September

One Friday in September, I dropped Keith and the kids off at the Children's Museum and then I went to a doctor appointment. While we waited for the museum to open, I sat the kids on this wall to take a couple pictures, and then I left the camera with Keith and went to my appointment. Any guesses how many more pictures were taken on this outing? :)

 Yep, that would be it. Keeley can be quite mischievous, and on occasion she has been sent to the corner.

Why is it just so cute to see her sticking her nose right into the corner? Even funnier is when she puts herself in the corner for no reason at all.

One day, Finley was lying on the floor and KeeKee came over and laid down right on top of her and gave her a hug.

 It was so sweet and cute! Love those girls.

Baby on the go

Keeley is a girl who is always on the move. She sat for a moment on the couch and I hurried and snapped her picture before she was off again.

 Isaac came over to give her a hug, and you can see how she is just trying to get away so she can go!

She clambers and climbs.

 Finley wanted a picture with her.

 We tried.

 And we tried some more.

She got down.

 And then got up again.

And finally held still long enough for a picture. When Finley saw this picture, she said "oops! I forgot my blanket."

 She was attempting modesty in these pictures.

  Cute little Finley!

A Campout

The kids decided to have a sleepover out in the clubhouse. Actually, although he is pictured here, Sareny and Finley decided to have a campout, and Isaac opted to sleep inside in his nice warm bed. Isaac and I went outside to check on the kids, and as soon as I opened the back door, I could hear the lovely sounds of a child screaming their head off. The above picture is blurry, and the only reason I included it here is because you can see that Finley holds nothing back when she is upset. And upset she was!

Still angry...Despite the bloody murder types of screams that would have led you to believe something major and shocking was occuring, I believe it was something along the lines of, "Sareny is crowding me."

She finally settled down and promised to be quiet...I'm surprised we didn't have the cops over here for a noise violation! After these pictures, the girls snuggled down and went to sleep, and Isaac went back in the house. Fun times!

Big Sissie Helps Out

Finley is a cute big sister and likes to be involved in Keeley's upbringing. She frequently likes to help feed her baby food.

I like how she is opening her mouth in the above picture to show Keeley what to do...don't we all do that when we're feeding a baby?

Keeley is a pretty good eater. As Grammy Jo said, "She scarfs up the veg like no other!" She isn't that crazy about fruit, but she loves her some veg.

Pay no attention to the lack of clothing...

sugar cookies and more

Isaac always loves to do just what his big sister is doing. When she lounged on the coffee table to watch tv, he jumped right up next to her. They look so cute! It's crazy that they can fit side by side like that. You can also see in this picture how long Sareny's hair was before the haircut.

Isaac and Sareny both love their little sister. Sareny is always asking to hold her!

Last week Sareny kept asking if we could make sugar cookies. I figured out that one of our books shows some kids having a tea party with sugar cookies and that is what got her started on the idea. By the time you make the cookie dough, let it chill for a couple of hours, cut out the cookies, bake them, cool them, and decorate them, you are looking at an all day project. We had a lot of fun though!

It takes a lot of concentration to make sure you use enough sprinkles...

This was Isaac's first cookie. In case you can't tell, it is "Mouse." I realized pretty quickly we would be going through a lot of sprinkles...

This one is Sareny's masterpiece.

Showing off their messy hands and beautiful cookies.

I have always maintained that while I love sugar cookie dough, I really don't like the cookies. Therefore, once I bake the cookies, I am safe from consuming all of them...I am sad to report that this is no longer the case. I now thoroughly enjoy both the dough and the cookies. :(