Lounge Lizards

Jack and Lauren have been swimming every day this week. They had swim lessons Monday - Thursday and we couldn't resist taking Rob with us to the pool to show off on Friday. This was a brief video from Tuesday. It was a gorgeous sunny day and the two of them cuddled together on the lounge chair after nearly two hours in the pool. My bathing beauties :-)

Auntie Pants and Soy Boy

Aunt Staci and Cousin Sawyer came to visit from Lake Tahoe! I can hardly believe how long it has been since I've seen Sawyer. Too long, for sure. He has grown into such a handsome, sweet young man.  Staci and I had a nice chat and managed to solve all the world's problems over martinis and pork chops.  Jack and Sawyer played Legos and watched Gnomeo & Juliette.  Little Lauren had a great time getting a double dose of cuddles from Auntie.  I sure miss having my friend around the corner, last night felt like "home".  Thank you SO MUCH for making time for us.  Love you guys :-)

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! Rob got to sleep in this morning and then rose to a nice hot cup of coffee. Jack made a present for him at school and he opened cards from all his adoring fans. Currently, he is cuddling the kids on the couch and watching Star Wars. Jack has Father's Day all planned out, with the complete line up of Star Wars movies waiting their turn on the couch. I am planning a fresh batch of cookies (chocolate covered toffee pieces! yum!) and barbecued steaks for dinner as requested. Looks like a Father's Day made in Heaven for my guy! We love you, Honey *smooch*!

Slippery Fish

Here is Jack's version of Slippery Fish by Charlotte Diamond. He leaves out several fish, but I think you'll agree it's pretty cute as it is.

Go the F*ck to Sleep

If you can't handle profanity, this is not the book for you. We however bought a signed copy on the day it was available to the public. This video is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and is brilliant! If you need a laugh, check it out ;-)

Month in Review

Seriously, A MONTH!? I have been trying for weeks to upload an adorable video of Jack singing a song, but it's just not working.....ugh! So, here are several cute photos from the last 4 weeks. I'll keep trying the video.

Lauren is finally getting big enough to really interact with Jack. They have started playing together and it is adorable. Who knew Jack would still love playing with baby toys?

Last weekend we attended Junia's 5th birthday party. Although the photo here is of Jack with Eden, who is Jack's age. It was a princess party, but Jack made it clear that he was a king. Not a prince! A king. He wore his sports coat and handsome shoes to prove his point.

The Hock's parties are always fabulous and this was no exception. They had craft stations where Jack made a felt crown, a treasure chest (not a jewelry box), and a king's wand (not a pricess wand). But Lauren got a princess wand! It matched her pink tulle skirt beautifully.

Additionally, they had ponies again, so Jack got to work on his equestrian skills.

The horse

liked him, too.

The day was filled with so much fun.

And we all had a great time.

Oh, and did I mention the fact that the cupcakes were gorgeous and delicious :-)

Over the last week, Lauren has

been outdoing herself in the adorable department.

She scoots and rolls everywhere, and very quickly when she wants to. Here she rolled over and wound up with her sheep on top of her back. She knew it was silly and we both laughed at how she managed to get in that position.

And my favorite shot of the last week came while we cuddled in bed last weekend. Lauren cuddling Daddy in bed. She was patting her hand on the iPad and I got lucky enough to catch it in midair so it appears as if she is waving "hello." She is always this happy folks. Aren't we lucky!? BLESSED!

Flying Lessons

Lauren must have taken flying lessons because 7 months have now flown by in the blink of an eye! She is a professional eater now with cereal, fruit and veggies in her repetoir. She rolls over at her leisure, sometimes turning two or three times in the few minutes it takes me to step out of the room and return. She almost sits up on her own and is constantly doing abdominal crunches (unbelievably cute) in order to strengthen her core. She is mesmerized by anything I put in my mouth, anything Brother touches and....you had to know it was coming, TECHNOLOGY!! Seriously, the iPad and my laptop have become fascinating, forbidden items to her. The greatest new trick is that she has started saying, "Mama." Of course, she could be refering to her binky, a toy, the dog or the refrigerator, but it's a start and I'll TAKE IT!! Teething is still her nemesis and as you can see from the photo we are no closer to a tooth now than we were when she started teething 3 months ago, ugh. But adorable for sure, sweet for sure and the apple of Mommy and Daddy's eyes.