Introducing our newest member... (it's a doll not a baby)

I am sure that you are all well aware of Camden’s obsession for bearing children but let me share this story with you anyway! Ever since Jack’s arrival Camden has become obsessed with having babies. Maybe “obsessed” isn’t even a strong enough word. She will go weeks on end actually pretending to give birth to her own dolls. When we ask her how many babies she already has she’ll say “3 like you, Mommy” or even up to 8 children. So we’re trying to explain that 8 may be too many and that she needs money to provide for them and so on. Mostly, we just get a little tired of helping her “give birth” a couple of times a day. Her usual comeback is “my husband works hard, like Daddy, and I stay at home!” Very cute!!!

So, last weekend she got yet another doll (thanks Mimi) and she is not a baby doll but a toddler. So now we are in the business of adoption, too! Who would have thought?! So here are some pictures of Miss Skylar Fiona Olowiany (named by her Mommy!) By the way, she is 2 and VERY pink!

(And no jokes on me being the example of giving birth over and over!!!)

Fountain fun!

I just had to share these pictures of the kids enjoying the fountains at our local, outdoor mall. This terrible heat seems to send us out there to play about once a week these days. Camden loves showing off (who knew) and I actually caught the boys playing together!

He's gonna be a linebacker, he is!

Okay, so if you know Jack, really know Jack - you know he is all boy! I wasn't hip to all this rough stuff until I become a Mom to a little boy. I was so happy in my world of pink girly stuff like dolls, purses, excessive shoes. You get the picture! Then came Jackson and he rocked my world. He was so easy going and SUCH a good sleeper (don't be jealous!) Skip ahead 2 years and we have ourselves one very crazy and wild toddler. He has absolutely no fear and no “slow” switch and it’s a very dangerous combination.

Last Tuesday night our neighborhood had a “National Night Out” Celebration at the church up the street. Complete with a hot dog dinner (the boys favorite), a bounce house, face painting, balloon animals, games, music. You get the picture. So we sit down to eat dinner and Jack comes full speed ahead. Running to Daddy but mostly to his hot dog. Instead of stopping he bit the picnic table face first. Not just an ordinary picnic table but a stone one - ouch! Blood starts oozing out of, well, everywhere. After about 10 minutes of cleaning off the blood from his mouth and the nose bleed we realize that he’s still got his teeth but one of them is a little smaller than it was before. He slit one of his top, front teeth from top to bottom. Now that little incident didn’t stop him. He got up and was playing again about 10 minutes later. He even managed to pinch and push an 8 year old boy who told Eddie that Jack did it just because he looked at him. What in the world? He is way bigger than Jack - is he crazy?

The dentist says that the biggest part of the tooth is fine but the sliver that he split will either fall out or have to be removed in 2 weeks. Here’s to hoping it falls out before the next appointment Because I certainly don’t look forward to that appointment! Did I mention that he is very strong?

So, the moral of the story is that Jack is indeed a rough, tough toddler and is ALL BOY!!! Lord help me...