Friday, July 25, 2008

another busy month

Whew, I am finally sitting down to update you on our past month. We were lucky to be able to have lots of family come visit. Amber and Dallas came during the 4th of July weekend, and were tons of fun - as always! Dorothy, Katelyn and Kimberly came to visit a week ago, and we loved visiting with them too! We wish our family lived closer so we could see them more often, but we are grateful for the time we do get to spend with them. We have had lots of pool dates at the Hargroves, but when gas is too much we have to settle for our backyard. We try to have fun as much as we can...

Reagan Update: She memorizes and mimicks everything! She has started reading sentences, and points out all of the words she knows in every book. I try to make her more word flashcards every few days, and so far we are up to 240 words that she can read. She loves talking to Kennedy, and immediately looks for her whenever she wakes up from her nap. When Kennedy cries she says "Shhhhh... It's okay Kennedy!" She is a great big sister!

Kennedy Update: She sleeps well, as long as she sleeps on me. I am trying to get her to sleep that well in her bassinett, but the longest she has slept consecutively in her bassinett was 5.5 hours. She started rolling over now, and looks so proud when she makes it onto her back. She laughed at me today, which was so cute! She laughed so hard she got the hiccups. She loves to watch Reagan, especially at dinnertime - we stick her in the bumbo on the table and she watches her eat. She is a great little sister!

Rick Update: He golfed in a memorial outing for My Uncle Howard with three of my cousins. They came in second to last, but had fun. Rick fell out of the golf cart at the second hole with a little help from Kevin. Nerds!

Katie Update: I finally gave in to Molly and read the first three Twilight books. I borrowed them all from her and read them in less than a week. Man, I forgot how much I love to read good books. Now I can't wait till August 2, when the last book in the series comes out.

Now here are LOTS of pictures from our past month. Sorry I am so slow at posting...


Dallas and Amber with the girls


Katelyn, Dorothy and Kimberly with the girls


Kennedy's first winter hat, made by Katelyn



A relaxing day at the pool


Kennedy loves the bumbo, can you tell?


Here are some shots of Kennedy at 2 months


She is such a happy baby

4th of July fun at the pool


Backyard fun


Reagan didn't know how to use her potty seat


Playing in the fort


Popsicles with my best pals


5 comments:

Ally Cat Girl said...

It sounds like you've been having a great summer! Reagan is amazing. I can't believe she knows so many words! We read Twilight for book club this month. I love it too! Aren't summers the best!

Dorothy Tucker said...

Thanks for the updates! Your girls are amazing. It was so fun visiting with you guys. I hope another year won't go by before we see you again!

Stephanie said...

Yeaaa, you're back! Love the pics! Kennedy just keeps getting cuter and cuter-love those lips! And we have the same potty seat, let me know when you figure out the trick to make them use it correctly!!! Glad you liked the Twilight books! Now that you read those, I'm going to have to give in and read HP!

Mama Brooks said...

I've missed seeing your pictures and getting the updates, but I am glad that you are enjoying our beautiful summer with your girls. Even though we see you every couple of weeks or so it's too long in between visits and we miss so much. Our grandaughters are the cutest & the brightest I've ever seen, and I am not being bias-it's simply the truth!

barb said...

ditto to mama brooks comments. The pics are great - the kennedy shots are beautiful in the bumbo and of course the potty seat one is a keeper - the posts were interesting - glad you are back on. i laughed at rick's fall from the golf cart and enjoyed the other updates. can't wait to see you all again.