Impromptu trip

 On Saturday, we decided to take an impromptu trip to the Children's Museum of Illinois.  Despite Greg having worked in Decatur for years, we had actually never been!  The trip went wonderfully, despite the fact that Lil G had to miss his nap (an incredibly rare occurrence) and Smunchie insisted on nursing almost the entire time.  Lil G had a blast with all the exhibits and we will be sure to go back again soon.

 This is what Smunchie looked like for most of the trip :-)

  

There was a pretty cool climbing area right inside the front doors.  Not quite as ornate as the one at our local CDM, but still fun!

 The bubble area was quite a hit with our little bubble maniac!

Lil G enjoyed the grocery shopping area. It was pretty cool b/c there were a lot of brands that he was used to seeing AND they had carts to push around!  He also loved restocking all the shelves, writing checks and pretending that he was the teller at the bank.

 "I'm going bye-bye, mama!  I'm taking the groceries on home"

 Little Miss Smunchie, checking out the scene.

Lil G got to sit with Ronald McDonald.  He wasn't really sure who he was but thought he was "so, so funny!"

 Lil G got to ride in the stroller for a bit, since Smunchie was nursing so much and we needed to go upstairs in the elevator.  He had to really squeeze to fit in :-)

 There was an airplane there, that Lil G got to drive AND a control tower for daddy to give instructions.

"Attention daddy- I'm on my way!"

Time for ice cream at the gelato station.

 Pretty girl <3

Driving to deliver pizza, while eating ice cream.  "Out of my way, people!  I delivering pizza!"

 Practicing replacing the coolant in a car.  Now, Lil G is all ready to work on Winston (our '94 Corolla) with daddy.

And finally....Lil Gs, all in a row.

First "Real" Bath

 On April 29th, Smunchie had her first "real" bath.  She loved the whole thing, which was quite a change from her brother!  Now, whenever we need to calm her down, a bath is quite a possibility! 

 Here you can see Smunchie, getting bathed by Lil G and her daddy. 

 Lil G clapping so that water splashed everywhere.  Stinker.

 Post bath dry off.

And, finally, the sweetest lil boy I know

One month old

 Smunchie is one month old and sweet as ever!  We grabbed the camera to commemorate her growth.  It's amazing how much she has changed in just one month!

Newborn Photos

 Here are the photos from Smunchie's newborn photo shoot.  She did a great job working with the photographer, though she was more interested in nursing the whole time!  The photos were taken when she was one week old. Enjoy!

Photos were all taken by Melissa Hubbard, at Tumbling Leaves Photography.

Easter 2012

 Due to Smunchie's arrival, we were unable to celebrate Easter on Easter Day.  We were too busy bringing a new baby home from the hospital!  Then, time got away from us (how did that happen?) and we didn't end up opening our Easter baskets until April 22nd!  Lil G was so excited to help Smunchie open her basket and pretty excited to see his new goodies as well. 

 Smunchie got some new hairbows in her Easter eggs.  She was not a fan of daddy's idea to put them all on her head at once. 

Wordless Wednesday

Homemade are the best made

 We have been privelidged to receive many handmade gifts for the births of both Lil G and Smunchie.  They mean so much to us, because we know that people were thinking of our little ones.  

Here is a beautiful hat that was handmade by my friend, Sarah and gifted to Lil G originally.  It is the perfect size for Smunchie now and we are getting a lot of use out of it on the chilly-willy days that we have had around here recently.