Ahead of the curve

Today Matt mentioned something that i was supposed to do for Savannah's school.
I said, "Oh, i've already done that. I'm WAY ahead of the curve."
Savannah said "Yeah she's so far ahead she is going to fall off."
I love that girl

Cyberspace.

Is anybody out there? Does anyone actually read this? I feel like i'm talking to myself. You know anyone can add comments! Then at least i wouldn't feel like my special memories are being lost in cyberspace. :)

What goes on at the leininger home...

...during Adam's nap time...

I couldn't get the video to load, but trust me, it WAS NOT quiet!

For all his grumpiness at least he is good sleeper!

Lost

"I got lost today." Savannah informed me after her first day of school. Since she had obviously survived i didn't panic. Apparently she was swinging at recess and didn't see her class leaving the playground. When she suddenly realized her class was gone she asked another teacher for help. They took her to her room, but her class had already gone to lunch. When Savannah joined them in the lunchroom the teacher sighed with relief. Apparently she hadn't done a head count until they were in the lunch room. When she realized someone was missing she had no idea where she had lost a student, or whom she had lost! Matt asked if Savannah had gotten in trouble. Savannah said "No, she was just glad she found me." : )

Second Grade

I can't believe Savannah is in second grade! Her teachers are Mrs Manning, (Homeroom, science, and Math) and Mrs Miller(Language Arts and Social studies). She is so grown up. i can't stand it. I'm so proud of her. Last weekend she and Isabelle wanted to do something special to surprise me, so they cleaned their room with out being asked. They even vaccummed, dusted and made their beds. They are so sweet. I feel like the kid on incredibles. "I love our family."

Triathalon

Matt and his brother Aaron competed in a triathalon on Saturday. Here are some pictures.

Here is the best part. At the very end of the race Matt was running towards the finish line when the man behind him (who had been walking and then running the whole race)... started to pass Matt.
Suddenly Matt decided that nobody who walked was going to beat him,

so he put on a burst of speed...

...and they raced to the finish line! It was the best part of the race!
Matt had a lot of fun and looks forward to racing again soon.

(preferably with either a shirt or a tan!)

Gardening and Canning

I am TOTALLY enjoying Preserving our fresh garden fruits and vegetables. This has been a new adventure for me. So far this year i've learned to make strawberry preserves, tomato soup, and yummy salsa. I'm so proud of myself. Someday i will get real mason jars, but for now i just use recycled jars (from jelly, applesauce, salsa etc) they seem to work just fine, and so far none have come unsealed. We are trying to keep this as cost effective as possible, since that is the main reason we have a garden in the first place. We are already planning our garden for next year which includes a green house that we are planning for this fall. YAY!

2 Month Baby Stats

Adam had his two month checkup along with all the shots. Yikes. His stats are:

weight: 12 lbs 3 oz --50%
height: 23" --50%
head: 15 3/4" (40cm) --50%

So he continues to be an average sized baby. Funny thing is by two months savannah was 90% on weight and 50% height, but i think Adam eats twice as much!

Check out my cute family

The girls were playing the wii and I asked if Adam could sit with them.

They said "Sure, put him here."

I'm not sure abby appreciated the situation.

Pacifier

Adam is a pacifier baby. Honestly he would probably suck on anything i put in his mouth. Yesterday when we were running errands i was holding him on my shoulder and heard a slurping sound. When i looked he had his wrist in his mouth. On Closer inspection i realized that he had been sucking his wrist so much he had given himself a hicky!