Jeremiah is FOUR!!

It happened over a month ago, but my little boy is now four. We started off the week long festivities with a Dr. Seuss themed birthday party for friends at a local park in Highland. As you can see in the pictures, Robert was Cat in the Hat and the kids were Thing 1 & Thing 2. The birthday boy started weeks before the party asking for a Cat in the Hat cake and we even made some gluten free Thing 1 & 2 cupcakes for dad. It's amazing the party food ideas you can find on pinterest for themed parties. We had top hat skewers (strawberries&marshmallows), poodles noodles (pasta salad), cheese trees (broccoli/cauliflower/cheese), one fish, two fish (goldfish crackers) and dogs on a log (hot dogs). Jeremiah had a wonderful time at the party playing with his friends and we enjoyed celebrating the fourth birthday of a sweet boy.

 

Thing One and Cat in the Hat

Happy birthday, Jeremiah!!

Cat in the Hat with Thing 1 & 2

I think the highlight of the birthday week was picking up paw-paw and maw-maw at the train station. My parents arrived on Monday morning and visited with the birthday boy until Thursday. We had another party with them and this time it was all about Thomas the train. If you haven't been around Jeremiah in the past year or so, he has developed a deep love for trains.

Birthday boy with my parents

 

A new glove and ball

Playing with new golf set

 





 

 

Peaches, bath time and art

Even though there wasn't a great peach season this year, we were able to join some friends from church for a day of picking peaches, having a picnic and some fun in the play area. This was our first time to go to an orchard and pick some peaches. They were so delicious and we were able to get enough to can some for the winter. It was pretty warm the day we went, but were able to find a nice shade for our picnic (we even had peaches for dessert). The kids had a great time playing the playground area and visiting with the animals. They had rabbits, peacocks and chickens.  It was a great day and I am already looking forward to peach season next year!!

I am posting a few additional pictures of Susannah after a bath. She really enjoys her bath time and we are happy about that fact. I'm also posting some pictures from Jeremiah's art project. He made an ice cream cone during one of the library story times this summer. I think it is a little ironic he had so much fun making it since he will not even take one bite of ice cream.

Susannah napped during the picnic and fun

Jeremiah in the play house

Going down the slide

Figuring out the maze

Playing in the barn

Play barn with three levels of fun - big hit with the kids

 

 

Yummy peaches

 

Susannah all clean

Smelling good with a scared look

Jeremiah and his ice cream cone with blue sprinkles

Susannah.....Four Months

Yeah, yeah....I know....it's been a while since my last post. Susannah is actually five months now, but I'm going to try to catch up first and then post about what she is doing now. I don't even know where to start with Susannah...to sum it up, she is a totally different child and nothing like her brother. I would say she is a happy, strong-willed child that cries an awful lot. We went to the doctor for her four month checkup and she received a good report. She weighed 11 lbs. 4 oz. and measured 22 inches in length. She received her second set of shots and did very well with them.

Things I am doing at four months:

• I am sleeping between 6-8 hours at night and may/may not get up once a night to eat.
• I'll sit in my bouncer if they make me, but I dislike my swing. I love being on my belly and having someone play with me on the floor.
• I love looking at people, dangling toys and books with bright pictures. I get excited when my mom, dad, or Jeremiah walks in a room and starts talking to me.
• I still take a morning and afternoon nap.
• I love to coo and make noises!
• I have finally started smiling when people I know talk to me and play with me.
• I have good head control while laying on the floor. I can keep my head balanced sitting up while someone is holding me still, but not if I'm sitting up in a bumbo seat.
• I still cry from time to time in the car seat, but I did, finally, start taking a few naps in the car seat. My parents thought I would never sleep in the car, but I've started doing it on some occasions when I am really tired.
• I wear 0-3 months clothes in everything, but pants. I still wear newborn pants and size one diapers.
• I still love my bath time!!