Mark & Mandy

Walking to Harper and Madison (Billings,MT) for lunch, a photo by markandmandy on Flickr. It’s a lovely day in June when you feel like walking to the restaurant. Not too hot and a nice breeze.

Elsie the entertainer! a video by markandmandy on Flickr. Having a helper in the back seat rocks!

Elsie had a great time climbing on the "big kid" jungle gym at a birthday party today http://t.co/n5WrRJk

Summer is here, a photo by markandmandy on Flickr. Sun protection (and wine) is very important on sunny days.

Silas is still drinking milk from his momma – but he much prefers feeding it to himself 🙂

Silas is officially 6 months old – which meant time for another doctor visit. He continues to GROW sticking it out in 60th percentile for both height and weight – very different stats from his sister. 🙂 Stats Height: 26 1/2″ (60th %) Weight: 17lbs 11.5 oz (60th %) Head: 17 1/2″ (75th) Silas is already chowing down on solids, sitting unassisted, grabbing items and putting them into his gob and rolling around – Milestones complete! Being weighed … You know how big I am? I am THIS big! Captain…read more

This year we stayed close to home and had a very mellow turkey weekend – Food was great, and the prep was easy this year.Here a few shots from the day My mom (mrs.crafty) decided to go a bit crazy with the cricut! We also got to use my Grandma Richau’s fall china – fabulous! Gobble Gobble!!

Well my 5 months of maternity leave are coming to an end – I start back to work next Monday. I am both ready and nervous, but my know-it-all husband claims this was exactly how it was with Elsie, so off I go. Fortunately I am handing over my miniature to Arielle our new nanny (yes, this name goes over quite well with Elsie!) who is amazing.  We are excited to have her with the kids!