Yummy Rice Cereal...

Aubrey has been sleeping through the night for the past few weeks, but her brother simply refuses to cut us any slack! He continues to wake up around 3 or 4, whining and waking up his sister. We've received varied advice on 'tough love' parenting, etc. However, since he sucks down a full bottle at this time, we figure he's got to be hungry. Soooooooo, we decided to try feeding him some rice cereal in hopes that it will better fill his little belly. He really loves it! He was a little unsure of the texture at first, but now scarfs it down. Unlike Aubrey who wanted nothing to do with it. If you can believe it, Mia took this photo! She fancies herself quite the photographer these days... Let's hope for some long sleepy nights ahead for Brandon!

Little Drummer Girl...

Mia has moved on from her guitar to the drums! For the past few months she's been begging for a drum set. Momma was ready to run out and buy a new drum set. Daddy held his ground for a while, but finally gave in last week... Mia was as excited as we've ever seen her! She has a little intro 1-2, 1-2-3 routine that she likes to employ before breaking into her solos. It really is so cute to watch her level of joy. Mommy & Daddy obviously have zero musical talent. However, Mia's favorite sitter, Carmel, happens to be earning her Masters degree in music education at ASU. So she's begun teaching Mia basic rhythms and timing. She claims that Mia has natural rhythm! Wouldn't that be something to see a Lovell who could actually tap their feet and chew gum at the same time...

The Creative Kid!

Mia's imagination continues to flourish! It is truly amazing what her mind will conujure up on a long, hot summer afternoon... Here she hitched a pony to her cart, along with reins, a driving seat and room for 4 passengers! Problem is that she will only allow her bears to ride along with her. No Mommy & Daddy allowed! It's all fun and games until the end of the day when our home looks like a hurricane swept through. Mia isn't so keen on the whole 'cleaning up' part of playtime... Yet another fun battle for Mommy & Daddy!

Bonding...

Here are the twins spending a little quality bonding time in their room! They like to rock and hang out... I'm pretty sure, based on her smile, that he just told her a silly joke! These two are a couple of little clowns. I'm using the term 'little' very loosely, as you can clearly see that they are fat as hell!

Wee Man!

This picture just cracks me up! We put him in this boppy seat and he assumes the demeanor of a little old man... He has a very serious spirit!

Silly Spectacles!

This weekend we went to the Circus with Mia's best friend, Taylor, and her Mommy & Daddy, Kim & Steve. We had an absolute blast. Beforehand we stopped off for lunch at a place Mia loves, because they give out wax string to play with. Here is Mia's home made designer glasses! Doesn't she look smart?! Silly...

The city of Scottsdale has a great train park that hosts a concert series each spring, on Sunday nights. Mia loves to run around in the grass, playing and dancing! It's so much fun, and great little escape before the new week begins... Here's the midget doing her happy dance! What a beauty...

Swim Party!

Last weekend Mommy & Daddy decided to get a little R&R to celebrate Father's Day! Grandma drove all the way from Colorado, along with her sweet friend Gail, to watch all the kids for the weekend. Mommy & Daddy then checked into a local hotel for a make believe vacation... It's amazing, as excited as we were to get away and relax, we couldn't even go a day without seeing the kids! On both Sat and Sun afternoon we picked Mia up and brought her back to the pool to hang with us. Here she was posing as the Sun Goddess, just prior to burying her face in a tub of ice cream! She's the best, and our relaxation was all the more enjoyable since she was with us... It was really nice knowing that the kids were being well cared for, or more likely spoiled rotten by by Grandma & Gail!!