feeding the lambs

                                                  .                     We bought a few lambs back in April and Ruthanna has enjoyed feeding them. They are her "babies" as she calls them.

Giving a lamb a kiss

Update....

For whatever reason the computer wont let pictures upload onto blogger....so alas, I am trying my phone.... Ruthanna is now 22 months old. Shey loves picking out headbands and necklaces to wear.  Her vocabulary is growing and she likes to be my big helper.  We got some lambs in April and she loves helping feed those.  She loves going outside and walking around.  Andrew left three weeks ago for the ship for the same 60 day trip..hauling oil from Florida to Philadelphia.

Getting ready for church

The Weekend...

 

 

 

This past weekend, Ruthanna and I traveled to Eau Claire to see some basketball games.  While there we visited my sister-in-law Hannah and her family...also saw my cousins and the other Watertown people. 

 Three cousins-- Aiden, Ruthanna and Hailey

 Ruthanna and Hailey

Ruthanna, Hailey, Riley, Tysten, and Aiden

 Hannah and I with our August babies

 Hannah with Ruthanna

 Eating out at Fazoli's one night with my cousin Lori and her family--- Amy and Ruthanna sat by each other in their high chairs....

 Kayla on the move in basketball

 Jacob C and Ruthanna by the lunch stand

Kayla playing basketball...

Visitors for Ruthanna

 

Dean and Kathy Larson came through on their way to Austin last Thursday. While there, they had a little tea party with Ruthanna. 

Ruthanna serving the food

One last picture with them before they left--- hard to get Ruthanna to sit still for a picture!

February memories

 Reading books with Grandma

 A kiss from George before he left for Minnesota

 The minnows were a success. My dad had bought some to go fishing with and one night he showed them to Ruthanna. Every night after that she would bang on the basement door so they could play with them some more. She'd get a big smile on her face when they'd head down to get them. The first one she grabbed she tried to feed to my dad!

 Ruthanna posing for the camera!

 

 

 My little girl and I

Finishing dinner

18 months!

Ruthanna had her 18 month checkup last week at the clinic.  She is a healthy toddler who weighs 25 pounds and is 34.5 inches tall.  Now she doesn't go back until she's 2 years old.