Upper Lip Hickey

How gross is this? 

We were eating lunch outside, and Greg had a bottle of water.  Ella asked for a sip and put the entire mouth of the bottle into her mouth to drink, so Greg showed her how to sip from a bottle with her upper lip tucked inside.  After she was done with her huge drink, we couldn't figure out what was on her face...turns out all the suction gave her a hickey on her upper lip! 

T-Ball Practice

We have been spending quite a bit of time in the backyard and at the park practicing for Lucy's T-Ball...she's so excited!  Ella keeps saying that her job is to cheer Lucy on and that she wil be able to play when she's four years old.  I'm hoping it's not too tough for her to see Lucy play and not be able to join in.

Summer To-Do List

The girls and I came up with some goals for the summer...

10 Months

Audrey is 10 months old!  She has 4 teeth, and puts everything in her mouth.  She's an expert crawler, and has learned to go from crawling to sitting up on her own, and has no problem pulling up to standing on furniture and kneeling by her toy bin.  Audrey figured out how to put the balls into her ball popper and took her baby doll's hands in hers and made the baby clap!  She loves to dance...she sits up and rocks her body back and forth and does this arm dance while holding her hands together--it's super cute.  Audrey had added "Ella" and "ball" to her list of words.  She attempts to say "Lucy" but so far hasn't been successful.  She loves to imitate Greg and I when we say, "I'm gonna get you!" by saying "Git you!"  When Audrey is headed toward something she knows isn't for her, she says her version of  "no, no!" before we even have a chance to say it to her.   She now signs "eat," "please," and "thank you."  Audrey still gets jarred baby food, but is eating a lot of table food as well...she loves strawberries, Kix, Cheerios, and cooked carrots and is doing really well with water in her sippy cup.  Audrey is loving the warm weather and would spend all day in her swing if we let her.  She's so content to just hang out and watch her big sisters--she's the sweetest little thing!

Mishawaka

Afew days after our trip to Madison, we packed up and drove to Mishawaka, Indiana to visit my dear friend Jennie and her husband, Brian, and to meet their new baby girl, Nola!  Nola was 3 weeks old already, and I was dying to meet her!  She's beautiful and so very sweet--Lucy and Ella loved her and wanted to touch and kiss her cheeks the entire time.

We spent most of our time just hanging out, catching up, and eating, which was perfectly fine with me!  We took a walk by the river near Jennie and Brian's home, and Lucy and Ella got to play on a great little playground at the park.  The next day, they went back and had a blast at the splashpad!  It was wonderful to get away as a family, and so so good to see the Quinns!

I am happy to report that since our visit, Jennie, Brian, and Nola have moved back to Milwaukee! YAY!

Madison with Grandma & Grandpa

To celebrate Greg's completion of residency with my parents, we spent a weekend in Madison!  We started off at the Farmer's Market, had a yummy lunch at The Old Fashioned, and then checked into the Madison Concourse Hotel.  Everyone went for a swim while I let Audrey take a much-needed nap.  A huge storm came through, so we decided to stay in, order pizza, and play games.  Lucy and Ella absolutely love hotels, so they were in heaven.  Sunday was a gorgeous day!  We had breakfast at Cooper's Tavern and walked State Street and some of the Lakeshore Path, then ended up at the Terrace.  After a relaxing afternoon of people watching, coloring, eating, and drinking, it was time to head home.  We had a wonderful time--it was the perfect way to celebrate!

Trying Ice Cream

Audrey made the most hilarious faces when trying ice cream for the first time.  She balked at the cold, and then gave a huge smile for the taste...she loved it!