The Phillips

Random Funny Pictures

japhillips22 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:41:25 +0000

Here is a little photo summary of what we have been up to lately. Enjoy!Click to view slideshow.

Teag turned 2!

japhillips22 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:52:22 +0000

Better late than never? Teag turned 2 in November! We asked him what he wanted to do to celebrate and he chose going swimming and eating donuts – so that is exactly what we did. We invited some of his friends and family to join us for a pool party at the Waukee Y and then ate donuts!

It is hard to believe that he is already two (though some days he is really acting out those “terrible twos”) He is a very verbal little boy who loves animals, tractors, tools, balls, exploring, and swimming! He is growing into a great big brother – he and Rhys play together, laugh together, and watch out for each other.

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Hmmm

japhillips22 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:52:28 +0000

Really I have no good excuse why it has been over 3 months since I last posted… so here is an attempt at an update. Here are the latest in the monthly pictures of the boys.

Rhys’ first haircut

japhillips22 — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:33:20 +0000

Sweet baby Rhys’ hair was getting out of control! He lost most of the baby hair on the sides and in the back and some in the very front, but then the part on the top of his head was growing like crazy! So, with some persuasion from Mark, we cut his hair. Here are some before and after pictures.

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HyVee Triathlon

japhillips22 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:03:21 +0000

Mark did the HyVee Triathlon again this year – his 5th year in a row. He did a great job and we had fun cheering him on!

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Potty Training!

japhillips22 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:53:02 +0000

Yes…potty training! Teag seemed interested in the potty, announced when he was going, and I had a week without very much planned – so we gave it a shot. Teag took to it really well (although the story was different on day 3 when I thought I might pull my hair out) and I think we can say now that he is potty trained. We did the 3 day method when I just followed him around all day and tried to catch him when he started to go and then ran him to the potty. I was exhausted, he was exhausted, but it worked. It took longer than 3 days, but since he was on the young side I expected that.

August

japhillips22 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:20:38 +0000

I can’t believe August has already come and gone. I am so behind in posting pictures, so here is a slideshow of some of the fun things we did last month.

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Camping Adventure!

japhillips22 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:42:34 +0000

My awesome sister planned a camping weekend for our families in July. We both love to camp, but with my young kids, were not sure how it would work. So, she planned a camping weekend in her backyard and we had a blast! The weather was rainy, so we spent more time inside than out, so were thankful we were not out at a campground having to brave the weather with a 2 month old! This weekend was the one year anniversary of when my Dad died, so it was the perfect time for us to be together as a family!

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Summer fun…

japhillips22 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:14:31 +0000

Oh the fun of the sprinkler! And not having to wear clothes!

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4th of July

japhillips22 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:19:57 +0000

We celebrated the 4th of July with the whole Phillips family at the Williams town celebration. Teag got to be in the parade with Grandpa and his cousins and he ran in his first 4th of July race (he got scared and started to cry but he was happy that he got a sucker!) Rhys slept through most of the excitement!

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