My baby is three years old!! Where has the time gone? He is such a big boy, and so smart. I love him so much and don't know what life would be like with out this crazy, lovable, energetic little boy!!

Another month has gone by way to fast!! Clara is 7 months old! She is a happy baby most of the time. She sleeps well at night, but naps are another story. The longest nap she will take is 45 minutes. I can't get anything done in that amount of time. She still has no teeth, which surprises me. Riley got his teeth at 4 month, and she really acts like she has been teething for 4 months now. I guess they will come when they come. Clara is a pro at crawling and stands up to anything that holds still long enough for her to get up. This past week she has become even more brave and will let go of whatever she is standing next to. She usually falls right away, but she is getting better at it every day.

I also can't beleive how much Riley has changed lately!! He is so smart. He knows the standard shapes, and colors, he is learning to count, and he reconizes and can name most of the alphabet. He can dress and undress himself, he can go to the potty all by himself (he has been potty trained now for 6 months, but it is only in the last month or two that he has been able to go all by himself.) He loves to color, read books, and watch Blues Clues. We have also been doing a chore chart with Riley. For some motivation he got a bean bag chair when he filled up his chart with stickers. Riley also moved into a "big, big boy" bed, (more commonly known as a twin size bed.) He loves Mario so I made him a quilt.

The picture is kind of small but it is a rabbit with big ears, and a tail.

Tonight Nicolas made up a new game called diving board. Riley and Clara thought it was the best game ever. We piled almost every pillow and a few blankets into a pile and then jumped into them, cannon ball, back flop, belly flop you name it. It was fun!!

Six months old!!

On Wednwsday Clara will be six months old!! I was going to wait till then to take pictures, but she is pretty much crawling (CRAZY!!) and I knew I would need Nicolas' help.

We have cabin fever really bad at our house lately, so we went to Sportsmans and bought a raft for this summer, we had fun fishing in our front room. The raft was the only way we could get her to hold still for her six month pictures.

We also went swimming last weekend. It was Clara's first time swimming, and she loved it! Riley also has a new favorite game. Nicolas will sit on the couch and Riley will go stand in the middle of the room. Nicolas then throws the pillows at Riley. That is the game, and Riley could play for every if we would let him.

Another month has gone by. My little baby is growing up to fast. She grabs at everything she sees and if she gets ahold of it it goes strat for her mouth. She loves to be sitting up, and can hold herself very well. She loves to jump. We had to buy her a jumper because she was wearing us out. She is pretty happy, but I think she is teething so she is a little grumpier and not sleeping well. Riley is also doing well. He loves to make Clara laugh, and sometimes he is the only one that can make her laugh. He is full of energy and I love all the cute things he says. Life would be so dull with out my children. I love them!!