Monday, September 1, 2014

Summer's over!

I can't believe it's Labor Day and summer is already over for another year!  But, Fall is definitely my favorite time of the year, so I'm ok with that!  We had a busy summer.  Brad started his Masters degree program online through University of South Dakota.  He took one class over the summer (a good warm-up!) and is now taking 3 (!) classes.  We are working on figuring out our new family schedule...though he is really good about helping me with and spending time with the girls for dinner and bath/bed times.  

Abigail's language skills are growing daily...she is quite a parrot, but she understands most everything also.  It's so wild to watch that develop.  She started gymnastics last week...it will be once a week for a couple months...and she absolutely loves it!  She asks if we are going to gymnastics almost daily!  And she loves our playdates with her little friends Clara and Rowan.  

Brianna is getting where she needs to go by rolling.  She is so mobile, it's fun to watch her discover new things!  She is starting to sit with a little support and will be sitting on her own in no time.  She has been teething for about a month now...can't wait for those little buggers to pop through!

Watch them grow!









Abigail wanted one of her baby next to the dog... :)



And Noah and Brianna....
(sorry I could not get a few of them to flip the right direction!)










Such happy babies!!



















Grandpa George

Great-Grandpa George passed away on August 23.  He was sent home from the hospital on hospice about a week before Brianna was born (yes, 6 months ago!).  We feel so blessed that both of our girls got to meet their Grandpa George and he got to meet them.  These precious pictures are from the last time the girls saw him.  He loved them so much, look at that smile when he's looking at them!









August!

Started rice cereal!  As you can see, she was not such a fan of something other than milk in her mouth!



But still smiling at the end of it all!


This girl is now on the move!  In both of these pictures, she started out in the middle of the pink blanket!


Just hangin' out in my jammies!


Wearing Daddy's work shoes!  This kiddo loves our shoes!





Wearing her purse that GG gave her...when asked where she was going, "to the store"!


Wearing the adorable matching outfits that Nanny got them for Christmas (before 2 of them were even born!!)

The most handsome little man ever!

Time to play!



Not sure sweet potatoes are much better than cereal, Mom!
(She loves them now, though!)

Abigail watching a summer morning storm!

Practicing her sitting!

A lot of her time at home is spent taking care of her baby!  She takes her for walks, puts her to bed, dresses her, feeds her!  It's so fun to watch her develop her little imagination!



I was in the other room and walked out to find this...Grandma Pam gave her a subscription to Highlights Magazine and she was reading all of her little books from that.  She was so deep into it that I startled her when I said something to her!

Walked around the corner to see this...good thing I had Brianna in my arms or I would have done more than a double-take!

Where did my baby go?!!

Taste-testing the apples for me!

More cousin time! 


Playing with McKenzie!

Cool evening dip in the pool with Rowan

Abigail "showing" Brianna the toy!  I love how she wants to teach her things and show her new things...hopefully it lasts!