Weekend in Crown Point

We spent the weekend in Crown Point visiting Troy's family.  There is a house being built right next door to Grandma and Grandpa Larkins so we had to try out the bulldozer that was there.

 Ben found a great spot to hang out, squished in between the end table and the couch....he thought it was great!

 We went swimming with Oma and Opa.  Their kiddie pool is really shallow and Ben loved "swimming" in it.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but he would keep his hands down and lift his legs up and float. 

 Jumping in....to about 8 inches of water!

Fun in the Sand

We have both the sand and water table filled up now and the big sandbox under the swingset.  Both kids LOVE playing in the sand.  I just wish I could get Ben to stop trying to eat it!!!

Butterflies

We "grew" butterflies at our house this spring.  We started with 4 tiny caterpillars and ended up with 4 butterflies...they all survived!  Taylor had fun watching the changes.  Here are some pictures of when we let our butterflies go.

 She was excited to have one stay on her finger!

Catching Up

I just realized I haven't posted in awhile.....we've been busy I guess!  A couple weekends ago we went with some of our neighbors to an indoor waterpark.  Taylor went with us and Ben stayed with Grandma and Grandpa.  I think her favorite part was sleeping in the top bunk of a bunk bed in the hotel room!  Here is the one picture I took that weekend...

 Taylor is getting pretty good on her bike so she likes to take bike rides "really far away" from home.

 Ben enjoys riding with Daddy!

 We FINALLY had some nice weather and enjoyed going to the pool twice this weekend.  Here is what Taylor chose to wear to the pool....cute!

Swingset

We bought a swingset off of Craigslist a couple weeks ago.  We've spent the past couple weeks getting it cleaned up, stained, and accessorized!  Now it is ready and we finally had a few nice days to enjoy playing on it. 

This is the "before" picture....thanks to all our friends and neighbors who helped Troy move it!

 And the finished product....thanks to Oma and Opa for helping us stain!

Taylor LOVES the playhouse part! She has a little kitchen, table, and chairs in there.  Here she is multitasking....on the phone and sweeping!

 Troy added this deck to the bottom because the sandbox part was huge.  We put a play grill out there for the kids and just need sand and a cover for the sandbox now.

 Benny with the grilling food!

9 Months Old

At his 9 month appointment, Ben weighed 21 lbs. 2 oz (60th%) and was 29 1/2 inches long (80th%).  He is getting to be a much better crawler now and tries so hard to pull himself up on everything, but can't quite do it.  He is really starting to get into everything!!!!  He is a good eater, especially if it is something he likes!  He prefers to feed himself and will shove food in two hand fulls at a time!  His sleeping is MUCH better and most nights he sleeps for about 11-12 hours without waking up.

 I took some 9 month pictures last weekend.....

 And a couple of Taylor...

Teeth!

 Check out my big top teeth coming through!

 and just a cute one!