Friday, September 28, 2007

Oregon Visit

We went to Oregon this weekend to visit Pake and Beppe. Beppe has been moved to a care facility as she recovers from an infection. It was good to see them again. Mom Wicker was there visiting as well so we got to spend some time with her too.

Who is helping whom?






Lunch Break

Dad snapped a few shots of the kids (Andrew, Anika, and Scout) during lunch time. Andrew is extremely fond of yogurt -- as you can see.


Andrew the Imitator

Andrew MUST do everything his big sister does -- if she gets her fingernails painted, then he wants his done. If she gets lipstick (chapstick), then he wants some. If she carries a purse, then by golly, so will he:-)

Sunshine Days


I'm a little late with this post but I had to include the fun time that we had at Sunshine Days a few weeks ago. Parades, Fire Dept. Open House, rides, etc. The kids had a great day.

Anika's friend and babysitter, Kaitlyn. (Anika was in heaven with Kaitlyn's undivided attention - they colored together, ate hot dogs together, watched the dunk tank together. . .)
Andrew wasn't so sure about this ride.



Friday, September 14, 2007

Happy Birthday, Dana!

Our friend, Dana, celebrated her birthday yesterday. The kids loved the party - people, presents, and CAKE!!!!

Late Summer Days

Mornings can be chilly around here these days but we are still enjoying the outdoors. Anika broke out the sidewalk chalk again and Andrew. . . well, Andrew just keeps going and going and going. . .

Fashionista

Anika has taken to coming downstairs in the morning with her personal choice of clothing for the day. Some days go better than others. This was one of her more interesting combinations:-)
While it isn't totally clear in this picture, Andrew is sporting a pretty rough looking eye. He took another header down the cement stairs in the backyard. (He got lots of comments on this one but it is healing really quickly!!!)

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Craft Time

Lloyd made a quick trip to the store yesterday and I asked him to glance at some watercolor paints for Anika. He came back with the watercolors and another fun, crafty item for Anika. I thought I had hidden it away for a rainy day but she found it (of course.) So Anika and Daddy are having a moment this afternoon. They are painting in a suncatcher butterfly. What a delight to watch. Lloyd is trying hard to reign in his perfectionist tendency and allow Anika to actually take part. There are a lot of "Good job, Anika" 's and "Thank you, Daddy" 's being exchanged. What a fun time!


Blankie Babies

I used to think that only Anika was going to have an unusually strong attachment to her blankie. I may be wrong. For whatever reason (copying Anika, sleeping with it every night, . . .) Andrew is now quite fond of his knit treasure from Nana. He makes me lift him AND the blanket out of his crib now. So, here are my "blankie babies":