Summer VaCaTiOn!!!

Just a few pics from our summer vacation...

Suckin' down Mind Erasers with my cousins. Don't ask and don't judge. :)

Zach's first trip to the beach. (Not really. I forgot my camera on the first day - Shhhh!)

Luke LOVED playing miniature golf! He even got a hole-in-one! Needless to say, Steve was very proud.

This is where we put the boys while we went to the beach. Just kidding!!!

Ashley's poker face. We played lots of Texas Hold 'Em at night.

GiGi was such a great sport while Zach tackled her.

A big thanks to Ashley for taking Luke to the Helicopter Museum!

Boys, boys, boys...

It has been a hot summer. I mean seriously HOT!!! But that hasn't kept Luke from playing T-ball. He is still loving it and loving those juice boxes afterward, of course.

Safari Luke
Last week was "Safari Week" at Luke's summer school. We were told that on Thursday the kids could come in their safari gear. Safari gear? What? Well on Wednesday night after a glass of wine and a quick Google search, I decided I could make a safari hat out of a paper bag and a tupperware dish. The binoculars are empty toilet paper rolls. Luke seemed pleased. My mommy-friends thought I was a dork :).

Zach is not walking yet, but he sure is getting good at climbing. He loves going up the stairs (supervised, of course) and especially loves climbing onto this dump truck. As you can tell by the expression on his face, I'm not sure how he feels about his big brother pushing him around...

Luke's Photo Shoot

Luke's new favorite activity has been to take pictures with my camera (thank goodness for digital). Steve and I get a kick out of watching him shoot away at random things around the house. Sounds pretty easy-going for me, don't ya think? Maybe I'm secretly hoping that he'll break it so I can get the new fancy shmancy one I've been drooling over. Bwaaahaha!

Here are a few shots from his last photo shoot:

So as you've probably noticed, I pretty much have given up on Friday's favorites. (That didn't last long, huh?) I will continue to do them, just not every week. Even I was getting sick of picture after picture of Zach in his highchair and Luke half naked :).

By the way, I'm a little surprised that I haven't been receiving more harassing e-mails and phone calls from all the grandparents insisting that I update our blog. Hmmmm, maybe all of you were getting sick of them too? :)

Friday's Favorites

This week's big excitement was Zach's birthday party. Hard to believe our little guy is already one. Where did the time go?

Lindsey and Romy flew in from Philadelphia to help us celebrate. Here are a few pics from the big day:

The new play kitchen is providing hours of fun for the boys. Thanks Mimi!

Zach with his godmother, Lindsey.

Luke, the naked chef.

Friday's Favorites

Zach's new swing. Happy Birthday to him.

Getting into trouble after a bath.

Swim lessons.

Action shot.

I think Zach's telling me I'm due for a pedicure :).

Sprinkler park at the YMCA.

Playing at the YMCA.

Friday's Favorites

Smiley!

Thank goodness Mabel is such a sweet and patient dog.

He's got the kicking part down.

Blowing bubbles with his teacher.

Luke started swim lessons this week.

Friday's Favorites (a little late)

Only my second week of "Friday's Favorites" and I'm already late - Sorry! It's been a slow picture-taking week, but we did get a few from our visit with Gary and Julie:

Zach's first taste of sherbet.

Luke playing in the sandbox Grandpa Boese built.

The boys loved the new Slip 'n Slide that JuJu picked out.

Zach and JuJu