Big Partiers

Big tea partiers, that is.
Setting up her babies and "pin pins" (princesses) has become a favorite past time for Bailey. Austin and I had to sit and participate in the tea party, but Austin wasn't allowed to "eat". I wasn't either, but I played with everything to ruffle her feathers a bit. :)

After this tea party, she gave them baths in her kitchen sink and set them all up for bed. She was not happy when I made her move their beds from the living room to her room. But she got them all situated in her room and they all settled down to watch Snow White and go night night.

Picture Perfect

Future Blackmail?

He looks so happy doesn't he?



Bet you would never guess that he has had a HUGE explosion and has poop running down his legs. Or that it is all over the bottom of the exersaucer and he is squishing his toes in it. I certainly wouldn't have. But that's what was happening! He was going to get a bath anyway today, but I guess he just wanted to make sure. Thankfully he decided to wrestle with me this morning so I couldn't get clothes on him. That would have been even worse.

Our 7 month old

Here's Austin's 7 month photo shoot. Once again, I'm a little late but hope to be on time with the 8 month shoot.

Austin at 7 months:

*LOVES to eat! His favorites are sweet potatoes and almost any fruit. He hates anything green and carrots. So we're basically left with squash and sweet potatoes.

*He is such a happy boy! He is always smiling and cooing.

*He loves his family so much. He lights up when his daddy comes home and loves to watch and see what his sissy is up to.

*He is very sensitive. If there's too much going on or a new face, he gets pretty upset.

*HE CAN SLEEP ALL NIGHT!!!!! I don't remember when Bailey started sleeping all night, but she was over a year old. He doesn't do it every night, but he is certainly capable of it.

*He loves to play and get into everything. He is constantly reaching for the keyboard, remote, or phone. Everything he's not supposed to be playing with. His new game is peek-a-boo! He is sooo cute playing it.

*Last but not least, he is CRAWLING! Can you believe it? He's growing up so fast.

Rites of Passage

There are certain things that our babies have to do in order to grow up a little more. Not that they're huge milestones, but I think they're fun activities, so it's a law at the Todd house. :)

Here is Bailey playing with pots and pans, well it's technically pans and tupperware, but thankfully I'm not about technicalities. Bailey was a little over 7 months here.

And here's Austin! Also a little over 7 months.

Bailey had to get on it too. Austin's not allowed to do anything without Bailey getting a turn.

And another activity..

Bailey, her first time.

As you can see, Austin is growing along right on schedule, without mommy even really trying! I'm just that good. Ha! Seriously though, he is growing like a little weed.

Introducing:

My "niece" Kinsey Annastyn Raffaele!! (Her last name will be Todd in about 25 years ha!)
She was born this morning Tuesday July 14 at 1:55 am. She weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and was 19.5 in long. Mama did awesome!! And Daddy did great at her side.

See that head full of hair?


The new little Raffaele family

Me and sweet Kinsey

Bailey loved her

Austin meeting his future wife :) It's set in stone. We've already decided on a dowry and yes a cow is included. He tried SOO hard to touch her! He got her hand and I caught that split second he finally got to touch her.

July

I've got to play catch-up for July. I didn't even have a 'July' picture folder going yet!

The other day the kids and I went to the park. Crazy right? It was HOT but not nearly as hot as it had been. There was a nice breeze, so instead of us pouring sweat, we were just dripping. :) The park was practically deserted. There was one little girl when we got there and another one later. She came up to Bailey and said "Will you be my friend?" SOOO cute! Bailey looked at her, then looked at me and started running circles around me, laughing. She's such a goofball. Then we went to pay a "big bill". Who knew paying a bill would be so fun for a 2 year old? I showed her how we put the bill and the money in the container, send it back, then we get a receipt and a sucker. She really liked that part. She fell asleep with sucker in hand!

I just realized I never posted about our 4th of July. On the 3rd we went to a cookout at a friends' house and watched fireworks in their neighborhood. Lots of fun!

On the 4th, we went to church for a cookout. It was fun, until we got rained out, or in actually. Right before it started raining, Grant and a few other guys went and played frisbee. And they didn't stop when it started pouring. They came in soaked!

Austin loved the fireworks. He kept pulling himself up so he could be closer. Bailey didn't really care for them. They were too loud and scary, but pretty at the same time.

Bailey and some other cutie pies.

Coming up next: Pictures of Miss Kinsey Annastyn Raffaele!! Autumn is in labor as I am typing this and I will get to go see her tonight!! And tomorrow, and the next day. :)