Weekend Update

For some reason, our camera is telling me there are no pictures on the card. I know there are....I put them there myself. But for some reason, they're gone. Technology stinks sometimes! I had some cute ones of the cousins and roasting marshmallows.

We had a great weekend at the lake. The girls were so excited to be back in the trailer and the cottage. Kaitlyn woke up in the night one night; couldn't find her bunny. When I easily located him she said, "You can always find Bunny for me Mommy. Thanks." I was a little worried about Renee settling down and sharing a room with Kaitlyn but they did great. In the mornings Kaitlyn never woke her up. Just us.

On Sunday the Ziegler cousins came. The 3 youngest boys and my 2 girls had a great time together!! They played really well and shared so nicely. The Ziegler's had a campfire that night and Kaitlyn was upset with me because I made her go to bed. Mean Mommy!! We had had our campfire the night before but that didn't count I guess. Another time she got upset with me because she wanted to play newcome. Don't even ask me what it is, other than a game that the older kids love to play on the volleyball court. When I told her she couldn't go, she copped an attitude and said, "Mom, did you forget I'm 4 1/2?" My response: "I'm well aware of how old you are but you're still not playing." Take that!

We didn't even try to put Renee down for any naps so she was one tired girl. On the way home Monday night they both were sleeping by 7:50. Kaitlyn woke up briefly when we carried her in but Renee slept 'til we woke her Tuesday at 8:45 and then took a nap in the afternoon!

That about covers our weekend. We had a little rain in the night early Sunday morning. (Enough that it woke Kaitlyn up and she spent the rest of the night in our bed.)

Classic Renee

I wanted to post some pictures from our Memorial Day weekend but am having trouble downloading them from the camera. So I decided to post a classic Renee shot. I know some of my faithful readers haven't seen this one. It was taken when we were in Florida. Big sister thought she was doing a good deed by giving her some markers and a coloring book. This is the result. Praise the Lord for washable markers!! And nothing got on Grandma's walls!

Breakfast Conversation

Here's a short little conversation I had at breakfast this morning with Kaitlyn.

K: Mommy, when are we going to stop going to church.
B: Never. We'll always go to learn about Jesus and worship him.
K: Oh. And after we learn all about Jesus, then we'll become missionaries.

At 4 1/2 she gets the great commission.

I have some funny pictures to post but you'll have to wait until later for those. Stay tuned.

Gradulation

Today was an exciting day in our household.....Gradulation day for Kaitlyn. (She didn't really graduate because she'll be going to Pre-K next year with Miss Becca as her teacher. YEH!!) She did get a certificate though. She was so excited about singing on stage. She had the pinkest cheeks and ears and the biggest smile. Grandma Ann came to see her sing, along with Mommy and Daddy and Renee. Hmmm......someone stood her up for guys night. LAME!

After the ceremony we had cookies in the gym and we were able to get some pictures with her good buddies: Tenley, Samantha and David. Renee has declared her affection for David as well and has decided she wants to marry him too.

It is Better to Give than to Recieve

Kaitlyn demonstrated this biblical principle on Mother's Day. I was just drifting back to sleep at 6:30 (after making an unexpected airport run at 4:30.....that's a whole other story) and she came up to our room excitedly. Instead of coming to my side of the bed like she usually does, she went to Dirk's.

K: Daddy, can Mommy open up her presents now?
D: No, not yet. It's not wake-up time yet.
K: Well, when can she?

We finally held her off until 7 and then Dirk gave in. She had to wait until we were all ready for church to open the gift from she and Renee. Then, she must have asked me 17 times if I liked my presents, which of course I did. You can see her excitement in this picture.

Don't they look cute in their "twin" dresses from Amy and John's wedding?

Tomorrow is the big "Gradulation" day for Kaitlyn so look for some pictures soon.

Naptime

I'm afraid that Renee's napping days are over. She willing climbs into her crib but plays or sings in it for several hours. At least I get some down time. Last week when I went in to get her up, she had taken off her shirt and stuffed her socks in her pocket. The jeans were on backwards....at least she made the attempt to put them back on. Thankfully, the diaper was still on!

Ya Gotta start sometime

I decided I don't have a lot to post but something is better than nothing. We had a relaxing morning today. Kaitlyn and Renee play so well together these days. They wanted to have a picnic lunch in the backyard so we did. We even ate on a blanket instead of the picnic table. They are loving being able to ride their bikes......Renee can pedal hers as fast as Kaitlyn.

Tonight when I went in to see Renee sleeping, she had put her pillow at the other end of her crib, draped George and a fleece blanket over the side of the crib, and had "Woof Woof" right next to her. She had also stuffed her blankie inside her pajama leg so she had this huge bulge. What a goof! She can always put a smile on my face.