Farming Fun

As Rebecca gets a little older it's fun to introduce her to a few farming things. So far she seems to enjoy all of them. "Driving" the truck through the field with Dad. "Mooing" at the cows. Riding in the tractor with Dad. She also likes riding on the ATV with me, but we don't have a picture of that.

Who needs toys?

Like most kids, Rebecca loves to play with anything that is not a toy. Yesterday she had a great time pushing the bar stool around and playing peek-a-boo with it.

Bouncy, bouncy

Rebecca is back to her regular happy self again. Here is a short video of her new favorite thing to do - bounce on the ottoman.

On a different note, last week we had a baby shower for one of my friends at school. I found a picture of a diaper cake in a magazine and decided that I would give it a try. It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I put it together in about an hour. I few people said I should advertise and make them to order, but I'm not so sure about that yet.

Rough Week

Rebecca has had a rough week. She had her one year checkup last Tuesday and is weighing in at 21 lbs. 2 oz. and is 30 inches long. Her checkup also included shots which really did not agree with her. She got 2 different shots that she had had in the past and a new one - the Chicken pox vaccine. She was not herself for 3 days after the shots. She had awful body aches and hardly moved or wanted to crawl or cruise around. We gave her Tylenol which helped some. Here she is laying on one of the pillows holding the Tylenol, she loves to chew on the rubber top.

Then on Saturday she broke out in a rash that started on her head and spread down to her stomach. Sunday the rash got worse and so did her temperament. We've never seen her so cranky or heard her cry so much. It was awful. This morning I took her into see her doctor, but other than the rash, which is now fading, and her irritability she is fine. Her doctor thinks that she had some allergic reaction the the Chicken pox vaccine so all she said was we would not repeat that vaccine again at age 5 when most kids get a booster. Today I gave her some benedryl and she took a great 4 hour nap and is feeling better. So I guess it is back to school for me and to daycare for Rebecca.

Even amid her aches and pains, she still had enough smile to show off her new pearly whites!

Birthday Bash

Our little baby turned 1 yesterday!! It's hard to believe that a year has already past, but it's been full of blessings and we had a lot of fun celebrating her birthday. We had Dan's family over on Saturday for a little party. Here are the highlights.

Balloons, presents, and chocolate, cream filled, caterpillar cupcakes.

Making birthday wishes...

...and digging in!

Opening presents.

The favorite present of the night - a new pink cell phone :)

We concluded the night with a bonfire down by the pond, marshmallows and all.

Garden Fresh

I wish that my garden would flourish during the summer while I am home from school, but that never happens. I did get a few sweet peas, green beans, and lettuce early on. School is in full swing now and I am so busy and tired that I don't want extra things to do. But none the less, here is what I found in the garden this morning - cucumbers, green beans, spaghetti squash, and zucchini.

And on top of that I frozen 20 quarts of sweet corn this morning and into the afternoon.
While I was cleaning the corn Rebecca found plenty to do out on the deck. "I don't care what you say mom, I like to eat dirt!"

And while I was freezing corn Rebecca had fun getting into mischief in the house too.Now Rebecca is down for a nap and I need one too :)

Tubing Fun

Last weekend we decided last minute to head down to Lake Rathbun. It was nice to just get away for a little while and enjoy the calm of the lake. We borrowed another tube and realized how fun it is to double tube. Here is Dan and Scott tubing at sunset.

This next picture looks kind of funny, but Dan and Scott had just switched tubes while being pulled. It was quite funny to watch :)Dan and Rebecca enjoyed a nice slow troll behind the boat. Rebecca doesn't sit still for much and she was pretty squirmmy in tube, so the ride wasn't too long.

I guess Rebecca would rather drive the boat than be pulled behind it :)