17 Weeks

Another week has come and gone and we didn't do anything super exciting.  But we have been having fun and enjoying summer!  Every morning I take the kids for a walk, and then usually in the evening we go outside to play while we wait for Whit to get home from work.

Here is Winston, walking around the front yard.  It's nice to live in such a beautiful, green place!  Whit's parents have a beautiful yard and we are enjoying it :)

 Last Sunday was our Stake Conference at the Bountiful Regional Center.  We got there early enough to get some seats on the back row.  It was really convenient since we only made it through the sustaining of church officers before we had to take turns going out in the hall with different kids.  By the end of the meeting, all 4 of us were out in the hall.  We were trying to keep the kids from crying and trying to listen to whatever we could hear.  I'm sure it was a great meeting but we really didn't hear very much of it.  Oh well!  I know there are plenty more church meetings in our future and someday our kids will be well behaved enough that we'll actually be able to listen to what is being said.  Right???

 I've been putting Edie in the bumbo since she likes to see what is going on.  The problem is, she doesn't sit still in it very well.  She always twists around in it and ends up like this, gnawing on the side of it.  Such a funny girl!

We keep trying to get the kids to be nice to each other.  I'm trying to teach Winston how to give Edie a hug, he just tilts his head her way and that's it.  But he's starting to grab at her hands too.  I think she's getting more interesting to him.

 

One attempt at a picture of them together.

 And another attempt.  Maybe someday we'll get them together smiling :)

 Whit took a nap after church and Winston wanted to play.  This is their compromise.

 She's starting to like looking at mobiles and lights.  Yay!

 Winston has been really good lately and loves playing in his little playroom.  He will be in there reading, playing with toys, and watching Bob.  He sure does love watching Bob!

And our cute little girl smiling.  She loves to smile and that makes me so happy!