More New Stuff on the Blog

I know I haven't posted in a while, but it's summer and for us that means we are busy with camping, weddings, family events, Farmer's Markets, and evening walks after supper.

(Pictured below is us at the Broadway St. Farmer's Market that we go to with Val & Fischer on Wed. coffee nights in Green Bay.)


I'm also waiting until Leo's 6 month Dr. appointment on Thursday to give the full update including his height and weight.
To tide you over until then, there are two new videos (they are on the right in "Enz-a-vision"). One of Flora on her "new" bike, her first two-wheeler.
The other is of Leo being silly. I filmed this because out friend, Troy, kept saying that Leo's so quiet and he never hears him make a peep. Leo was being silly all on his own, so I decided to capture it and to show Troy that Leo is a little noise-maker sometimes. :) I thought the rest of you would get a kick out of it, too!
There is also a new "Summer 2009 Slideshow". This is the album that all the new photos will go into.
That's about all for now. We have had a busy month so far, starting off with Tom's cousin's, Brian, wedding this weekend. Tom was in the wedding party, so that's what made it busy. We're doing a lot of camping, too. We'll be going up North Thursday through Sunday and then the kids and I are going to Lichterman Family Camping the 14th-17th and then coming home, picking up Tom and heading up North to Ed and Mae's annual "Party in the Woods" on the 18th-19th. After all that, things settle down and we don't have a whole lot planned, except for a couples camping trip in the beginning of August and a week-long family vacation in mid-August.
We are also SUPER EXCITED to see Heather at the end of July and the whole month of August!!! We've missed her! ;)

Hope your summer has been enjoyable so far. If not, get out and enjoy it- it's almost half-way over with!

Sitting Up and Swinging

Leo has been sitting up really well the last couple of days. Yesterday he sat up in the stroller for our whole walk. Today he sat up unassisted for about 10 minutes!
Today I made Flora an old-fashioned swing out of some rope and a board. She seemed to like it! You can see for yourself on our YouTube Channel.

Jump Around!

Flora has recently started jumping. She's still working on getting BOTH feet off the ground, though. It sure is cute to watch her try. Check out the videos of her and Leo jumping by clicking on "Our YouTube Channel" under "Other Interesting Links" on the right-hand side. =D

Saying Goodbye...

Sunday we said "goodbye" to Saleema.  We had a farewell party for her on Saturday, which was a lot of busy fun!  Then she went with our cousin Breanna to a grad party and to her house for one last sleep-over(although I doubt they slept).  On Sunday morning they met us at the airport in Green Bay.  We all got a little misty-eyed when it was time for her to say good byes.

We are going to miss her.  We feel like we were just really getting to know her before she had to go.  But it was a nice experience for us all.  Good luck Sally!!! =)

Saying goodbye to Sally means that Flora gets to say good bye to her "baby" room and hello to a new big girl room.  It has a kind of "Fairies in the Garden" kind of theme.  She seems to like it. It has a lot more room which means room for her many toys!

So now Leo can say good bye to our room and have his own space, which is pretty much the same as when it was Flora's room just with different furniture(that's why there are no photos).  As he gets older the decor will change.

Here is that picture of Leo grabbing his feet.  He gets them both sometimes, usually when he's laying down.  He's not as interested in them since he is mastering rolling from his back to his tummy.  Too bad he doesn't know how to get back on his back, yet.  I'm sure he'll figure it out soon enough.  

Leo has also been sitting up really well.  He just needs a hand to save him when he starts to tip one way or another.  I guess balance is a hard thing to achieve.  I know some adults who still have trouble with it, physically and figuratively! ;)

We have been giving Leo a little taste of what's to come- baby food!  He has tried rice cereal, peas, avocado, and green beans.  He seems to like it.  It's probably that it's something other than formula.  He doesn't get it every meal, just here and there.  Stay tuned for a video!!

Flora is still doing well with potty training.  Today she went all on her own, without any help, twice!  I was pretty impressed, as was she.  

A Blustery Day

Last week Wednesday, before Coffee, the kids and I stopped at Heather's(my friend in Denmark, Europe) step-mom(Leesa) and dad's(Gary) house to get some shade-loving plants that Leesa so graciously shared with us.  It was very windy and Flora had fun running in it!  While we were digging up plants, Flora occupied her time following us and the cats around, and asking Gary, "What you doing?" It was Leesa's first time meeting Leo, she enjoyed seeing them both as well as taking their pictures.


We've been hanging out as much as we can lately, now that the weather is getting nicer. Here's Leo exploring the grass.
Leo is finally able to grab his feet while lying on his back(I'll get a pic soon!). He has been very interested in them, watching them when we would sit him up.  So he is probably pretty happy to finally get ahold of them.
Flora has been doing great with potty training. She rarely has an accident. She doesn't consistently go #2 on the potty, but that's okay, we are amazed at how fast she picked up on the other part of it and can wait until she's comfortable with the rest.
Here's a picture of her in her undies watching Sesame Street.