The weather here has been so confusing, one day it is cold and rainy and the next day is hot and muggy! This week it has FINALLY started to feel like summer. Yesterday we went to the beach of Lake Michigan and had so much fun. Marli made her usual progression from hating the sand to tolerating it, to even sitting in it. Someday she will learn to love it I'm sure, but right now I cannot complain when she just sits on her towel eating snacks while the other kids are chasing birds and running for the water. It sure makes laying out a whole lot easier for me:)

Marli loves being Ava's little sidekick. She loves to act big and follow Ava around. The only way I could get her to walk in the sand is if she was holding Ava's hand. I guess peer pressure isn't always a bad thing.

I love how carefully they are concentrating on their steps.

The other night we had a big rain storm and the power in our apartments went out. Marli and Noah thought it was fun to run out in the rain.

I tried to take some pictures of them and the only light we had was the flash on the camera, so it was surprisingly bright on their little eyes.

I thought these pics of them were pretty funny and gives you a glimpse of their silly personalities.

Happy Father's Day!

Marli is definitely a daddy's girl and loves to be with Reno as much as possible. Sunday's are her favorite day because she gets to see him all day. I love to see how happy she gets when he walks in the door. Thanks Reno for being such a great dad, we love you!!

Good Times in Chicago

Marli and I have made a few trips to downtown Chicago with some of our friends. It is the coolest city! Sometimes we take the train and sometimes we drive. We have had fun shopping, eating at fun restaurants and going to Navy Pier. Marli loves the lights of the big city and riding the trains. Reno has been working super hard and we can't wait 'til the end of the summer when he can join us on these fun excursions!

Jinxed!!!

After today's events I decided I totally jinxed myself for writing such a nice post about Marli yesterday. Not only did she scream the whole way home from the beach today, but when I went to get her after her nap I found her standing there in her crib with no diaper on!! I will spare you the details and not post any pictures, but lets just say it looked like Marli tried to change her own dirty diaper! GROSS!! While trying to clean her off enough to put her in the tub she then decided to pee all over the bathroom floor! This mess just got bigger by the minute!!! While I am wiping the floor, changing sheets, Marli just walks around naked saying "uh, oh!". Yes Marli, this was a BIG uh, oh!!! So back to reality - Marli is not always the sweet little angel I dreamed up in my last post, but she is pretty dang cute and I still love her.

I Love This Girl!

I can't look at these pictures without having a big smile on my face. Marli's personality comes out more and more everyday and she is so much fun!! She can be such a stinker and so sweet all in the same minute. Since we are together 24/7 these days she definitely keeps me entertained and I feel so lucky that I get to be her mom!!

Probably getting caught doing something she's not suppose to be doing

Marli has reached a big milestone in her life - her little mullet has gotten long enough to now have pigtails!!! I swear they make her look like five years older.

Marli and Noah

Marli has loved having so many friends to play with and she was especially excited when Noah finally got here so they could play everyday! She constantly goes to the front door and says "Woah, Woah!". These two just can't get enough of each other (except for in the car when all Noah wants to do is tease Marli by putting his hand on her leg and then Marli will scream and Noah will copy her!). Take a look at the latest collection of pics we have gathered for their wedding video.

Fun in Fort Wayne

We have been staying in a hotel for the past 2 1/2 weeks while we wait for our apartments to be finished. Although it is nice having someone make my bed and free breakfast every morning, I cannot wait to have a little more space and finally get settled in! Yesterday we went to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. The kids all loved being outside and checking out the animals, especially the sea lions!!