18 Months

Jillian had her 18 month well baby check-up today. It's hard to believe she's already 18 months old! Actually, she's just days away from being 19 months old. She's doing great. She can say LOTS of words and loves playing with her big brother. They have their fair share of squabbles, but you can tell they love each other. Brock was so excited when we got home from the Dr's. He was ready to PLAY. She had to get two shots, so not a fan of those! She is 32 1/2 inches long putting her in the 69th percentile. She weighs in at 24 pounds putting her in the 43rd percentile, and her head, which has always been a little big, just like big brothers, was at 47.6 putting her in the 77th percentile! She's growing great and is a happy, healthy, sweet as can be baby girl!

Uncle Dustin's Visit

My brother, Uncle Dustin, got to come to Illinois for a week and he got to spend LOTS of quality time with the niece and nephew! Brock & Jillian both took to him quite quickly and loved hanging out with him. We just wish he lived a little closer so we could see him more often! We miss our Uncle Dustin!

Weenie Roastin' Time

We went to my mom and dad's this weekend to see my brother who is in town for a week. With this silly Illinois weather, the high yesterday was only 69, so you know what that means?!?!? WEENIE ROAST time!!!! There isn't much better than a hot dog or marshmallow roasted on a fire! And don't even get me started on the s'mores. Yum! Yum!!

S'MORES

I have been craving s'mores all summer, and with this cool weather we've been having this weekend it was the perfect s'mores making weather!!! Brock liked the roasted marshmallows and Jillian enjoyed her first s'more!

Beep! Beep!

Before our big weenie roast and it getting dark outside, the kids got to play in Grandma and Granddad's toy cars which used to be mine and Dustin's. Brock can only seem to go in reverse and Jillian usually manages to slip down in the bottom of the smurf car. Brock told me he was going to Wal-Mart when I asked him where he was going. And sure enough, he made his way to the picnic table and grabbed up the Wal-Mart bag and put it in the back of his little yellow car. So cute.

Snap! Crackle! Pop!

My little Rice Krispy maker...

Prairie Farm

We took the kids to the Prairie Farm today to check out the animals. They loved it and we loved the cooler weather! It was almost chilly at times. They enjoyed all the animals...except the goats. One got a little too close for their liking and Jillian started crying. Just not goat fans, I guess! We ended our fun afternoon with a trip to Custard Cup...yummy!

My Little Firecrackers

Happy Stinkin' Rainy 4th of July!!!! We missed the parade today due to the rain, but we still got to go over to Moi & Papaw's for cooking out and some yummy food! We got to see Danny & Kindi and baby Dacey. She's getting so big and it will not be long now before they can really play together and have lots of fun! They all looked super cute in their holiday attire. They cancelled the fireworks due to the rain, so I guess we get to extend the holiday one more day! (And as a side note, I'm sure you're recognizing by now their silly little cheesy smiles! They have smile wars in the backseat, too cute!)

Chuck E. Cheese

To end our fun Friday, we took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese. We sat away from the game area close to the stage, and Brock loved watching Chuck E. Cheese come out and sing. It was so cute. (Plus we got to eat without having a meltdown to go play!) They enjoyed playing the games and riding the rides and we left (right after washing our hands, of course!)wishing we had one a little closer to us!