Aren't our babies cute? If only we could get the cats up on the bed, too...

It's hard to get a picture of the kiddos together. About the only way to do it is when they're both lying down. Kenton was really hamming for the camera in this one!

Kenton decided to have his breakfast on the deck of our condo Saturday morning. Check out the view--no wonder he didn't want to come home!

We spent a few days in the north Georgia mountains last week and all had a great time. I had meetings for work on Thursday and Friday, but we stayed a couple of extra days and got to enjoy the area. It was really beautiful. Saturday afternoon we took a hike up to see a waterfall, and Kenton loved it. The trail was paved and only 1/2 mile long, but it was quite steep. We were all hot and sweaty by the time we reached the top, but the climb was definitely worth it.

Kenton and Emery, deep in conversation. He was telling her that she needed to smile for the camera. Like most conversations Kenton has, he did most of the talking. The boy is a talker, just like his daddy. He sure doesn't get that from me.

Kenton went pee-pee on the potty tonight after his bath. Whoo-hoo! He came running into the living room completely naked to tell me about it. We're all very excited!

Cowboy Day was a big success. There was trail mix, there were pony rides, and there was one tired little boy named Kenton when it was all over. He wore his wore a plaid shirt and jeans along with his new cowboy boots and a bandana, although not the red bandana we intended for him to wear. He insisted on wearing one of Lucy's which was printed with paw prints and dog bones. Oh well...he still looked incredibly cute. Unfortunately, we don't have many pictures because Edward was helping out with the festivities, and hoisting two year olds onto ponies doesn't leave much time for snapping pictures. The teachers did take several, so we should get some more photos of the day eventually.

Tomorrow is cowboy day at Kenton's preschool, so we splurged and bought him a pair of cowboy boots for the occasion. He thinks they're pretty cool and stomped around the house in them for a while this afternoon. However, they're apparently not as comfy as his sandals or tennis shoes because he was asking to take them off before long. We'll see if he actually wears them tomorrow.

Emery is growing so fast! At her doctor's visit earlier this week she weighed 9 lbs, 4 ozs. She still spends most of her time sleeping, but she's a lot more interested in what's going on around her during the hours she's awake now. We got out the swing yesterday, and she really seems to like it. Of course, she usually falls asleep after a few minutes in it. And we're having a hard time convincing Kenton he's too big for the swing. We have to watch him constantly to make sure he doesn't try get in it.

This morning I was lounging in the bed while everyone else in the house was up and about. Kenton came bouncing into the room and grabbed a sheet of stickers that we keep in the desk drawer for him. He handed them to me and announced that he needed a "tar ticker." So I peeled a star sticker off the sheet and handed it to him, and he stuck it in his hair. I told him his hair wasn't a good place to put stickers and he looked at me very seriously and said, "But mommy, I look so pretty." I couldn't argue with that, so I let him put a few "tar tickers" in his hair. They're very small, and by the time he rolls them around in his hands they're not very sticky anymore, so I figured it wasn't going to hurt anything. Unfortunately Edward took them all out before I got a picture.

Emery slept through much of the trip, just like she sleeps through most of what we do at home. Here she's enjoying a nap outside with Papaw.

Kenton gave Nana a helping hand in her garden

Cruising around Nana and Papaw's yard in the Barbie jeep. Luckily, he's too young to care that it's pink and girly. He had fun in the jeep, but never really figured out how to use the steering wheel.

Uncle Kenny and aunt Christy took us to the rail yard where Kenny works, and Kenton got to see real live trains! He even got to climb up on a caboose. It was very exciting stuff.

Kenton checks out Grandpa Gerald's tractor in Glendale

We decided to give Kenton another chance with the gardening, but he didn't get to use the water hose this time. He had a great time digging in the dirt while Edward planted some caladiums. He stayed outside until he was so tired he was about to fall over, and we had to make him come in and take a bath and get ready for bed.

Kenton loves to help! He gave daddy a hand watering the flowers outside today. All went well until Kenton figured out to turn up the water pressure and then soaked himself. He might not be doing any more gardening for a while.

Big brother Kenton having a heart-to-heart talk with baby sister Emery

It wasn't too terribly hot this evening so we decided to take a little walk around the neighborhood. Emery was in the stroller, Kenton was on foot, and Lucy was on her leash. It was interesting. Kenton had to stop and look at every leaf, rock, and stick we passed on the way so we were moving pretty slowly. Lucy got annoyed by all the stops and starts--she just wanted to walk! And Emery, of course, slept the whole time. In the picture, Kenton is offering to carry Emery in her stroller down the front porch stairs. Edward decided it would be best if he did it instead.