Ahhhh Walmart

So today was Emeri's 8 month birthday and a couple firsts occurred in commemoration of such a day. First the kids and I drove over into Washington just to find a real SUPER WAL-MART. Its the first one we've been to since we moved here three months ago. And I'll just say upon walking in I don't know who felt more at home, me or Natalie Portman when she played the role of Wal-Mart-baby-mama in Where the Heart Is. Unfortunately our glorious reunion with Wal-Mart was tainted by my darling daughter throwing up for the first time all over herself as we drove there. Poor thing. She coughed and hacked and got it all out and then was so exhausted she fell asleep in the remaining 5 min of the drive. So I had to strip her down and take her in shirtless. Only to go grab one out of the baby section, put it on her and pay for it at check out. :) Hey that's why ill prepared mothers like me LOVE Wal-Mart! So it was all in all a grand day with a small sad moment for my 8 month birthday baby. But she is definitely on the mend as you can see from this pic right before bed...

Peg Leg

Ephraim's random entertainment...still learning how to embed a youtube clip...so just copy and paste this site to watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXH8uoy7DQQ

Beautiful Babies

So the past month or so I have just loved being a mom more than ever. My children are so beautiful, and so fun. They are both at stages of new expression. Ephraim with his words, and Emeri with her faces, giggles, and constant determination to reach and grab anything and everything. We had a lot of different outings lately and earlier this summer that I'm just gonna throw all together into one blog. Enjoy!Emeri and her lovely tongue
Baby Sister chewing the table...mmmmm, musta been some spilled applesauce that never got cleaned up.
Ephraim and his friend Sadey riding a cow train at the pumpkin patch
Emeri content to chew on hay and a cracker
Ephraim being helped up the haystack by his friend Wabby
Making the best of the swing resources available
She gets her Mommy's crinkly nose when she smiles big
Ephraim on the Max Train for his birthday
And I thought Ephraim's head was big before...
A little amusement park with star wars ships and guns that go beep. I will add there was a rollercoaster that Ephraim REALLY wanted to go on, so we waited the 18 min in line, and what does his mommy do? She jumps in the back cart, thinking...."If I'm gonna ride this, we're gonna get the best ride out of it possible" Yeah well Ephraim cried, and mommy got tossed good...lesson learned
Emeri's first teeter totter
Ice cream is summer's best friend