24th of July in Monroe

I have been such a slacker with taking pictures lately so I didn't catch all of the fun on camera... but I did get some cute pictures of the kids. :)   First, Walter in the classic high chair with some of his very first rice cereal. (which he hates now, but liked it then!).  We have pictures of Randy in this chair (as a baby) and Lena... pretty cool!

Chris was super cute with Walter and helped me entertain him with toys in the early mornings when no one else was awake. :)

Of course fun with Grandma was to be had.

They don't look super thrilled in these pictures but Lena insisted on eating up with the boys for each meal and loved being a part of all the fun.  She is so grown up now that she can do everything they can.  She even slept in the same room as them and did great!

Anyone else feel like all of these kids need a nap?  Yeah, it wasn't a happiest picture.. but it almost includes all of Randy's Grandma's great grandchildren... at the moment.

As for some of the fun not captured in the pictures... Becky watched our kids while we enjoyed a water-skiing trip with Jessie, Greg and Kelvin.  Oh it was so much fun and I'm so glad I went.  The best part was the water-weeny which Randy insisted on bouncing on out of control, which made us all laugh so hard that we couldn't breath and eventually couldn't hang on anymore so went flying into the water.  So fun!

First Time at the DENTIST!

Lena went to the dentist for the first time and did SO good.  We went to a pediatric dentist that is SO good with kids.  She remembered the code word so she got a super hero cape.  She had a little bit of a hard time with those annoying poky x-ray things and a little bit of the cleaning... no crying or resistance... just a little bit of whimpering... BUT, she has NO cavities. :)  YAY!  Oh they let the kids choose a crazy hat for the hygienist to wear and she chose a cow hat for her's. :)   The girl there thought she was so cute that she asked us to share pictures of her at the dentist on their facebook page... maybe they do that with everyone... but I totally felt special. :)

4 Month and 3 Year Dr. Appt. stats

Here are the stats for Lena's 3 year and Walter's 4 month doctor's appointment.

Lena:
28 lbs (15th percentile)
3 ft 2 in (80th percentile)

Walter:
12.5 lbs (10th percentile)
26.5 in (80th percentile)

Just some Cute pictures of my Cuties. :)

4th of July

We ended up doing 4th of July at our house this year and were so glad we did! The small town fireworks proved to be amazing... much better than the ones we bought ourselves... which included tiny milisecond lasting and a LOT of snakes... WOO HOO ;)  Luckily our neighbors splurged and got some pretty cool areal fireworks that were amazing.  Lena was so excited about them and Jimmy too!  They also liked their first sparklers and kept wanting more.  :)

Walter got some much needed Nonna time. :)  Then went to bed before the real celebrations began... hey, I would've let him stay awake if he wasn't so grumpy! :)

Comollo girls!

Silly faces... and apparently I have a freakishly long/skinny looking tongue...

Jump!

Again!

And again!

Alex... trying not to laugh at how silly those "snakes" look. ;)

Tea Party With Eva!

Eva is so awesome and set up a REAL tea party with one of her little tea sets for Lena.  Here Lena is ready for prayer and Walter is eyeing the goodies. :)

3 YEARS!!!

My baby girl is now 3 years old!  I cannot believe it has been three years since we welcomed this cutie pie into the world.  I also can't believe how grown up she's gotten in just the last few months.  I feel like she's growing exponentially!  The more time that passes the faster she grows.  I love how patient she is with me and how forgiving she is.  She has such a sweet heart and a HUGE imagination.  She can play for so long by herself just imagining conversations between her toys and hands. :)  She is always wanting me to play buzz and her to play woody. :)

She totally understood the whole "it's my birthday so I get presents" concept this year and loved the attention.  She also loved the cake that Rosie so amazingly made for her. (turned out WAY better than mine would have).  She was so cute opening her presents.  I was so surprised how excited she was about her new outfit and loves to wear it. :)  

I'm so so so glad for the last 3 years and the experiences this little girl has given me and look forward to many more amazing experiences with her. :) LOVE YOU LENA BUG!!!

Walter felt left out of this post so Grandma was helping him with some cuddles. :)