Ben fed Katelyn for the first time. But don't be fooled, because she doesn't actually eat yet. She is not a fan of food. She sometimes takes a bite or two, but usually not.
My three chicklings hanging out. The boys love to cuddle up to Katelyn.
Uncle Jason and my mom visited yesterday to see cousin Timothy. We love seeing Jason and Grandma, and he even had his first bonding moment with the boys!
I had a babysitting day the day we got back from our trip. This house is actually not mine, even though it looks very similar. I am a huge fan of this kid table.
(I totally put Katelyn on the counter during lunch, bad mother moment)
Troy and Liam love these girls. Elenor is on the left (3 months older than Liam) and Chayla is on the right, who just turned 3. Not sisters...
Our latest discovery is the free play place in our new rec center! It's contained, heavy doors, Liam can reach everything, wi-fi, and air conditioned. SCORE! We have gone there 3 times in the last week. Thanks to Charnae for introducing us!
Random Things
-Liam is SO stinkin cute with his little phrases and singing. He doesn't understand how to be quiet in church or when going to bed, but they are cute sounds. He speaks really well, and I never have to figure out what he wants. I appreciate that every day. He likes hearing his own scream lately and instead of saying no, he says, "Never!!" Lol. He is very daring and will try almost anything on any play ground. He has fallen a few times, but those wood chips are great cushions when I don't catch him quick enough! He doesn't like water very much yet. He tries to get excited about the slides but then cries the second it is over. But he gets over it quick and hangs out with me or daddy on the stairs splashing away.
-Troy completed his first star chart and got to pick out a rescue bot. His new favorite toy in the whole wide world. He hoarded Noah's every time we went there. Now he can bring his own! Troy is a fabulous older brother! He pushes Liam in the stroller when we go places, he sings to Katelyn, and he says thanks mom! Just don't take away a toy in his hand... Liam... and don't change plans, and don't say no to watching t.v. then the whining monster comes out for a good 30 minutes. But he is getting better and better at calming down. Growing up has been a great thing! Big fan of four! He is doing much better in primary and being okay with leaving us to go sit down. He thinks it is way cool when I am doing singing time and smiles really big. He never actually sings, but will do the actions sometimes... even though he sings all of the words at home. I was so proud of him on our family trip. He got upset about not eating at the table and so I took him outside to change the environment, etc. He calmed down, we talked about it and he went and apologized to Beverly. That's a big deal for him. He is terrified of adults. He's growing up!
-Katelyn is still an angel! Yay! She is perfect when we go anywhere and just sleeps or hangs out. We went to Cafe Rio with my Grandpa Farnsworth, Aunt Yvonne and cousin Dan. It was huge that I went there without Ben. But Katelyn just hung out the whole time looking around while I helped Liam eat half a burrito and convince Troy to being okay with sitting by adults and not being in control of Liam. It actually went pretty well! I never ate until we got home, but we got through it without any crisis!
