Day of Art

Today we made our way to the Philbrook Museum of Art for their free family day. This was our first time going and we had a really good time. The girls were able to do art projects and they even had fun going through and looking at the art. We did not get through all the rooms of art so Jared and I are looking forward to next month already. The girls were given an art supply carrying case that they bring back each month and then they will get new art supplies. The case came with a sketch pad, pencil, eraser, and crayons. FOR FREE! They have free family day when they have these projects for the kids on the 2nd Saturday of each month. They also have storytime, a children's theatre, and this month had a scavenger hunt for kids older than mine. If you have not been to the Philbrook you must. The gardens are beautiful! I think we will enjoy them more when it is not 107 degrees outside. I, of course, tried to take pictures of the girls. It was so hot that they did not want to participate in any photo shoot. No worries...I did manage to get a few. ;)

 Making pinwheels.

 Claire obviously did not want to take a picture.

 Pinwheels

 Claire's collage.

 Quinn's very first painting. (Watercolor)

 The gardens are beautiful!

So I figured that since we were at an art museum I would try to be artsy with my photography. This is the best I could do. Jared said it would make a good wallpaper on the computer. I am not sure if he was serious or not. :)

All about Quinn.

Little Miss Quinn will be 16 months old this weekend. It is hard to believe. We had her 15 month well check today and I have much awaited stats. She is 32.2 inches tall (88%) and weighs 21 lbs 8 oz. (24%) She received her vaccinations as well, she is such a brave little girl and didn't cry too long. I however, was crying on the inside. I don't think it will ever get easier for me. She is a big talker and knows quite a few words and she tries to repeat everything. My favorite words to hear her say are blanket and sticker. She is walking very steady by now and sometimes too fast. She can walk backwards and tries to jump. Which means her knees bend and un-bend. Her feet never leave the ground. She loves to sing. She does not know the words, as Claire says, but she knows the tunes of songs and a couple of words here and there. She really enjoys dancing too. If music comes on her arms start swaying. Her favorite things are her baby, Minnie mouse, and her blanket. She sleeps with them at night and carries them around during the day. She is quite the ornery little munchkin. She is into everything and everything must go in her mouth!! She is a very loud child and likes to squeal and talk and cry loudly. It is obvious she is Jared and my daughter for sure. She is messy and couldn't care less if she is dirty. (not at all like Claire) There is not a meal that she eats that at some point her hands are not in her hair with food all over them. It makes meal time interesting! She loves to cuddle and she gives the BEST hugs and wet kisses. It melts my heart every time she says I love you. My favorite part of the day is when she first wakes up in the morning. She is in her crib saying mommy, mommy, moooooommmmmmmyyyyyy and as I walk into her room she smiles that scrunched nose grin and then stands up and starts jumping in her crib. I love it, perfect way to start the day! She may keep me on my toes but I wouldn't want it any other way.   

Quinn saying Jesus loves me. 

Pandamania Songs- Sung by Claire

This year's VBS theme was Panda Mania.  Jared and I helped out with VBS this year so we were able to get a copy of the cd before VBS began. So Claire pretty much knew the songs ahead of time. She was able to learn the motions during bible school and she sings the songs constantly. We still have the cd in the car and listen to it everyday. I tried to download these videos about a month ago but blogger wouldn't let me. So this post is a little out of order from when we actually had VBS. I could not decide which one was the best so I put all of her favorite songs on here. I can't help it, I am a proud mommy and I warned you in the heading of the blog that this is a "brag" blog. ;)                                           

Last trip of the summer.

If it were not for the heat we could say summer is officially over. We have just come home from our last summer get away. We no longer have any fun trips to look forward to. We just got home from Marshfield, MO for our annual get together with Jared's family. We have the best time at Nana's getting to see grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and this year 2nd and 3rd cousins. There were a few young one's this year and all of the parents handled themselves very well,  despite short naps or no naps at all.(I am, of course, talking about the children not having naps not the parents themselves.) The girls had fun playing with cousins in the kiddie pool and getting lots of attention by someone. Claire even put on a mini concert singing her VBS songs. We attended the parade on the 4th. This was the first year Claire was ready to participate. She actually picked up candy and waved to the floats. Quinn sat very content in her stroller watching the floats go by. We always look forward to this time with family every year, it's fun to catch up with everyone and see how much the kiddos have grown. Claire had such a good time that as we were pulling into the driveway she said "I don't want to be at my house. I want to go to Nana's house."   

Nana and 6 of her 9 great-grand children.

The crew

At the parade

CANDY!!!!

Quinn's first lollipop.