July 27th - So pleased with himself

Whenever Charlie sees someone go upstairs or outside, he will go sit in front of the gate or the door and block the person from returning. He finds it pretty entertaining.

July 26th

Sometimes a girl just needs to play a little Guitar Hero. Ronny was out working in the garage after we put the kids to bed. This was the scene when he came back inside.

July 26th - A trip to the zoo

Ah, a nice mid-summer trip to the zoo. The temperature wasn't too bad when we got there, but we were roasting by the time we left. It made our treat of "Ice Cream of the Future" even sweeter.




The picture below is right before Charlie did a great flip over the fence. He flipped around enough to land on his back instead of his head and the fence was low enough that he didn't get hurt. But that was the end of our fence climbing for the day.

Jack was interested in seeing the carousel, but then didn't want to go on. Charlie and I had a nice time.

July 25th - Hat day

Today was hat day at school. Charlie's hat says, "Lucky O'Days Boys Club - No Girls Allowed - Moms Are Okay". Jack is the perfect Gilligan.

July 20th - A new bookshelf

July 19th - The Greatest Show on Earth

Today we went to the circus with about 20 of our closest friends - Mitchell's, Kouba's, Jacob's, Madsen's, and Siekierski's. Jack was a little concerned about the noise, but he was fine as long as Ronny plugged his ears for a while. I had a blast sitting next to Emma. It was like old times. We had great time, although Emma wasn't convinced that it was really the greatest show on earth. Funny girl!

July 18th - Crazy Hair Day

Today was crazy hair day at the boy's school. A few coats of hair putty should do it.

July 16th - New coaster car

July 15th - The Naughty Spot

As soon as I threaten to put Jack in the naughty spot, Charlie runs to get there first. He is such a little rascal. It drives Jack CRAZY to have Charlie in the naughty spot with him, but I just figure it is part of his punishment. You can see the big smile in Charlie's eyes as Jack is expressing his displeasure. Then Jack tries to push him out, but that just makes Charlie smile even more.

July 13th - More dress up and a bump on the head

The boys were playing dress up again. This time Jack was the cowboy.



This afternoon, Jack slipped in the garage and hit his forehead on a cement step. Poor baby!

July 12th - Adley's birthday party

Today we all went to Adley's first birthday party at our neighborhood pool. It was a lovely day and we all had a great time. Adley was cute as a button!




Jack wanted to hug Sami goodbye, but she was not having it!

July 11th - Dress up

Lately the boys have been digging into the dress up trunk. Fun stuff!

July 10th

Grandma is here for a visit. Today was splash day at school for the boys. Charlie liked how cool he looked in these sun glasses.

July 6th

July 5th - New bike

Jack had long outgrown his tricycle with his knees almost hitting the handlebars when he pedalled. So we finally got Jack a big boy bike. He does great on it!

July 4th - Happy Independence Day!

We had a great weekend and a wonderful fourth. We participated in our neighborhood bike parade in the morning, went swimming at the Hu's house, and then participated in the Nassau Bay festivities in the evening. We met with Uncle Sam, played at the playground, ran up and down the hill, jumped in the bounce house, and then watched the fireworks when it got dark.