Tuesday, July 03, 2007

The Birthday Month Cometh

I can't believe it's already July! Where did the first half of the year go? Well, August will be here before you know it and with that comes all the birthdays. Natalie on the 1st, David on the 14th, Krista on the 18th, and Erin on the 24th, and that is just the immediate family! I need to decide what we will do for Natty's 2nd birthday. I guess a little party would be in order, but I really haven't had time to plan anything. (Maybe I'll decide tomorrow...) The family is going to camp out at Clinton Lake for Erin's birthday. I think she's been planning that since her 4th birthday! So, Erin and I were having a little conversation about her birthday and it went something like this...

Aunt Michelle: "Erin, I am planning a real neat surprise for you birthday!"
Erin: "For my birthday present?"
Aunt Michelle: "No, something different."
Erin: "Well... Are you still going to get me a present?"
Aunt Michelle: "Of course!"
Erin (with relief in her voice): "Oh, good! And will Natalie get me a present too?"
Aunt Michelle: "How about if you get one gift from Me, Uncle John, and Natalie."
(Erin pauses with great thought.)
Erin: "Well... I think it would be okay if Natalie gave me her own gift."

I have a feeling birthdays are going to start getting more and more expensive!

Natalie is starting to talk a lot more lately! We don't have any "Nattyisms" yet, but we are working on some 2-3 word sentences! Some of my favorites are... "I hear Daddy!", "Papa is fun!", and of course, "I poo poo!"

I've included a picture of the little girls just for fun! (Erin has a drink mustache!)