Sunday, July 26, 2009

A Day at Como Park Zoo






















Mommy, Daddy, Reese, and Aubree ventured to Como Park Zoo in St. Paul, MN on Saturday. We were out the door only 15 minutes behind schedule at 8:45 and spent the entire day at the zoo. Reese LOVED the zoo. We brought our Sit and Stand stroller with us; Reese was on and off that stroller for 6 hours of zoo explorations!! Some of the highlights were: Sparky the Sea Lion show, monkeys, fish, the lion roaring, butterfly garden (one landed on Bree), riding the train and cars, and playing in the kids' room in the Botanical Garden. Bree didn't get as much out of the trip as Reese did, but she did well, too!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Is it already 16 days since Aubree's birth?



Well. We can't believe that it's been over two weeks since Aubree's birth. Hopefully time slows down a little bit, because it really does seem like yesterday that we were at Sacred Heart with our newest addition! Things are going well with the two. Surprisingly, we have already adjusted to having two kids! Aubree is so good. She's a very mild-tempered baby. She is happy most of the time and when she's not, it's pretty easy to figure out what's going on to help her! Reese is doing well. At first she LOVED holding and kissing Bree. That infatuation has simmered down a little bit. She's gotten a little jealous once in a while, but we try to help her understand what's going on with her little sister and have her help out as much as possible. She's doing better than we could have expected with her little sister; we are sure there will be bumps in the road--there has to be, right? We have managed to venture out quite a bit. Aubree and Reese have been to the park, library story time, play dates, grocery shopping, Mardi Gras in Ladysmith, and to daddy's office together. Thanks to a sling (from Maleigh) and our double stroller (from the PV girls) we are able to get out and manage our adventures quite well! We've also been blessed with one or more visitors each day that we've been home. It's been a blessing having people stop by to see us, because it makes it easier to get through the day with a helping hand and another adult around to talk to!



The picture here is from the girls' first bath together! Aren't they so cute? We LOVE them!!!!