Through the eyes of a baby...

I love these pictures of Blake, because it makes me see life through his eyes. He is happy to be alive, smiling at anyone close to him, knowing he is loved and cared for. We pray he will continue to be so happy about life :) He's 12 weeks Tuesday, hard to believe! He has thrush, so we're going to the doctor tomorrow for a checkup to make sure the medicine is clearing it up. Obviously it's not affecting his mood much, though :)

Bath Time

We decided it was time for the kids to take a bath together. Every night it takes forever to do two baths, so the logical decision was to combine them. It actually wasn't a HUGE disaster. Blake only got really splashed (in the face) twice, and Claire kept her hands to herself. Overall, a success. It's such a blast having two children, we are so thankful for these little blessings.

Hard to believe...

Well, as promised, I am updating our blog with Blake's 2 month checkup numbers. He is already 13 pounds, 13.5 ounces and 23 1/2 inches long. It's amazing how quickly he is growing, it happens so fast! Yesterday I put him in the Bumbo seat to see how he would do, he liked it!

Then, of course, Claire had to have a turn.
Tonight we're going to a swim party to beat the heat!

I've been tagged...

Katie "tagged" me, so I need to post 8 random facts about me:

1- I changed my major in college 3 times!
2- When I was growing up, I wanted to be the first woman president.
3- Speaking of growing up, I wanted six children (that has changed!)
4- Brent and I met at church camp.
5- I have had 4 cars in 6 years.
6- My dogs I had when I was growing up were all named after the Jackson 5.
7- Almost every room in our house is painted red.
8- My favorite commericials are the Mac/PC ones.

I tag Jenny, Chad, & Jessica.

Fun at the Zoo!

Claire has been talking about going to the zoo everyday for the last week and a half, so we decided it was time to brave the trip with the two kiddos. We went in the evening, hoping to skip over the hottest part of the day and the crowd.



Blake just hung out while we were there, but Claire loved everything--except the Penguin house. As soon as we walked in, she said "Let's get out of here." :) It was funny, but later we discovered that she thought is was scary and cold, so we understand now. Since we went later to the zoo, we didn't have to pay for parking, so Claire got to make a build-a-bear zoo animal.



She first chose an alligator, which Brent and I thought was so ugly, but we convinced her that the elephant was really cute, so she chose to take him home. She enjoyed watching him be stuffed, kissing his heart, and dressing him in camo underwear and a zoo hat. She's been carrying him around since last night. Claire also got to ride the carousel. She chose the tiger, and I stood beside her. She loved it, saying "wee, wee" laughing the whole time. What a fun night!!

Whoa, time flies!

Sorry it has already been two weeks since my last posting. We have had a crazy month of July. We went to camp, then were home for a week, and then Brent left for CIY and just got back. Our church is having VBS this week, so things still haven't slowed down yet.

Blake has grown so much in the last two weeks. He is sleeping around 7 hours a night, now, which is so exciting. He is more alert, smiles and coos, and loves listening to his big sister. We go for his 2 month checkup next Tuesday, so we are looking forward to hearing how much he has grown. We're dreading shots, though :(

Claire had a great time at camp and with Grammy & Papa. She loves playing outside, so that is how she chooses to spend her days and evening :) She is really starting to interact with Blake, which is fun to watch. There is a picture of her as she is holding her ears closed--Blake was screamning :) However, as she talks to him, we see how she sees us and the love she has for him makes us smile. She says from time to time, "I really love my brother." We're so glad!

Enjoy the pictures and keep looking for our next update after Blake's checkup.