Layni Bug and Bed Bugs!

This summer Layni came for a week. As always, the girls loved playing with her. She would carry Sarah around everywhere, which she loved.  I don't really remember what we did that week since I am posting this over a month later. Obviously, we had popsicles and made homemade pizza. Other than that, I think we went to the pool. :)

Love this girl!

Oh, so this picture reminds me of a great lesson I learned. I was at the grocery store with my girls and Layni and some lady stopped us in the parking lot. She said she noticed my girls and I in the store (how could you not since they were running around beating each other those little balloons on a stick). Anyways, she wanted to know if we they wanted some stuffed animals she had cleaned out of her kids' closet. They were so excited so they each got one. Well, fast forward a few days when Andy sees a bug crawling on Emily's *new* stuffed animal. He FREAKED out thinking it was a bed bug. We checked Sarah's stuffed animal and sure enough, there was a bug on there too. By this point, he was in panic mood. I washed every towel and linen in the house and emailed a picture of the bug to an exterminator friend. Thankfully it was NOT a bed bug. It was a grain bettle.
But lesson learned --
DO NOT TAKE STUFFED ANIMALS FROM RANDOM LADIES IN THE PARKING LOT! 

Yum

We started Abby on rice cereal about a month ago. She seemed a little confused at first, but quickly go the hang of it.  The girls were SO excited to feed her... that lasted about 2 spoonfuls and then they were done. :)

Nana was here for awhile and didn't really want to feed Abby boring cereal. So we have since moved on to the good stuff. So far, she has had green beans, peas, sweet potatoes and bananas. She HATES peas (as do I) but loves sweet potatoes and bananas. It is funny to watch her eat. She lunges for every bite. The other day I met some other moms for breakfast at Chick Fil A. My friend Angie was holding Abby while eating her yogurt. Abby was shaking every time that spoon passed by her face. She wanted it!

And I just made a BUNCH of sweet potato baby food, so if Abby starts looking a little orange, you'll know why!

Big Girl

"See my panties??!" That is what Sarah is saying.

No more diapers for Sarah!

It just makes you want to jump around and act crazy, doesn't it?

Dog Crazy

Nana was dog sitting a friend's dog and for some reason, Andy and I agreed (We are not dog people) to let Nana bring him up to our house for the weekend.  Emily had meet the dog before and loved him, so she was very excited. However Sarah does not like dogs, so we thought this a great way to help her get over her fear. And as crazy as that plan sounds, it actually worked! Sarah loved Pugsley! The girls had a great time with him. However, we often found him hiding under our bed, so I am not sure he totally loved all the attention!

By the end of the weekend, the girls were begging for a dog. However by the end of the weekend, Andy and I were ready for the dog to go home. I didn't trust him and his little teeth that stuck out and dogs smell. Pugsley loved Andy for some reason. He followed him around everyone. One night Andy woke up on the couch and Pugsley was just staring right at him. Kinda creepy!

Love these girls!