Silly Abby

Rex hates his car seat. He cries anytime we go anywhere. We usually just let him cry and he runs out of steam after about 5 minutes. Last night, when we were driving home, he started crying and then quickly ran out of steam. When we were almost home, he started crying again and Abby yelled, "No, baby Reck, No cry!" She was just saying what we all were thinking...

Abby vs. Rex

Ever since Abby was born, we've always said she was super-advanced...practically a genius. So now that Rex is here, we're wondering if he is super advanced as well. Today we got our answer. We were trying to get Abby to pee in her little potty and she was not interested at all. So we told her Rex was going to take a turn on the potty. Of course, at this she screamed "NOOOOO, Abby's turn!" So she sat down. Of course, there were no results from this. So Abby and Rex took turns sitting on the potty and when it was Rex's turn, HE WENT PEE!!! IN THE POTTY!!!! How advanced is that!! Abby can't even do that yet. Score...Abby 0 Rex 1...until a few hours later we overheard Abby "reading" one of her books and she counted to 9 all by herself!! Abby 1 Rex 1.

Busy Busy Busy

We had a very busy couple of weeks. First, Abby celebrated her 2nd birthday with some family. Then Tad and his family and Dan came down to visit for the fourth of July weekend. We went to the beach on the 3rd, swam on the 4th, and we had Rex's baby blessing on the 5th. And to top it off, Craig had to take his RD exam on the 7th...today. He just called me and told me that he passed, which means he is now officially a registered dietician and can start working!! Woohoo!! What a crazy couple of weeks. And tomorrow, his brother, Kevin, comes home from his mission in Russia. Whew!

Rex just chillin' at the beach. He slept pretty much the entire time we were there.

Abby playing in the sand. She wasn't too excited about getting in the water - it was a little cold.

Abby dancing with her cousins.

Showing of some dress-up earrings she got for her birthday.

When I asked Abby what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday, she said "Samson cake." What my baby wants, my baby gets. I made this out of cupcakes and sugar cookies. I thought it was a pretty good likeness.