After bath

Our exciting news this week is that Jordan has been using the potty! She has to be completely naked, so we're only doing it during times when we're also getting changed. You can see how excited she is about it:



(Ok, to be fair, that's the face she makes when you tell her to say "cheese". Here she is doing her jigsaw puzzles, which she does for HOURS every day.)



And Max is always willing to pose for a picture.

A Blast from the Past

I found this picture today--it's one of my favorites.

Matching Socks

I sent Max upstairs to get a pair of socks before going to meet friends at the playground. He came downstairs with this combination:

I pointed out that the socks didn't match, and he said, "But Mom, they're both LSU!". I couldn't argue that one. Geaux Tigers!! He was quite proud of his find, and asked me to take another picture:

And here's one of Jordan, so she doesn't feel ignored:

Another flute player in the family!

Max the Photographer

Max decided to take some pictures tonight. Here are his first "published" photos.

"Mom, Interrupted"

(That's Jordan. She's walking through and playing a wooden flute, completely oblivious to the photo being taken.)

"Jordan with boxes"

"Self Portrait"

This may be the least flattering picture of Max I have ever seen. We'll have to work on his self-portrait techniques. Maybe no flash next time...

Father/son camping

Max and Stephen went on their first father/son camping trip this weekend. They had a lot of fun, and met up with Hugh and Jacque in Albion, Michigan. They spent most of Saturday swimming in the lake, and Max has been sleeping off the sun and fun all weekend.

Jordan and I had fun this weekend. Mostly, I unpacked, but I treated her to a scone at my favorite coffee shop. :)

Otherwise, all is well with us.

Breaking News!

Jordan can count to 10! (With a little bit of help).

Plus, since she can't say "Max", she says "Gop" instead (don't ask me how she came up with that one). It's very cute. She spent 5 minutes tonight saying, "'night 'night, Gop'" over and over...

Playing in the Backyard

A couple of weeks after we moved in, we decided to spend some time in our new backyard. We have a retaining wall, which has proved nearly irresistible for young Max (and we've had chats about wandering into other neighbor's yards while "walking the wall").

Here he is with Dad:

You can see how excited he is to be up there. He likes to just walk back and forth, every now & then jumping off and climbing back up.

The lovely landscaping felt has since been covered with mulch.







Jordan also came out to check out the backyard:



It was just after they had a bath, so she's still wet (not sweaty).









I finally got them to pose for a nice pic together:














Cute, huh?

Our Lillies are Blooming!

Aren't they beautiful? No plain orange daylillies for us, no siree.

Did we forget to tell you...

...that Jordan's joined the Israeli army?

Fourth of July = No Pants

At least, as far as Max is concerned.

First. Post. Ever.

Well, I decided to create this blog because I keep forgetting to keep track of cute stuff the kids do. I'm planning to use this as a virtual baby-book (even though they're not babies anymore), and hope that family members enjoy keeping up with the kids.

That's it for now. Let's hope I can remember to do more as we go!

Chris