Four Months and Five Firsts

First Encounter with a Sunflower

First Diaper Change Entirely Administered by Lysbeth

First Nap in a Playpen, Outside, and Guarded by a Dog

 First Back-to-Front Roll  

 She is now unstoppable and has even combined it with her previously learned skill, front-to-back rolling, to flip across the living room floor.

First Separation from Daddy (and she was already 3 months old and it was only for a week! Life has changed at our house...we're thankful for our time in the Marine Corps, but relieved that deployments/AT are over.)

Giggles for Your Thursday

(I have no explanation for this one except that it's Caleb and he's a ham)

Celebrating Three Months with Lara

In which she starts cooing, rolling over, and using those hands:

(Disclaimer: Beans were organically homegrown, and she was, as usual, vigilantly supervised by older siblings)

Second Month and Summer Scenes

Lara at 2 Months (and 2 Feet Long)

Sisters <3

"Enjoying" the Memorial Day Parade

Strawberry Season! 

 First Manicure

Where You Can Find Us Most Evenings

(don't tell Henry)

Strengthening Exercises 

Helping Daddy and Mama Hang Drywall 

Classic First Baseball Game

Singing Sisters

Happy Birthday to our

Joy Giver

Tigger Lover

Big (and Little) Brother

Construction Worker

Baseball Player 

3 Year Old!

Extra: The kids' favorite quote from their Pippi Longstocking audiobook:

1 Month Old

Accomplishments thus far: smiles for Daddy, holds up head and looks around for faces, and occasionally sleeps outside of Mama's arms. Still captures the family's attention.

(Her favorite spot during meals)

Lara's Baptism

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:4-7

May 8th, 2016

1 Week Old

Hanging with the Fam