Sound of Music Medley

Guess what we've been doing a lot of lately!

Potty Training

Last week, Miranda has been potty training. Here's a video of what she learned to do on the potty this week.



Yes, we gave up on day four, after we realized she just wasn't ready. But we are hoping to try again in August...or whenever.

Ready for the Day

Cute outfit? Check. Flip flops? Check. Pony tail? Check. Ski goggles? Check. We are ready for the day.

Also, a few days ago, Miranda drew this, and then said, "Look Mommy! A helicopter!"

The Zone 2011

Last week, Zane and I spent a week at summer camp with the middle school kids in our youth group. The camp is called The Zone, and it is a collaboration of eight churches in the St. Louis area. We had a great week! This spring has been difficult for us, but this week, God kindly reminded us why we do what we do. Zane and I were encouraged and excited to see how some of our kids matured throughout the week and how their relationships with each other grew.

While we were glad to go, we were also glad to be home, mostly because we missed this little cutie so much. Miranda stayed with two different families in our church while we were gone. Since middle school camp isn't the safest place for a 2-year-old, she had a great time doing fun, age-appropriate things instead. Also, we are exhausted. Being 5.5 months pregnant while at summer camp isn't easy. Plus, we got back from camp on Friday afternoon. Then, Zane worked Saturday and Sunday. So we spent most of Monday just relaxing and recovering. Hopefully we will be 100% soon.

Splash Park

St. Louis' weather turned very hot this week. We've had highs in the 90s with heat indexes in the 100s. With this hot weather, the splash parks in St. Louis opened for the summer. Miranda's first trip to a splash park was on Memorial Day. She loved the fountains, so we will be spending a lot of time there this summer!

This is obviously not a picture of Miranda at the water park. This week, Miranda has been enjoying the left over cupcakes from her birthday party. I think she really liked having a birthday. The day after her party, she woke up and said to me, "Mommy, more presents please." Sorry honey, but life doesn't work like that :)

Miranda's 2nd Birthday Party

Miranda turns two tomorrow. We can't believe our baby girl is not a baby anymore. We had a super fun Elmo party for her today with some of her friends. She is such a sweet little girl. Everyday she does things that melt our hearts or says things that make us laugh. We are so thankful for her. Happy birthday sweet girl!

Bed head and Babies

Miranda's hair is finally coming in. We are so proud that she has enough hair to get bed head. Honestly, there have been more than a few mornings recently when Zane and I would have rather stayed in bed than face the day. But waking up to a little girl whose hair looks like this brings a much needed chuckle to our lives.

With little Babykins on his or her way, Zane and I have been talking to Miranda a lot about babies. We point them out to her when we are in public and tell her that Babykins is going to live with us when he/she grows a little bit bigger. While she is still clueless about how her world will be rocked this fall, she is starting to pick up on some of this baby talk. A few days ago, I put raspberries in her oatmeal, and she talked all morning about eating "raspbabies" for breakfast. Miranda was recently given a new-to-us bathing suit to wear this summer. She immediately requested to wear her "baby suit" and proudly ran around the house the rest of the day in her "baby suit." And every bird we see outside is a "baby bird," every tree a "baby tree," every flower a "baby flower." You get the point.