Apparently I don’t use Liberty’s hair bows enough for the boys.  They took it upon themselves to beautify her today.  And in answer to your question, “Does she REALLY put that big pink one on her in public?” the answer is no.  It looked smaller online when I purchased it.  Someday her head will be big enough for that bow… maybe. At any rate… ya gotta love big brothers!

Liberty loves her big brothers.  And they love her. 

We don’t know why, so don’t ask…

Snuggling in bed on a Saturday morning

I would have to say that her favorite brother hands down, though, is Levi.  When Liberty wakes up from a nap he runs up to her room to say hello and where mom only got a tiny crack of a smile for saving her from the crib, Levi gets a wide, dimple showing grin every time.  He spends much of his time playing with her and making her laugh.  They are such great buddies.

Levi and his “Libety”

Yes, we just finished our first Pinewood Derby here at the Hymas house. Reagan has worked feverishly over the last month to create his masterpiece, while little brothers looked on in abject admiration and anticipation for their turn. We have 9 Pinewood Derbies to look forward to, 1 of which we will be making 2 cars for! Aren’t you jealous!!!

The Car

Or Animal, take your pick. For those less versed in your animal classification, this is a cheetah-the fastest animal alive. (It looked even cooler before the weight was glued onto the bottom, but Mom forgot to take a picture of it BEFORE the race!) Rock let Reagan do almost all the work, from design to paint job. He did a fantastic job if I do say so myself, and everyone at the race from parents to kids kept telling him it was awesome! My favorite quote from another parent was, “That’s the coolest car I’ve ever seen in my life!”

The Competition

The Audience

She was REALLY into the race, can’t you tell?

The Race

Ladybug is now rolling around mobile and I often find her in such predicaments as this one:

She had been laying on this blanket when it was flat and then got wrapped up in so many layers it took me a while to find her.

She wants to move so much now that when I sit her down on the floor and walk away I always hear a loud ‘thunk’ as she hits the carpet, falling over on purpose (because she can’t “lay” down yet) so she can roll herself around the room. I turn around to see if she’s ok and sure enough she’s got a big smile on her face even if it’s smashed into the ground and her arm is pinned under her. Should get a picture of that too, hah?

She also does calisthenics every morning.

Friday we took Go Go on his Half Birthday Date with Mom and Dad. Technically we’re a little behind schedule, but that’s ok. This year he chose to go to a Hibachi steak house for his date. Though he didn’t catch any food in his mouth this time, he is planning on perfecting the skill at home.

Chopstick instruction

The Memento


Yeah, I found it disturbing too, but we didn’t tell him it was weird to be drinking juices from a man’s stomach. He thought it was awesome!
Happy Half Birthday Go Go! We love you!