Crazy Aunt Dan Dan's Chicken

You guys should all know that Danielle purchased a very crazy chicken figurine the other day which Olice for one is very fond of. It will be what all of the cousins think of when they think of going to Aunt Dan Dan's house. And I want to put out a charge (like in the end of a ceremony). Dan, you need to blog a picture of the chicken.

Chicken mission accomplished - by M not D. Enjoy...

Teddy's Glad to Be Home

A Picture says a thousand words!!

Skeeter Grit

Oh yeah, one more thing. We are calling the little one "Skeeter Grit" or just "Skeeter" or just "Grit", you can choose! We thought it was a good, gender-neutral term of endearment!

Lots going on at the Flippin household!!! I'm still no good at this posting thing, but below see a couple of pictures of my ultrasound. Sorry they are so blurry, there is just no good way to digitize those thermafoil prints they give me. One picture is the profile of the baby's head with it's hand sticking up. Another one is a face shot. (Todd didn't like the face shots because he thought the little one looked like Chucky, and yes, I admit, they are a bit freakish looking when all you can really see is skeletal.) Okay, the other pictures are of our house!!! We started! I'll be posting more of these pictures, but they knocked out the staircase wall today, and I just am too excited to wait to post later today. I'll be checking back in with you soon! Love, Shinny

Anything from the men??

OK BOYS...I'm a little disappointed in all of you. NONE of you have posted on this here site, and frankly, I think you are some pretty dang hilarious guys. SO...who is going to be man enough to do it first?? Please, make us laugh! We need it. :)

playin in the mud

Well, maybe I shouldn't say mud. We haven't had enough moisture here to have mud, but dry dirt can be just as fun. Especially with a bucket and a shovel and two excited 2 year olds.

Belated Bunny

OKay, so i know yall have seen this picture... but it just really made me laugh, so i wanted to post little Olice Bunny here on the blog. This kid is so chill. He is like, "who needs to hunt eggs when i have these ears, with eggs glued to them? It's like an indian head dress, only it's an easter head dress... I don't know what kind of fashion statements Garrison & Daniel are making, but check it out. I am WAY ahead of my time here. btw... thanks for the huge yellow bucket mom. I love it. But isn't yellow YOUR color?"

ideas please?!?!

Okay guys... so i wanted to ask your opinions... We have a couple of ideas for the kitchen, but we can't decide what to do! Should we, A. paint the paneling "lis creme" and the cabinets & the trim "antique white" and the ceiling "crystal aqua" or leave the cabinets wood, and paint the paneling, trim & ceiling any of those combinations? Just wondering what yall thought!

Ya'll are gonna love this...

Check out this link to Stacy's website...I just saw it today. She's been working hard on it...if you want to buy that album, you can. :)

The Pooch

Do you see it? I had to look REALLY hard to see that little pooch. I guess her tummy isn't as flat as it once was. SIGH.

New House, New House

We're getting closer! Only 3 1/2 weeks left until we close on our cute little cottage! Here's our "before" picture... it might stay this way for a while, but hopefully we can start to put our personal touches on slowly! Anyway, just wanted to share my excitement that we are moving right along with the home purchase! woo hoo!

dan

The East Coasters Rule!!

At least, that's what I'm told! But Schelyn, it's not too late to have twins or even triplets in order to add numbers more quickly to the West Coasters' meager count of 6 (we have 8, right - but really only 6 if you don't count the parents).

Here are a couple of pictures of last night's dinner (to celebrate Ken and my departure with Teddy for the next 6 weeks). Don't you just love that Dot and Ray - they sure love Olice!!

Love you all - Oma Marijke

G-Money's 2 Year Shots

Oma,
I'm adding these shots per your request. :) They are some of my favorites that Stacy took last month. (www.stacyricharsonphotography.com)
I know many of you already saw some of them on her blog, but I thought I'd add some to ours. ;)
Love you guys!!

Watch Out, Olice...

I'm catching up to you, cousin. I like to sit in this thing for hours...well, it seems like hours to me. I don't know my weight yet but I'll let you know in a few weeks when I go to the doctor for my 4 month check up. I can't wait to play with you when we come visit!!

More from S. Olice

By the way, the 'S' stands for Super, Cousins. Today I got weighed and I'm at 17 pounds, 6 ounces and I'm 25-1/2" long. Can you top that, Daniel? I had to get my last RSV shot which is especially made for preemies (which I'm obviously not any longer) but I didn't complain as much as the last time or two. I found I can stick out my lip just as far a my mom can, though. Hee Hee. It's a good 'attention-getting' trick if you haven't tried it yet!

Chillin' in the Nursery

Hey Garrison and Daniel,

I've been looking at y'all's pictures, and y'all seem pretty alright. Maybe we can chill sometime. I hear y'all are coming this summer. I think that'll be fun! By the way, Daniel, have you tried one of these exersaucers? They are clutch.

See ya Guys, Olice

p.s. Later I'll try and blog some pics of me on my other new toy...the johnny jump up. Maybe then I can report my weight and length because my mom says I'm going to the doctor today.

Pics of Daniel and Garrison both at 3 months

Some Comparison Shots...for those of you who like them. (I do!!)DANIEL--3 Months

GARRISON--3 MONTHS

Daniel. He's starting to look like himself now, I think. No more clone. His weight is probably around 16 lbs? Just a guess. He is growing out of 3-6 stuff and is fitting into 6-9 months.

Garrison at 3 months...what a chunk. This was taken when Nana and Papa came out for graduation. I think he weighed around 17 or 18 lbs. Maybe Heavy-D is catching up!!

Olice at Six months old

Here are some pictures of your six month old Nephew/Grandson...whichever applies. He was 6 months on Feb. 28 and he weighs 16 pounds 9 ounces. Debbie Jo, one of his nurses in the NICU gave him a little 'gator that was once the same size as him. I thought y'all would like to view his 'timeline of growth with the 'gator' as a celebration of his six month birthday. The 'gator is like a growth chart for us. One pic though is in the nursery with Oma...finally smiling for the camera. Blogged by his proud mom, Nancy

I've got a little beat....so deep inside of me.....