cool babies

David snapped some pictures of the babies just hanging out. I'll be sad when winter comes and I have to actually dress them even if we're just sitting around the house.

yo gabba gabba

For a while there you could distract Stella with some baby songs. Now that she's not as interested, Aaron has decided that he likes it a lot. But in a pinch we can distract them both with Yo Gabba Gabba. I've saved them all on the DVR and it's a surefire way to distract them for 20 minutes or so. Plus the show is a lot of fun AND David and I have added a lot of kids songs to our repertoire. Who couldn't use a song about sharing or waiting your turn? Stella certainly needs to learn the one about not biting.



Getting down with DJ Lance Rock.

So big!

Stella likes to stand up while she's eating and at other times but we aren't sure if she even realizes she's doing it.


And then she Hulk's out. She also does this number if you say, "How big is Stella? Sooooo Big!"

my boy likes to party

He must be exhausted from eating.

The Stellasaurus Rex

Wreaking havoc since 2008

yahoo serious

Sunscreen is better than hair gel.

trouble ahead

I turned around for two seconds today only to turn back and see this.


I had to call her dad down to witness this moment...and to keep her from falling backwards while I took pictures.

Happy Birthday Gpa!

The babies got to celebrate with their grandpa for his birthday. Neither seems to realize till after I took the pictures that we put silly hats on them.





Aaron and Stella say, "Happy Birthday to the best grandpa in the world"!

onesies

I think they speak for themselves. Thanks auntie laura and auntie natalie!

awwww

Stella hanging out with my Uncle. That look on her face is priceless.

repurpose the exersaucer

Stella prefers to crawl through the saucer or just hang out inside of the dish at the bottom rather than sit in it properly. She says only babies sit in it and then she looks at her brother. Hmmmm. She babbles but hasn't truly said a real word i think. But she does say Dada if you talk on the phone and she thinks it's her dad. Maybe she has made that connection but I honestly don't know. I do know that she's a wonderful mimic and will wave if you wave, or sigh if you sigh. She even says, "mmmm" when she's eating because her dad taught her that. I'm going to put her in her highchair and let her watch me wash bottles or make formula and see what she does with THAT knowledge.

Parade!

Looks like a 70's album cover don't you think? Here are the boys hanging out as the parade goes down the main street in Decatur for 4th of July. The kids were so good that day we were even able to have dinner and drinks with adults! We didn't, however, make it through the fireworks. 9 pm may be past my bedtime too. Maybe next year.

prison break

We've had to pen in the children since Stella is now crawling and cruising. Here she's pretending not to care but the minute I turn my back she's trying to figure out a way to escape. My biggest fear is she'll realize we keep food in that big box in the kitchen and that will become her new destination whenever she is free.

Man her cheeks are huge! It looks like she's got marshmallows in there.

Schroeder

Aaron tickling the ivories. Except this piano has dogs barking instead of actual music. I just need to teach Stella to recline along the front.