Happy birthday Zoe!

The day after you were born...

1st birthday...

2nd birthday...


Happy 2nd birthday to our little peanut!

You are little...but you are mighty! You are a sweet girl who keeps us on our toes. You have quite the vocabulary & are quick to let us know your opinion. You love hugs, kisses, fives & 'pound-its'. You love "Yayton", "Bubby" & "Hofie" very much. You love to dance & sing & play with your babies (all named Hofie). You love the water & being outside...and get very grumpy if you don't get to do those things when your brothers do!

We love the spice you add to our lives - you are a keeper!

Movin' on up

Sophie has been sleeping in our closet in her bassinet...but is running out of room.

Here she is in March...

And here she is now...


I'm not quite ready to move her in with Zoe, so she is graduating to the pack-n-play for now. I think she enjoys the extra space!

It's HOT!

And when it's hot...water is the way to go.

We've been swimming at Nonny & Poppa's - it's ESPECIALLY fun when they are there and swim with us :)






And we've been doing a lot of water activities in our yard...

Big Weekend

May 27
We celebrated Leighton's 4th birthday with mommy's side of the family. The boys made a Happy Birthday Banner to hang up. Brecken wrote the letters & Leighton helped tape them on the string.

May 28
My parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.

And Sophie turned 3 months old...

May 29
Leighton's actual birthday. He was so excited when he woke up & remembered that he was 4! Here's the little guy at just a few days old.

We celebrated with daddy's family. Leighton requested a cookout...and we ended the evening with the tradition of smearing butter on the birthday boy's nose...so he can slide through another year :)

What's Brecken up to?

Catching toads...

Finishing up preschool...sniff, sniff...sad & exciting at the same time!

Playing with friends...

Painting a picture to decorate the toy room...

Mastering bike riding without training wheels...in about 10 minutes...

Excited to share with Leighton...

What's Leighton up to?

Painting a picture to decorate the toyroom...

Snuggling with little sis...every morning...

Running through the sprinkler...

Playing with toads...

Riding his bike without training wheels!

What's Zoe up to?

Airplane rides...

Sleeping in odd places...

And odd positions...

Dressing up...

Trying to put on weight...

And using daddy as a slipper slide...

What's Sophie up to?

Grabbing onto toys...

Getting them in her mouth...

Sitting in her bumbo...although briefly or she becomes a bobble head...

Taking a lot baths because she seems to be an overflowing fountain of spit up...

Enjoying snooze time on the floor when the siblings are in bed...

Lots of smiles...

And a lot of cooing!

Slime

We had a free day with no appointments or commitments, so we decided to make some slime!


Here's how!

Step 1: Pour 4oz (1/2 c) glue into a jar.

Step 2: Fill the empty glue bottle with water (1/2 c) & then add it to the jar.

Step 3: Add food coloring.

Step 4: In a separate bowl, add 1 cup water & 1 tsp borax powder.

Step 5: Slowly stir the glue mixture into the bowl of borax solution.

Step 6: Knead the slime in the bowl until it feels dry.

The more the slime is played with, the firmer & less sticky it will become. Enjoy!


Store your slime in a zip-lock bag in the fridge. Otherwise it will develop mold.

Riding with Poppa

We were visiting Nonny & Poppa's last week & Poppa was getting ready to mow, so the boys were excited to drive the mower around the block. They have so much fun & he gives them free reign!


Zoe thought she wanted to go for a ride, until she got close to the mower.