Rowan LOVES to hold Isla. We always give him one minute warnings to tell him that his bath will be over soon, we’ll be leaving the park, etc…
Well now he started holding up one finger to me when I tell him I’m taking sister back, and he’s done holding her. He looks right at me with the most serious face, holds one finger up and says “ One More Minute!!” It’s so cute. I’m so glad he loves her. This picture is just pure joy on his face.
Lots of sleepy snuggly photos. 
Watching the lawn being mowed from our balcony
Sticking her tongue out at brother ;-)
On Saturday we went to the annual Ironworker picnic at Lake Sammamish. It’s always a lot of fun, especially for the kids. They have games, races, bouncy houses, a free ice cream truck, etc.. I’m sure Rowan will love it even more in years to come but he had a good time this year! We even brought Isla, and as always, she was a dream the entire time. I didn’t get that many pictures but as you can imagine, I was pretty busy keeping up with Rowan, and trying to feed Isla, and keep her out of the sun as much as possible. I ended up putting her in the Moby Wrap for most of it which was great!
Enjoying the BBQ
There was even a reptile man that brought snakes and this cool turtle (girl is riding on). Rowan was pretty excited about the “tootle” but the little girl didn’t want to give him a turn. :(
I was pretty surprised Rowan wanted to go down this slide. Usually he is way too scared of stuff like this. I guess he’s growing up!
Tuesdays Mornings are an exciting time around our house. Garbage day!! Some days we just watch from our balcony, but if I am organized enough, I try and take Rowan out to follow the garbage man around our neighborhood. He loves it. He stands very still, pointing and repeatedly saying “Garge truck, beep beep beep” and waves at them.
I am definitely having fun with all of the girly headbands, and clothes. Decided to take a few photos of our sweet girl the other day.
I posted a couple of these on FB and it’s funny how many people say that her and Rowan look so much alike. I definitely think so too, but I see it even more in photos. She definitely has her own look though, and has a ton of hair!!! I don’t think I’ve gotten a very good photo of it yet but it’s seriously more than Ro had when he was born. I was shocked! It’s also dark blonde/ strawberry.
And of course one with brother, who ALWAYS wants to hold her. :)
A couple of weeks ago, we heard a loud noise, and looked outside to see a sheriff’s helicopter flying super low to the ground, and it landed in the field behind our place. Russ quickly grabbed Rowan and ran out to show him. Apparently there was some type of safety show, and so the kids were allowed to get in and check it out. Rowan didn’t want to do that, but he has been talking about it ever since. I still need to try and get a video of him telling the story, but everytime I try, he just wants to touch the camera.
He basically says,
“Hellicogcog (helicopter)….. up up up…. go fast go fast…. mess, mess… eyes… bye!!”
He says mess because when the helicopter took off, it created a lot of wind and dirt flying everywhere, and Russ had to cover his eyes. It’s pretty adorable to hear. My mom found this great helicopter toy and brought it over last week. Rowan LITERALLY played with it for 8 hours straight. He’s tapered off a bit now, but still wants to go find it first thing in the morning.
We’ve had some really hot weather here recently, and it’s about to get hotter here over the next few days. Thankfully we have an air conditioning unit in our living room, but it’s also nice to be able to go cool off in the pool in the evenings. I popped Isla into the moby wrap, and we sat in the shade, while the boys had some much needed time in the pool.
You will find us there over the weekend for sure. Poor Russ has to work outside in this weather in LONG sleeves, jeans, and work boots. He never complains either. I’m so thankful for his work ethic.
Just like Daddy!
Russ and I had our 3rd anniversary on August 7th. We also happened to celebrate the Saturday before, and that evening, was when I went into labor. So… good thing we got a date in! Here we are a few hours before I went into labor…and had Isla, lol. Little did we know….
Our last photo, as a family of 3! 
and a picture from a few weeks before we got married, just for fun. xo
Love you Russ. Can’t imagine doing life with anyone else.
Rowan LOVED his first bath, and pretty much every bath after that. Isla? Not so much! She is a very happy, calm baby, and the only time she does cry a bunch, is bath time. She just looks so cute with that little pouty face though. Hopefully she’ll enjoy bath time more, as she’s awake and alert more often. She was born into water, so she kind of has to be a water baby, right?!
I really tried to take as many photos as I could between feedings and playing with Rowan throughout Isla’s first week. Russ only had 3 days off, so my life has been a bit of a whirlwind. Thankfully, my mom has been around to entertain Rowan! :) Here are some photos from her first week at home:
Meeting her great grandmother for the first time.
Getting in lots of snuggles with Dada
This is what happens when I don’t pay close attention to Rowan every second. He threw all his clothes out of his dresser. I didn’t even try to stop him at this point… lol
Daddy of 2 now! 
Meeting Auntie Andrea
Getting in lots of quality time with my mom, “Mor-Mor” 
First trip out of the house. I had to see the chiropractor for my severe pelvic spasms. She was an absolute angel the entire time. 
Watching “ Fast Cars!” with Dada while mom feeds sister.
More cuddles with Dad before he went back to work
Taking a walk outside with Rowan and his lawn mower.
Loving all the pink! 
