Millie came over

OOOOHHHHHH!!!!!  I cannot believe how big my girl has gotten.  She is so big and doing so many things now.  She talks in her own language all the time. She says words and phrases like "here go, uh oh, mommy, daddy, bye bye, night night, poo poo, dog, shoes, book, ball, she tries to say carson, and oscar.  Her hair goes in pigtails now.  She is very happy and social with everyone. She is a momma's girl and I love that!

Carson and Reese recently had Millie over for the day.  She has grown and changed so much since the day she came home.  She is crawling and babbling now. Carson really likes being with her a lot. Reese is in her own world.  But did play with Millie while she was over the other day.  They are super cute together.

Chicago Trip 7/17-7/19

We took our annual girls only trip to Chicago. We had a great time. It was nice to get away from everything and relax. We did a lot of sleeping, eating out, and catching up with friends.  It was fun and relaxing. The time definitely flew by, but it was good while it lasted!

Fishing

Carson likes to go to the lakes in our subdivision with Grandad and go fishing!  He catches many fish when he goes.  He like to take it off and throw it back in the water all by himself.  I am glad Grandad likes to do this with him. It is great because there is no way I could ever do this with him. I am such a girl about touching worms and fish.  But they like it and have a good time. A very good bonding experience for the both of them.  I hope he will cherish the memories he is making with Grandad!

July 4th party

We had our annual July 4th party! It rained AGAIN!  2 years in a row it has rained and been cold all day for our party.  Everyone still has a good time. The kids liked going down the big slide in the cold rain.  The food was still delicious as usual and the fireworks were spectacular!  Altogether a good day!

These little fireworks we let Carson and Daddy do the night before the party. It is a test dose to see how Reese handles it and to let Carson light some fireworks with Daddy. He is very brave and seems to enjoy it.  Reese was not a fan of the loud fireworks.  So we put her to bed for the big fireworks show and she slept right through it!

Here is a video I made of the vacation.  It does not show up great on this website, but you get the point.  We had a great time!

Quality time

I have really enjoyed this trip with my kids.  We have gotten to spend all week with them and have been able to enjoy them very much.  

They are so precious together.  Just look at those faces...

It is hard work taking care of 2 small kids on vacation.  Together we have been able to do it. I am glad Rob has been so great and helpful with the kids.  It makes things go so much smoother.