We're back! With a two week trip back to Wisconsin for Grandma and Grandpa Braun's 60th wedding anniversary (!), me going back to work, and a fun mountain weekend getaway with our buds, we have been on a blogging hiatus. But lots to show, so lets get right to it!
Nothing like a grandma's touch. Proud "Nana" Carrie with lots of snuggles during our two week trip.
Great Grandma Braun (I think 15 times over? Can any Braun confirm that?) is a baby wizard.
Four generations with Great Grandma Schmitz
Will laying it on thick for Great Grandpa Ludin!
The boys, James and "Papa" Al out for a stroll by the lake after Friday fish fry!
Great shot dad and Julie
Ada and Will were baptized at St. Mary's Parish-- the same church my grandma, mom, and I were baptized. Ada wore my baptismal gown that Grandma Braun made me and Will was in my Grandma's baptismal gown that she wore nearly 80 years ago. We celebrated their baptism at Grandma and Grandpa Braun's 60th wedding anniversary mass. The whole fam took part and it was a blast.
"Home" sweet home. Sunset pic Shawano lake.
Rachel and Ada out for a float.
The obligatory baby-bath-in-kitchen-sink shot at Grandma and Grandpa Braun's cottage. All the cousins have one of us, myself included. Not so traditional--two babies at once!
Roughing it in Door County, WI at Nana and Papa's trailer.
Corn on the cob on a WI picnic table. I think this is what they mean by "showing interest" in people food!
Hi we're twins. This trip was the last time Will and Ada shared a bed. They are getting tall and squirmy. They were starting to wake each other up at night/naps. Upon coming home, both cribs moved into their own big-kids bedroom and Will and Ada now have free reign to squirm away in their own beds.
The WI humidity killed Ada's mohawk. Pic a couple days after returning to the desert to show off its return! She's not amused.
Close to six months old and not quite sitting on their own. You see Will here in the bent in half pose they are both sporting these days when practicing sitting.They can hold this position for a couple seconds but not with their torso upright...
...unless of course they have help from their Bumbo! Or as our group of friends have taken to calling their chair the "Bimbo".
It's standing however that Will is really into these days. James went out to get them this ultra-stimulating jump station to practice their moves. And as you can see pure bliss ensued.
Welcome sweet potatoes!
Ada a flying monkey these days. Loves to lay on her belly, arms waving out at her sides, feet kicking away. Few squeals in there too most of the time.
Will is Mr. Squirm, always on the go. Rolls all over the house. Gets himself up on all fours often...sometimes just feet up, loves to practice walking with help, climbs all over laps. This kid wants to see the world! Or at least tromp all over it! Seen here tricking dad into getting a glimpse of a baseball game.
We're still often outnumbered, especially with me back at work. James has been stepping up his game!
Will gardening with mom. I am really fun. What a goof.
Ada's love affair with her feet. One of her best discoveries.
Perhaps our biggest milestone since last speaking with you all is us helping Will learn how to sleep through the night! Boy is doing a pretty good job, now sleeping between 9-11 hours a stretch (Ada has been at 12 hours a night for many moons), with only his thumb and "snuggle" for companionship. Also taking less acrobatics to trick him into napping during the day. Mom and Dad can definitely get used to this!
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