Cuteness

The Promised Blackberry Pics

These blackberries were the biggest and sweetest I have ever had. It was really fun!

More cute pics to come soon! Isaac's 4 month pics and too cute pictures of Amelia holding the now 16lb 8oz Isaac. He is going to pass his sister in weight at this rate!

Peach Picking!

On Saturday we packed up the kids and drove out to Illinois to pick blackberries and peaches. Now that Jason doesn't have to study anymore (thank God) we can enjoy Saturdays as a family again! Of course it ended up being one of the hottest days of the entire summer, heat advisory and everything. But, we had a great time and have been enjoying the fruit of our labor (pun completely intended there.)

I will put up our blackberry picking pictures next.

Things Amelia is saying

I wanted to journal a little of Amelia's vocabulary. I'm realizing that if I don't start writing some of this down, I'm going to forget a lot of the little funny things that are right now, a normal part of every day. I watch old videos of her on this blog and can hardly even remember her being so small! So, without further ado, things Amelia is saying:

Over the last year Amelia has gone through many words as her choice for positive affirmation. First it was, "okay". Then it became a very clear and concise, "yes", and now she usually says, "yep."

Amelia commonly refers to Jason and I as "guys" ie, "hey guys, look at what Amelia's doing."

Amelia still refers to herself in the 3rd person a lot. I blame this on stupid Elmo. She is learning the proper use of pronouns though and will use I and you and his and hers.

Amelia is now referring to any time in the past, including 5 minutes ago as "last night."

She uses the phrase "other one" a lot. ie, "Can I have an other one blueberry?"

When Jason and I are having a conversation at the dinner table and Amelia wants to chime in she'll say, "actually Daddy, ba ba wa ma ca sha.....lots of jibberish, but in the cadence of our speech. It's hilarious.

Right now if Amelia is put on the spot or is feeling shy her answer is, "Ba!" or "Da!" usually accentuated with an arm in the air. It's a little embarrassing at times!

Other favorite phrases right now, some good, some not so good!
"Mommy, don't talk"
"Go out of here"
"I want to do it by myself!"
"I will save one for daddy"
"Isaac's crying, I think he needs his pacifier"
"I will feed Isaac"
"I will sit on it with my bottom!"
"Mommy, come here, right now!"
"Amelia can do it!"

Isaac's current phrases, well really, consonants of choice right now are: Boo, Ba and Goo!

Debate

Jason and I have disagreed for 3 years now on what kind of animal this is. It's a part of a mobile that Amelia loved as a baby, and now Isaac loves too. To be fair, I won't even tell you what animal that I think it is, or what Jason thinks it is. Please help settle this 3 year debate and comment telling me what kind of animal you think this toy is supposed to be.

Summer

Look out, we have a skinny dipper!

Pics

Aren't they just the cutest?
Isaac can hold his head up so high now! He's still not a big fan of tummy time but I'm telling him it's the only way he'll learn how to crawl around, which he very much wants to do!
Happy boy on his 3 month birthday. It's going by so fast!
Smiling at daddy
Sitting up with help of Bumbo seat, thank you Jill Peel
How the heck am I doing this by myself?
Apparently Amelia is not too big for the Bumbo seat!
4th of July weekend at Innsbrook! We had such a fun, relaxing time with Noni & Pop, Granny Annie & Uncle Mark, and of course, Lizzie and LaLa!
Amelia loved paddle boating with Daddy. I'll be honest, it was a little hard to let her go, but don't worry, I didn't put up a fuss. That's my baby out there!

Seriously, so cute I had to put it on twice.