the outdoor woods

The Outdoor Woods 2 Comments »

We were all feeling a little restless last weekend, so we took a drive up to the mountains. Is there anything more fun than throwing rocks in a river?

The water was pretty cold, but Drew was brave enough to walk around the shallow areas.

Brinley barely stuck her toes in, but managed to completely destroy this outfit. So much for hand-me-downs.

And just to prove that l’il miss sis was with us… She slept the whole time, only waking up for a quick snack before heading back to dreamland. Must be the soothing sounds of the water.

The kids had a blast, and we will definitely be heading back up the canyon for more fun once the water warms up. Next time Brinley will be dressed in rags or some sort of moonsuit that is Brinley-proof.

rowan’s audience

Rowan 6 Comments »

Rowan has been a little fussy today, so we dusted off the ‘ole swing, and wa-la, she was sawing logs (ok, more like filing twigs in her case) complete with her mouth gaping open for 2.5 hours.

As I walked by her room collecting laundry, I noticed that the kids dolls and stuffed animals had all migrated into her room, and were intently watching as she slept.

Drew & Brinley took every precaution to make sure their precious babies were seat-belted and buckled into their various seating devices correctly. Monkey see, monkey do.

10 days of rowan

Rowan 6 Comments »

Time is flying by! It doesn’t feel like it’s been 10 days, but we’ve enjoyed every minute of it. Rowan is doing very well, and is trying all sorts of new things. She is even surprising us with 4-6 hour streches of sweet slumber at night!

Rowan has been adored many times over by her big brother…

No thumb sucker here. Rowan found binkie love, and is quite fond of the soothie style.

She had her first bath, which she was NOT a fan of!

She even tried to start a fight. Look at that grip!

Finally she decided that being clean ain’t so bad.

We attempted a photoshoot, and she was ready to pose.

Photoshoots are hard work. Fortunately, a sleeping baby is a fantastic subject!

Caught some sweet sleepy smiles. A preview of what’s to come?

She got lots of love from big sister Brinley. Two princesses, hopefully not from the same diva pod.

Awesome Aunt Kristy flew in to help us out for a week. Thanks Kristy!

We went on our first outing to Target. A girl’s gotta get her shop on early right?

 And we tried our luck with another photoshoot…

Here Rowan is showing off her birthmark, one of many stork bites, and battle wounds from Biliruben tests.

That’s enough! Time for another nap!