Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Tummy Time


Abigail does her "workout" with a little encouragement from her personal trainer.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Happy Birthday, Ezra!


Ezra is turning 2! 

It's amazing how gigantic he looks ever since we brought his baby sister home from the hospital.  Suddenly he's a big guy!  His early birthday party, which we had with Grandma before she returned home, revolved around Ezra's favorite - Thomas the Tank Engine.


He had Thomas cupcakes...


books...


 and a train toy.





He also got a new tricycle, graduating from his beloved "pusher" (a ride-on wagon toy he got for his first birthday, which he loved to its recently demise.  I guess they're not designed to withstand Ezra's full-force play style!).  He was proud to try it out...


...though he eventually went back to his favorite way of getting around the parking lot - by pushing!  It was a happy birthday, indeed!

Sonrise National Park VBS


It's everyone's favorite week of the summer - VBS!


This year we went to Sonrise National Park.
 


Our Top Ten List of reasons we love VBS (in no particular order)...

No cooking for a week - dinner is provided every night!
Johnathan's Wily Wolves
Naomi's Marvelous Mountain Lions
Ezra's Busy Beavers
Kevin's Agile Antelope high schoolers
Cool t-shirts
Making new friends
Fun crafts
Super games with Shelby
...and our kids' favorite - the hilarious skits!









Saturday, June 9, 2012

Grandma's Visit

We are ever so thankful that Grandma Stata was able to come to help us for 2 1/2 weeks.  We didn't know when Baby Girl would arrive, but just like when Ezra was born, Grandma ended up flying in the day before Abby showed up.  Perfect timing!





Grandma washed countless loads of laundry, prepared dozens of meals, woke up with our early-bird boys every morning, provided hugs and snuggles, read Happy Birthday Thomas to Ezra until it was memorized,  and inspired Naomi to clean bathrooms like we lived in a hotel.  Thank you, Grandma!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Family Portraits

Time to get a portrait with our newest family member!






Abigail at 10 Days Old