I'm in charge!

Ain't that the truth with any baby?

We had another busy weekend, including a trip to the toy store for some baby toys, swimming lessons, a bridal shower and a 4 year old bday party! It was fun of course but another too fast weekend gone by.

The kids always have to have a little snuggle time before bed :)

Oh no, he has his first Packers jersey! LOL, jk. It's growing on me.  Anyone who looks that cute in it, it can't be that bad right?

He was squealing with delight.... or screaming for me to take it off, whichever you prefer :P  I'm happy with the name on it... so glad it wasn't the former quarterback.

Bath time fun

Goofy girls were making noises with their noises

Not an uncommon sight in the morning.. Taylor and her friend Grace playing her DS in Taylor's bed.

Some morning snuggles.. Aiden's been chewing on his fingers a lot, but at least it isn't sucking on them like Hailey still does.

We snuck in a quick swim at Menasha pool last night, always a fun time. Love that place.  Taylor has become quite the little fish. She got some new goggles and had to practically bribe her to take them off for one picture with Daddy. 

And this sweet little Hailey is getting braver every time she's in the water as well.

Taylor went down the big twisty water slide all by herself several times yesterday while Daddy caught her at the bottom!  Hailey went down a few times on Mommy's lap :)

Aiden did go swimming a little too but I didn't have the camera in the pool at the time, so here's a picture of him chilling in the shade for a few minutes.



Aiden goes in for his 4 month checkup next Wednesday the 3rd of August.  I am finally down to my pre-pregnancy weight! I have 3 pounds to go for my ideal weight, so maybe I should start exercising? I cannot bring myself to wake up earlier to do that yet while still getting up with the baby several times a night.  So, when/if it ever happens, then it will happen.

Taylor is getting super excited to go school shopping. I'm getting a little nervous but I'm sure she'll do great!  Just haven't left her in years with anyone not family!  Hailey is excited too, I'm sure she won't be as excited when she's missing her sister all day. Good thing she has other playmates to occupy her time.  That's all for now, hope you all are having a good week!

Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Hailey and Aiden snuggling on the papasan

Early morning tummy time with Mommy.. Aiden's really kicking and pushing with his legs. It seems like he's already trying to get up on his knees! Crazy kid :P  He pushes halfway across the room, he figures out how to get around :)

and he's rolling!  He hasn't gone more than one roll at a time or very often yet, but he's going! Caught him mid-roll here...

Sunday pictures and friends

The kids actually let us take a picture of them all smiling yesterday :)

We met Ben's parents and sister for lunch then went to some friends of the family for the rest of the day.. we had lots of fun swimming, feeding fish, eating and playing of course!

The girls loved feeding bread to the blue gills

Another weekend is gone, who blinked?  This summer is going by too fast.

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Aiden figured out this rattle thing, but he'd rather have it in his mouth than shake it for long :)



Hailey's pretending to be an elephant squirting water out its nose :)

Welcome Home Jon!

My brother Jon had come home from another year of deployment in Iraq a few weeks ago, so we went down to my parents for a nice "Welcome Home" picnic and to spend some time with Uncle Jon! 

On the way down we saw this hot air balloon and the girls thought that was pretty cool.

An updated Mrnak family picture

Grandma & Grandpa and all their grandkids

The original 5 Mrnaks

The boys

Us 3.. lol

Aiden got to spend some time with his friend Jeremiah, they are 7 days apart.  It was nice to have some chat time too with his Mommy, Felicia.

Hailey and Auntie Mel reading books

Taylor thinks Jeremiah is so cute! and he is.. so so smiley and happy :)

These are all the kids that were at the picnic.. Dayne, Kaidynn, Brynn, Taylor, Chad, Jeremiah, Megan, Madi, Aiden, Hailey, Bryce, and Tyler

The little girl cousins. My cousin Lisa's girls, Kaidynn and Brynn, Tim & Mel's girls, Megan and Madi, and our girls, Hailey & Taylor

The girls had fun beating up on Uncle Jon Sunday afternoon

He set Hailey on the table and she thought that was a perfect opportunity for some sweets :)

The girls played in the kiddy pool before we left to cool down

and Aiden had some more Grandma time in the shade

take a break from swimming for a wagon ride

It was so nice to spend some quality time with family and we are all so relieved to have Jon out of the war! Only a handful of months left for him in the Army thank goodness.. world, don't do anything stupid in the meantime please! 

