So much...

I cant believe it has been so long since I posted anything. No wonder nobody reads my blog! So much has been going on...my mother-in-law and sister-in-law came to visit bringing along three kids. We went to the zoo and did a lot of swimming, oh, and stayed up late one night making a Scandinavian Mei Tai. No, its not a drink, it's a baby carrier. My friend Jodean posted the one that she made on her blog and attached the link to the blog of the person who created the pattern, and the pattern itself. I convinced my mother-in-law to help me make one while she was here. My sister-in-law also helped. We stayed up until 3am Tuesday night to finish it (someone had boasted that it took them only 3 hours to make it - it took 3 of us 6 hours to make it!). Mine isnt as cute as Jodean's, but I like it. It keeps the baby nice and close and secure, it even puts her to sleep. I can hardly feel her there. The only down-side is that the straps are really long, so its a bit of an ordeal to take it off and on.
Im posting some pictures of it and of my husband's family's trip to St Louis:

Here is Chuck's mom with the Mei Tai on:


Me and the kids hiking with the mei tai. You can put the baby on your back too!








I tried taking a picture of myself and Gracie in the mei tai. It was too sunny out.


Daddy looks so nice in his father's day sunglasses at the pool. So hot!!


I was able to get the kids to stop and pose for a picture for a second. Why do 7 year olds insist on making funny faces to the camera non-stop???









Here they are at the St Louis Zoo:








Last Saturday I participated in the Race for the Cure in downtown St Louis. I went with the team from Social Security. And of course, I took the kids along since Chuck has a lecture to go to. I pulled them in the wagon - they were so well-behaved. Unfortunately I didnt get a picture of them i the wagon. But here are some pictures of Jonathan and my friends Nakia and Peggy. It was so unbelievable the amount of people that showed up. The picture of the crowd is just the tail end...maybe 1/10th of the whole race!












Other big news of the week: Gracie has become a pro at pulling herself up!!!












And here's a cute picture of Jonathan on a log: