fun at grandma's--part 3

Yesterday we went to the science museum.  Rachel remembers it well from last year when we went there.  She had a great time again this year.

We spent a lot of time in the grocery store area, as you can see.  Most of the food wound up in Rebecca's mouth.  Gross!  And she loved pushing the grocery cart.

This firetruck was Rachel's favorite last year.  This year Rebecca got to join in on the fun (last year I was wearing her in the baby bjorn on my chest the whole time!).

And here's a bad picture of Rebecca walking, though I somehow got the video to load yesterday, so you don't really need the picture, but here it is, anyway.

Oh, and Rachel gave me a harp performance on the string-less harp.

Today was a more relaxed day.  An old friend of mine came over with her little boy for a little while, and while Rachel talked her ear off I got to get a word in now and then to my friend.  Then Rachel and Grandma went on a picnic at the park while Rebecca napped and I got a little break, which was nice.  Rebecca's been SUPER fussy while we've been here, so I needed it!  Tomorrow I think we're going to "Grandma's zoo" (that's what Rachel calls it).  I haven't been since Rachel was about Rebecca's age, so I'm sure it will be fun.  Rachel's excited to see the giraffes, since we don't have them at our zoo.

walking!

fun at grandma's--part 2

Yesterday Rebecca REALLY started walking!  Many times during the day she took a bunch of steps in a row.  It's so fun to watch and she gets so excited when we cheer and clap for her.  I don't have any pictures because the camera was never close by when she'd attempt it, but I'll be sure to get some in the next couple of days.  I'm sad her daddy is missing it....but he'll be so surprised when he comes home!

So yesterday's fun was going to the library to get Rachel some books for while we're here and jumping on the trampoline at the neighbor's house (my parents' neighbors are on vacation this week and they told my mom that Rachel could use their trampoline and swingset whenever she wanted while she was here.  Isn't that nice?)

Rebecca hung out nearby under the climbing toy, just being cute!

fun at grandma's--part 1

The girls and I are at Grandma and Grandpa's house this week because Daddy is gone for the week.  Here are some pictures of the fun things we've done so far:

Rebecca's first ice cream cone of her very own!

She kept trying to eat it from the bottom!

I think it's safe to say that she enjoyed it!

A trip to the lake

It was 100 degrees this day, so the beach was PACKED!  The sand was too hot to put Rebecca down, so she spent the whole time like this:

And in other news, Rebecca took four steps all on her own yesterday!  She's sooooooo close to walking, and could do it if she wanted to, but she needs a little more confidence before she'll let go of whatever she's holding on to.  But she's getting there, and I was so excited to see her take those steps yesterday.  She had her hands full, so she didn't notice that she wasn't holding on to the wall or furniture or anything before she took off.

Who knows what other fun we have in store for us this week!

outside

Playing outside is one of my girls' favorite things to do.  Here are some pictures from a recent morning on the deck.  Doesn't Rachel look so tall??? 

Happy 4th!

We don't have a single good picture from the parade we went to this morning, but oh well.  Rebecca wants to play peekaboo whenever you point the camera in her direction.  Rachel didn't want her picture taken for some reason...so here's what we got.  This first one is the best of the bunch, and it's not even good.  They're all downhill from there....

Look at the background of this picture....yes, they're carrying their dogs in baby bjorn-esque carriers. 

 It started to rain, so we put this cover on Rebecca's backpack for the first time.  She was in the backpack in the first place because she was fussy and sleepy, and she loves this thing, so it kept her happy and quiet, which the stroller wasn't.

first haircut

Before

During

After

I don't really like it...I think it looks like a boy.  I just wanted it barely trimmed because it was in her eyes, but she cut a lot off.  :(  But it'll grow, and with a bow, hopefully no one will think she's a boy!

And here she is playing peekaboo while I was trying to take her picture.