Cute little family shots

I walked into the bedroom and Matthew had picked up baby Jenny and was cuddling with her. Oh no! I hope that the obsession with Jenny is not going to transfer from sibling to sibling because poor Jenny just doesn't have it in her. She has been washed one too many times.
We went to Baskin Robbins tonight for the 31cent ice cream night. I have the hardest time getting the girls to actually go to sleep so we went before dinner rather than after. The two of them share a room (by choice) and literally play from 7:30-9:00. We try to get them down earlier, but they usually don't fall asleep until then. It is so sweet watching and listening to them interact. Anyway, we didn't want to wait in the very long lines at the ice cream parlor, so an appetizer it was! Special treat...

The new creek in the backyard is...

just about finished! Maybe this means that Andy will longer be living at Home Depot and Hill Country Water Gardens, but never say never. :) He has done a great job with it, as you can see. It looks especially nice at night.

Our weekend

Part of OFMU (Operation Fatten Matthew Up) is having him eat solids. Yesterday he sampled avocado. THat was a big hit! He loved it. As you can see from the photos, he is a happy guy. The photo on the bottom is Andy IN the pond, or the new part of it. He has been working hard to set up a new creek and pond, and it looks really neat. Once they are done, I will show it for real. As those of you who know Andy know, he loves a project, especially an outdoor one.

A photo of the $15 Disney snocones!

The cup does light up, which is pretty cool. ANd yes, Natalie did spill most of it.

Matthew's new friend

Matthew has a new buddy named Abigail. She is staying with us for a few weeks while her parents go back to work. Yes, it is crazy at certain times of the day, but it has actually been going very smoothly. Today we took a field trip to my room. We have been hanging out in the movie room. It seems to be their favorite because they can do two very exciting things, watch the fan whirl around and see the stars. In my room the babies watched a little Nick Jr. They seemed to actually look at it a little bit.
Something interesting- I think I see my brother Brian (Uncle Brian L) in Matthew in that top photo. Anyone else?

Operation Fatten Him Up

Matthew had his 6 mo appt and he is really a peanut. I mean, tiny. I am trying my hardest to get him to gain weight. We took out Garrett and Mayme's high chair to get him interested in food at the table. Paige came over today and fed him some cereal and squash. He is making a face here, but he does like it. Any suggestions for getting him to take a bottle are welcomed. I have tried everything. I can't supplemement with formula if he won't take a bottle!