Girls weekend

As you've seen over the last couple of days, Alex and c were off having grand adventures in Utah this weekend. Me and m has no problem holding down the fort :o) After a crazy night of work Friday night (m came back with me and slept in the pack-n-play while we finished up), Saturday was officially declared PJ day.  Lots off goofing around:

And a little cheering for badgers.

Bear's never looked so good :o)

Last Ride

Special guest post by Grandma Jean...

Well, Ranch Camp has come to an end. 

Charlotte had a great last ride Friday on her favorite horse, Romeo, and left with his picture in her hand.  Stay tuned for next summer when she will probably be learning how to gallop :)

On her last night she learned how to play the guitar.

Alex & Charlotte should be arriving in Madison shortly.  Thankfully, Grandpa listened to Charlotte's

instructions in the car this morning:  "Drive faster, Grandpa.  If we miss our plane I will cry!"

Ranch Camp continued

Special guest post by Grandma Jean...

It has been a busy week.  We went golfing, swimming, rode a bear and went horseback riding again.  we met Daddy & Grandpa on the 9th hole and watched them tee off.  Went Grandpa made a practice swing, Charlotte helped out by saying "oopsy daisy!"  Then "good job" when he hit the ball.  (And it was a good job - about 1 foot from the hole for an easy birdie.)  Daddy also got an "oopsy daisy" on his practice swing followed by "good job".  (sorry tho, no birdie)  Charlotte was great on the driving range and putting green, and we have enjoyed watching the Ryder Cup golf tournament today, with her pointing out that "we were there" when she saw the course.

Feeding Mike's horses some carrots was fun.

Ranch Camp

 (In Utah with Gramma Jean & Grandpa Norm)
Special guest post by Grandma Jean...

Charlotte is a traveling pro, so the airplane trip to Utah on Monday was easy, except that her bag got lost so we stopped to pick up some pajamas, and slippers.  She of course walked right by the pink bunny ones over to find car slippers which she told me were just like Noah's.  Tuesday was a busy day, but the highlight was horseback riding.  C did not hesitate at all to lead Romeo, brush him and ride him. A snack of a popsicle, provided by horsewoman Paula, was the perfect ending to a great experience.

Fishing with grandpa was successful after we got stronger line for our big fish!

More  to come!

4 months!

Great checkup today for m. She's sticking tight to the 80th percentile curve for height, weight and head, and weighted in at 15.5 lbs (still a giant). Plus it was way fun to see her smile with the doc. Hurray for happy girls.

the state of m

Well, we're about half way through the crazy which is the month of September.. Sitting in the 4 day window at home between trips where we desperately try to reestablish routine and catch up on laundry. Oh and did I mention there are 18,100 people on campus at work this week for our users group meeting? Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming.

Anyway, during all this crazy m continues to amaze. We have her 4 month checkup next week so we'll know more about how much of a giant she is then, but I'll tell you now she's huge. She's also
-a great sport about traveling and sleeping in places other than her room
-getting used to airplanes (did you know it is in fact possible to change a poppy diaper in your seat with your seatbelt on of you're desperate enough?)
-loving baths in the big bath tub where she can float around
-starting the grab and bring to mouth phase (note to self - wash toys more often)
-getting much better at sitting and standing supported
-still nursing like a champ

Someday I'll process the pictures from this last weekend, but until then here's one from ROC (where both girls took full advantage of the play area)

Artist

We have the best daycare in the world.  For lots of reasons.

But especially this:

No wonder she doesn't really like tummy time with me - not enough paint!