The Wittrock Family Blog: August 2009

Summer Fun With The Wittrocks...

These two never cease to make me laugh...my face tends to hurt from smiling so much!

Sisters, sisters...

Brecken is Baylen's guardian angel...everytime Baylen cries Brecken rushes to her side to help...okay almost everytime!

Wow what a summer this has been! We have been so busy and have had so much fun together as a family. We are all healthy and have enjoyed the weather although it has been rather warm. We got a new pool for the backyard that we can all fit in comfortably. That has gotten a lot of use in the past few weeks! We are loving the summertime except for all the cockroaches that are hiding in our garage to escape from the heat...yuck!! We are so enjoying the family car and just hate it when we all have to go run errands together...ya right. I have never seen anybody run so fast to a car. No I don't mean Brecken or Baylen, I am talking about their daddy!!

Well speaking of John, he is one busy man. He is flying now everyday and loving it! He puts in about 10 hour days and then does a lot of studying on top of that at home. We sure miss him, but his give 100% of himself to his family at night until the girls are safe in bed...yes we are very blessed to have him as a husband and father. He always flies with a partner on this new aircraft and they have their first solo coming up soon. John says it takes a lot of studying and the flights are intense! He is still on track for a December 4th graduation.

I have been busy trying to keep up with my two little ones. They are so much fun and yes I sleep very, very well at night! I have just joined a new mom's group and we have been to a couple playdates. Brecken loves running around at them and Baylen loves to be held at them. I have enjoyed meeting other moms and getting out of the house. We are in the process of joining an athletic club down the street. It will be a great blessing that I will be able to work out everyday and drop the kids off at their on-site "kids club" for an hour.

Brecken has been doing amazing and is growing so much. She is talking so much now and even does the most adorable facial expressions as she talks. She said "marshmellow, madagascar, and ratatouille" last week. Okay so maybe not the whole word, but mommy understood her. She is also excited about joining the athletic club because she is going to join a group called "Jumping Bunnies." It is a gymnastic class for toddlers....it will be so great to see what she does. As all of you know she is quite the mover and shaker! She is so good with Baylen and definately gives her lots of hugs and kisses. She is learning to be "SOFT" and is a wonderful big sister!

Baylen is changing right before our very eyes. She is 2 and 1/2 months now and just learned to roll over...yes I did just say she rolled over. Watch out Brecken here comes your baby sister! She loves to jump in her jumper and loves to be held. She has started doing this is whine cry which clearly communicates "Pick me up!" At our last playdate I held her for an hour and a half while chasing Brecken around and Baylen just looked around and smiled the whole time. She is such a smiley baby and has started cooing and can be quite the jabberbox sometimes. She loves car rides and is a great night time sleeper. Mommy loves that!!!

So that is our news for this month...we have lots of pics and the cutest video of the two sisters together. I can't click my camera fast enough for all the funny things that go on in this house. What a blessed woman I am and I thank YHWH for the amazing family he has given me! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the final days of summer!

Family Photos...Priceless

Brecken and her daddy...what a pair. They are two peas in a pod!

Baylen loves her bouncer and is quite the cat napper. With all this rolling around I think her bouncer days are numbered.

This is Brecken's new castle she got at a garage sale for $10...what a buy. We set it up in her room and she runs inside every time you say "FEE FI FO FUM."

This was Baylen's first time in the jumper. I think we were more amused then she was. She loves jumping however she isn't quite sure she likes being down at her daddy's level...see the ball over her head?!?

Brecken loves her little playhouse and always waits at the door for her daddy to run and get her some water...which of course she then throws on the ground. She has figured out that the games then starts over...how fun!