Walking Sculpture Tour

Our city started a walking sculpture tour last year.  We didn't make it last year and we didn't want to miss it this year.  One Saturday morning we got all dolled up and went with Sissy to see the sculptures.  

First we stopped at the new bagel shop downtown to have bagels and coffee.  It was such a nice day we decided to eat outside.

Amelia really enjoyed some of the sculptures and others she wasn't interested in and would say, "ok, bye-bye."

Evelyn chose to take a nap.   

The fun after effect of our morning is when we drive by some of the sculptures Amelia will point them out to me.  I like that she is really observant of her surroundings and am constantly surprised how much she can remember nowadays.

June

This is Evelyn's lamby.  Amelia likes to give Evelyn lamby because she recognizes that it is special like pup pup.  While she isn't attached to it as much as Amelia is to pup pup, Evelyn still loves lamby quite a bit.  It probably helps that lamby slept with mommy for about three weeks and now smells like mommy.  

Lately at night I have to go into Amelia's room and remind her that it's time for bed and to close her eyes.  Here she is demonstrating closing her eyes.

Pup pup has started nursing.  Usually Amelia will lay out her blanket on her lap, pull up her shirt and pup pup nurses from her tummy.  Sometimes she'll rock him back and forth while he nurses.  She's also walked around while still nursing him.  I don't think I'll ever not be amazed when she copies my behavior so closely.

Her Amelia is still practicing being a good mommy and tucked baby sister in with pup pup.  She told me Evelyn was cold.

Evelyn's Baptism

Evelyn's baptism was May 27.  Our church was being remodeled so we wanted to wait for her baptism until we were back upstairs instead of the basement.

We had a beautiful new font added to the church and with that were several changes to the way the baptism is done.  At the beginning of the mass we began in the back  and then processed in front of Father John.

Later we were up front.

Then we processed to the back with our entire family.

Evelyn had the special honor of being the first immersion baptism in our church.  She thought the dunking wasn't very appropriate but once she was back in mommy's arms she stopped crying right away.

She wasn't sure what to think about getting dressed and undressed during church.

During the offertory Father John takes the babies around the church so everyone can see them.

And that was the point where Amelia cried.  She thought Father John was stealing her baby sister and she told me to go get her back.  I love how protective Amelia is of her baby sister.

Evelyn with Mommy, Daddy, and her Godparents Doug and Mary Homan.

Four generations.

With Papa John

With grandma Korky

Cousins

Random March 2

On Thursdays Elise has been coming to our house to play while Kait goes to work.  Evelyn and Elise keep each other entertained while the rest of us eat dinner.  It's so cute to watch them talk to each other!

Evelyn has been really watching us while we are eating and has been reaching for food.  I don't think she's ready to eat solids yet but just super interested in what the rest of us are doing and doesn't want to be left out of any family activity.

We received this doll stroller from a neighbor so we have let Amelia use it outside.  She had been wanting to push Pup pup in it so badly that she couldn't take it anymore.  We came home while it was raining and she was carrying him, so she threw him in the stroller and ran away from us as fast as she could.  It took some convincing to get her to come in the house out of the rain.

BBQ

We've been doing family things on Sundays so one week we decided it would be fun to grill hot dogs at the park and have a picnic.  It was a little cold that day but Amelia still thought it was a lot of fun.  She loved the fact that she could walk away from the table and go play on the playset.  

Evelyn liked being able to snuggle mommy and enjoyed a long nap while sucking on her favorite two fingers.

Culvers & Papa

Evelyn has a crush on Papa.  Whenever she sees him and he is talking she will stop and stare at him or start cooing.  

Amelia loves to eat at Culvers because she can get ice cream!  For the longest time she thought that french fries were called hot because every time we would drive through I would hand her one and say it's hot blow on it.  I finally convinced her that they are in fact called french fries and not hot.  

Park

We love our double stroller.  Evelyn loves it that Amelia can turn around and talk to her.  Plus she also thinks she is special because she gets to sit up and look around.  

On the way to the park one day Evelyn actually fell asleep and stayed asleep for about 45 minutes.  This allowed mommy and Amelia some time to play together.   

Amelia was thrilled I was following her around and had to show me all of her tricks.  She loves to swing on the bars.  I tell her to pick the ones over the slide so at least if she loses her grip she will hopefully slide to the bottom.  

She loves any slide and is not afraid to go down the big slides all by herself.  

One day she told me she wanted to climb the ladder.  I told her we should do it another day and she said no, mommy I do it!  and she did!  I couldn't believe it.