Go, go, go!

I meant to post something last week, but time kind of got away from me. I have been working on washing my windows and woodwork - you know, typical spring cleaning stuff. It's been an extremely slow process. I usually only get about one room done a day. I only have the kitchen and mud room left. Hallelujah! The girls have been keeping busy playing, crying, throwing tantrums - the typical kid stuff. Aubrey has been infatuated with the idea of going to the big park in Crescent. Last week was a horrible week to try and go though with the rain almost every day, so she's had to settle with playing on her own playground, which she does love too.


Last weekend, Calvin's friend Steve got married. The girls weren't invited to the wedding, so we had to find babysitters for them. We actually had two nights out without the girls! It was strange! Friday night was the rehearsal, so Calvin's mom and dad watched the girls for a couple of hours. Saturday afternoon was the wedding, so Calvin's brother and sister-in-law watched them. (Chloe was very fussy for them - I felt really bad!) Saturday evening was the reception, so Calvin's aunt watched the girls. Chloe ended up taking a bottle for Kathy and fell asleep. Aubrey played with Abby (my 8 year old niece) and then spent the night at Kathy's. (We picked up Chloe when we came home.) Aubrey had a blast going to different people's houses! She loved jumping on the trampoline and splashing her feet in the pool at Luke and Shelly's, playing with Grandpa and Grandma and seeing their baby kittens, and playing at Aunt Kathy's house. She didn't want to come home on Sunday!

Chloe looks so pretty in blue!

Aubrey decided to make faces at me. This is her happy face.

This is her grumpy face!

Here's her sad face.

I put Chloe's hair in a ponytail for the first time. It's a bit ridiculous, but it just shows how long her hair is getting!

Aubrey played with Play-doh for over an hour the other day while I made supper. It was great!

This is a typical position for Chloe - fingers in her mouth while playing with her feet.

It was chilly when we went outside today, so I put a hat that tied on Chloe. She looks like Little Bo Peep.

It started raining tonight just as I was giving the girls a bath. Calvin looked outside and saw this beautiful rainbow.

Happy Father's Day!

Last week, Chloe got her 2nd round of immunizations. She woke up the next day with a hard, red spot on one of her legs where she had gotten her shots. It was like this the next day also, so I took her back to the doctor because they were worried about it being infected. It ended up being a bruised muscle rather than an infection. The redness has now finally gone away, but there is still a little hardness in her leg.

Father's Day was a beautiful day (minus the wind and early morning and late afternoon rain). We had Calvin's side of the family over for a cook-out. The kids had a blast on Aubrey's swingset and loved playing in the sand also. Aubrey enjoyed having her cousins over to play with. She and Sophia even helped Calvin bottle feed one of the baby goats. Calvin ended up missing church as he was helping his dad replant beans, but he was able to be in the house most of the rest of the day to spend time with the girls.

Chloe has been pretty fussy lately. She is pretty good and happy in the morning, but after that she gets kind of cranky. I think it has to do with the fact that she doesn't sleep that much and is therefore tired. Yesterday, I ended up leaving her in bed after she cried and she went back to sleep for a while longer. She was slightly better when she woke up. She also likes to be entertained and gets mad after being in one place for longer than about five minutes. I can't wait for her to be able to sit up, so that she can hopefully entertain herself a bit better!

This week Chloe found her feet and loves to hold on to them. She also found that she likes sucking on her tongue. She will either suck on it or her bottom lip, which leads to the funniest faces. I've also decided that she is just going to be a loud child. She loves to make high-pitched screaming noises. She's also started this thing where she holds her breath causing her face to turn red and then grunts. I'm not really sure why she does this. Mom says it's her way of entertaining herself.

Aubrey has been a typical two year old. She has her good moments, but we've also seen our fair share of tantrums here lately. It seems that if she doesn't get what she wants, she immediately starts crying and screaming. I try ignoring her, which sometimes works. Other times, I try to distract her with something else and then she is fine. It's such an act! For the most part, though, she is a very good girl. She is excellent at playing by herself. Yesterday, we brought the My Little Ponies down from her room, and she played with them all day. Her two favorite things right now are her swingset and the baby goats. She loves to watch them play in the pasture, and we make several trips a day outside to see them!

I put Aubrey's hair in a French braid for the first time. It wasn't real tight, but it sure looked cute!

Sisters, sisters!

Aubrey helped me make brownies and had the job of licking the spoon.

Daddy and his two little girls

Aubrey is so good about helping to entertain Chloe. (Check out Chloe's hair. Isn't it wild?!)

Princess Aubrey

Chloe loves playing with her toes!

Aubrey was giving her baby a pony ride, just like we do to her.

Doesn't she look so grown up?

Growing!

Mom, Dad, and Jenna came this past weekend to visit. Dad and Jenna had not seen Chloe for two months. She was definitely bigger according to them. It was a nice, quick visit. They came for a wedding, but were still able to help me do some things around the house. Dad showed me how to use the new eletric hedge trimmer I bought last year. It sure is faster using that than pruning shears!

On Sunday we had our annual church picnic. My sister-in-law and I decided to make a float for all of the Wagner great grandchildren for the parade. All of the family members pitched in and the kids did a great job on riding the float in their dress-up clothes. The picnic was fun, but it was ridiculously hot and windy! The strawberry pie was amazing though!

Chloe had her four month well check today. She now weighs 13 pounds and is 25 1/4 inches long. She is doing very well. She now rolls over both ways, although more from her front to her back. She also had her immunizations today, and was pretty fussy for a while this afternoon until I gave her some Tyenol. I think it was the Rotateq that was causing her problems. The nurse said that it can cause an upset tummy and gassiness, which I definitely noticed. She wouldn't eat for 4 1/2 hours! I was getting a little worried. After she finally ate though, she was in a better mood. Hopefully she is happy tomorrow!

Chloe's 3 month pictures from Sears

Cheese!

Aubrey was having fun stuffing towels in pans while I was making supper.

Aubrey loves playing in her sandbox!

Chloe likes swinging in the "big" swing.

Wheee!

Aubrey and Chloe in their matching outfits from Grandma.

Aubrey said that Chloe looked like a farmer with this hat on.

Chloe was practicing sitting up while watching TV and playing. What a multi-tasker!

I had mom try giving Chloe a bottle for the first time. We have a wedding to go to the end of June and the kids aren't invited. Chloe did a great job and sucked it down without any problems!

The float from the church picnic

Chloe's 4 month picture on the couch

I brought down the jumparoo for Chloe to use. Aubrey loved "helping" Chloe figure out how it works.

Chloe's "owies" from her shots