Catch up. Last week we went swimming with some friends. It was Kirsten's first time this year and Mikelle's first time ever. It took Kirsten a while to get used to it. But Mikelle loved it the second she was in the water.

Mikelle tried her first food ever. I was making a yam casserole and decided to pull out some smashed yams for her to try.
As you can see she doesnt like them :)
Here she is pushing my hand away haha. No more Mommy!
Here is the video

Daddy playing with the girls
Mikelle sandwich
Daddy saw photos and heard about how much fun we had bowling with Kirsten and decided that he wanted to come and bowl with Kirsten. watching the ball go down the lane. Go!Go!Go!
Strike! (not really but I'm trying to teach her to say that)
Mikelle and I just hung out and watched. This is how Kirsten watches t.v. She loves Baby Einstein. Kirsten ran over and tackled me to the ground and gave me a big hug when I was trying to get a picture of her. Even better photo than I was going for. She is so sweet. Mikelle

Kirsten just loves to sit at the counter on the stools now for meals when daddy isn't home
Yeah for Kirsten!
She makes me laugh!
Mikelle playing away with her ducky!

And here are a couple more videos for your viewing pleasure :)

In this one Mikelle is way into her toy and wont pay any is completely ignoring me haha

Bowling!

Yesterday we got the jumper out! Mikelle was super excited and loved it.

Kirsten loved it too haha

Today we went bowling! It was Kirsten's first time. She was so cute. Look at her in those shoes.
She would carry the ball to the line.
At first she pushed it, but that got old. So Mommy had to swing her so she could swing kick the ball down the lane. After we pushed/ kicked the ball down the lane Kirsten would yell "GO! GO! GO!"

The first time we bowled Kirsten didn't like it. She ran to go get the ball and ended up on her back before I could catch her. It was pretty funny.

Kirsten and her friend
Their scores

Then we went to settlers park and ate lunch and played around for a bit. They had water toys to play in and a huge play set. We will definitely go back and bring our suits next time!
Here are some photos of Mikelle being cute today!

Our days

First of all I would like to start out by showing you something super yummy I made!!! Chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes!!! YUM~ you know your craving it now! These are the mini ones I made for a playdate with some kids from around our neighborhood on Monday. They loved it! Needless to say they ate them outside :)

This is what the front 2 trees ended up looking like. Pretty nice huh? There is a bush in between them now. Maybe I'll post another photo once everything is finished. I get to plant some flowers in there too!
We are also required to have 2 side trees since we are on a corner lot. Here is Dustin putting one of them in.
Here is Kirsten helping. She is going to be a little gardener. She just loves working on the yard.
Mikelle was sleeping.
While they were working on the trees, I saw something moving. So I checked it out. IT WAS A SPIDER FIGHT!!! It was so cool! Guess which one was winning?
Big Butt vs. Black Hairy?
The answer: Big Butt was kicking Black Hairy's bootie! It was interesting because as I sat there and watched, you could see the Black spider's legs turning white from Big Butt wrapping him up in the web. Don't worry. I sprayed them and they are dead. Muah hahaha so technically I won :)
Moral of the story... Don't mess with Big Butts.

Another silly note. I got a credit card at Macys YEARS ago so that I could get 10% off of an expensive item. I paid it off then and there. I realized that I hadn't changed our address or my last name since we'd been married. So I called and updated it.
Meanwhile Dustin has been doing this Dave Ramsey thing. He saw it and wrote on the paper they sent...
Dustin: " What is this Jen?"
Me: (drew a hat on the chick) "I think its waldo, You've found Waldo"
Oh, I crack myself up :)

On a more serious note. Here is Little Mikelle with her breathing treatments :( If she even gets a cold she has a hard time breathing. Not good.
Daddy what's going on?
I have been doing Zumba and some aerobics classes at the church in the mornings. Thursday Mornings they have Kid Zumba. Here is Kirsten all decked out for zumba and trying to drive the car. She wasn't very interested in dancing. She laid on the floor and watched the other kids. Maybe next week will be better.

More photos of little cuties.
Are you feeling the love?
smiles


Mikelle's first time laying in the grass. She wasn't too sure. She kept holding onto it.
Baking with Kirsten. (Don't worry I would never let her grab something out of the oven)
Kirsten is still obsessed with holding Mikelle.
Yeah for sunny weather and walks!