10 months old

My sweet girls are 10 months old and moving!  They are cruising around the furniture and don’t want to sit still and have their picture taken.  Here are some of my attempts to get a cute picture together.  I wasn’t successful, but I guess it is a good snapshot of our life right now.

I love how they are always touching each other. 

So sweet.

I wonder what Sydney is thinking here.

Whatever it was Sarah sure thought it was funny.

I think this is the best one of the day.

Really mom can we please go play?

 

Thanks mom!

Sarah is on the move always looking for Sydney. Sometimes there aren’t enough toys and it is funny to watch them wrestle for something.We try not to get involved and they usually get over it pretty quickly.  Sarah and Sydney we love you!!

Gameboy is 7!

See this cute baby who used to play peek a boo with me inside the kitchen cabinets. He is still cute, but he is definitely not a baby anymore. It hard to believe he is 7! The time has gone by so fast and this boy has brought so much joy to our house. He is funny, smart, and has a heart of gold. We wanted to celebrate his big day in a special way so we had a party at one of his favorite places.You can tell by the look on Gameboy’s face that he was so excited about his big day. In fact, it was his favorite birthday ever. He loved seeing his friends and playing laser tag. All the boys had a great time and their #1 goal was to beat Daddy!

Gearing up to play.

Everyone played lots of rounds, but Daddy always came in first. Then we ate pizza and cake. Gameboy wanted a giant cookie cake this year.

Gameboy is blessed with good friends who made his party special.

He got lots of great gifts. His favorites include legos, a portable Dvd player, Wii Mario Galaxy 2, and Wii Harry Potter. Gameboy I pray that this is a wonderful year for you. You are so special to us!

Celebration of Baptism

We are overjoyed to announce the baptism of both Princess and Gameboy. Princess asked Jesus into to her heart a few years ago, but has been nervous about baptism.  She started asking God to show her more about it and decided it was time for everyone to know about her decision to follow Jesus.  It has been really neat to watch her grow in her faith.    Gameboy has recently prayed to receive Christ and wanted to be baptized immediately.  We encouraged him to take the pre-baptism class and meet with our pastor.  It was neat to watch him explain his relationship with Christ to others.  When talking with our pastor he compared reading his Bible to a super vegetable! 

Here they are dressed and ready to go.  

Pastor Darren with the Princess.

Pastor Darren and Gameboy.

We were so blessed to celebrate with family.

Your love for Jesus Christ
Shines through in all you do
For there are many that will see
The hope of Christ in you
We thank the Lord for you
For bringing you to this place
To be baptized in His precious name
And to walk on in His grace.
© By M.S.Lowndes

Swim Team

This year Gameboy joined Princess on the summer swim team and it was a great experience for both kids.

We were busy attending 4 practices a week at different times and our weekends were full with 9 swim meets.  We appreciate Daddy so much.  He got up super early every Saturday morning to set up our tent and make sure we had everything ready.  

 Princess loves to swim and all her hard work in year around swimming really paid off this season. She loves to be in the water, but also loves to hang out with her friends in between events.

Her favorite strokes are 25M freestyle (19.16 sec), 25M backstroke (22.85 sec), and 25 M butterfly (24.87 seconds).     Her team does a great job of recognizing the kids improvements and Princess loves to get ribbons.  She still displays them proudly in her room.  We are so happy she found a sport she loves  and are looking forward to watching her swim year around again this year.

Gameboy has come a long way this swim season. He started the year loving to be in the water, but never had a swim lesson.  His first practice he did a cannonball off the block.   Gameboy learned both the freestyle, backstroke and how to dive off the block.  In the beginning, it took him over a minute and a half to get across the pool.  He can now swim both strokes in less than 40 seconds.    He too loved meeting new friends and eating snacks at the meet.

Here he is ready to go.

Lots of family came to watch and Gameboy loved hanging out with family.

Sarah and Sydney were troopers and were very good on the long hot days.  

9 months old!

I can’t believe these sweet girls are 9 months old!  They are spending lots of time in the pool and love to play in the water.

They are the best babies!  Always on the go…and such easy dispositions.   They are both crawling everywhere.  They love to explore the house, but usually travel together. 

Here are there stats.  The doc said they looked good, but he was concerned that they have not had a growth spurt.  So we have increased their calories by adding more powder and less water to their formula.  I am excited because he said they are ready for table food too.

Sarah Beth

Weight: 15 lbs 6.5 oz 3%

Height: 25 ¾ inches 5%

Head Circumference: 17 inches 26 %

                                                                Sarah loves to stick out her tongue. She looks just like Gameboy when she does this.  She loves to play peek a boo and laughs out loud. 

Sydney Anne Weight: 13lbs 14 oz -1%

Height: 25 1/4 inches 1%

Head Circumference:16 ¼ inches 1%

Sydney may be small, but she has a big personality.  She now has two bottom teeth, and no longer sucks her two fingers.  Princess gave her a binky and she loves it almost as much as Princess did. 

We are so blessed to have you in our family!!