more and I wish I could remember them all....she's quite a goofball sometimes....clearly takes after her dad.

Family Fun

On a whim Jeff got some Tigers tickets so we decided to take a family trip to the ballpark, it was lots of fun complete with hot dogs, carousal rides, cotton candy and pint sized cheerleaders...

The Next Generation

Luci is not the only one who has been blessed with a new sibling recently. In our playgroup of seven women and seven 2yr old girls, five of us have had another baby since November, all of which, except one, were girls.

Here's everyone in birth order from left to right, Kristiana (Nov), Emme (Jan), Matilda (Feb), Connor (March), Evi (March).

Baby Wearing

So. Anyone who knows me knows that I love "gear" of all kinds. I take on hobbies for the gear alone. Well, joyfully, babies need lots of gear too, a wonderful perk of motherhood for me and I'm always looking for the next best item to help soothe, feed and entertain my children, convinced once I find it all my problems will be solved....

Which brings me to baby wearing. On the market these days are every type of sling and wrap imaginable. They come in pretty patterns and trendy packaging, right up my alley. And there is something that is just so earth motherly about them, not to mention you never hear a baby in one making a peep. I WANT TO BE A BABY WEARER. So I've tried. Them all. Unfortunately for me and Emme its just not going to work....