Milestones

We've got a milestone avalanche at our house!

Keilah is getting very quick at the army crawl. She is also becoming very steady sitting up on her own. AND she's cut her first 2 teeth (at the same time, on the bottom).

Zeke is fully potty trained. He wakes up dry, and makes it to the toilet almost every time. I'm so proud! A big thanks to Silas for making it possible by teasing Zeke relentless about being a baby because he wears diapers.

Silas is getting to be a pretty good reader and writer. He writes a sentence in his workbook every morning and practices reading with his internet games.

Good job kids!

Happy Independence Day

In case you were wondering what the Kailua town parade looks like, I've uploaded a few photos. I think it was impressive for a town with a population of about 36,500.

They had the typical fire trucks...
the horses followed by the pooper scoopers...

lots of fancy cars all decorated. I didn't have the camera out yet, but the Corvette Club of Hawaii had quite a showing of cars...

then there's the not-so-standard fare like the hula group. I'm bummed I forgot to get the camera out for the Chinese drummers and the Japanese swordmen...

and of course a parade isn't a parade without men in skirts.

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. We're going to the beach tonight to watch the fireworks display. I love watching fireworks over the ocean.

Keilah's Milestone

Keilah turned 6 months on 6/30, so on 7/1 she decided it was time to get moving! She's unstoppable now!

Toe Suckers

What can I say, we have flexible kids. I don't remember catching a pict of Zeke doing this. Here's Keilah (I was having a hard time putting her diaper on) and Silas. When you really want to suck on something the toe is one option at 5 months old.

Splash!

We got ourselves a 10 foot diameter, 2 foot deep pool for our backyard to help with the hot days. We are ALL enjoying it. Keilah's a water baby like her brothers!

ABC

Here's Zeke singing the alphabet song. Sorry he's so quiet in places, he gets a little shy sometimes. But he sure is my smart 2-1/2 year old!

Keilah in Action

I complain a lot about not getting enough sleep. But I should also let you know what a good baby Keilah is. She is so easy going and happy. Here she is entertaining herself for 15 minutes (and more). I sped it up because it's fun to see how much ground she covers. If she gets fussy it's because she just can't reach that toy or she's rolled herself right off the rug onto the tile. She's such a sweet 5 month old.