Julianne's Third Birthday Party

On Saturday we invited some friends over for Julianne's third birthday party. The theme was ice cream because Julianne loves her ice cream (and anything else sweet). For the first half of the party the kids played in the pool, sprinkler, and sand table. After playing and singing happy birthday to Julianne everyone made their own ice cream sundaes and had ice cream cone cupcakes. Then Julianne opened the gifts her friends brought her. Everyone was so generous and Julianne had a great time with everyone.

Three Years Old

Julianne celebrated her third birthday on Tuesday and had a very special day. Daddy took off work to spend the day with her and she loved getting to spend some extra time with him. She has such a special place in her heart for her daddy and refers to him as "my daddy". She chose where we went for her birthday breakfast and decided on Waffle House. She ordered chocolate chip waffles, bacon, and apple juice. She finished it all and helped me finish a piece of toast and part of my waffle. In the past couple of months her appetite has greatly increased.

Waterfront Park Picnic

On Saturday we went with several families from our Adult Bible Fellowship class at church to Waterfront Park for a picnic. While the guys grilled the food, the kids played at the splash area. It was so hot and felt wonderful to get wet. Lorelei even enjoyed playing in the water. Stephen put her next to one of the jets of water coming out of the ground and she had a blast trying to grab the water. Julianne loved getting to play with all of the kids. The play time was fun, the food was delicious, and the fellowship was sweet.

Seven and a Half Months

Lorelei continues to be stationary,, but she is taking the necessary steps toward being mobile. She enjoys tummy time more and more and can pivot around on her tummy to get things out of reach. Yesterday for the first time she pushed herself backwards and got up on her hands and knees for a second. She seems perfectly content to sit around and watch the action going on around her. She absolutely loves to watch her sister and our dog, Abby. She smiles and giggles with glee each time either of them walk into the room.

Kentucky Gymnastics Academy

Several weeks ago we went with my friend, Amanda, and her little boy, Barrett, to KGA (Kentucky Gymnastics Academy) for open gym. The kids had a great time jumping on trampolines, swinging on rings, hanging from bars, balancing on beams, crawling through tunnels, and running around.

Sisters for Seven Months

Julianne and Lorelei have officially been sisters for seven months now and their love for one another has most definitely grown with time. Lorelei could sit by herself for hours if she could just watch what her sister is doing. She has constant smiles and laughs for Julianne and loves when Julianne greets her after naptime. Julianne loves Lorelei and asks more now to hold her, although tires of this quickly when she realizes how heavy Lorelei is.

Lorelei - 7 Months

Lorelei is seven months old today and continues to bless us with her sweet personality day after day. She is usually very easy going and plays well by herself by chewing on toys or watching her big sister. Watch out, though, because if she feels like she has been ignored too long, she will let you know with ear piercing screaming and crying until you pick her up. She has become quite the babbler in the past couple of weeks. She goes on and on with "Wuh-wuh-wuh" and "Bah-bah-bah" and "Muh-muh-muh." The last sound I am particularly proud of because if you notice it is very close to "Mama".

Splashing in July

Last summer Julianne hated any water activities that required water being splashed in her face, which meant that she did not like splash parks. This summer started out in much of the same way, but in the past several weeks she has gotten accustomed to the "splash-i-ness" that comes along with playing in water and absolutely loves getting soaked. We regularly get out our small, plastic pool and a couple times so far this summer have made it to Waterfront Park's Splash Pad. Here are some pictures of our water loving girl.

Bathtime for Babies

On a rainy day this past week, Julianne and Shiloh decided they wanted to give their baby dolls a bath. We got out a tub, filled it with water, and the girls had a blast bathing their babies. After making sure they were freshly bathed, they dried them off, put clean clothes on them, and got them set for a tea party. Julianne and Shiloh decided the menu, which consisted of tortilla chips, craisins, sour skittles, and apple juice. A fun time was had by all (even the baby dolls)!

Grabbing and Raspberries

When I wrote the title to this post I was not referring to Lorelei grabbing raspberries, although if they were within her reach she probably would. Rather, the title refers to Lorelei's newest skills of perfecting her grabbing skills and blowing raspberries. Our sweet girl has become very difficult to hold while trying to also accomplish something because she grabs for everything within reach. The other day I was holding her and trying to sign a receipt. She proceeded to lunge forward and grab the pen and receipt, which made it quite difficult to finish this simple task.

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