Changes!

Our family welcomed a wonderful little bundle into the family this week - Kennedy Rae was born on Thursday.  Congratulations to Rach, Graham and Corey for bringing this little joy into the world!

This week Hadley added "cracker," "papa," "thank you," and "car" to her vocabulary.  She also sang along and did the actions with me to Itsy Bitsy Spider.  Her singing sounded like gibberish but I was impressed that she chimed in with one of her favorite songs.  Along with an expanded vocabulary she's been perfecting her funny faces.  The one she pulls out the most is a frowny face.  Anytime she's the least unsatisfied with something she will turn and give us the "stink eye."  I sure hope she didn't learn this from us!  Her little independent spirit is growing everyday - so much so that none of us can contain her at times.  Lately, if she's outside in the front yard she'll make a bee line right down the driveway and eventually would run into the street if someone didn't corral her.  Miles has stepped up as her constant protector.  As she sprints down the driveway he has no  qualms about grabbing her shirt and pulling her back kicking and screaming to the house. 

It was fun to talk to Miles about the arrival of Kennedy.  When Hadley was born he was too little to understand what was happening.  With Kennedy, before she was born, he always wanted to know why the baby was upside down in Rach's tummy.  He also told me "I want the baby to be my friend."  Once she was born he kept asking why the baby had to "stay at the doctors."  He and Hadley skyped with the baby and can't wait to meet her in person.

Miles also can draw an "M" pretty well now and pretends he is writing other letters.  His little ears are tuned into everything.  For instance, every time he hears the song "Rumor" by Adele he always asks me "why they say rumor ohhhhhhh, mommy?"  This week a pro choice advocate came to our door and as she was giving her speech one line she said was "we want politicians in the capitol not in our bedroom."  Miles was in his pjs by the front gate listening to all of this and he piped up "in our bedroom!?  Who's in our bedroom?"  He makes me laugh but is also so sweet.  One night after dinner I laid down on the floor of his bedroom while he played and he got the pillow off of his bed and put it under my head, covered me with his blankie AND gave me his puppy to cuddle with.  So sweet.

This weekend we went to the Carver County Fair for the first time and we had a blast. 

We enjoyed mini donuts.

Miles kept Hadley in line near the rides.

Miles went on his first pony ride and was grinning ear to ear the whole time.

The kids fed a goat.

This was a very well-fed goat.

Hadley likes heavy equipment just as much as Miles.

Sweet face.

The kids enjoyed every aspect of the fair.

This weekend we also made the huge step of moving Hadley into Miles' room.  Mike and I not only have our master bedroom to ourselves again but these two little buddies are now roomies.  They are both happy about this move and seem to love their newly rearranged sleeping arrangements.  Last night they only got up 3 times in the night - it's an adjustment and hopefully tonight is a little more restful. 

Roomies and best buds!