Selah is 3 months!

Selah turned 3 months old last week!
A few pictures were definitely needed for this occasion.

This weekend, It was just me and the 2 little girls. Matt went on his annual fl

oat trip, and Corinne joined Grandma and Grandpa in KC for the weekend.
While I missed them both, it was nice to have some quiet for a few days. I made Audie a new dress, and a few bows for the girls' hair. You'll see them in the pictures below.

While we're at it, let's do some of Audie too.

Summer

This has been an incredible summer. We have been better than ever, our little family of 5 is enjoying each other, and we couldn't be more blessed.
Here's a little of what we have been doing the last couple of weeks...

Our church had a pool party, and it was Selah's first trip to the pool! She turned heads in her pink swimsuit.
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Last week, we had a missionary family that we support over for dinner. I cannot begin to tell you how much of an encouragement they were. The wife, Tina, was so incredible- lively, energetic, encouraging, loving...I could go on and on. I had never met them before (Matt knew them from his church in KC), but we hit it off. It was crazy how alike Tina and I are. Same interests, same passions, we both married engineers... :) They are the kind of people you feel like you have known forever, and hope that you are as warm and as much of a blessing as they.

After dinner, we treated them to Orange Leaf!

Our girls, and their two kids, Madelynn and Ben played so well together. I wish we could be neighbors with them! They are so great.
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...and some family fun washing the car.

Audie says...

Audie: "I smell poop."

me: "Is it you?"
Audie: "No, it's you."

This, That, and a Lie

So, I lied. I told you that I would have lots more 4th of July pictures, and I don't. I'm sorry and I know you all will forgive me.
I did get two pictures, both of which I never want my father to see. Him being a fireman, I would never hear the end of it with him knowing my kids lit fireworks...because we never did them as kids either, right dad?

4th of July was fun, we went to our friends' house and enjoyed bbq with our small group.

July 2nd came and went, and Selah turned 2 months!
Notice the double chin below? Selah is toppin' the charts in the 93rd percentile in her weight.
Even though most of that is brain, she is bigger than her other two sisters were at her age. Corinne and Audie were always under 10 percent. I"m interested to see how she will change the next couple of months.

We're getting plenty of smiles and coos from her!

and finally, a picture of me and Corinne. She wanted to do something special with me yesterday, and she suggested that we take a picture together.
Let me tell you, Corinne has turned into the sweetest little girl around. She is gentle and does everything she can to please. She follows me around everywhere...and I mean everywhere. But as she follows she helps me, and talks to me, and asks me questions.
I love my girls.

boots and umbrellas

We got a good 20 minute storm yesterday evening. It made good puddles by the curb for the girls to play in.

Something totally weird happened this morning.
Background: Corinne is at VBS. Audie is here in the guest bedroom with me doing a puzzle. Selah is upstairs on my bed sleeping.
The monitor is just outside the guest bedroom, and I thought I heard a baby crying. So I stepped outside the room to put an ear to see if I heard right.
Then I heard "Da da!" in the monitor.
Okay, at this point I am totally creeped. Either Selah is a prodigy child and saying "da da", or a kid is in my house, and I can hear them talking through the monitor.
My heart is racing.
I listen some more, and then I hear a mom say, "brush your teeth!".
Our baby monitor is picking up someone else's monitor.
Phew! That scared me!
I listened in to be entertained for a while. :)

We'll be switching baby monitor channels. I sure don't want anyone eaves dropping on our conversations!!

Shut the front door!
Are my girls cute, or are they cute?

Okay, so maybe I am a little biased. But still, you can't argue that these are some of the prettiest girls around.
The thought of getting a great picture really challenges me, and I can't shoot enough pictures. A little bribing with some ice cream, and the girls cooperate for a bit to allow me to get some shots of them. I love it!

Cheeky

Names have been left out to protect the indecent...

She gets herself dressed these days.
Maybe she is trying to start a new trend of a "one piece thong".

1 month

Happy 1 Month Birthday, Selah!

Audie says...

Last night Matt and I came upstairs to go to bed. I turned on the bathroom light which revealed that Audie had climbed into our bed. As the light came on, she sat up and squinted with a slight smirk across her mouth "pretending" she had just woke up and didn't know what was going on.

Matt picked her up and told her she needed to go back to her bed, and started carrying her to her room to which she replied:

"But my bed is too lumpy!"

Big sister feeding Selah

Selah's Newborn Pics

Here are the latest pictures of my little princess! Enjoy!

 

Mothers Day

Mother's Day was great for me. Matt had the girls put together some pictures and cards for me, with a couple of gifts. Corinne was so excited about it, and made me feel special.
After going to church, we spent the afternoon at my mom and dad's with my sister and her family.

A pic with my mom and my girls. My grandma died 12 years ago today. I hope that if it's possible for her to look down from heaven, that she is proud of the legacy that has come after her! (We named Selah Violet after her....her name was Violet.)

I was hoping to have more pictures of Selah posted by now, but let's face it. My time for things has run short. I try to take advantage of cleaning etc while Selah naps, and blogging and other fun things may not happen as much as I'd like. All in all though, things are great and I love my little family!

Selah!

Maternity Pictures

This afternoon we went out and took a few belly shots. My mother has been hounding me about needing these pictures for the baby book, so.... that's what we did.
I have to say: Ma, you do a lot of things very well. But photography ain't one of 'em.

Granted, trying to get two kids to look into a camera is NOT easy, I got frustrated VERY quickly, and it was QUITE windy. So, I'll give it to you that you didn't do too bad of a job considering the conditions. Thank you mother, for not taking pictures of the lady walking her dog, the squirrels in the street, or that beautiful fountain in the lake. (those of you who have browsed through my mom's pictures will know exactly what I am talking about)
I think there is at least one good one for the baby book, here are the best ones.

Don't forget to put in your vote as to when you think the baby will be born! Sex, Date, and time!

Swim lessons

Corinne right before her first swimming lesson. She was so excited and asked me all day if it was time for her to go.