Baby brother update

That's one cute kid, eh? I'm not sure who comes up with the fruit/veggie-to-baby comparison, but surely they could have found something better than this! At 25 weeks baby boy is now about the size of a rutabaga, that lovely root veggie you see pictured above. He's about 13 1/2 inches long and weighs a pound and a half. Lots more pounds and inches to go - for him and me both, I'm afraid. Lola has chosen a name for her baby brother, but I'm keeping it quiet until we decide for sure if we're going to go with her suggestion. Stay tuned.

Cheeeeeeeese!

Ask Lola to smile and she says "cheeeeeeese" and makes this face: 

Last week in snapshots:

Good morning, sleepyhead!

We ate blueberries on the deck

Pop started building Lola's playhouse

We met the Blackburns at the lake,
and the daddies took the girls (and the dogs) for a canoe ride

We "practiced" getting ready for baby brother

We made cookies

(Click here for the recipe)

We went for a boat ride (sighhhhhhh)

And I enjoyed (several scoops of) TCBY's mint chocolate chunk fro-yo

In short, we're all doing well. I'm feeling fine, other than a little nagging need to paint and clean and organize (nest) and not finding the time to do any of it yet. Still working on a name for the little man. If you have any suggestions, do share! I promise I'll try to get a "real" update written soon. Happy Monday!

Summahtime, and the livin's easy

Rain dance

Rain dance

Inspiration

We have been wanting to get/build/buy Lola an outdoor playset or playhouse for a while now. My first thought was to build something, but I just didn't see how we'd ever get it done. So, I looked around for one to buy but still didn't find exactly what I was looking for. Then I saw this on pinterest:

Bingo. I love this. This is exactly what I had in mind: a little bungalow/hideaway/fort. And I love the slide off the side. Now that Pop is back in town we have the perfect general contractor to make it happen. Stay tuned!