Father's Day Pictures

 I have to laugh at some of these pictures, because the girls facial expressions are very similar! We were spelling out DAD and BOB to make gifts for Bob and his dad, and yes I did only buy one B and D, so they had to be split up.

 

I think he looks "dreamy" in this photo! Too cute!

Jehnsen Weekend

This past weekend our family went to deer camp to relax and spend time together. It's funny how even vacations feel like work when you have little ones. Unfortunately, Ilya and Bob were both sick with fevers and sore throats, etc. Besides a runny nose, Bobby was feeling alright.

This kid and his love for sunglasses...

The kids and Daddy reading a story before bedtime. 

They both did great sleeping in their own beds. Bobby fell out of bed each night, but apparently that was no big deal. He never cried or even woke up. One morning they were playing and Bellie was pretending to feed him the doll's bottle. 

Heading to the boat. I love seeing them run after their dad. I'm looking forward to seeing Ilya join them in a few months. 

Ilya isn't much of a fan of the life vest. She also didn't quite like riding in the pack and play out to the fishing spot. She sure is cute though. 

These two joined her for a little while. For a few minutes they all played quietly together!

Another way to keep kids quiet on a boat ..... Feed them. 

Ilya's fever ranged between 101 and 103 so she had to miss out on all the fun. 

A picture from last year. 

Ilya was a little fussy when we went to town one evening and Isabelle did a great job of talking to her and distracting her. I loved seeing them hold hands. 

Ilya is 9 Months!

Ilya Sue is 9 months old! Here are a few things to remember about her at this age.

She weighs 16 pounds, 10 ounces (14%), is 27.5 inches tall (49%) and her head circumference is 45 (78%). She is a little girl with a Crandall head.

She is sitting up on her own for longer periods of time every day. She isn't pulling herself up on furniture or crawling yet, but I'm sure it won't be long. If she wants to get somewhere, she just rolls over there. She still doesn't have any teeth, but she does have her first cold, and the doctor said she thinks she's working on cutting a tooth. 

She is wearing size 9-12 months clothes and size 2 diaper. She  still catnaps throughout the day, but has been sleeping through the night. She has been eating yogurt, cereal, sweet potatoes, apple sauce, pears, and carrots. I have been giving her eggs so that she could feed herself and she loves them. (The doctor told me that she shouldn't have eggs until after 12 months. Oops. The doctor suggested giving her cheerios now, so I started those today. I was holding off on that because she doesn't have teeth yet, but they said she can still have them. Ilya is a fan of Cheerios.)

These two hams are her favorite entertainment. She loves these two. Nobody makes her laugh like Isabelle does. I have made a fool of myself several times trying to get her to laugh and she looks at me like I'm a moron. Isabelle just goes and yells in her face and Ilya thinks she's hilarious. 

 

She says dada and makes lots of baby noises. She loves to scream right now. It's a happy scream though. She also makes a lot of baby monster noises. It's very cute. She plays with toys and is very curious about the things around her. She is just starting to get stranger anxiety. She loves to rock back and forth and jump up and down in the exersaucer. She smiles a lot! 

She's such a sweet little girl and I'm glad she's our baby!

Fun Start to the Holiday Weekend

I was browsing through my blog this week and realized that we have had our dog Lucy for a year now. It was fun to look at the old pictures and see how much both the kids and the dog have grown since last May. Lucy has been a pretty good dog. I don't really like dogs, but she's ok.

Silly buddy has been all about sunglasses this week. One night he even slept with the pair he got from Bob's work. He usually puts them on upside down.

One convenient thing about a portable potty chair is that it really does go everywhere.

Friday night Bob came home from work a few hours early and we were trying to think of something fun to do. We decided on taking the boat out, and got all packed up and then found out the battery was dead. So, we changed plans and went to a local park and out for ice cream (1st!) and then dinner. It was a fun, spontaneous night for our family. Lucy thought she'd get to go, too. She climbed in the back and laid down and I almost didn't see her. Silly dog.

Daddy was teaching them how to spit into the water. HA!

I snapped this picture about 2 seconds before her pants completely fell down. Poor kid is so skinny that a lot of her pants are too big for her.