Elle tries corn on the cob

On Father's Day, part of our dinner was good-old corn on the cob. Elle had never had it before, so I thought I would let her try some of mine. Well, the girl loved it, and needless to say, my piece was gone. That's ok! It was so fun to watch her chomp away on it!

A Fitting Shirt

Hey Grandpa..."You can't see me"

Joey got this camo. bib from Uncle Kyle and Aunt Ellen (who else would give a baby camouflage stuff). He wants to know if Grandpa can spot him in the picture.

Lucky Boy

Isaak got to go to the horse farm again this week. He came home so excited because he got to ride the "pony horse"! He is still talking about it 2 days later! He rode the pony horse and A Ba (Hakka for Uncle) rode the big horse. After the horse farm he went for a cool swim! Lucky kid! Thanks A Ba!

Bath time!

It has become a tradition in the house that Andy carries both Ike and Elle upstairs for their baths. Well, today he thought he would try to carry all three kids up. I think that poor Joey got a little squished. Don't worry, I didn't actually let him carry Joey up. I think we'll wait until he can at least hold his head up!

Playing ball in the rain

It's been raining almost everyday since Joe was born (about 2 weeks). Despite the imperfect conditions, Ike and his friends enjoyed a little baseball outside.

This one's for Grandma Larsen

Joey wanted to show Grandma Larsen his piano fingers. He thought that she would be happy that one of her grandsons has the long fingers.

What is she eating?

Elle enjoyed her first Oreo with Dad. Now if she could only figure out how to dunk it in milk.

Joe being Joe

Miss Independent

Elle has decided that she wants to be Little Miss Independent when she eats. This,of course, is hard for her mom who doesn't like messes. Today I decided to let her have that independence and she did so good. She does the best with the spoon, but of course I didn't take a picture of that. Maybe next time.

A New Do

Today we finally buzzed Ike's hair. It had gotten so long and with the weather being hot, he was already battling heat rash. I think he likes the new cut.

Real Men Wear Diapers

The first attempt at a picture of the 3 kids

We'll have to keep trying.....

Elle finally held Joey, and didn't even cry!

Return to the Bouncy

Noelle hasn't sat in the bouncy chair since she was about 5 months old. Well, now that Joey has been sitting in it, we caught her trying it out again. I guess she wanted to see what all the fuss was about!

Ike's "cake"

Yesterday we finally had "cake" for Ike's 3rd birthday. A friend of ours was coming to visit, so we decided it was a good time to celebrate. Since he doesn't like cake, we actually
just decorated a giant chocolate chip cookie like a baseball. Of course, we were too slow in getting the cookie cut, so all he wanted were the oreo cookies he pulled off a shelf. Oh well, he ate some of it today.

So peaceful

This doll is funny looking!!!

Elle has finally taken an "interest" in her new brother. She will walk up to him, poke him somewhere on his face, and run away crying or laughing when he responds.

This is what happened when Mom was gone

We are so proud of him because both his arm tattoos perfectly mirror each other. Keep up the fine artwork!

Home

Everybody came home today. Within an hour all the kids where sleeping. We expect this to continue on for eternity.

Ike is very fond of his new brother, but doesn't really know what to do with him. Elle is not feeling very well and she hasn't noticed anything different.






Andy was great with the kids while Kris and Joey were in the hospital. He was alone with them all day Friday and Saturday except for the visits to see Mom and Joey. Plus, he even managed to bring Kris meals! Another huge blessing was that when I (Kris, in case you didn't know) walked in the door, the house was all cleaned up, even the dishes! Thank you Andy!!!