My Sophie

Lexie and her new "Sophie"
Mmmm, yummy!!
Wait a minute...where did it go?!?
I love it!!! I love it!!!

Lexie has fallen in love with her new toy, Sophie! I don't understand it...it was a gift from my cousin Beth who lives in Canada and from what she tells me, babies there go nuts for this French toy! It's not avaliable in the States but it's all the rage in Canada and Europe! I didn't think much of it when I first saw it...I admit I was skeptical but as soon as this little squeaky giraffe was out of the box, Lexie held on and it was love at first bite!

Hanging Out...

Josh and I on the river boat cruise in Milwaukee for our anniversary
Helping dad make cookies after church

Helping Papa water the new flowers
Playing in the kiddie pools!
I'm having fun!

Allie's "water"man

The Girls Go Camping

So my folks decided to take the two older girls camping about 25 miles north of Milwaukee at a State Park in the Kettle Morianne forest....the trip didn't start well when Dad ripped into a huge boulder on the side of the road and tore up the side of the motorhome...
Here are the girls buckled in for the trip, ready for fun!
Playing at the beach

Coloring with Gramma

Allie can even write her name backwards!
Allie and Aubrey thought that the exhaust pipes were connected like the talking pipe things at the park are...my folks were cracking up listening to them shout songs at each other! Creative little minds...probably not the healthiest thing they could be playing!

The office at the campground gave the girls frisbees...they had a blast playing with them

Good times!
Having supper outside

Sweet sisters sound asleep
Go Brewers!!!!! Lexie really gets into watching the game....
You've got to be kidding me Ben Sheets....throw a strike!
Ok, I'm happy again!

Sprinkler fun, puzzles and silliness

Allie running fast through the sprinkler
Allie and Jayden running hand in hand...neighbor Adam following close behind
A nice shot of what Josh has been up to between shingling jobs---landscaping our backyard!
Sleeping Beauty


Allie and Aubrey working on puzzles...the new fun thing to do
Aubrey working hard on one by herself
Silly Lexie-girl! That's a funny way to suck your thumb!

Happy Lexie in her jammies

Aubrey doing puzzles again before bedtime
Tea party while we wait for Daddy to get home from a long day of shingling

The following are some pictures from my sister-in-law Amy's camera from when they were up in WI visiting:

Maddie, Allie and Jayden


Spending time with our Great Grandparents!

Big news around the Bauer house this week...Aubrey is officially potty trained!! The girls left this morning for a overnight camping trip with the Nelson grandparents so we'll have lots of picutres to show soon of their adventure together!