Monday, August 8, 2011

Sleeping Beauty

Leah definitely values her sleep, so much so that she does NOT enjoy waking up...whether it be in the morning or at nap time, she is just a little grumpy pants until she feels like being happy. And trust me, it is best to just leave her alone when she wakes up...I know from experience :). Well, Leah has this habit when she wakes up from her nap...she'll get out of bed, then go find a comfy place on the floor and fall back asleep! I get a kick out of finding her little body all sprawled out on the floor...or curled up in a little ball. One time I couldn't find her anywhere, and she was sound asleep in the corner of my closet! I always wonder where I'll find her next!



Saturday, August 6, 2011

We LOVE Water!

Growing up, my most favorite thing to do during the summer was to go swimming. That is what I remember about summer break...swimming almost every day! I LOVED it, and I still do! Noah and Leah absolutely love the water, so I am not at all hesitant to pack up and head to the pool {or splash pad}!


Honestly, I was a bit nervous about going to the pool this summer, seeing that I now have three little ones. BUT, to my amazement, it has been somewhat easy to manage all of them at the pool. Noah is a decent swimmer, plus he can touch the bottom so that I don't have to carry him around. Leah is pretty good at staying close and knows that she has to keep her floaties on at all times. And Isaac stays in my arms or in his little floatie. Plus we have an absolutely awesome pool that is so kid friendly...that totally works to my advantage :).Thank goodness it has worked out, thus far!

Here are some random pics from our water adventures this summer...

Our first trip to the pool...so excited!
I LOVE Shea's cute yellow polka dot swimsuit! Little girl swimsuits are my fav...especially this one :). What a cutie!
Ah...I love my babes!
Hannah and Leah getting a snack before heading back for more fun.
Taking it all in :).
Isaac LOVES this little water fountain. At the beginning of the summer, he wanted nothing to do with it...in fact, he didn't want anything to do with any aspect of the water. Now he LOVES it and has become a water baby, just like Noah and Leah!
Playing in the pool in our back yard is a regular occurrence on non-pool days.
Isaac's loves playing with the hose and drenching himself...it's pretty cute to watch :).

Jumping, and playing, with some of our most favorite friends...

Leah giving Isaac a squeeze at the Splash Pad {which is so.much.fun!}.
Noah has been begging for me to get him a snowie at the pool all summer...well, today I finally gave in. Talk about two happy little kids!

Here's to a lot more fun days at the pool this summer!

Heritage Park ~ 2011

We made our,what seems to be a yearly {2009, 2010}, visit to Heritage Park last weekend. This time we were able to take Daddy with us, which was SO nice! I absolutely LOVE having Doug with me when we go to places like this...just makes it that much easier. We also left Isaac with my mom and dad, so we were able to enjoy our outing even more. Don't get me wrong, I love having my babe with me, and, if I'm being honest, I missed him so much when we were gone...but it was also nice to be able to give our attention in it's entirety to Noah and Leah. That said, we had a great time! The weather was in our favor, which made for an even better outing!


Leah was SO excited to ride a horse...that girl really has no fear! Noah, on the other hand, was so incredibly nervous. He's ridden a horse so many times in the past, but this time he was just not into it. Right when we were leaving, he decided that he wanted to give it a shot, so back we went so that he could have his chance, and he was so glad that he did!
The kiddos, and Doug, stamping leather. Leah was so insistent to make hers all by herself.


Thank goodness they have a little shuttle to take you from here to there...that place is big, especially with little ones ;).
Digging for gold...we found 10 pieces! Noah was determined to find a lot because the payout was candy! Of course, candy is always a good incentive to do pretty much anything, right?!?
Riding the train is always a huge hit!
Us.
Afterwards, we went over to the This is the Place monument for a little history lesson :).