Pig tails!

She never would have let me do this a month ago. Now she wants to be like Emma. After I fix her hair, she gets a big smile on her face and says, "Pretty!" And I have to agree.

Bath Time

I love the smell and look of little babies after a bath. Today Lainey took a bath in a large silver bowl in the sink at Grandma Z's house.

Taking a bath in her tub at home

newborn bath

rub a dub dub

twins in a tub

Tony Horton says...

First night: yikes!

Teacher Sydney

Just because school's out doesn't mean that teaching and learning has stopped. Cousin Sydney was teaching Paul, Emma, Cousin Katelyn, and Cousin Trenton about the Native American tribes from a book that she made in her class this last year. This teacher knew her stuff and the students were riveted

Sleep anyone?

Can you tell what we need a little more of around here lately?

Friends

What a better way to celebrate the last day of school than with friends.

Emma and Sydney Anderson

Claire, Haley Beus, Emma, Paul, James Risenmay
Benjamin in background - could not spare a minute
from his busy schedule

Class of 2022

Today was Emma's Kindergarten graduation.


Our conversation last night -
Emma: Mom, can you buy me something [for graduation].
Mom: No.
Emma: Aawww! Why not?
Mom: Because it's just Kindergarten dear.

Emma's teacher, Mrs. Woodard, in blue; Teacher's Assistants (left to right): Mrs. Gonzalez, Mrs. Copas, Mr. Martinez

Emma with fellow graduate and friend Sydney Anderson

On to First Grade! No tears.

Otter Pop Weather

We've been eating a lot of these lately.

baby doll lainey

It was time to feed Lainey and she was getting restless. I came around the corner from the kitchen with a bottle to find Claire holding Lainey. I was so surprised to see the baby, who had been in her cradle, now in little not-quite-three-year-old Claire's arms. I couldn't believe that Claire would even think to pick Lainey up, let alone be able to. Later that same day she picked Lainey up out of her bouncy seat and tried carrying her around.

I guess Claire has a little bit of her Uncle Kelvin in her. My Mother-in-Law tells of how he used to get Jason and his twin, Todd, out of the crib when they were babies. He would have been five, I think, at the time. Sometimes he would get them right after they were put down for their nap, if I remember right. What a great helper, but interrupted nap time is no fun.

Here I captured Claire showing us just how easily she picked up baby doll Lainey the other day. I think we'll be moving the cradle into our room. Crazy cat Claire!