Charlie bit my finger

My kids just love this video from youtube. You probably have seen it before, but if you haven't...We've watched it too many times to count and it just makes us laugh.

Laughter

I love when Joanna just laughs uncontrollably. Here's a quick little clip!

Messy girl

I just got some of those teething biscuits for Karis. I forgot how messy they are.

She loved them!

All clean after a bath!

SOOOO Big!

How big is Karis?

Soo big!

She really gets into it.

What is this?? She just makes us laugh and she knows it!!

More from the country

Here's some pictures of the day we went out to our friend's house. The kids enjoyed playing outside - digging, playing in the creek, scooping up algae, and especially finding the geodes.

Caleb on Mucinex, Money and God

Caleb has a cold this week and we've been giving him Mucinex. He told Joel very seriously this morning, "Mucinex is better than money...but God is better than Mucinex. There's always something more important than something else, but it stops with God."

Karis crawling & sounds

Ok, so here's a video of Karis crawling towards Aunt Sharon. Just listen to her laugh. I don't know where she learned to laugh like that. When she gets silly, she laughs like that. I think she's going to make herself permanently hoarse.

Our little light weight

Karis had a regular checkup at the doctors today. She's only a little over 17 pounds - which puts her in the 9th percentile for her weight. She's small but doctor says nothing to worry about. It's a little hard for me to grasp because the other kids spent most of their baby days up in the 95 to 100% for their weight. She's even got some chub on her legs to spare.

Views of Karis

Karis is getting around and getting into lots of things.

This is one way I see Karis these days. I can't get around in the kitchen very efficiently since she likes to hang on the back of my legs. (Joel calls her "The Immobilizer.")

She also gets herself caught while she's on her exploring adventures.

She didn't really like this spot.

Strawberry Shortcake

I was planning on making pancakes one night last week when Joanna came in saying, "I don't want pancakes, they make me feel sick. I want waffles with berries and whipped cream." I don't know when pancakes have ever made Joanna feel sick, but I did think it was okay to just do waffles. So Joanna got very excited.....until I remembered we had thrown out the last of our waffle makers (We had gotten 2 for our wedding quite a long time ago now.)

By this time, no one wanted pancakes so we splurged and had non-strawberry, strawberry shortcake. I had a bag of other frozen mixed berries and it was yummy. Most of us had two - one for dessert and one for supper, I guess. (Dessert was first, for a change.)

Mmmmm!! (This picture doesn't do it justice.)

No picky eaters at this meal!

Don't stop the music

Here's a little clip of Karis "dancing" sideways when Joanna is playing a song on the piano. We just love how she stops when the music stops and looks over at Joanna as though she's wanting her to start up again.

Kissable cheeks

Here's another picture from Christmas. Karis is getting some love from Grandma & Grandfather.