I had forgotten how frustrating it can be to try to teach what seems like a most basic concept to a baby who has no idea what you are trying to get her to do. For instance, drinking out of a cup of any kind. You may recall that we had trouble getting Rachel to drink from a bottle since she is so used to breastfeeding. Well, now we are running into the same problem with a sippy cup. She just chews on the spout and plays with the cup but rarely gets any liquid. She ends up getting frustrated, right alongside Mommy. She has been able to drink from a straw cup one time so I thought I would try that idea again. It didn't work and she just ended up chewing on the straw and playing with it. Finally I gave up and just let her play in the spilled water that was all over her high chair by the time we were done.
Another Photo Walk for the Little Guy
I had to run over to Bass Pro Shop this afternoon. Nicholas wanted to bring his camera with him so he could get some pictures that might look like "Man vs. Wild" (one of his favorite TV shows on the Discovery channel). We were at Bass Pro quite a while but had a great time. Nicholas asked me to make a slide show of his pictures. Be warned - I think there are 50 pictures here. There are a few that I took of him eating a Moon Pie while we played checkers on the porch but all the rest are his.
One Day, Two Lakes
We are pooped but happy! What a fun day it has been. We spent the morning with our friends out on Eagle Mountain Lake. Nicholas had a BLAST and can't stop talking about it!
Nicholas got to ride on a jet ski for the first time ever. They went really fast and really far out into the lake (Mommy was a little worried). But Nicholas loved it and had so much fun. He even got to steer it!
Then they hooked up this inflatable and the boys got towed around the lake by the jet ski. What fun!
I was worried about how Rachel would do out in the sun for so long but she did great. She enjoyed playing with a shell and terrorizing a ladybug.
Thank you Mrs. Heather for convincing me to take the jet ski out for a ride and for watching Rachel for me. I haven't driven a jet ski in years and it was such a rush!
Nicholas had such a great time that he didn't want to leave. No, really. He wouldn't leave. I had to call his name many, many times in my "You-are-about-to-get-in-trouble" Mommy voice but he finally got out of the water. That little fish!
We stopped at Sonic on the way home and got slushes. We all got cleaned up and took long naps. Then we were up again and headed out to Grapevine Lake with the Mundts and their three girls for a ride on their boat, Pepperspray.
We brought along some Quizno's subs and had dinner on the boat. What a nice way to have dinner - at sunset on the lake with friends. Nicholas brought his camera and took tons of pictures.
After dinner, we broke out some water guns and squirted each other to cool off.
Even Rachel had a good time feeling the water splash and the wind on her face.
It's was a wonderfully fun day - made great by spending it with dear friends.
Nicholas got to ride on a jet ski for the first time ever. They went really fast and really far out into the lake (Mommy was a little worried). But Nicholas loved it and had so much fun. He even got to steer it!
Then they hooked up this inflatable and the boys got towed around the lake by the jet ski. What fun!
I was worried about how Rachel would do out in the sun for so long but she did great. She enjoyed playing with a shell and terrorizing a ladybug.
Thank you Mrs. Heather for convincing me to take the jet ski out for a ride and for watching Rachel for me. I haven't driven a jet ski in years and it was such a rush!
Nicholas had such a great time that he didn't want to leave. No, really. He wouldn't leave. I had to call his name many, many times in my "You-are-about-to-get-in-trouble" Mommy voice but he finally got out of the water. That little fish!
We stopped at Sonic on the way home and got slushes. We all got cleaned up and took long naps. Then we were up again and headed out to Grapevine Lake with the Mundts and their three girls for a ride on their boat, Pepperspray.
We brought along some Quizno's subs and had dinner on the boat. What a nice way to have dinner - at sunset on the lake with friends. Nicholas brought his camera and took tons of pictures.
After dinner, we broke out some water guns and squirted each other to cool off.
Even Rachel had a good time feeling the water splash and the wind on her face.
It's was a wonderfully fun day - made great by spending it with dear friends.
A Little Photo Walk for the Little Guy
We went out this morning to run some errands and Nicholas brought his camera with him. I asked him what he wanted to take a picture of. He said, "I don't know. Let's just go find a place to take pictures." I couldn't help but smile because I knew he was wanting to have his own little photo walk like Stuart and I had just done.
We ran our errands and I found a little pasture with some horses in it. Nicholas was very excited to have such a cool subject to photograph. He said, "Let's go home and put these pictures on the blog!" So here are a few of Nicholas' pictures from his impromptu photo walk.
He took this picuture below and said, "Yes! I got a picture of the horse's butt!"
More pictures taken today...
I'm so exctied that he enjoys taking pictures as much as he does. He has learned quite a few things just by overhearing Stuart and I talk about photography. He has a great little camera made by Fisher Price. It's easy to use and it's drop-proof! However, Nicholas has decided that he needs a camera that zooms and he needs a tripod. So cute!
Crawl-A-Rama
We had a little crawl-a-rama in our house today. Nicholas decided that he wanted to crawl around with Rachel. They were so cute together. They crawled side-by-side through the living room and the kitchen. They chased each other around the kitchen island. I love watching them play together like this!
I tried to get video of it but had to keep stopping because the phone rang, mailman rang the door bell, Rachel found a piece of cereal (aka choking hazard) on the floor, someone banged their head and needed a kiss, etc. So of course I don't have the best video of our first crawl-a-rama but I know the grandparents don't care how choppy it is.
I tried to get video of it but had to keep stopping because the phone rang, mailman rang the door bell, Rachel found a piece of cereal (aka choking hazard) on the floor, someone banged their head and needed a kiss, etc. So of course I don't have the best video of our first crawl-a-rama but I know the grandparents don't care how choppy it is.
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