Phillips Phamily 3

2011-12-05T14:04:00.001-08:00

J: If you put a toy in your mouth again, I'll have to tape your mouth shut.

E: But then I won't be able to eat food and then I might die or something.

J: chuckles to herself

E: What are you laughing at?

J: I'm laughing at what you said.

E: I didn't say anything funny.

2011-12-01T05:45:00.000-08:00

During Edmund's breakfast prayer:

E: "Thank thee for Mom and Dad and me and Carter"

Me: "And Faye"

E: "Why?"

Me: "Aren't you thankful for Faye?"

E: "But I said that in my other prayer."

2011-08-23T20:12:00.000-07:00

I haven't been posting the past few months, and I haven't been picture-taking either. Maybe the result of my lack of pictures is the cause of my lack of posts. Anyway, we, the Phillips family, have had a wonderful summer. I think there are a few more items on the agenda before I am willing to admit that summer is over. To briefly recap:

*Camping at Father Hennepin State Park. It is situated on MN's 2nd largest lake -- Mille Lacs Lake. It rained most of our time camping, but we had a great time!

*Hosting the Phillips family -- Ed, Mom, Nate, Julee, Jenna, Amber, Lukas, Isaac, April, Travis and Jenessa. We spent some time at Minnehaha Falls, the Walker Art Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lake Josephine, Concert at Lake Harriet and my new-found love Sebastion Joe's -- where the most amazing ice cream I've ever tasted can be found.

*Driving to UT with Jenessa to spend a couple weeks with the Schiffman family -- Hogle Zoo, Bean Museum, Scera Pool, Pioneer Commemoration Concert/Sweet Tooth Fairy double date with Rachel and Steve, pool time in the back of Grandma's house and overall a rockin' good time!

*I Can Fish at Fort Snelling State Park. We played in the lake last weekend and watched a little bit of net fishing. It was amazing to see fish actually being caught from the same spot we were playing in.

Happy Easter!

2011-04-28T23:28:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Easter. We took two neighborhood girls with us to church and then spent the afternoon outside. The weather was so nice -- our Easter dinner didn't get cooked until Monday!

Carter 6 months

2011-04-28T22:35:00.000-07:00

Carter keeps growing! He has mastered rolling over from both tummy and back. He is also working on his scooting. He has done pretty well on his back for awhile, but he is inching forward better and better each day on his tummy.

He started solid foods a few weeks ago and is doing very well. He still spits up (Edmund and Faye rarely did) which is getting more colorful with his expanded diet.

Carter 5 months

2011-03-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

Winter Inside

2011-03-10T08:29:00.001-08:00

Faye and Carter

2011-03-10T08:10:00.000-08:00

Edmund and Carter

2011-03-10T08:05:00.000-08:00

Faye Sings!

2011-03-10T08:01:00.000-08:00

Carter 4 months

2011-03-09T19:13:00.000-08:00

Carter has had a runny nose all winter!

2011 A New Year!

2011-01-24T19:47:00.000-08:00

After years of living in white walled apartments, my husband's Christmas gift to me this year was the permission to paint! (He is not looking forward to repainting the walls white once we move!) Anyway, from white to roasted mushroom and marsh in the living room and the kitchen:

After hemming and hawing over the best format to pursue in keeping a record of our family history, I am going to focus my efforts in the blogging direction. Until now, I have been trying to keep a book for each of the kids and a separate photo album for our family. I guess I am in the mood to consolidate and keep everything online instead of on my bookshelf. So, here goes:

Edmund's actions last Saturday night still have me laughing inside. I had just given Carter a bath and refilled the tub for Edmund and Faye's bath. Edmund and Faye were both anxiously awaiting their turn. I brought Carter downstairs and Edmund asked if it was his turn for the bath. Since my reply was positive, he proceeded to run upstairs and jump in the bathtub! Literally! Seconds after the first splash, Devon and I both heard crying from the top of the steps, "I forgot to take off my clothes!"

Faye is in the mood to do EVERYTHING by herself. "No, I do it!" is her most repeated sentence these days! On the bright side of this, she is doing very well at using the toilet by herself. We introduced her to her first pair of princess underwear on Saturday. After one accident each on Saturday and Sunday, today was a no accident day! Yay for Faye!

Carter is an angel. He is in heaven when someone holds him. Oh how he loves to be held! Too bad I don't have three sets of arms -- one for each kid. Carter played with his first toy last week -- a little rattle. He is my little angel!

The many faces of Carter!

2011-01-23T20:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday, Grandpa Schiffman!

2010-12-01T17:51:00.000-08:00

Photos of Carter

2010-10-06T20:12:00.000-07:00

click here for more!

Carter Douglas Phillips - One hour old

2010-10-06T19:58:00.000-07:00

Carter was born on Oct 5, 2010. He is one hour old in this video.

Happy Birthday, Grandma Schiffman!

2010-09-15T11:25:00.000-07:00

We love you and hope you have a wonderful birthday today!

Summer 2010 in Utah

2010-08-23T20:21:00.000-07:00

Edmund and Faye always experience many "firsts" at grandma and grandpa's house. Enjoying a popsicle was one of them.

Edmund spent many hours watching and "helping" Grandpa work on the deck.

Pool time was a favorite! Faye looks so cute in her swimming suit.

Do you like the way they enjoy the glaze from the donut?

Edmund is 3!

2010-05-10T05:06:00.000-07:00

Edmund had a wonderful 3rd birthday. Balloons, banner and presents in the morning. Church in the afternoon -- he announced his birthday to everyone he knew as we walked passed them in the hallway. Friends over for cake and ice cream in the evening. I'm glad he had a happy birthday!

