Down on the River

Can I offer you some delicious garlic salt?
Perhaps some peppercorns?

It's just so hard to decide which spice is my favorite.

Don't Turn Your Back for a Second

Karma

Off the top rope.... It's Big Baby Lu!

1-2-3! He's down for the count!
Payback stinks.

Harborfest

A bit of summer heat(stroke) couldn't keep us away from the tall ships at Harborfest.

A snow cone makes everything better.

What Lucy Does When Andrew Goes to Camp

Shhh, no one knows I'm in here...

Uh oh... Busted.

Don't tell Andrew it was me.

All Creatures Great and Small

Every morning, this family of geese waddles through our yard with their baby goslings following behind. At first, I thought oh how cute. The little goslings would waddle around and the kidlings would crowd around the window and ooh and aah at just how cute they are. Here is the problem: geese are absolutely disgusting. All they do is poop. And if the constant poop wasn't bad enough, they are thankless (see below).

We save the bread stumps for these damn geese, and instead of showing some appreciation to this nice boy who is trying to feed them, they start spitting and hissing and try to attack. My naive child, bless him, has no idea that this behavior is attack mode. So, as I try to foster a love of all creatures great and small, I am also trying to discreetly swat and karate chop these nasty birds so they don't bite my kids.

This picture is my favorite because while Andrew wasn't looking, I hissed back and chased those pooping maggot birds away.

In other news, we love swimming on the weekends. The pool is awesome. The shallow end is shaded so Lulu can swim without getting scorched, and there is a big Noah's Ark with water cannons. No need to re-read your Bible. It is clear that Noah needed water cannons to fend of both angry sea creatures and pirates. If anyone wants to come swim with us, come on over!

What are you looking at?

Flip n' Float

Since we've been sunning ourselves in Hawaii for the past few years, we have missed all the flipping, floating, and bonding that is FLIP n' FLOAT. All the cousins had a great time playing together. It's so fun to watch our families grow. All these little people are really fun to play with.

Andrew and Cameron were inseparable.

All smiles on a ride with Papa Gus.

Mary Mac the marshmallow

Papa Gus and Daddy found their silver baby cups and decided to use them for old times sake. Pretty sure Gran just wanted to take a picture, but this silly video ensued.

Family Reunion in Chix Beach

We had a big family shindig at the Chix Beach house so the cousins could bond. Six cousins under age 5 is a recipe for big fun.

more DISNEY...

Some snuggles with Minnie Mouse...

Dinner with Pooh and Friends was one of the most memorable nights. Lucy adored Piglet, and Piglet was equally as smitten. We can't wait to go back when Lucy is 4.
Thanks for the memories!