Tub Time X2!

We love to get two things done at once and this is no exception. Kids + bubble bath + toys = 30 min of enjoyable play, not to mention, squeaky clean bodies!

Nanners

Louie!

Book Review: Louie! by Will Hillenbrand

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Louie! was a really sweet little story about a little boy pig who just wanted to draw & paint pictures. When we first saw this at the library, I said, "A book called Louie! We have to read it" and Lukka (often called Lu-ey) obliged with a "yaaaa!"
I'm so glad we read this cute little story, the illustrations are absolutely wonderful. Crazy and colorful and put together like a child's Picasso.
There's even a surprise ending when we find out whose Louie's life is actually based on.
Hint: "In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...."
Such a cute story, go to the library and check it out!

Nanners Outside

Little LadyBug, more commonly known as "Nanny" or "Nanners" loves to be outside. Sometimes she likes the stroller, more commonly she is found in the backpack.

Here she is listening to Louie play some music at the Arbor Day Farm's Tree Adventure wooden xylophone.

Eating a snack of cheerioes while contemplating Louie's amazing composition. :)

Playing with the natural wooden blocks. She was there for a good hour!

Hippie Guitar Player

The little man has enjoyed playing with Grammie's guitar, lately. Here I caught him strumming away, and no joke, I did not dress him up like that, he came up with that on his own!

Telling someone in the audience (Arjax) to "please be quiet I'm trying to sing a song!"

"Ah!" Caught on camera by a groupie.

In Review: Baby Animals by Gyo Fujikawa

Let me be the first to admit I Love vintage childrens' books! (Check this site: LOVE!) Baby Animals by Gyo Fujikawa is a board book I was always checking out for Lukka at the library, and now for Anikka, too. It has the sweetest pictures of children with baby animals, and from horses to elephants to monkeys, what's not to love?
This is a tall board book, with such great illustrations that I have thought a lot about buying it just for the sake of looking at the pictures for embroidery purposes!
A sweet story of treating animals kindly, while still enjoying their unique characteristics, this is one of my favorite all time 'baby' books! If you have little ones at home, go check it out!

Memorial Day Weekend

I know...I'm a bit late with these, but I couldn't not post them, since they are some of my favorite pictures of the summer!

Lukka nearing a Canadian goose. Kinda' fitting, I guess :)

Babies on the picnic blanket.

She loves to be outside!

Stefan doing a bit of dog training.

Crazy Baby!!

Here's a sweet look at Anikka and Dad! One of my favs. Also notice the earrings!

Look at all that crazy baby curly hair!

This one cracks me up--as if I caught her in a scandal!