Friday, July 15, 2011

How to Celebrate the 4th

To start things off, we went to the church for a 4th of July pancake breakfast (yum!).  Afterward, there was a bike parade, where all the kids got to decorate their bikes themselves and then rode them around (and around, and around, and around) the parking lot for everyone to see. 

This guy would have kept going all day if we'd let him.
 the last picture of our family of three...
We also... 

played in the sprinkler in the backyard 
(yes, mom played too. no, you will not be seeing those pictures.)
enjoyed some fireworks
 and (on the 5th), we had a baby! 
 Nyree Ann July 5, 2011 8:51am 7lbs 1oz 20-1/4 in
 Can you believe I did it with no epidural? I didn't think it was possible (for me, at least)
 and she has the most proud big brother ever
 with so many things to teach little sister, of course playing Xbox was high on the list 
and sleep is high on mom's...

Everyone is doing great, just catching up on sleep and adjusting to a new routine. 

Thursday, June 30, 2011

End of June


enjoying the soft grass and the warm sun
 a great work of art
just being silly

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Cuties and Caillou

What's a boy and his cat to do when Dad's away at work and Mom's busy in her sewing room? Get on Dad's computer and watch episodes of Caillou on youtube, of course. 

Friday, June 24, 2011

Breakfast al Fresco

breakfast outside on a warm summer morning

Thursday, June 23, 2011

A Sunday Afternoon

a Sunday afternoon spent swinging and playing backyard baseball


Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Memorial Day Weekend

 This year's birthday hike took place in Mapleton, and we stayed the weekend at a fantastic beach house just north of Florence.  

a quick trip to the beach where it was windy and cold... but still fun
 flying a kite
 and just playing in the sand

*the rest of these pictures are courtesy of my father-in-law since I opted out of the hike this year*
the evening view from our sunroom
 the sunroom aka our favorite place to congregate

 and some pictures from the actual hike!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

May 2011

one of Dad's former co-workers gave us this playset and we LOVE it

 

a petunia Greyson snuck into our basket... 

yummy Mother's Day dessert

 snuggling on the couch with a good movie