The other day we tried to get a cute photo of the kids together:
For being so photogenic, Lance is sure hard to photograph!
And then, just as Lance settles down, Ivy decides she’s done.
Maybe sitting down….ah yes, nice shot of the siblings.
Are we done yet?
Moral: Have a fast camera or choose an easier subject…like leaves or something.
Now that you have been fully informed on the details of our wonderful vacation, it’s time to give a little update on the kids.
As of yesterday, Lance (19 1/2 mo) weighs 19 lbs, has 8 teeth and wears underwear all the time now.
Ivy (4 mo) weighs 16 lbs, has rolled over once and wears size six month clothing.
Lance loves his fire truck book and will “read” it by making siren noises. One night after he was put to bed I caught him up by the door –where the light was better – reading his fire truck book in his fire truck pj’s. Had to go around the corner and laugh before telling him to get back in bed.
Ivy loves to smile and laugh. She does her little “sit-ups” all the time, often holding them for 10-15 seconds at a time! She’s on a good schedule now, sleeps 11 hours at night and eats only four time a day. Wonder baby!
Lance is developing new skills every day. Once I was sitting at my computer when I hear a sound that was his equivalent of “ta-da!” and turned to see him like this:
He can climb the ladder at the park and by pulling a pillow off the couch to give him a boost, he can climb up there as well. Saturday night I was folding laundry while we were watching a movie and Lance figured out how to put on his own shorts. he was so proud of himself.
Ivy does her share of the tricks too. She can also blow bubbles until she has a beard. (such talent, eh?)
Lance loves his little sister and spends much of his time trying to entertain her…even if she’s supposed to be napping. This particular time Lance loaded her crib with toys – who could sleep with all that fun going on!
Sometimes his constant attention isn’t appreciated.
However, when it’s all said and done, these two have a blast together!
(or how I got a scholarship)
Many, many moons ago, white man come to Indian territory. Ug. He come with squaw. Him see land, it good.
White man build wigwam, say land his now. Him tell Indian, “no come back”. Ummm.
Braves fight. Ug. Many go to happy hunting ground. Squaw say wait, no more die.
Squaw go to big chief washington, cry heap big tears. Wahh. Big chief have wise plan:
Make tribe inside big tribe. Ummm. Indian live with white man.
White man keep land. Indian make heap big money. Friends now.
Editors note: Amy, Stacie and Lance are registered Potawatomi Indians and visited their tribal grounds in OK. Amy and Stacie received college scholarships from their tribal benefits. Indians were always good at survival.
Our trip was filled with many happy memories. We all enjoyed a stop at the St. Louis zoo.
“Will you rest upon my little bed?” said the spider to the fly.
Lance wasn’t so sure about the carousel – didn’t laugh, didn’t cry, just rode.
We all loved the penguins!
And while the kids merely tolerated the car ride, they loved the breaks!
Wrestling match during a lunch break.
Posing with Aunt Stacie in TN Sacked out after a hike.
Stacie and I saw a billboard advertising the Precious Moments museum, so on a whim we persuaded Brian to stop and see what it was all about. There were some beautiful Bible paintings and there were many larger-than-life replicas of the dolls.
Precious Moments – How could life with these two cuties be any different?