Visiting Family

2009-10-20T17:21:00.001-07:00

I took the kids on a trip to visit with Devon's family in Stoughton, WI and mine in Round Lake, IL. We had a wonderful time! We were able to visit the zoo with cousins and Grandma. My cousin celebrated her 12th birthday while we were in IL. It was just fun to be with everyone. The drive was beautiful. I loved seeing all the Fall colors!

Faye and Isaac -- Faye loved to steal the food off his tray. Poor Isaac!

Faye and Grandma Phillips. Like the safety net?

Shh. Don't tell my brother. This is his favorite toy...his baton (in this case a chopstick!)

Good morning Amber and Edmund!

And, Lukas and Jenna.

Their arms are how long?

I love this picture with the giraffe overhead.

Grandma and the grandkids!

This is how much Faye enjoyed the zoo.

Hi everyone!

Edmund enjoyed storytime with Grandma every night!

Also, riding her lawnmower!

Edmund had a fun time with the microphone to say the least!

Happy 12th Birthday, Nicole!

Devon turns 28!

2009-10-19T11:02:00.000-07:00

We had a great time celebrating Devon's 28th birthday this year. We were able to have lunch with good friends from Madison, WI. It couldn't have been better!

I think it will be all too soon before Faye can walk for herself.

Edmund loves to conduct music and give talks as if he were at church.

Camping!

2009-08-07T18:18:00.000-07:00

Before Devon started his first class this week, we took advantage of his free time and went camping twice. First to William O'Brian State Park and then to Itasca State Park -- both in Minnesota. We had a great time! Here are some pictures:

Welcome to Minneapolis!

2009-07-05T17:15:00.000-07:00

Edmund loves his wagon. And, he loves riding and pulling! On the 4th, Faye had her first turn in the wagon. I think she liked it too!

Edmund tried his hand at poppers. You know, the little white-wrapped-gun powder-snap things you can throw on the ground to make a crackle!

Faye took to eating cereal like a fish to water.

Faye's pretty blue dress from Grandma Schiffman.

Our family successfully moved to Minneapolis! We are grateful for all the help we received on both ends of the move. We have been here for two weeks. We really like the housing community we live in. We were invited to a bbq with some new friends yesterday evening to celebrate the 4th of July. We also had the pleasure of visiting with some old friends from Madison now living in Oklahoma. These experiences have made moving to a new place a lot easier for me. (So not to be confused, the last few pictures were at our home in Madison. When our rooms are presentable, I will post some pictures of our new home!)

Catching Up

2009-05-17T19:05:00.000-07:00

At the Synttendai Mai Festival this weekend we had the pleasure of listening to Percy play the musical saw!

Just some cute pictures of Faye!

Visit to the Zoo

2009-05-17T19:00:00.000-07:00

Edmund was more interested in the "construction" that was going on at the zoo than he was in the animals!

Catching Up

2009-05-17T18:22:00.001-07:00

Edmund's 2nd Birthday

2009-02-20T18:30:00.001-08:00

MMM...Chocolate Chip Pancakes for dinner!

Faye had her two-month health check yesterday:
Height ~ 22 in (36%)
Weight ~ 12 lb 15 oz (93%)
Head Circumference ~ 41 cm (93%)

Edmund's stats at two-months:
Height ~ 23 in
Weight ~ 12 lb 12 oz
Head Circumference ~ 41 cm

Thanks, Aunt Sue!

2009-02-13T20:30:00.000-08:00

Since we can't trust Edmund with a telephone call...he either will hang up, throw a tantrum or be completely silent, we decided to video a thank you for Aunt Sue! Hope you like it!

2009-02-04T12:22:00.001-08:00

Edmund's first trip to the urgent care center after falling down and cutting his forehead ended with some glued skin. The nurse told Devon he could choose either stitches or glue -- both would have the same results but the glue would be faster.

Last Saturday wasn't as frigid outside as it has been, so Edmund enjoyed playing out in the snow for 10 minutes until I got too cold!

Faye is getting bigger and bigger!

Edmund's first pair of underwear and first haircut!

New Pictures

2009-01-13T05:49:00.001-08:00

This sweater for Faye was knitted by Devon's Aunt Sue!

Edmund and Devon went to the train exhibit at Olibrich Gardens a couple times over the break. Edmund LOVES Trains!

Christmas at the Phillips' Home

2008-12-26T12:36:00.000-08:00

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for my new puzzles!

And, thanks for my new jammies. They sure fit a whole lot better than my other ones!

We had a wonderful Christmas morning at our home and then spent the afternoon and evening in Stoughton with Devon's family. Christmas was a lot of fun this year!

More of Faye

2008-12-22T09:47:00.001-08:00

My Mom wanted to see Faye's dark hair. I think some of it has already fallen out, but hopefully, it will grow back soon!

2008-12-20T10:55:00.000-08:00

The picture above is one of my favorites of Faye!

Faye Florence Phillips arrived December 18, 2009 at 2:30pm.

7 lbs 7 oz 19 in

2008-12-15T13:41:00.000-08:00

2008-03-06T18:36:00.000-08:00

This is me getting ready to pounce on the camera!

See me go!

2008-03-06T18:26:00.001-08:00

Me and Dad!

I finally like the teething toy Grandma Schiffman bought me!

I love reading my books!

I'm not that happy in my snow suit. But, once I get outside, I really like it!

Some New Pictures

2008-02-09T17:46:00.001-08:00

The Tooth!

2007-11-22T11:20:00.001-08:00

Pictures of Edmund

2007-11-09T09:11:00.000-08:00

Us!

2007-10-19T13:10:00.001-07:00

This is us! Devon, Jess and baby Edmund.