First Trip to the Farm

We took Natalie and Max to Grandpa Mike's farm outside of Pretty Prairie for the first time on Saturday. Natalie enjoyed seeing the cows, watching her cousins fish, and just being outside while Max enjoyed napping.

Max's Baptism

Max is officially Catholic now! He joined the church this morning in a beautiful baptism ceremony. He slept through the whole thing - even when Father poured water over his head. We had a great party with our family at our house after the ceremony. Max is so blessed to have so many loving and supportive people in his life.

Happy National Last Day of School Day

According to Sonic today is National Last Day of School Day. Sonic is celebrating by offering $0.50 corn dogs, and our family is not one to pass up Sonic deals. We ate our celebratory corn dogs, fries, and tots on the patio while Chris was home for lunch, but, as expected, Natalie did more sliding than she did eating.

"Park! Park!"

When Natalie woke up this morning, I asked her if she wanted to go to the park. She responded by excitedly running all over the house saying "park! park!" The plan was to go early and leave before it got too hot, but we ended up staying all morning and then swinging at our house for an hour this afternoon. The heat can't keep this girl inside.

One Month

Max is one month old today!

Where did the month go? I know it's so cliche to say that the time has flown by, but it really has. Max is such a laid-back, easy-going baby that taking care of him this month has been (dare I say?) easy. He has a really sweet personality that I can't wait to know more about as the months go on.

At one month old Max:

• unofficially weighs around 12.5 pounds.
• tolerates Natalie's pokes, pats, hugs, and kisses fairly well.
• loves to nap in the Moby wrap. 
• grunts in his sleep.
• has nestled right into our family to fill the void that we didn't even know was there.

A First

Max took a short nap in his crib for the first time today.

Natalie didn't sleep in her crib until she was five months old.

Let the sibling comparisons begin.

Little Gardeners

Natalie really likes to help Chris in the yard - mostly because her friend Sadie is usually outside helping her dad across the street. When they're both outside at the same time, they get to give each other hugs, which absolutely makes Natalie's day. 

Max finds it all a little boring.