2 Busy 2 Blog!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post! August was a crazy month. I started coaching the girls swim team, Dave finished up youth group and is getting ready to go back to school. Can't believe how fast the summer went. It always seems to fly, but this one went faster than most!!! Probably because we were traveling all over MI and have 2 kids! Anyway, here are some recent pics and I'll try to keep it more up to date for you all... (Especially you Tammi :)


Our little lady has really enjoyed spending time outdoors this summer. She has a blast catching bugs in her net - just yesterday I allowed her to torture/play with a grasshopper for half an hour. She loves bugs! She also loves to pick and smell flowers. Here is a sunflower from our garden. She is quick to point them out in other peoples gardens when we are driving around.



Here is our little cabbage patch...can't believe he turned 4 months old this month!!! He is such a good baby - he is very predictable and has fallen into a nice schedule. I love that he is sleeping through the night. His smiles and coos are the best. His recent accomplishment is rolling over - it's only happened a few times on his own, his big sister likes to help a little too much sometimes :)

Brown & White

Aren't these some of the cutest kids you've ever seen? The white ones are mine, the brown ones are Jen's :) I think our family needs to spend some more time in the sun! Hopefully we will be able to do that next week when we stay out at Sandy Pines! :)

We LOVE summer

We have been having a wonderful summer! Laney loves to play in the sandbox up at the cottage, or go fishing off the dock. She also has some new "boy" friends next door. They are so sweet to share their toys and swing set. Laney also loves her brother Lee. Lee is so responsive right now - smiles and coos all the time. He is trying very hard to roll over - but doesn't get much time to practice on the floor :(. Laney smothers him with hugs and kisses. It is so fun to see them interact with each other. It has been so great to have Dave around during these summer months too. Too bad they are going so fast!!!

The Greatest 4th in the North?

It's the time of year we make an annual trek up to Lake City for some quality Doll family time at the greatest 4th in the north. This year the weather was very wet and gray :( providing us with lots of quality Doll family time :)














It was so nice to pass Lee around(Auntie Dana latched on to him as much as she could - making up for lost time while she was in Africa!) and watch the aunts and cousins entertain Laney and take her to the playground when it wasn't raining(Aunt Betty's the coolest!). We ate a lot of good food (especially waffles) and had a fun time(Quiddler anyone?).














On the 4th we attended a parade for about 10 minutes, until Laney saw someone dressed in a teddy bear costume and freaked out! "I scared of the teddy bear" she told us :) Since she wouldn't stop crying we ended up walking back to the cottage to take a nap. We'll try again next year!?!

Catching Up

Lee was baptized on June 21, Father's Day and our 7 year wedding anniversary. It was a very special day!



Baby Lee is 2 months old here 12 lbs. 2 oz. He is growing so well! At his doctor's appointment he took his shots like a man :)













Our friend Stephanie came up from IL to visit us at the cottage the week after school got out. It was so fun to catch up! She spoiled our kids with cute clothes and bubbles!!!



Check out that double chin! Here is Lee about 1 month old sporting his first MSU outfit :) Daddy's favorite. Here is Dave relaxing with the kiddos. As you can see Laney loves her little brother. She has become MUCH more affectionate towards him lately. Guess she figured out we're going to keep him!

Lee 2 weeks - Laney 2 years

One Month Already???

Where does the time go? I can't believe Lee is one month old already! He continues to be a blessing to our family. He eats and sleeps really well. He's given us a few smiles and has only pee'd on himself once! It has been a joy having a boy!

I finally got around to making his birth announcement - thanks for your help Jen! And thanks to our pastor's wife for the photo shoot. They turned out really great, I'll post more pics soon!