The secret to shopping...

if only they were at walmart! I love lowe's for this very reason...unfortunately I don't shop there too often. Elijah thinks that this buggy is SO fun! He's never once tried to climb out--he usually climbs out of a buggy at least 20 times! He also reminds me of his good times in it as we pass lowe's on our way to walmart. Maybe one day every store will have these, but then that would be too good to be true!

things we learned from mo...

mo says that sink baths are the best...
and she was right! Hazel LOVES to bathe in the sink! we've tested the tub a time or two when the sink was full of dishes, but the bathroom is cold and not as cozy as the sink! she could hang out in the sink all day!

i was finally able to get pictures of our sink baths yesterday when orum ran home for lunch. the pictures look deceiving, but she loves the water so much that she tries to go under...notice the tongue searching for water!

after her bath i was going to take some pictures of hazel with her clear face...no thanks to the doctor, but to the acne cream i bought at Walgreen's! I'll have to gather some before and after pictures! the doctor did not understand the severity of "no clear patch of skin" on the poor girl's face! Elijah decided that he would instead introduce her to some sensory therapy...i used the brush for her hair. Elijah used it for her body...she amused him and let him do his thing!

Last year Elijah went to physical therapy for in-toeing and mo did some other stuff with him--including "brushing" He now brushes himself and hazel. I was amazed that he still remembered what the brush was for! I haven't brushed him in almost a year! He even sang the song mo would sing! "here we go loop de lou..." although he just sings, "lou de lou" over and over. pretty cute and sweet!
should we say jealous? for a little boy who didn't want his picture taken a few months ago, he all too eager to jump in the frame these days!

(maybe i should pout...that could get me some pictures alone!) it may be cute, but so unnecessary! don't be fooled...he is not neglected!


and just for the record...I HATE these pajamas! Not only are they superman, (elijah could care less and knows nothing about superman), but they are also polyester and have those fuzzy little balls all over them! Orum bought them...he was so mistreated as a child and never had a pair of his own...he's now living his childhood dream though elijah! he's recently gotten elijah excited about them and he now thinks he must "dress up" in them most afternoons! they do not make for cute pictures!

they love their baby sister and taking pictures!

and they especially love taking pictures WITH their baby sister!
They also love to wear matching clothes/pajamas...which i also love! i know those days are numbered! It's getting increasingly difficult to find matching things for 3! i had to do a little convincing that hazel's gown did in fact "match." they took the bait, and happily posed...now the only problem we have is--who is going to hold the baby!

a sweet baby and a naked boy...

hazel could finally have a real bath, so we took a few pictures afterwards. when her cord fell off it hadn't healed all the way so the doctor put some silver nitrate stuff on it, which also meant that we had to wait longer for a scrub in the tub. no bath pictures, but she did like it!now I'm really glad i took these pictures of her perfect flawless skin, because she now has some MAJOR baby acne on her sweet little face!


naked boy decided that he needed to join in too...testing my reaction with only a hand, but then he quickly jumped in and then decided that he needed some pictures alone...such a silly boy!

hey sister...wanna play?

Since it's just these 2 at home all day...elijah decided he was excited about having a playmate at home! he got a little carried away with the toys! (he also dresses himself--his pants are inside out, and his shirt is inside out and upside down!)