This can't really be that comfortable...

...but this is how Tessa fell asleep for her nap this afternoon! (I really wish I didn't have to wake her up in 20 minutes to go take the car for an oil change!)

Chitty Chitty...

Yesterday John and I took Isaac downtown to see the musical "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". It is one of his favorite movies and we all enjoyed the musical. He did really well sitting in his seat almost the entire 2-1/2 hours (and even during naptime!). He loved when they made the car (Chitty) fly and was very interested in all the details of the theater. We weren't sure if he was old enough for something like this - but he had a great time!

Grabby hands

Yesterday during lunch I stepped away from the table for a minute only to get back to this...Tessa had grabbed the whole container of baby food and shook it all over her high chair and the floor. I thought I had pushed it far enough away on the table - but apparently not! You can see how pleased she was with herself for actually getting ahold of it. So, she has a new nickname to add to the list. I've been calling her "grabby hands" for a while now, but today Isaac game up to me while I was feeding her and said "Tessa grabby hands!".

Sittin' pretty

It's amazing how quickly those milestones sneak up on you the second time around...a couple of weeks ago I was working with Tessa on sitting up by herself and she just wasn't quite ready, she would have rather been laying down and playing. Today I thought I would try it again - and just like that it all clicked and she got it. She figured out that it's pretty fun to sit up and play with some of her toys. (And I happen to think she's pretty darn cute while she's doing it!)

Playing together

Isaac was a little down when I got his old walker out the other day because I told him he was too big to sit in it...that was until he realized he could give his sister rides around the house! As you can see from the photo, Tessa liked it too! I love how Kalli is in the corner of this photo trying to figure out what is going on.

The girls

I've been trying to get a good photo of Tessa and I for a while (not an easy task with a 7 month old!) John snapped this one before Tessa' baptism last Sunday and I think it actually turned out great! This is her typical good mood expression that I see every morning when I get her out of her crib. She did great during the baptism - when the pastor poured the water into the bowl she started kicking her legs thinking she was going to get a bath!

Happy 3rd Birthday Isaac!

I've been a little slow in posting, but it's been a busy weekend here at the Nap household. This weekend we celebrated Isaac's third birthday. Wow - I can't believe our little man is three years old! I was getting him dressed for church last sunday and I told him he looked like "hot stuff". He told me "me no hot stuff mommy, me big boy!" And a big boy he is! Everyday he makes us laugh (and sometimes tests our patience!) I love watching him grow up from a baby into a little boy!

We had lots of family, friends and neighbors here to party with us and Isaac had a great time. The weather was hot, but dry and we were able to have the party outside so the kids could run around and play. Here's the birthday boy with his caterpillar and bug cupcakes.

4th of July Hike

Here are some photos from our beautiful 4th of July hike in the mountains. We hiked around this small lake (about a 2 mile round-trip hike). It would've been so much nicer without the mosquitos!

You can see the waterfall in the left side of this photo. Tessa is a great little hiker - she loves riding in this carrier!

The mosquitos got so bad that John had to carry Isaac on his shoulders so that we could keep up a quicker pace at the end of the hike.

Here we are at the waterfall crossing. The water was rushing pretty fast and Isaac made me really nervous running all over the bridge (which is why I am clutching his hand!)

Happy (early) 4th of July!

Since we're headed up to the mountains tomorrow for the holiday weekend, I thought I would post this a little early. Happy 4th of July from our family!! Here are the kids in their stars & stripes!


It seems like everytime I want to take a photo of these 2 I have to take about 20 to get 1 good shot. I thought it might be funny to post a little collage of some of the "out-takes"! Now, if I could only get Isaac to stop doing that silly "squinted-eye" cheese smile!

Animals!

Wow - I can't believe it's July already! Where has this year gone? As Isaac gets closer to his third birthday I am seeing so many changes in the way that he plays. The other day we couldn't find him - he had gone upstairs to play by himself. When I called to him to see what he was doing he hollered "me doin' upstairs". He came down the stairs with his arms full of stuffed animals and headed towards the basement.

To put all of his animals in the dump truck - right where they belong - of course!

He is really starting to "play" with his toys and think about different ways to play with them. The other night he was sorting out all his toys in the living room - dividing up which ones belonged upstairs in his room, which ones belonged in the basement, and which ones stayed put. (If any of you know me very well you will know that he gets this from me!) Another time I found him in the living room lining up all his cars in straight lines on the rug - later these same cars were all lined up under the edge of the couch "hiding".

One more quick funny story before I sign off....we were eating breakfast one morning earlier this week and when Isaac was finished he pushed his plate away and declared "me make happy plate - Amen!" That one kept me smiling all day!