Get a decent picture of a 2 year old... and you will be a hero

6 Months Old!! Brynn is a very smiley little girl. She is rolling all over the place, army crawling to get to Joshua's toys, and getting up on all fours to rock back and forth. At her 6 month appointment she weighed in at 18 lbs (83rd percentile) and measured 27 3/4 inches (93rd percentile). Oh, and I should also mention, she says "Mama". Nevermind that she was talking to her toy frog.

One Hundred Years Flood
Southeastern MN experienced the most disasterous flooding in decades. We were spared--not a drop in our basement, but those 2 blocks from us were not so fortunate. The first two pictures are of sheds floating in what was the park across from the trailer court south of our subdivision. I went out to take these pictures quite a few hours after the water had crested. At its highest, it reached the top of the curly slide in the park.










The water had completely covered the corn in this field before it began to recede. In the background of the picture are new assisted living apartments for the elderly. Our neighbors parents were rescued by boat from their apt at 4:00 in the morning.







Water came within a foot of flooding this bridge on HWY 74...the only open road to our neighborhood.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 PARTY!! Mom planned a HSM2 party for Carli, Cami and their friends--complete with "Pin The Lips on Zac Efron" and "HSM Charades", mini pizzas and plenty of goodies. The kids had a great time (so did Mom!) :)

Deep Thoughts By Joshua John

Josh: Mom, who lives up in the sky?
Mom: I think God lives up there...He's watching over us right now.
Josh: (Laughing like crazy and shaking his head) No He DOESN'T, Mom! God doesn't live up in the sky!
Mom: OK, honey. Where DOES God live?
Josh: God lives EVERYWHERE!

This picture is entitled: The Clampets Go Swimmin'





oh, Joshua...the goofy faces!!

Brynn--5 Months Old!

Nicknames: Brynn Bear, Brynny-the-Pooh, Bee
Favorite games: Nuzzles (from Carli), the Ba-ba game (Cami), Run-run-run (Mom), ROARing (Josh), and Wrestling (Dad)
Favorite songs: "Old MacDonald" (for some reason, she thinks it is hilarious!), "Suli Ram" (an Indonesian lullaby)
Tricks: Rolling over and over and over and..., Grabbing her feet--as you see in these pics, Singing--on all vowel sounds (such as E-i-e-i-Oh!), and YELLING
Favorite foods: pears, squash, sweet potatoes, peas (!), and applesause...still prefers Mom over all, however
Favorite toys: the super-loud giggling butterfly and anything that feels good to chew

You can't hear her, but Brynn is YELLING in these pictures! She has recently discovered how to be really LOUD!! (I think she's just making her presence known in a big family. Maybe Auntie Annie will teach her how to stand on her chair at dinner to get her chance to talk.)

Visiting Great Grandma Hertha
I meant to include this post with the others from Grandma and Grandpa's but for some reason Blogger didn't actually put them on my site. Oops.


We visited Great-grandma Hertha Sternberg in the nursing home in Fergus Falls. She recently fell and broke her pelvis. The kids brought a big smile to her face!

Just hanging out with the big sisters. Cami loves to hold BrynnBear and she often goes to her when Brynn is crying and tries to comfort her.

Car-car gives Joshy an airplane ride...they both are VERY dramatic with their facial expressions!

Earlier this month we visited Grandma and Grandpa Sternberg. The kids enjoyed hanging out with Cindy and Pat's boys Ryan and Dylan and Brynn was the "toy baby" as she was passed from lap to lap all weekend. We all had a wonderful time!