Swing is up!

Putting the swing away was one of the many things we had to do to stage our house.  I guess it made the backyard look too cluttered.  Who knows.  We didn't realize how much it was missed until we put it back up.  Actually, Emilie hardly swung before and didn't care if she was in the swing.  But now, she looks out the window longingly as she eats her dinner and sometimes she'll reach her arms out and fuss when she sees it.  She LOVES the swing.  And that is not a good thing because big sister LOVES the swing as well.  We need two swings.  Luckily, Aubrie is good about sharing and will let Emilie have a turn.  But be careful when you take Emilie out!  She will fuss at you!



Action shot!  I love her face!




Sweet Emilie



Big sister pushing baby sister in the swing.  Such a good sharer!

Friday night Aubrie pinched her fingers in the booster seat buckle.  She's big into buckling herself in now.  So she was messing with it and pinched it good and made it bleed.  Nothing a Hello Kitty band aid couldn't fix.

It was funny because the rest of the night, she couldn't use her finger.  She would hold something and stick the thumb out and constantly reminded us that she had an owie!  Thank goodness it healed miraculously over night.

Adam's parents came down for the weekend and brought with them Michigan new haven peaches and some more sweet corn.  Words cannot describe how sweet and juicy these peaches are.  They really are almost too good for a pie.  You need to just eat them whole and buy these awful peaches in our grocery store and add lots of sugar for the pie.  Since we had willing sitters here, Adam and I went to Higg's birthday party without our wild children and then we went on a dinner date.  We both felt like zombies as we ate our food and we looked forward to going home and getting in bed.  I snuck a nap in for the past 3 days.  How naughty! 

By the way, Higgs is 1!!  Our little guy is getting so big!  I got to steal some time with him last night at his party and play with him.  He's such a good eater.  He was eating his hamburger and even fed me a couple of pieces.  He loves to stick out his index finger and touch you and hear you say "zzzz"!  like an electric shock.  It cracks him up and never gets old!  Happy birthday big fella!!

Higgs at 5 months with the girls

I woke up this morning and thought I would make some waffles so we could eat them with sliced peaches on top.  When I got out the Bisquick mix, it said it expired in 2008.  Hmmm.  Guess we haven't made waffles in a LONG time.  So I looked up a waffle recipe online and it turned out pretty well.  Aubrie was adamant about helping me cook so she got on her stool to "help".  I got so frustrated because she stuck everything in the batter.  The whisk, a spoon, a measuring cup, a teaspoon, her finger...

Finally I removed everything from the batter and got the waffles made.  After church I put Emilie down and came downstairs to one of my favorite things.  I LOVE when Aubrie sits between her dad's arms and plays.  She's done this since she was little.  She will go get a puzzle, or book and bring it over and put her butt in his face and back up and sit down right by his chest.  He's such a good dad! 

I even got some post nap cuddles on the couch with my girls.  The day ended with some outdoor play.  We had some corn on the cob, chicken and apple sausages, french loaf, and of courses, peaches.  It was a wonderful Sunday summer day.  I hope everyone had a good day as well!
Love to all!

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