Princess Problem

To say Iris is obsessed with princesses is an understatement...

She loves to have mom draw princesses for her to color.

Sometimes she picks the colors and has me color them.

I'm trying to teach her that not all princesses wear corsets and pretty dresses. 

As far as she's concerned, if it wears a crown it is a princess!

Spring!

Bubbles

Kites

Greta's Sun hat!

Some Pictures of Greta Looking Worried/Terrified

4 months

It's possible that she was scared because I was laughing so hard...

Some Belated Christmas-y Pics

Eli's Christmas concert. 

He's immediately under the wreath. Yay for being one of the "tall" kids! (With HIS parents?!)

My three chitlins. Iris displaying her beloved belly button. She loves it. Seriously.

Here are some pictures of our Christmas decorations that Eli took. I love the realism. See how he didn't edit out the vacuum cleaner, or the pile of mail on the chair? Makes me feel like a wonderful housekeeper! :) 

Iris on the phone with Tutu

The ONLY picture I took on Christmas...

Eli with the gingerbread house he made in Kindergarten. He made sure to tell everyone who saw it not to eat it, because there were raw eggs in the icing!

9 weeks (or so)

And so happy about it!

Homework Time

E is in all day Kindergarten, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

His teacher sends home homework for the off days to keep him focused. 

 Homework is serious business at our house! 

When Eli does his homework, Iris has to have some to do, too...

Midwives and Such

Yesterday we went to the grand re-opening at Agape' Birth Center, which is the midwifery service that attended Greta and Iris' births. 

Here are Greta and her midwives, Michelle and Joyce

Here are Eli and Iris, with Kathy and Valerie. 

Valerie just got her license!

You can view the sweet little video they were showing at the open house here the first 2 minutes or so are a tour of the birth center, and then there are birth stories and pictures. Our births are at about 4:30...

It's a Sweater!

Eli's grandma made him a pretty white sweater when he was a baby boy. 

He never wore it. It was kind of girly...

But Iris looked lovely in it!

(would you believe I don't have a picture of her wearing it?!)

And now Greta has grown into it!

Love me a baby in a sweater!

Monsters!

The monster truck show is in town!

No, we're not going. Mullets are required for entrance, you know.

Eli is really excited about the big trucks, though!

Iris: Super Star!

At some point this last Monday, Eli spent some quality time with my camera...

Here are my favorites!

Gone Fishin'... Again!

We haven't gone fishing since Greta was born. I think we've gone fishing once this summer! 

This week, when I made our menu, between pizza and BBQ chicken, I listed "Successful Fishing Trip". Jeremy was happy to see that menu item!

So we headed out to Jensen's Grove... did you know they stock it with trout?!

Iris carried the worms... and her purse!

Eli and Jeremy fished

Jeremy caught the first fish... which inspired Eli to catch the second

and the third!

Eli was very excited to out-fish his dad. 

Iris kept track of the worms

Greta enjoyed her first fishing trip, from the car seat

when the girls got too cold, we waited in the car for dad and brother

yummy fish for dinner!