Friday, June 22, 2007

Father's Day Fun

Daddy's first Father's Day with two (Count 'em! TWO!) wee nippers was very enjoyable. After church, we made a Daddy sandwich and let the present opening begin.

Katy was very eager to help, but not thrilled to find out that there were items like men's socks and underwear in all of those nicely wrapped packages. DARN!

Even though Jenny is only six months old, she always helps out whenever she can. She unties ribbons,

eats cards, etc. Mean ol' Mommy took it away saying, "That is a GREETING card, not an EATING card, Jenny Dear."


I've heard about girls with "heartshaped faces" but this just seems silly.

Daddy did a lot of fatherly things that day like mowing the lawn and having the fam over for a cookout. It was great fun for everyone!

Jacob and Taylor were all smiles.

Katy was thrilled to learn that Papa needed help opening presents too!

Even old gals like Mommy love their dads!

Hope all of you great dads had a HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Bartlesville Cat Playground

Recently, Mommy and Daddy took the girls to the Bartlesville Kiddie Park.

In the car on the way there, Katy excitedly asked more than once about the "Cat Playground." As you can imagine, she was pretty confused (and possibly a little disappointed) when we got there and it wasn't actually a kitty park.

Once we boarded the cool train, though...

she got over the lack of romping felines pretty darn quickly.



Katy had a blast experiencing the fun-filled lifestyle of a trucker.

We're kind of hard to see, but check Mommy out in the fourth row. Mommy loves roller coasters. Katy hates them. Now we know.

Jenny wisely passed on the roller coaster ride and opted to wait it out with Daddy.


It was time to get on the very generic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ride. Oh, sure. They looked cute but these proved to be TERRIFYING TURTLES!

Katy was desperately trying to bail. Sometimes mommies laugh just so they won't cry.

Katy and I rode the Carousel. It was faster than the one at the zoo and there were no safety straps. We went around like this once...

and like this about 67 times. The little filly behind us finally puked. The grandma in front of us almost fell off a few times while trying to snap a picture of her granddaughter. It was a pretty colorful ride in more ways than one.

On the last train ride of the night, Jenny and Daddy shared a smile...

and a kiss.

As much fun as it was being terrified by roller coasters and giant, metal turtles, it was clearly time to go.


After getting a little bit lost trying to get the heck outta B-ville, we were all bushed when we finally got home.

Well, most of us anyway!

Friday, June 8, 2007

Katy's First Haircut

It was time for our little Katy to get her first haircut.
Daddy thought it would be super cute to take her to a real barber shop. Before our trip, I spent lots of time explaining to Katy what was going to happen at the barber shop. I told her that if she was really good she'd get CANDY!

We were so excited and happy when we arrived! I asked Katy what we were going to do at the barber shop and she said, "Candy!" Close enough.

Then, our fun trip took an upsetting detour. Suddenly, Katy not only LOOKED like Animal from the Muppets, but ACTED like him too.


Poor Mommy already looks worn out!

Fortunately, just like in real life, most big problems can be solved with a little bit of candy.


Sadly, even sucker number two couldn't turn that frown upside down.

Mommy took a moment to check out Katy's new 'do. Meanwhile, if looks could kill, Daddy, our ace photographer, would be dead right now.

WHEW! Everyone can breathe a big ol' sigh of relief. That is, until the next time Katy's hair needs a trim.

We're pretty sure that, no matter when that is, the good folks at Martin's Barber Style Shop will be closed.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Adventures in Eating

Ready?

Set?

YUCK!!

Ok, so it wasn't exactly love at first bite between Jenny and pureed carrots. But, like Mommy always says, "Practice...

makes

perfect!"

Who knows? Maybe Mommy is a genius.

Megan and Boston wanted to get in on some of this fun, too.

Bon appetit!