Lochlan this week

                        Lochlan discovered the reflection on our trash can.

                          Ha ha ha!!! His reflection is hilarious, look at his eyes!!

                       This was when I started laughing.

                     "Oh, you were watching me?".    Funny kid

                                                       Random close up

                 His first chocolate zucchini cookie. As you can tell, he hated it. LOL

Aftyn Got A Haircut

Aftyn has been wanting a haircut for a few months now. 

We made her wait to make sure she really wanted it 

but after many months and lots of snarls that she and I lamented 

would be lots easier on shorter hair, I sat her down on Monday 

and chopped her hair off in my kitchen. 

Here's the new Aftyn!

Many days later, we love this length!

 It's super cute and frames her face, and so much easier to detangle.

Guys, Lochlan Fell Down

Lochlan has been eyeing the front door for a while when it is open, as if crawling out of it would open up a whole new world of curiosities. Except there's a big step down and he won't expect it and he'll fall down on his head.

And that's what happened today when my back was turned making dinner and I'd already asked Aftyn to please close the door so as to prevent the possibility of Lochlan falling to the hard pavement below.

:(  He has slight road rash under his left eye and a little bruise on his left eyebrow. Poor little man.

Pictures to come. This is his first big bump, and I have a feeling, this is only the beginning.

This kid is an animal. He's voraciously energetic and excited to experience it all.

Things to Remember From This Week

Aftyn finished her swimming lessons this week. This year we found semi-private lessons for the same price we were paying for Aftyn to learn in a big group, and this year made ALL the difference. She can swim!!! She can do the elementary backfloat, she can swim on her front, and she can tread water. We were both SO SO SO excited, and now she really loves swimming. :) Happy parents over here!  Bronwyn starts hers in another week and I am hoping for another swimmer after her lessons are done.

Aftyn is having her first piano recital tonight, and is really excited and proud of herself.

Lochlan waved for his very first time last night. To his favorite "Sunday Lady", Sister Arnold who has been taking him while we teach our Sunday School class. He loves her and tonight just proved it as he waved bye to her as she walked back to her car after dropping something off at our door. :) What a sweet memory.

Aftyn learned how to snap. Oh snap. Now she does it all the time.  Bronwyn wants to figure it out REALLY bad so I'm sure she will quickly follow suit.

I bought a used double jogging stroller this week, and so on Friday we took it to the park for the free lunch that they serve there during the summer. My girls rode their scooters that I just got last week at a garage sale all the way there! They were so proud of themselves and in all it was such a fun adventure!!

Lately: In Pictures

      This is one of our toys we've allocated to outside, and so I let Lochlan and Mirren  have a little fun with it one afternoon. She was LOVING taking a real live baby for a walk with it. :)  Lochlan was pretty interested in the whole process and even though his legs were a little squished, he sat there really well!

 Bronwyn put this outfit together and I had to get a picture. 

This girl has some pretty good style! :)

 Upside down boy. 

For a long time, he kept doing this, putting his head upside down and looking around. 

Man, he makes everybody laugh. 

He's so funny!

 Aftyn needed a picture this day. 

She looks pretty cute!

 Part of Bronwyn's birthday celebration. 

Just before, we had had a water gun fight, 

thus the wet hair on Aftyn and Bronwyn.

 He looks like Mario with red hair

 This kid. 

He is SO ticklish! 

This is a ticklish face.

 Aftyn got her own basketball 

and got to participate in a basketball camp for her birthday this year. 

She loved it!

And since she's a girl who loves pink, I got her a pink and purple basketball.

Because.

 Aftyn and Bronwyn playing outside with water guns 

 and what little water remained in our pool

           So so happy    

We sure love his happy spirit in our home

Aftyn got some birthday money and went to a garage sale with it. 

Scored some Lincoln Logs and she's had a blast with them!

Aftyn Was Here

Post bath shot of the bath tub. 

Mirren took the bath, 

Aftyn came by afterward 

to organize the letters to her liking.