On Vacation

A few weeks ago Corey went to Chicago for a job fair.  After three days on my own I was very glad to see him.  Noelle is hit or miss with naps these days.  When she doesn't nap it makes for a very long day (and a grumpy girl in the evening).  I had Corey take the camera to document his trip.  This is one of four pictures I got back (all were of his coke).  Silly.

A few days after Corey got back from his trip his internship ended so we had ourselves a little vacation.  It was nice.  We got a few projects done here and there and just enjoyed being home.

Speaking of Noelle not napping sometimes--this is what we found at like 5 PM one night when we were fixing dinner.

We went to Mesa one day for a get-together our friend had.  Noelle had a ball swimming and jumping on the trampoline.  She has mad when Corey made her go inside when a haboob ran through (apparently one ran through Tucson a few weeks prior but we didn't notice as we were inside).  I had gone inside to get Ivy probably two minutes prior and it was sunny blue skies.

Despite the heat we went to the zoo one day.  It was hot.  Noelle had fun seeing the animals again.  Ivy was just a hot little bundle in the stroller (can you see the peacock behind them?).

Later Noelle took the stroller and Ivy came with me.  Hello Tiger.

It's been a fun week of playing with the girls.  Corey and I were just joking how we're going to go back to real life.  I can't possibly take care of two kids again after all this time?  Corey's thinking the same thing about class and homework.  It's funny how fast we adapt to something nice.

Ivy is four months already!  Time is going by much faster this time around.  She is such a cutie.  Her hair is getting a bit crazy some days and sticks up all over (except for her cute little curl in front).  I could put some piggy tails on this cutie... maybe I'll try later this week just for kicks.

She's doing great, the doctor himself said she was perfect.  She's about average for weight (which is double her birth weight now) and in the 90th percentile for height.  She didn't like her shots, but who does?

Noelle is loving life most of the time.  She is very considerate of things around her.  She often comes to me and tells me something got a bonk.  Today her foot got a bonk.  She proceeded to kiss it and hug it and said "love you foot".  She is a little fish.  She loves swimming, the splash park, playing with water outside, and especially baths.  She likes pretending to be a mermaid and putting her bath toys to bed (she uses the washcloth as a blanket).  She loves pulling the plug, but hates when the water is all gone.