Father's Day

Hi! Maryn here. Last Sunday was a day all about daddies.

I want to tell you about some of the most important daddies in my life.

This is my Great Grandpa Red.

He is very special to me. Do you know he is over 90 YEARS older than I am?

I love to give him kisses.

(I even shared my nonnie with him...now that says special!)

Did you know that Poppa Jeff is daddy's daddy?

Our poppa is very special to us too.

Our poppa gives us tractor rides, takes naps with us at Sugar Lake, takes us to the park, and even sometimes to Old McDonalds!

Our Papa Mark is our mommy's daddy. We love him bunches!

He takes us golfing, teaches us to play piano and always brings us out for breakfast when we sleepover!

Of all of the daddies in the whole world, we think God gave us the best.

Every afternoon we wait and wait for him to come home from work. There is just nothing better than daddy play time. Daddy sings us songs and holds our hands every night while he tucks us in.

Thank you God for giving us our daddy!

It was a pretty hot day on Daddy's day, so we played mermaid.

(one of our favorite summertime games!)

And...since this IS my post, I thought I'd add a few extra pictures of myself.

Here is a picture of me with my puppy Reese.

And this picture shows you just how much I love my nonnies.

(It is better to have lots incase you lose one, or mommy or daddy take one away. I always have a spare)

I hope you had a very special day with your daddy!

XO,

Maryn

The BBW

Hi! It's Leah!

I wanted to tell you about something that's been on my mind lately.

I know my daddy is really strong and brave, so I am not scared of much stuff, but lately there is one thing that has been getting me down.

For the past couple of weeks, I have been getting up at night and running to my mommy and daddy's bed cause I have been having bad dreams. Bad dreams about the BBW (aka. the Big Bad Wolf!)

Sometimes, I lay awake in my bed worried that the BBW will come to my neighborhood and BLOW MY HOUSE DOWN while me and my sisters are sleeping.

Well, you know what my papa Mark said that he did to the BBW???

 He said that he beat him up and put him in a box, and then threw the box in the garbage can and then the garbage man came and took the Big Bad Wolf to "far, far away" so that I never have to worry about him again.

I think it's true, cause I checked the garbage can and he wasn't there.

Either way, I am really glad that our house is made of brick and not straw.

STAY far, far away you Big Bad Wolf!

From,

Leah

Just A Typical Summer Weekend

Changes

Hi! Maryn here!

There have been some big changes in our house since last time we updated.

Change #1: Mommy went back to work. Only 3 days a week. AND...she works at our "school" (aka. church), which is pretty cool! When our class goes out to play, we get to see our mommy in her office. What's up mom!

Change #2: Big girl undies. I don't like this change. Not one bit. I'm not converting.

Brynn and Leah decided to go with the flow, though in the beginning, they were resistant too.

Here is a picture of them throwing away their diapers. Bye-Bye diapers, Hello big girl panties.

We basically sat around and drank A LOT of juice and water.

Until we felt that urge,

Then, we waited...and waited...

...and waited, and waited

and waited and wated...

for SUCCESS!

(and a chance to ring the potty bell! Woo Hoo!)

Of course, there were some accidents

but, by the end of the weekend, Brynn and Leah were wearing big girl panties.

Good for them, but I'm not quite ready for that program!

I do things on MY OWN time.

We did have some fun over the weekend too!

Our friends KK and Natalie came over (they have a cabin on our lake) and we played.

Daddy pulled us on the tube behind his tractor.

We played with our "brellas" in the rain

We even got to have a PJ party and a bonfire!

Maybe someday soon, I'll decide to wear big girl panties like my sisters. But, for now, diapers are good enough for me.

I'm in no hurry!

Love,

Maryn

 

Graduation Day!

We did it! We graduated today! Movin' on up to the TWO's class!

Here are some pictures of our graduation today.

Sisters!:

Whining! A sign of the times!:

Walking to our class with our buddy Alex:

Here we are at school!:

Our little hoarder!:

The graduation ceremony:

Congratulations Graduate!

Class Picture:

Snack Time:

We LOVE our teachers! (but we were kinda sick of pictures)

What a great year!

Love,

MBL

May and Mama

Hi Everybody!
We haven't checked in for a while cause mommy broke her computer, but we are finally back.

We're excited for summer! Next week is our last week of school, and our graduation. We'll be sure to share some pictures. I can't believe we're almost done with our very first year. Next year, we'll be in preschool! Totally big kids!

So, between you and me (Brynn), I've gotta share something that's been bugging me.

Mom said before that Maryn can tell me and Leah apart.

NOT!

She totally can't. She calls us "the Leah's!" Can't we be the Brynn's?

Every time she calls me Leah, I tell her I am BRYNN as LOUD as I can.

I hope she gets it figured out! I don't like being called Leah.

We've kinda been fighting a lot lately. Sometimes Leah will sing, and I don't want her to sing, so I scream at her to STOP. But she JUST SINGS LOUDER.

Or, Maryn will make a noise that sounds like "ahhhhhh!!" I tell her to stop, but she doesn't listen. So, then just to get even I will touch them in the car even though they don't want me to! HA! Take that!

Mom says all she wants for Christmas is ear plugs.

Other fun news: I peed on the big girl potty twice today. Go me! I got to flush by myself and I got some M&M's. I am really not sure about this whole potty thing, but mom and dad seem really ready for me to give up my diapers. You should have heard them cheer when I went today! I guess we're having a potty boot camp and a "say goodbye to diapers" party the first week of June. Wish us luck!

Medical News: We are finally recovering from our latest round of ear infections, so thanks for your prayers. I think we've had 5-6 since January. We're getting kind of used to seeing the doctor. Maryn has also been diagnosed with asthma. She and mommy have a meeting with Dr. Oster next week to talk about that. We'll let you know how it goes.

Last Sunday was Mommy's Day. Mommy got to sleep in and we brought her flowers. We even made her a beautiful stepping stone for her garden. (Now, she just has to get a garden)

We went to lunch a Papa's golf club.

Here are some pictures!

Enjoy!

We promise not to wait so long for the next update.

We hear you miss us!

Love,

Brynn