Isi and grandparents

Finally!

Fun with grandparents

The boys and Jeff have played endless games 

And selfies!

Max

Max got to go to the lake too

And he got to dance with Grandma

Toes!

The sweetest, smartest baby found her toes!

Tessa’s overnight

This kid is obsessed with swinging. She's finally pumping her own legs.

Also here's what Max did at home

More rv

RV

Grandma and grandpa came with their new RV and three kids a night are staying with them. I think the boys acted like crazy hooligans at the lake but the girls are nicely building with sand.

Swimming

We used a friend's pool today and Isi swam for the first time. I can never decide if this suit is a strawberry or watermelon but everyone else agrees on  🍉 

Friends

Tessa loaned Isi her blankie 

And then came for a hug herself. Isi is more interested in her fingers.

Piggyback

Grandpa's here! Max wasted no time.

Awake

Who took a 5 minute nap and is now ready for spelling??

You guessed it!

Max had a smoothie

I just can't get enough of this kid

But no kisses until he gets a wipe

Please note the couch full of cars in the background

Playing with Isi

Isi likes to sit and talk to me

Parental portrait

Nora made Justin, in plus plus blocks

Then Lucy made me and they got married

Isi’s week

She graduated to the ergo

And she has sitting skills. Plus a sister who looooooves her

Chubby baby

And she's watching I Love Lucy 

Risk

Justin taught the boys (and Isi, of course) how to play Risk.

Finished

The last kid reading Harry Potter finished! There was great excitement.

More splashing

They're pretty close to Nealon there, but it's outside and chlorinated.

Even at 9, it was quite bright and hot. The adults are much more distant 

Splash pad

We went to a park for the first time in months. We did the splash pad first thing, before there were many people. We met friends and tried to stay distant, with some success.

Max never liked these last year but today he was IN

3 months

Both baby time and quarantine time, fast and slow, it's been a crazy 3 months. But what a gift is this girl!

She coos and smiles and rolled over to tummy yesterday, I think a record for Junkel babies. She still loves to sit/sleep/walk with me but she's starting to think we might be separate people after all and sleeps some in her crib and lets other people and devices hold her. She has been in 4 buildings in her whole life (home, audiologist, pediatrician, church once) and has still not met grandparents, aunts and uncles, or friends. Everyone loves her beyond reason the fighting to hold her has not abated.

Pool

Swimsuits optional