Cabin Time

One of the only things I had on my to-do list while we're here in Clarkston, apart from seeing friends and family which i've been mildly successful at, is to go to our family's cabin. We got to go up for the day on Saturday and I'm so glad I did. Ronan LOVED riding the 4 wheeler and Commander. Don't we all?

Despite what the pictures show, I really was there and really did ride the 4-wheelers. :)  Ronan really had fun when both Patrick and I were riding at the same time. He kept coming over and telling me "Mommy sit." He wanted me to get back on and keep riding. :)  If we weren't up for a ride, he found other takers. Who could deny that sweet face saying "pease, sit"?

Aislinn got lots of snuggles at the cabin

I love that cockeyed hat and messy face :)

We have our own little Linus :)

More snuggles for Aislinn

And more riding for Ronan. 

And a ride from G-Nan

Like Father Like Son

Anyone who reads the blog or has known our family for at least 5 minutes already knows how much Ronan adores his daddy. He will do or try to do anything Patrick is doing. Seriously anything.  Work with tools, sweep, clean the garage, drink coffee, drive the car (ok, he doesn't get too far with those last two), cross his arms, laugh, dance. He's at that fun age of copying pretty much everything, but he is especially in tune with his daddy. And one of their favorite activities to do together is mow the lawn. So of course when a little lawn mower was spotted at the hardware store, it found its way to our home. I'm not sure who wanted Ro to have it more...

I took some photos a few months back, but before they ever made it to the blog our water pipe broke, we got busy and distracted and then Aislinn came along.  So I too fresh photos recently and thought I'd share.

starting on the edge like daddy

he stopped many times to "re-start" the lawn mower

What Have We Been Up To?

A little bit of this and that.  A couple of trips back up to Spokane for weddings/baby showers. 

Afternoons spent at the aquatic center, resulting in great naps...

These pictures kill me- Ro is trying so hard to stay awake for the camera

but he just couldn't do it

Walks (and even a little running) by the river. Taking a running break by picking blackberries. :) Or "dah-deh-dish' as Ronan calls them... 

Making blackberry sauce and cobblers...

just for the record, I didn't make the cobbler...but I ate my share :)

An outdoor movie at the park...

And a little hanging around...

We've really enjoyed our time here in Clarkston. We've had way too much fun! We might never leave. :)  It has just gone SO fast. Just a few days left before Patrick finishes up his rotation. Once again it has been so nice to have extra helping hands around, especially now with 2 kiddos!!! We are really going to miss the great time spent with family.

But don't feel too sorry for me, I'll be at the Happiest Place on Earth in 4 days. ;)  Patrick doesn't get to go (girls only!), but don't feel sorry for him either. He gets to lounge by his parents gorgeous pool for the week!

Baby Carson

Carson Enlsow is here! OK, he's actually about 4 weeks old now. ;) We are so excited to have this little man in our lives and to get to experience parenting and family life with the Enslows. They are awesome, awesome people.  I can't wait to watch Carson grow up and run around with Ronan and Aislinn.

Aislinn and I were in Spokane a couple of weekends ago for a baby shower and we got to hang out with the Enslow family on a stormy Sunday. We were hoping to do a little newborn photo shoot, but Carson had different plans. Between feedings and a bit of fussing, I snapped a few shots. He's such a handsome guy!

Since baby Carson wasn't in the mood to cooperate and Little Miss was passed out no matter where we put her, I decided to snap a few quick shots of her in Carson's place. :) She's 5 1/2 weeks in these photos and those chubby cheeks are seriously misleading. They really don't look like that...

Aislinn | 1 month

Aislinn is 1 month! Actually, she's 6 weeks already, holy cow.  Like I did with Ronan, I want to take monthly photos of Aislinn for her first year.  And of course we have to take monthly monkey photos. :)

Aislinn has been a sweet little addition to our world.  At one month her life mostly consists of eating, sleeping and poo'ing and she's pretty good at it all. :)  Which in all seriousness is really great - she's doing exactly what she should be.  I usually give her a late night feeding and and early morning feeding with only one feeding in between. So really, I only have to get up once a night. Not too bad. 

As I've shared before, she is the best little snuggler. Luckily, she has done pretty well at falling asleep on her own too.  She loves to sleep with her arms up. Loves it! This comes as no surprise since we have an ultrasound picture of her with her arms up! Just now I looked over at her and (while asleep) had one hand straight up in the air. We like to say she is praising Jesus. :)

Her hair is really growing! And starting to look strawberry blond

A couple of outtakes from our little session. Really, the last post I did was all outtakes too. :)  This first picture cracks me up. Aislinn is sweetly sound asleep with no clue that her big brother is trying to "snuggle" her/accidentally pounce her while I'm barricading him.

When she's not deeply asleep, Aislinn sleeps with her left partially open. She's done that since the day she was born! Believe it or not she is actually asleep in this photo.