Smart Jen

As many of you may know, we have been on a mission to get little Mia to take a bottle.  After trying all different kinds of bottles and various nipples, we believe we finally have a winner!  Mia has taken a bottle 5 days in a row now, a major victory for us after more than  2 months of trying.
Here's Tom proudly giving Mia a bottle.  

Seeing how perfectly capable of holding and feeding the baby he was, I got to thinking!!!

What else can these people do around the house?  I have been working far too hard for far too long.Here's little Emma holding Mia, as well.  Between her and Tom they should have no problem keeping the little gal happy while my arms get a rest.
Now that the baby is happy,  

Tom, get into the kitchen and make us some dinner!

Tom threatens a violent revolt to the new regime, but it is all talk and he is soon back to work.
Now for the one who's been eating for free for the past 3 years!

Get to scrubbin'!
Don't feel sorry for her.  They are surprisingly hardy little creatures.
"If you ran the vacuum like you run your mouth, you'd be done by now."
Keep at it while I go enjoy a nice bath.

Now get out- the two of you!  And take out the trash while you are at it.
Once done with my bath (and bottle of wine), I will take the two little fat ones with me and find a quiet place.  
This one gets to come with me on account of her still being small enough to cuddle and not yet of any use cooking or cleaning.
That added to the fact that she smiles a lot and is not yet capable of asking "why?".
This little fat one gets to join us as she is also useless when it comes to housework, and has the skill of listening quietly.

Ahhh yes, now this is how it's supposed to be.

DOG DAYS O' Summer

Sweet Mia sports her new shades~

At 3 months old she is close to outgrowing the infant car seat and is now wearing 6-12 month clothing.  Our Little Beefcake!!!

Both girls wore themselves out at the park and are racked out in their car seats.

Emma's ready to load her bag with colorful veggies at a farmer's market in nearby Yorktown.  Check out the cool white eggplant!  This is quite a departure from the past 2 years of sad sad produce selection at Osan.

The Ben and Jerry's ice cream store is Emma's very favorite part of Yorktown's Market Day

Shorty tolerates Mia's fist-full of skin and hair like a pro!

Tom shares his Lego collection with Emma in an attempt to slow down the Little Why Machine.  Emma wants to know about everything!  See if you can help us answer some of her latest questions:

What noise do reindeer make?

Do birds burp?

Why do our fingernails keep growing and growing?

Mia smiles alongside Emma's twin babies, "Suzanas (plural) Don't Cry For Me."  

Not ever to be shortened to Suzanas, always to be called by their full names "Suzanas Don't Cry For Me."

Shorty enjoys some off-the-leash time on our hike on a local trail.

Emma poses beside the infamous "Wythe Creek" for which our delightful dirt path aka Wythe Creek Trail was named.

Sweet Mia rests her peepers while Mommy reads stories to Emma before bed.  While awake, she usually insists on practicing sitting up.

Nothin' beats napping with a baby.

"And then I was like, 'are you serious?' and she was like, 'totally!!!' "

"Okay I gotta go now, Bye!" 

"Totally".