First trip to the ER

WARNING: these pictures are a bit gross! Not for the queazy.

I am surprised that Levi has not been to the ER before today. He falls like crazy. In our new house we have a wall with a corner that is just not in the right place for a little boy. A couple of weeks ago he fell and put a nice goose egg on his forehead and today, on that same corner, he split his head wide open. I could see bone! We took him to the ER and they put five staples in his head. Levi is afraid of everything, so I really wanted stitches that would dissolve or glue so we wouldn't have to come back, but they said the gash was too deep, so staples it was. It was around lunch time, so I took Haven and Hannah and went to pick up McDonalds, so that I didn't have to witness the process. Jonathan said he was glad I wasn't there. Jonathan had a hard time not crying during the clean up and stapling process.

First Bike Ride

Grandma found a bike for Haven at a garage sale and she has been wanting to ride it so bad this summer. The weather finally cooled down a bit, so we bought her a helmet and took her out to see what she could do.

 She loved it. She still doesn't quite have the hang of it, but she is doing great learning. She still puts on the brakes a little too often and has a hard time pedaling on an incline. There is a flat path near our house we can take her on and hopefully she will do just fine there.

 Levi was a maniac on his bicycle! It is a wonder that they didn't collide. You just had to stay out of the way. He doesn't know how to peddle yet, but those little legs can move him fast.

 Hannah just sat and watched.

 A long time ago Eugene and Sheryl gave us this little tiny bike. Levi's legs were just a hair to short, so daddy ended up pushing him around. There are no pedals, you just use your feet.

Doggy

Haven was a doggie for two days straight. One day she was Rainbow and the next day she was Dottie. She does not break character very often! She even spoke dog on the phone to Grandma Fry. She also insists we not call her Haven, we must call her by her dog name.

Here she is pretending to be a dog that sticks their head out of the car window.

Off to the Zoo!

We got up at the crack of dawn to go to the zoo. If we got there within the first hour, then we could see the stingrays for free. So of course we got up early and traveled to pet the stingrays! It was a fun, if not scary, experience. I know they couldn't sting, but it still was nerve racking.

 The monkey was eating poop. Eeewwww.

 The kids got to see the sea lion show for the first time.

 You can't tell by this picture, but they really enjoyed it. Levi made sure I clapped when everyone else did.

 Love this picture!

 Levi specifically asked to see the giraffes.

 Every time we go to the zoo, it seems the animals like to poo and pee. This time it was all about the poo. The goats decided to wait until we showed up to go to the bathroom. There were probably five different goats that pooped while we were there!

 We were thrilled to get Levi to brush the goat. He is afraid of everything, so this was a huge step in the right direction.

 Mine and the kids first 3D movie. It was a sad movie about sea turtles (the very beginning some got eaten). I really didn't think it was kid friendly. Haven and Levi had to take off their glasses because the predators scared them.

Yum, Yum? Not really.

The third child, it's just not the same. The first two I was so diligent to start feeding them right at the 6 month mark. Hannah was a few days behind. It just wasn't as urgent the third time around I guess.

This is a very deceptive picture! The only way she opened up was to make her laugh. She really had a hard time catching on, and she still isn't very proficient at it. Slow and steady, but at least she is learning. The past couple of days she has been sticking out her tongue and pushing the food right back out. 

I picked out all the smiling pictures, but really that is rare when we are feeding her. We just tried to get her to smile for the pictures. Normally she has a sour expression on her face :o)