Aiden's First Haircut!

Aiden got his first haircut yesterday 7/10/11 at 3 months 10 days old!  Ben has been wanting me to cut it but I wasn't quite ready :)  It's growing in at different lengths (mostly on top and one side of his head since he rubbed off the other side) and it's coming in a lighter color so I decided to do it yesterday!  Here is Aiden's before hair...

Grandma held him and Uncle Jon took pictures

He wasn't too pleased with the noise and vibration on his head

It was really hard to cut! We tried getting it wet but that baby hair just didn't want to buzz!  I got most of it but snipped some with the scissors and think there are still a few long hairs that dodged the buzzers.

Here's his new hair! I love it :)  Daddy's pretty proud too that he has short hair like his now..lol.

I was worried it would make him look more like a baby but I think he looks older!

Taylor's First Dentist Appointment...

...went really well!  She loves the dentist and can't wait to go back! 

The hygienist took x-rays (pictures : ) of her teeth and showed them to Taylor on the computer. She thought that was pretty cool. The dentist cleaned her teeth and counted them (she has all the letters of the alphabet up to T- 20 of them!).  Then he gave her a fluoride treatment, a new toothbrush, paste, flossers, and a cool pink timer.  She's proud of her sparkly, white teeth and is more dedicated then ever to brush her teeth at least twice a day!  They were awesome with her, played games with her and goofed off the entire time. I'm glad! I was a little nervous of course.

Weekend Part 2, Ski Show, Fireworks, Cookout & Beach!

After the zoo, we followed Grandma & Grandpa M home to spend the rest of the weekend. We watched the ski show in Twin Lakes Saturday night, where we sat with Tim & Mel & family plus Gary & Karen & Jared were down visiting them. The ski show was fun, but it got pretty hot. We went home and cooled off a bit before heading back out to the lakeshore to watch fireworks.

Both of the girls stayed awake for fireworks this year.. barely. Hailey crashed before they were over and Ben had to try hard to keep Taylor awake. Aiden crashed and even the loud ones at the end didn't wake him up. I held one ear against me and his blankie folded up against the other one :)

The girls had fun on the yard swing at Grandma and Grandpa's.. swinging and climbing on it.

Aiden just chilling on the hammock with Grandpa

Add a couple more :)

Dad's brothers and wives came over for a cookout Sunday night, Uncle Ken and Donna, Uncle Tom and Auntie Jackie. And, Tim & Mel and kids came over as well. 

Tyler also thought the yard swing was a cool place to climb :)

Auntie Jackie went exploring with the kids and they found a mulberry tree. Hailey said she was trying to make paint :P

Must make smores when there's a campfire

Us ladies and kids had a blast at Lake Geneva beach Monday while the guys went fishing.

Aiden didn't want a ride just then :P

The girls are little fishies and spent so much time in the water. Taylor hardly got out the water and Hailey spent lots of time in the sand and shallow water!

Auntie Mel giving some of the kids a ride on the raft Grandma rented

Grandma and Mommy took turns in the cabana with Aiden, though he did spent a little time with his toes in the water. He liked watching the waves come in and out :)

Taylor had fun borrowing her cousin's kick board

One of 3 naps in the cabana, he did great at the beach.

Another fun, busy weekend is over! We all need a day to rest and this weekend we'll be back down to Mom & Dad's.  They're having an open house/picnic for Jon as a welcome home from Iraq on Saturday and we're excited to see him! He'll be home for about a week before a little vacation before heading back to GA to finish off his career in the army early next year.  Thankfully (fingers crossed) he won't have to be deployed again!