6 Monthes

Chase turned 6 monthes last week and has finally decided to sit up on his own. He is still a little shaky, but we are getting there. I have been waiting for this moment for 6 monthes now! He can finally sit on the floor, play with toys, and hopefully start to entertain himself a bit more!

Random Pics

Audra had her hair cut for school. We are trying bangs. She was very proud she got a new "haircut" (she means style). She keeps pointing it out to everyone. I am so happy that Chase is finally big enough for his exersaucer and other stuff. It makes it nicer to have more play things to rotate throughout the day. He is definetely not as easy going as Audra was. This one needs to be entertained!

First Day of Pre-School

This past Thursday Audra started pre-school. She will be attending Minnie McFall here in Middleville. She goes from 12:45 until 3:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She has always been a bit timid and shy so I was a little leery about how this was going to go. Thankfully she did fine. She keeps asking when she gets to go back. We are so happy she liked it. I still can't belive I have a child in school!

4 MONTHES

Chase has turned four monthes. That means the start of cereal, fruits, and veggies. That also means a four month check-up! His stats are:

Height 26 1/4 90th percentile

Weight 15 pds 2 oz 53rd percentile

I forget the head size. I was surprised it was only in the 25th percentile. It looks like a giant melon to me!

Real LIfe Baby

Audra loves to dress up her real-life baby. He was strapped in so this was all the worse it got this time. He does look kinda cute in his girly sunglasses!

Cousins

We layed the babies next to each other to see which was longer. (I am pretty sure I have a giant baby, so I like a little reassurance once in a while!) Audra and Abby decided they needed to be measured as well.

Summer Play Date

Today we went to my friend Racheal's house for a playdate. The weather was perfect, the kids were all in a good mood! Rach, her son Caleb, and Chase

Caleb R enjoying the tent!

July 4th Fishing

We went out to a friends cottage on Pine Lake on the fourth. This was the first time Audra had been fishing. You can't really see the fish in the picture, but she got one! I turned out to be a very relaxing afternoon on the pontoon! Thanks to Jamie for the boat ride, and to Becky for staying back with the baby!

Just Don't Ask!

Yes, she is wearing underwear!

WHATEVER!

I turn my back for one minute and this is what happens. He does make a cute bunny though!

I took the kids to Target today to have their pictures taken. I was very impressed that they both smiled.

Outdoor Fun

Here is our new swingset. I have been begging (nagging) for over a year now! Thanks to Mike, and our parents, whom it took countless days to put this thing together. Give me a call if anyone wants to come over and play!

Chase Micheal Netz

So I am not very good at blogging! Here is Chase Micheal Netz. He is five weeks old! Time flies. Most days!

This past week I babysat the neighbor girl McKenna for the day. I also watched Abby in the morning while Deb had a Dr.'s appt. It was nice for Audra to have someone her own age to play with for a day! Abby is hoping the big girls don't eat her lunch?

Audra and Kenna showing off their princess shoes!

Dr. Suess on the Loose

This past Tuesday we went to the Bright Beginings playgroup at the local school. This weeks theme was Dr. Suess. Here Audra is displaying the Dr. Suess hat she made.

Sunshine and Beer Buddies!

Monday we took advantage of the great weather and headed outside. The neighbor Mandy and her two boys came down to play. It was a bit quiet in the garage and this is what we found. Audra and Colton were "drinking" a Bud Light Lime! (The top was still on don't panic people!) Audra would take a swig and pass it to Colton, and back and forth they went. Cute at this age, maybe not so much when they turn 15!

Re-learning to ride the bike after the LLOONNGG winter. Time to upgrade to a big girl bike perhaps?

Rainy Day at the FM Gardens

This morning we headed to the Frederick Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies. Audra was scared at first but decided to enjoy them as we were leaving. BIG SURPRISE! I didn't think there were as many butterflies as the last time we went. There were a lot of neat looking flowers though! It just felt nice to be in a warm "tropical" setting for a while. I just pretended that I was on vacation for an hour.

Brave Mother

Audra thought it was great when Lori let her push Eli around in her baby doll stroller. He is such a drooly mess! At least Sophie smiled pretty for her picture.

Poor Big Eli!

I don't know why every time Eli comes over someone is dressing the poor kid in girl's clothes! At least this time it was his mother! Here is Eli, Audra, and Abby-soon there will be 5!

Fun with Grandpa

This past Saturday Mike went to Detroit to watch the Red Wings game. Instead of being lonely all day, Audra and I invited ourselves over to my parents for dinner. She had been begging all day to go outside and play, and I am just sick of the snow. Thankfully my dad gave her a sled ride, and they plowed the driveway together!