"BaanHofman Creations"

Margaret and Roy gave us this shirt when Adelynn was born and now it fits Eiley!

Wink Taught

Addie figured out how to wink a couple of weeks ago. I still can't wink, so now she is trying to teach me!

Eiley loves Rice Cereal!

Last week we started Eiley on rice cereal and surprisingly, she seems to love it! Below are two short videos...1. Mommy feeding Eiley her first couple of bites. 2. Daddy feeding Eiley (Be sure to watch the end, so funny the difference between Mommy and Daddy!)

Camping at Spruce Grove with Gammy & Gumby

Last weekend we went camping with Margaret & Roy, aka Gammy & Gumby. We had a great time and Eiley did great on her first camping experience. I learned a lot about what to bring for a baby, especially when it's cold and rainy!!

First of all, we are totally spoiled when we go with Gammy & Gumby because they take care of all of the food. And they know how to make amazing meals around the campfire! Somehow, even though we didn't have to bring any food we still seemed to pack up our whole house. I thought I brought too much, but after it rained most of the day on Saturday Addie had gone through all of the clothes we had brought.

We attempted two nights, but after all the rain on Saturday and temperatures approaching the low 30s we all decided to head to Margaret and Roy's for the night. (This was a GREAT decison, we were all dry, warm and cozy at their house!) We headed back on Sunday to get our tents and everything we left at the campsite about 9:00 the night before.

We had a blast and are looking forward to next summer, but will probably go a little earlier in the season:)

The BaanHofman Girls by the campfire.

Addie collecting pine cones for the fire.

Gumby and Eiley hanging out.

Cuddling in the morning...

Ahhh, cute sisters!

Saturday morning, attempt at a family photo.

A little video of the girls on Saturday morning.

Preacher Addie

Cordell was out of town at the men's retreat and both Eiley and I got sick. Since we both had fevers, we decided to have church at home on Sunday morning. Adelynn and I sang some songs and then we learned Proverbs 3:7 together, "Don't be wise in your own eyes." After my mini "sermonette" Adelynn decided to preach, apparently she didn't quite take that verse to heart because she had a lot to teach me! :)

Lake McConaughy

We had a blast on our 2nd annual trip to Lake McConaughy in Nebraska. What a difference a year makes...we had three new babies this year bringing our total to sixteen (8 adults and 8 kiddos)! So fun to just get away with no schedule. It was great to laugh, stay up late, play games and just catch up and talk. Here's a short 30 second video with some highlights. Hopefully, I will have time to blog about the trailer incident on the way up soon.

Sitting Up

Eiley likes to sit up and look around, but still loses her balance at times. She wobbles, but sits up longer unassisted each day.

She loves her fingers and her toes!

Bathtime

Eiley loves her baths and in the last couple of weeks has started to really splash and play.

Snow Cone Fun

For my birthday, my sweet sister sent me five bottles of snow cone syrups and all the accessories (cups, straws and spiral stands!) The funny thing is, I wasn't sure if the gift was for me or her...Laura loves to eat snow when she is visiting. She always "flavors" the snow with different things like juice or soda and always wishes that I had snow cone syrup. I think she secretly sent me all the snow cone stuff so that she could use them on her next visit:)

For Grace's 3rd Birthday she got a snow cone machine, so we decided to break out all the accessories one afternoon! The girls favorite flavoring was blue raspberry.

Thanks Aunt Laura for the fun gift! We will save you some!

Uncle Jason and Addie - Ironing Buddies

When Uncle Jason was here visiting, he had some ironing to do. Adelynn was so cute... she went and got her ironing board from her room and set it up right next to him.

Conversations in the Car - Almost four, going on sixteen!

Wednesday the girls and I went to sushi for a little date (Cordell had been out of town all week on business). On the way, in the car Addie said, "Mom, I am getting older now, so I think I need to get my ears pierced." I asked her why she wanted to get her ears pierced and she said because she would like to get more jewelry. I couldn't believe I was having this conversation with a little girl who is not even four yet!

A couple of weeks ago, we were driving in the car and Addie said,"Mom, what car am I going to learn to drive in?" After I asked a couple more questions, it became evident that she thought she was ready to learn to drive. She didn't understand why she would have to wait until she was a teenager to drive, she thought she was ready now. What a little squirt, she thinks she is pretty grown-up :)

In talking with my mom, the stories seem a little too familiar to what I was like when I was three. Uh-oh!