Lake

Coralville Lake is just a few minutes from our house so we spent the evening there. It was a perfect night for it!

Family photos

WARNING!!! Lots of photos to follow. Tammy took too many great photos and since both grandmas live far away, this is the easiest way to show them.



Children's Museum

My computer crashed at work today so while they THANKFULLY! recovered all the files I hadn't yet backed up, I decided to take Claire to the Children's Museum. I think the babysitter appreciated the break too since yesterday when Claire was asked what her favorite thing to do with this babysitter was, she responded "Be naughty." I can't even imagine what we're going to do with her when she's a teenager!

Since I've been posting so many photos of Claire lately, I figured I better throw some in of Eli. He's growing up so fast!!

Changes

There have been some pretty big changes at our house...Claire no longer has a pipe (aka a pacifier for all you non-Beimers) and she is transitioning to no nap. For any of you who are looking for a way to get rid of the pacifier, I totally recommend this method (thanks, Heather Anema!). Here Claire has all of her pipes in a little baggie. 

She used them to "pay" for whatever toy she wanted at Target. The first few nights were a little rough as she learned to calm herself without a pipe but she never once cried for it. And whenever she talks about her pipes, she says that she gave them to the "lady at Target." The only problem has been that she gets ahold of one of Eli's pipes every now and then...

We've also been transitioning to no nap. We had limited her nap to 1 hour and it was still 10 or 11 before she would fall asleep so we've been trying no nap. Only catch is that we can't take car rides or cart rides in the evenings. :)

I'm not sure who's more attached to their computer...

Daddy-Daughter Date

4 Months

Eli is 4 months old and already weighs 19 lbs! So thankful for a healthy and happy baby who also let's me get some sleep. :) (Pretend these photos don't have shadows-this is why I pay someone to take our photos!)