A few Lainey pics to brighten your day!

The other day Lainey decided to dress up to "go shopping". She had to have a purse for each hand:




And she's off!

Yes, Lainey got a hold of the sunscreen.....


Here are a few shots of my little grease monkey:

She said WHAT?!

Here is a fun story that shows a little bit of Lainey's personality:
We take turns each night saying the dinner prayer. The other day it was Lainey's turn. She usually just repeats the last word that I say in each sentence. At the end we say "in the name of the Father, the Mother and the Holy Spirit. This was how it ends according to Lainey: "In the name of the Father, the Mother and the HOLY CRAP! AMEN!
Our dear Ethan almost peed his pants he thought it was so funny. Andy and I thought it was quite amusing as well!


Here are some of our recent photos:






She is SUCH a monkey!!!




I put this picture on just to show how high up that window is!!


Andy got Ethan with the tape:







Lainey just HAD to make cupcakes the other day so I indulged her and we made some. Little did I know that she would have to eat them every morning for breakfast for 3 days in a row (please don't judge, YOU try to quiet down Lainey when she wants something!). I did however make her eat some cereal each morning before she devoured her cuppy cake. We had to sing her happy birthday each morning as well. Here is a clip of her this morning. Notice how pretty my icing job is, I just slapped that stuff on..it's not like it is her REAL birthday!

Wow, it's September already!?!

This past month just FLEW by! We all started school...Lainey is at the CDC doing incredibly well, loving going "to school" like a big girl, Ethan is now in 2nd grade(and is loving it too), Andy is doing online studies and I am FINALLY back to college. Needless to say, it's been a bit busy around here!



Both the kids started Gymnastics about a month ago and they love it! Here are a few photos:










The other day Andy did crafts with the kiddos. They they had a great time! Ethan and Andy decided to make a bird house and as you can see, Lainey painted, glued and glittered to her hearts content.





Another favorite activity is to play in their dad's car:


We went to a Sesame Street Live show and it was okay, but the sound sucked so we really couldn't hear what they were saying/singing. Oh well though, the kids had fun despite the sound issues and hey, it was free so I guess I can't complain too much.


Even though it looks like an 11 year old made this cell model, it was in fact, ME. I know that it doesn't look like much, but this sucker took me so long to construct! I ended up getting extra credit on it so I guess the instructor liked it despite my lack of artistic skills. Next up is a model of a knee or shoulder joint. Fun times!