Ju Ju's Turn For A Sleepover

It was Juliana's turn to sleep over at Grandma's house!  She was super excited, of course!  Isn't she just darling?  Juliana is fairly easy to please--play-doh, Barbies, books.  Fun timers with Grandma!

Wrestling and Napping

These little girls really give us a run for our money some days.  They have a lot of energy, are strong-willed and feisty and that can be a lethal combination when there's more than one of them!  But, every once and a while, if you can wear them both out at the same time, they'll eventually fall asleep!

Peace at last.

Post Fourth (Aka, the Fifth)

  Sunday morning came rather early on the 5th of July.  Juliana was all smiles though in a little dress that Great-Grandma made for Grandma Karen!  (And it still looks brand new!)

 But then fatigue caught up with everyone at church and after church :-).

Summer Wears Her Out

I'll bet you thought this post was going to be about Britta, right?  And how all of the action of summertime just wears her out?  Nope,  it's all about Kari!  Is it any coincidence that her favorite Disney princess is Sleeping Beauty??  This girl has always been my snoozer.  She took two naps until she was TWO (and I finally forced her to switch over to one nap) and, when she did eventually give that one up, there were still many afternoons where she'd just crash out on the couch.  Summer is a time of big-time fun and it totally wears Kari out!

Sleeping Kari is just so sweet and peaceful so I loved snapping a picture each time she fell asleep (and this was just June!).

We love our Kari-belle!

Snuggles with Grandpa

Wrapping everyone's Christmas gifts is a big task.  Add a nursing baby to the equation and, three months later, I'm still amazed that I was able to get it done.  But, I certainly couldn't have done it by myself!

One afternoon, a midst the wrapping, Britta was rather fussy and tired and so Grandpa stepped in.  He was holding her and was just so cozy that she fell asleep!  It was pretty sweet (and I got my wrapping done so it was a win-win for all!).

How Our Days End These Days

As soon as Emily relaxes and allows herself to fall asleep, I'll add a snapshot of her as well. (She's very excited for her upcoming trip to Michigan with Daddy and is having trouble falling asleep :-).)