One HOT husband

One of the many reasons I married Jeremy was because of his sense of style. Those boots look hot with those shorts honey!

Spring Picnic

As warmer weather begins we decided to take Family Day outside. Family Day during the spring is often a soccer game but May 15th we made a special effort to get some McDonald's and head to the park to enjoy a picnic and some warmer weather together.

Yea, Rylee likes sitting on the big turtle.

And Abbie loves her little sister. What I didn't get a picture of was Rylee wiping Abbie's kiss off. Rylee is not cuddly or lovey, unless food is involved or unless it's immediately after she wakes up. Sitting at the table while she is eating Rylee will hug and cuddle but the minute you try to do it without food or sleep involved...forget it!

Rylee at 17 months

At 17 months Rylee is getting into everything...literally. She still LOVES the shower so once it turns on she comes running at full speed and if I don't take her clothes off right away, she gets in anyway.

Her vocabulary is still limited with Mom, Dad, uh-oh, and Add (which I think is Abbie) but she is still getting her point across and we are figuring out her needs. She is extremely independent and wants to do everything herself. She climbs on everything from the kitchen counter to the changing table and so she can't be left alone for a second. If she's hungry she heads to the kitchen and brings you what she wants to eat from the pantry. There isn't really anything that she doesn't eat and her favorites seem to vary. One day she loves green beans and will eat a whole can and the next day she'll only eat one or two but will eat the entire container of cantaloupe. The one thing I found she doesn't like...peanuts.

I accidentally discovered that Rylee wasn't allergic to peanuts at Easter time. Abbie was given a Easter basket by our neighbors and it was filled with peanut candy so I was so busy getting it away from Abbie and sending her to wash her hands that I didn't notice Rylee swiping a peanut M&M out of the basket. After a few minutes she came to me and spit out the peanut after she had sucked off all the chocolate. I waited a few minutes too see if her breathing changed..nope. That was some good parenting!

Anyway, Rylee may not be speaking yet but her motor skills are amazing. She is much more coordinated and agile than Abbie was at this age. While Abbie was cautious and careful Rylee is daring and adventurous. Abbie would stick close enough to always see me, Rylee thinks it's fun to hide and be found. It's amazing how two kids can be so different.

The one thing both girls have in common...they both were still sleeping in between Jeremy and I at 17 months rather than in their own crib.

Soccer on May 9th

Abbie is getting a bit frustrated with soccer this year because she still hasn't scored a goal...a big difference from last year when she was scoring 7 goals in one game. She isn't the fastest kid on the team or the most athletic but we do see definite improvements in her skill and her basic understanding of the game. We keep trying to point those things out to her but to her it's all about the goals.

But it sure is nice to have one of her good buddies on the team.

Mother's Day

This year my Mother's Day started early at about 7 am. My gift from Abbie this year was breakfast in bed. This time she asked Jeremy for some help so she could actually "cook" something. She looked in the fridge and chose a jalapeno hot dog and some Sunny D orange juice. Who wouldn't want to start there day at 7 with a jalapeno dog and that smile...what a great kid!



For dessert we had ice cream cake and Rylee was recruiting some more from Oma once her plate was empty!

Jeremy's 2nd Birthday

I had told you in a previous post that I didn't do much for Jeremy's birthday. We were getting ready for Abbie's dance recital so no special dinner, no well thought out gifts, no cake...nothing. I decided to pull it together by the weekend though and make him a special dinner. He wanted finger steaks, homemade french fries, and chocolate cake. Easy enough.

Except when it came time he actually had to help cook his own birthday dinner....in the garage. I don't deep fry foods in the house because of the lingering smell so he volunteered to go out to the garage and cook the french fries for his own special dinner. What a guy!

Yummy chocolate cake! There is 8 candles...3 + 5=8 or at least that was my rationale.

Welding with Dad

When Jeremy is out working in the garage Abbie loves to put on her coveralls and help dad. He even has her put on the welding helmet so she can watch what he is doing. Sometimes she is out there for 2+ hours at a time being dad's little helper.