He has returned!

I FOUND SNUGGLE PUPPY!!!!!
Heavens be praised. Someone throw me a party!
I got to thinking, that even though Jeremy checked the neighbor's porch he probably didn't nose around. Well, I did. I remember SP gets stuck in play ovens at the ice cream store and the church play room. Sure enough, he was in their play oven. Been there since Saturday. I returned to Ernie's room and said "Guess what I found?" And then the kid who hasn't even asked about him since Saturday, says "Where was he?" before I even showed him who I was talking about. I told him, and he snuggled him and said "Now I have friends!" Then he told me to put Brown Bear away and went to sleep.
Phew.

Growing up

Two things:
Lenora started solid foods, beginning with veggies. Her poop really stinks now, and it's thick. This is a necessary development, but not a fun transition. She does seem to like the orange veggies a lot so far, though!

And (please try to keep this quiet) Snuggle Puppy is gone. Maybe forever. It happened on Mom's watch, on Saturday. Either he's hidden away somewhere in the house we haven't looked yet, or he was left on our neighbor's porch and one of their granddaughters ran off with him. The weirdest thing is Ernie doesn't seem to mind. He may have just grown out of him. Two weeks ago he was left at Target and there were tears and a demand to "Go to Target, REAL fast!" Then last week he was forgotten at the library, and Ern slept without him for his nap and recovered him afterwards. And now, he barely shrugged when I told him I couldn't find him before bedtime. I hope he's more sentimental when he breaks up with his first girlfriend.
In the meantime, if you find a blue Ty puppy with barely any stuffing left, please send him to our house. I'd like to have him, for posterity's sake.

Lenora has something to say

Now if only SOMEONE would be quiet so we could all listen.

Family Picture Fail

You probably got our holiday card, but we were foolish enough to try again at Easter, and fail again we did.

Easter and Grandpa Darrell's Birthday

We spent Easter at the Mohr's, which was also Grandpa Darrell's birthday! It was beautiful weather, and we all had a great time!
Lenora got all gussied up, and tolerated a LOT of gushing and picture-taking. Ernie did not tolerate the picture-taking so well.

The ride home was sweeeeet.

Visit from the Arrington/Laughlins!

We were recently visited by some dear friends and their new son Connor. Now, Connor is two months younger than Lenora. Connor was also one-month premature. Nonetheless, Connor would completely win in a Battle of the Babies.
And he's awful sweet!

Nice work, Jen and Tiff! He was worth the wait.

Pretty

'Nuff said.

Baby Swimwear

I made poor Lenora wear her bathing suit everyday for several days in a row. Just because I love it on her. And then I had to add the hat, and sandals, you get the idea. Well, here she is competing in her one-baby bathing suit competition. She won most of them, by the way.

King of the Mountain!