"I'm eating...nahnah"

Katie at the local blueberry patch...nothing more needs to be said.

Let her eat cake!

Grandpa goes in for surgery tomorrow, so I hope this video cheers him up while he's in recovery for a few days.

Yes, this is the girl that wouldn't touch sweets for the first 2 years of her life.

What did she just say?

We all know that Katie says the funniest things...and I'm sure Emily will too (if Katie lets her get a word in). I realize that I need to start writing them down or else I will forget everything in about 10 years.

If you'd like to see the list of quotes, I've added a new page to the blog. You can get there by clicking the link in the upper right of the page (What Did She Just Say?) or bookmarking the below URL. I will update it often, I'm sure!

http://babylamken.blogspot.com/p/what-did-she-just-say.html

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope all you mommies have a wonderful day today and get a few minutes of rest!

Hubby took both girls out to the store this morning, so I am actually drinking my new Keurig coffee (Island coconut...smells like a tropical vacation!) and playing on the computer. It feels strange not having someone telling me to scoot over so she can look at videos of herself.

Anyway, I was doing some reflection and checked my blog posts from May of last year. What a crazy month! I found out I was having another girl, we went to NC to search for new houses and we sold our VA house. I can't believe that 1 year later, we are settled into the new house and have a 7 month old! Time flies :)

Just heard the garage door go up...my alone time gift is over, but that is OK because I know Katie can't wait to sing "Happy Mothers Dayyyy to Mommmmyyyy". Have a great day, ladies!

Update: She ran in the door yelling "MOOOOMMMY, come down heaaah ("here"). Happy Mother's Day...I got your flowahs (flowers) at the stooooore."

Anniversary berries

We've been enjoying the warm weather and recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary by going to the local strawberry farm. It was AMAZING...and Katie was in heaven. She picked her own berries (ate some along the way) and we all shared the most delicious homemade strawberry ice cream. You can see that Katie enjoyed herself by the sticky mess she made...

This is the child who used to hate anything sweet. Ice cream? YES PLEASE!

Emily also thought the farm was great. She's had strawberries in her baby food, but I'm not sure she is ready for the real thing yet. She probably would have bit into this berry if I got any closer. The berries were bright red and HUGE...you can sort of tell by the example below.

Emily also turned 7 months old, a few days before our anniversary. She is getting so big. She loves to eat and SMILE. No, she never closes her mouth. We think she is trying to catch flies with her mouth always hanging open. :)

The girls are having lots of fun together, now that Emily is starting to sit up and interact more. Here is Katie making Emily laugh...again.

Hole in one?

She probably got her golf skills from her Grandpa (or Uncle Mikey)...they all seem to be equally "skilled".

Already best friends

Katie doesn't need to do anything to make Emily laugh...normally she just walks into the room and Emily perks up. Here is Katie trying to encourage her though. Yes, they are wild women!

Happy birthday Grandpa! Wish you were here to giggle with us!