The 4th...

Better late than never... :) Riley and Kinley had a great 4th of July weekend. Although the weather could have been a little better we still managed to make the most of it! We had a few other couples and their kiddos over on the 3rd for a little cookout/swim party. The kids had a great time together. The morning of the 4th we headed to Hopedale for the parade. The rain managed to hold off for the majority of the parade and started to let loose as soon as we got to the car. Kinley did not like the sirens at the beginning of the parade and screamed, but was fine once they all went by. She loved watching Riley running around grabbing candy. On Sunday we headed to Hopedale to let Riley ride the rides....he loved all of them and kept wanting to go on the "fast ones."

Best friends...

Their first fight :)

Kinley's Buddy Logan

Mommy those sirens are scary!!...

All better...

9 months....

Now that she's nearly nine and a half months....thought I would share Kinley's nine month stats! :)

Height: 27 inches (30%)

Weight: 19.3 (55%)

Head Circ.: 173/4 (80%)

She is such a chubby, happy little thing! She got her first tooth on the day she turned 9 months...and two more followed very quickly. She has two on the bottom and one of the top middle ones poking through. She has mastered the army crawl and likes to get into anything she's not supposed to...some of her favorites are shoes and shoe laces, crumbs off the floor, and electrical cords....we will be baby proofing very quickly around here. One of her newest tricks is to throw mini tempertantrums....as soon as she's getting near something she's not supposed to have and I start walking her way....her little arms and legs start kicking in all directions and the screaming/screeching begins! When can I start giving time outs??!! :) Her favs are still puffs, meal time, paci, blankie and brother. Tempertantrums aside, we just love her to pieces and can't get enough of her!! I can't believe she's already over nine months old!

Two Teef!!

And Summer begins...

Summer is off to a great start here at the Steinkamp household! Last week was Riley's first full week of summer break and it was so much fun! He learned to ride his bike, jumped off the diving board for the first time (and won't stop), had his first week at YMCA summer camp, and got to spend a lot of time with his little sister. It was such a fun week! :) Kinley is loving having her big brother around and wants to chase after him so bad. She's not officially crawling yet, but is very good at rolling or army crawling to get to anything she wants...and gets there quickly....too quickly sometimes. :) So excited to see what the rest of the summer brings!

Jumping off the diving board...

K enjoying her car, watching R swim

Bike riding...

K...watching R ride his bike

Brother & Sister... :)

Last Soccer Game

This past Friday was Riley's last soccer game of the season. He did so well. It's amazing how much better he was this year! He really went after the ball and tried really hard, instead of just running around in circles being goofy! :) The fields were a lot smaller this year and there were actual goals at each end instead of just cones. He was so excited to have "real goals." He loved being goalie. Way to go Riley!

Memorial Day Weekend

We headed down to the Lake for Memorial Day weekend. It was Kinley's first time at the lake and she did great! We only got one boat ride in, but she was a trooper! She hated the life jacket of course, but sat there like a statue and then fell asleep. :) Riley and Dad spent some time fishing and we also made time for swimming, of course. We had a lot of fun! Here are several pics...

Playing at the park...

This past Saturday we headed to the park so the kids could get some fresh air and Matt and I could experiment with our new camera. I think we all had a lot of fun! :)

Smiley Girl...

Kinley just being cute... Her newest smile involves smiling with her entire face, squinty eyes and all. She's always so smiley and such a happy baby. Such a little stinker.