Go Fish!

Last night we took the girls to their first rock concert! We saw Go Fish at North Heights Church. Both girls did great. Lucy jumped, danced, clapped and cheered all night. Ellen checked out the lights, music and sounds for a few minutes and then though it was all so soothing that it lulled her to sleep in the baby carrier.

We met up with a few other families. Here we all are: Doug Brown, Beth Brown, Annika Brown, Aaron Brown, Natalie Goodman, Jordan Goodman, Katie Goodman, Emma Goodman, Jeremy, Miles Thomsen, Me, Ellen, Sawyer Thomsen, Shelley Thomsen, Lucy, Payton Thomsen, Ed Thomsen.
Lucy and Natalie were cheering along with the crowd.
Shelley and Sawyer
My turn to have the girls. I had Natalie and Lucy on a leg and Ellen in the carrier.
Lucy and Jer cheering. Lucy is saying that Go Fish is #1!

Father's Day Weekend

We started Father's day on Saturday this year and headed to the cabin for the day. Not really to celebrate the day, just to have some family fun on such a beautiful warm sunny day. Jer and Lucy spent a lot of time in the water and on the dock. Here they are fishing. If you look closely, you can see Lucy's little hand pushing Jer's hand away. I can just hear her saying "I want to do it All By Myself'".

Here is Jer doing the total dad thing. He has Ellen in the Baby Bjorn while still fishing with Lucy.
I'm going to need a net this big for my fish!
Jer and Lucy Chillin.

Warming up on the dock after swimming.

Lucy - gathering cups for her tea party.

Lucy - exploring the inside of a stick.

Taking a little rest.

Here we are, getting a little snack ready.

Mommy and Ellen.

Ellen, relaxing on the porch (getting the full cabin experience).

We were joined later in the day by Emily, Ali, Kim & Grandma Kobie. Here is Emily getting ready to go swimming.

Of course, Lucy had to try.

And Allie too!

Fun in the sun.

Gotcha!

We were back home for church the next day. We had planned on going to pick strawberries with some friends after church, but we got rained out. We decided to try to get some family pictures at the end of the day. You all know how that goes. Her are Jer and Lucy pretending to cry, since that is all Ellen was doing. At least they could all be the same. . .

We were using the timer on my camera, so we got a lot like this:

This was the best one we got. I'll continue to work on my dream of a 'nice family picture'.

Happy Father's Day Jer! Thanks for being such a great Dad for our girls.

Riding with Blue

Lucy went on her first real ride last week. She got to choose from a few of the kid rides at the Mall of America. She chose the Blues Clues ride. Mommy got the privilege of riding with her. We only had Jer's phone with us since this was not a planned trip, so the pictures are showing up very small. I just can't figure out how to get them bigger in the brief period of time I have where both girls are napping. . .

A passerby gave us the rest of his tickets, so Lucy got to choose one more ride. This time Daddy got to go with her on the carousel.

More updates to follow from Father's Day weekend. . . I hope.

A Splash of Summer

It was a beautifully warm and sunny day today. We got out the stroller and headed over to a local park to meet some friends and let the girls go swimming. Here are Lucy and Natalie getting ready to get in.

The water was a little chilly at first, but the girls didn't mind.
Even Emma got in on the fun today.
Ellen, on the other hand, sat this one out. She is looking at Emma's stroller wondering where her little buddy went.

After Emma went to get warmed up, Lucy took a turn in the floatie.

It was a good thing we took our opportunity this morning. As I'm writing, the clouds and a cool breeze are rolling in. Oh, Minnesota weather. . .

Big Sis, Little Sis

Here are a few of my other favorites from the Big Sis, Little Sis collection.

This is Lucy pretending she is sleeping like her sister.

This one was snapped just after Ellen sucked on Lucy's arm, just as Lucy was freaking out, just before Lucy dumped Ellen off her lap.

First Days at Home

Just a brief update on Ellen's first few days at home. We have been doing a lot of hanging out at home, trying to get a routine down and just letting Lucy and Ellen get to know eachother. Lucy's affection for her sister has been growing since she came home. She wants to hold her any time she can and also loves to tickle her feet. Yesterday she came up to me holding Ellen, put her arms around us and said 'I love you guys'.

Many of you know that Lucy called Ellen 'Baby Mumpa' for months when she was unnamed in my tummy. This week she came up with a new nick-name for her sister and when she is cuddling with her on the couch, she calls her 'Wubzy'.

Lucy also really wants Ellen to sleep with her in her bed. This is the closest she has gotten.

We have also gone out a few times in our new stroller. Both girls seem to enjoy it. Here is a picture of an evening stroll. Ellen needed a hat and a blanket, so Lucy needed a hat and a blanket. . .

The girls snuggling on the couch.

Our Newest Addition

Baby Kobielush has arrived. Ellen Gray Kobielush was born on 05/04/09 at 4:25p. She was 9lbs 1oz and was 20 1/2cm.

Big sister, Lucy, joined us at the hospital shortly after to welcome Ellen into the world.

Comfortable in Daddy's arms.

On our way home.

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