Ross Family and Hilton Head

Rosie continues to fall asleep in the everywhere except her bed.

She does know when to turn on the charm, though.

Playing peek-a-boo at the park.

The birthday girl opening her presents.

Reading her new Eloise book.

Getting a little help from her cousins.

Our little Eloise.

It's not a vacation with Papa Ross without way too many snacks...just ask Ben.

Jason trying to get the "paint" off of Uncle Dete.

Surprisingly patient waiting in line.

Rosie was pretty impressive on the ladder.

More peek-a-boo.

A not so successful photo session with Grandma and Papa.

Rosie catching up on her work after having so many days off on vacation.

Mrs. Potato Head.

Watching someone in the neighborhood throw rocks at a barking dog...seriously

So fast.

Working on his handles...

...and his swing.

This is quite a crew.

Reenacting scenes from Paw Patrol. Asking Chase to "use his wench". And he (Rubble) is going to use the shovel for something.

Apparently, he is Skye now. "I'm going to use my helicopter to get Callie down."

Fall fun and football

 The kids love this backpack

 Obviously Jason loves his baby

 Exploring in the woods

 Playing at the lake

 Enjoying the sun

 Where's Baba?

 On FaceTime! (B/c he's on his annual Windy Gap trip)

 Loves cereal

 Stallings Fest

 Lots of fun inflatables there

 I get asked every day if they are twins

 Seeing Baba after a big win

 The cutest picture ever in Mom's opinion 

 Rosie loves her Baba

 Playing with the footballs after the game

 Discovery Place

 Lots to see there

 Jason testing out the car he built

 Down for the count. Everyone but mom has been pretty sick the past few weeks.

Discovery Place Kids (actually a completely separate museum than Discovery Place)

Big changes for Rosie

 Rosie is killing it with potty training. I (Lauren) figured I'd make my life more difficult while Andy was at Windy Gap and potty train her. Turns out I didn't need to do anything. We are on day two and still accident free! I barely even ask her to try to go. The difference between her and Jason in this area is mind blowing.

Rosie is also on week two of her big girl bed. But why do we buy them beds? This is how both of them sleep most nights. 

 Late night snack.

 Two peas in a pod.

 Proud of her bed and freedom.

 How the two of them watch shows. Their favorites right now are 101 Dalmatians, Mary Poppins (barf), Paw Patrol, and Max and Ruby (double barf)

 They love the playground. 

 Just needs the roof. Baba spent many hours on this masterpiece. Definitely worth it.

 Mowing with Baba

Our sweetie.

End of Summer

Rosie is officially American. She now loves tv...if she could only figure out how to turn it on.

She's not afraid to get comfortable when she watches.

Jason decided to draw all of the walls during "nap time". Apparently cleaning the marks with a sponge isn't as fun as it sounds.

I was fairly tempted to never put the playground together (now finished). They enjoyed playing on the pieces scattered throughout the back yard.

Rosie is starting to get really attached to her "babies"--both her dolls and her blankets.

Hard to beat that smile.

Jason taking Rosie for a spin around the house.

Right now, she's satisfied pretending to pick up phone from her book. How long till she's asking for an iPhone?

Working on her animal sounds.

Most practical gift ever from Uncle Deet. Who doesn't need a mini marshmallow shooter?

Working on his moves.

Like I said...very tempted to just leave it like this.

Sometimes it's just hard not to brag about your kids. Jason already has Steph Curry's ball handling skills and outside shot. Such a soft touch.

Playing peek-a-boo and piano at the same time.

Jason working on his "hard to get" skills. Pulled up to the park yesterday...

Mommy: Let's go find some friends.

Jason: And girls.

Checked Rosie's baby camera during "nap time" to find this.

Highs and Lows

A little throwback. Photo cred to Uncle Deet. 

Rosie loves wearing any shoes that are much too big for her.

A big thanks to Grandma and PaPa Ross for the garbage truck.

Thanks to Grandma and PopPop Bates, Lauren and I took our first vacation without any kids in 4 years. This was the view from our patio on Seabrook Island.

It was perfect timing as Lauren and I got to celebrate our 10 year anniversary at the beach.

Mommy and I are grateful that Rosie has started to watch tv for more than 30 seconds when we need a break. 

Grateful for many things:

1. I am completely fine.

2. I was in the car by myself.

3. Passengers in other car (including 1.5 yr old and 6 day old) were ok as well.

4. Other driver admitted fault and has insurance.

One bummer...Arthur (our car) did not make it. It was declared a total loss, so we are looking for a new car after 9 great years with the Accord.

Eating asparagus, and she actually looks like she's enjoying it.

Jason...not as much.

This is why we got a land line. Rosie's phone is ringing off the hook.

Bored with his phone call and ready to get back to building his castle.

Rosie loves many things. The two highest on her list are Mommy and her dolls.

Buddy's bed continues to be used for anything but sleeping.

Rosie loves her songs.

Taking care of her baby.

This is what happens when Mommy leaves me alone with the kids.

It was the most productive thing we did all night.