The grass is always greener...

They both were more interested in watching the big kids play soccer than play on the swings themselves.

Girlfriend!

Lauren and her friend Genna are so cute together - when they aren't bossing each other around! Here's a shot of them at the library last month:And here's one from the park today:

I'm so glad they're going to preschool together, it should help if they have any first day jitters. 21 days to go, big girls!

Unlicensed contractor

Lauren is helping Daddy put together a new storage shed in the back yard today. She grabbed the measuring tape, a favorite tool of hers, and proceeded to announce the measurement of "two hefty seven!"

Smarty pants or red neck?

Lauren was playing with an old doll at Noni and Papa's house the other day and she somehow popped the doll's head off. Noni told her that wasn't nice and asked her how she'd like it if she popped Lauren's head off. Lauren responded, "You can't do it, Noni, because I have a neck!"

Chew on this

Mama: "Guess what, Sis?"

Lauren: "Don't tell me. Keep it in your mouth."

13 months old and a new do

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After

Hey, you've got your own!

The past week or so we've been giving Owen a fork at mealtimes and teaching him how to use it. We tell him to "poke" his food and show him how to do it. He's actually learned how to say "poke" and he enjoys taking stabs at the food, laughing when he gets one.

This morning Adam was getting out of the shower and felt something down below, just as he heard his little guy say "poke"! Luckily Owen wasn't holding a fork at the time!

Pepe La Pew

Lauren climbed into bed with us this morning and proceeded to tell her daddy, "Pee yew, you stink like a skunk. Can you take a shower and get clean?"

Adam said, "I'll take a shower in a little bit."

"Can you take a shower NOW, please?"

Happy (late) Fourth of July!

Here's the kiddies, getting ready to walk in the neighborhood parade. See the decorated trike behind Lauren? Yeah, I carried it the whole way. Next year, we're just gonna decorate the stroller.

After the parade, we left Owen snoozing at Noni and Papa's house and took Lauren to her first big screen movie. Adam and I thought she be wowed by the size of the screen, but she was more impressed with the seats that flipped up and down.

We swam and BBQ'd that evening, then went to Auntie Louie's house to watch the fireworks. From her front yard we could see two sets of the big professional ones, plus houses up and down the street lighting their own off. Definitely a great day!

Huh?

"Honey, please don't put stickers on your bedroom wall, okay? They go in your sticker book, Sis, you know that."

"But Mama, when I put stickers on the wall we can all say Merry Christmas!"