16 Weeks Old

Looking back at all our pics, this has been a busy week!...but a FUN week! Our main events included Rachel and me taking a trip to Livingston for a play date with Cade & Laura and going back to the zoo. We had a blast, but needless to say, we were tired when we got home both nights!

Of course, Pa & Nana couldn't resist all 3 grandkids being so close, so they both stopped by to play on the play day as well. Cade thinks Pa is "all his" and doesn't like to share him much:o)...but he managed to sneak in a few minutes to spoil Laura and Rachel too!

Here's Cade and Pa with their hats on...



Cade's going 4-wheelin' already! You better watch out though...he doesn't know how to steer! So, whichever direction he's pointed when he pushes the "go" button is the way he'll keep going until someone turns him around!


Here's Christy spoilin' Rachel...(Christy has all sorts of cool things like this sling...but she said it cost her $100! WOWIE!!! I think we'll just stick to the normal carrying her in our arms for that much!)

Here's Rachel playing at Cade & Laura's...she's intrigued by all the cool new toys (well, new to her toys that they shared with her)...looks like Cade's got the cows pinned in the corral behind her:o)

Here's Laura...isn't she just adorable?!?!? I hardly recognized her without a bow in her hair!

Rachel loved their exersaucer. It was a really nice one that had lots of stuff on it and played music every time you moved practically! She's just starting to sit in these and has to be propped up with a blanket still since she gets tired of sitting easily and will just plop backwards in the seat without it.

Cade, how did you get that black eye?!? From Nana??? It's almost healed thank goodness. Cade took a fall in the bathroom and hit the edge of the bathtub at Nana's last week. Don't worry Nana, we couldn't live without you and all your help! You can still watch the kids any time you want! We know it was just an accident!

Here's the whole gang when we went for our afternoon stroller ride. We had to go see the cows or "tows" as Cade calls them!

Then, Mimi and Great Ma made a surprise visit on Friday after Ma's doctor's appointment.

Rachel "surfing" on her surfboard playmat this week...

Wasn't the weather this past weekend just absolutely gorgeous!!! You know we were outside! We went back to the zoo for a couple of hours on Saturday. Here are some of the animals we saw on this trip...

Monkeys...

Zebras...

A Giant Anteater...

Lynx...

Here's Adam and Rachel just chillin' at the zoo when we took a break...

...and me and Rachel at the zoo...

More animals...I don't remember what this is, but it was pretty wild looking!

Rachel got all dressed up for Sunday morning. Sorry there's a bib covering the pretty part of her dress...but we couldn't take any chances on getting spit up on it before we even got to church!

Here's Rachel in her exersaucer at our house. It was free from one of Mimi's friends. It's not quite as nice as Cade & Laura's and doesn't play music...but we improvise and just put some of her music making toys on it for her to play with. Works just as good and saved us from having to buy one since she'll probably only use it for a few months anyways. Is it possible to play and pay attention to Baby Einstein DVD?!?!? I guess so...that's what Rachel is turned around looking at!

Me & Rachel after our greenway stroll on Sunday afternoon...