The 4th at Becky and Marty's

One last time, the family gathered at Becky's and Marty's to celebrate the 4th. Despite a little rain it was a great time. There still was quite a population hanging out by the mini kegs despite the drizzle and the kids had a good time running around outside and playing inside. Enjoy the photos!

Enlist the teenagers to watch the kids... check.


Hire the Aunt to toss the baby, play London Bridge, and sing songs... check.






We had to hold Ella down so she would stop to eat something. Thanks for the help, Nini.

I turned the camera viewfinder around and let them see themselves in the screen...

Attempt a photo of the 4 little ones... check.
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I think Luke is saying, "Ew... I don't want to hug a girl." And did anyone catch the opposite view of the one of Ella and Natalie? It's probably cute.

Not a baby anymore.

So, many of you know that Holly has been gnawing on the bars of her crib. I am out of ideas about what to do with her, so Jason and I decided to try putting the Elmo toddler bed in there, just to see what happens. I thought she may be chewing on the bars because she's teething, but it's been weeks now. She only chews when she upset and feeling trapped in the crib. She's worn through the white paint and actually had chunks of wood in her mouth. So what's worse - eating tiny pieces of wood, or falling 8 inches onto carpet out of the bed? Hmmmm.

We've been trying to have her nap in the bed when we can pay close attention to the monitor, but so far she's still sleeping in the crib at night. Her first nap was on the July 1 and she slept for a little more than 1 hour - a typical nap for her. She's had 2 other successful naps in there since then. We put Ella in the bed in November and it worked really well. We shall see how Holly takes to it.

We have a gate in her doorway, just like we did with Ella and the room is baby-proofed. I should be getting some funny pictures out of it, just like these of Ella.

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Playing at Hannah and Drew's house

Holly LOVED this seesaw. I have to get one. Thanks, Amy. Ha ha ha.

We spent some time playing outside in the water and sandbox. The kids have so much fun together, even when they get a little cranky after we tell them not to put all the sand in the pool!

Recent Ella and Holly Pics

These pics of the two of them are a lot different that the ones I took last summer, eh?

Holly's eating a lot better... sometimes even using a spoon!

Swimming at Fish Lake's pool...

Playing at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Grandma helped Ella make this...

Holly playing around the house...

Thanks for the shirt Auntie Tina, it does fit.

Bribery.