SO BIG

OK - most important -

the MOST PERFECT SO BIG EVER!

Frankie hung out with us for the day

and he wore EVERYONE out

start the day with a little bananatime

and Anna was FINALLY being nice to Mr. Luke and to follow up the best SO BIG -

we have the world's crappiest watermelon

UMMMMMMM???

NO PINK AT ALL!??!

ps - it tasted like crap too

Uncle Jon & the turkey & the aging queen

Here's Uncle Jon and his favorite relative...

Now - Anna hangs out with Uncle Jon -

and ALWAYS has a guilty look on her face!!

we are always eating berries at home...

but Uncle Jon gives her one - and she knows she's doing something wrong

.....hmmmmm....

While Jon & Anna were being naughty

Luke and Poppy dipped their toes in the pool Luke did his best mannequin impression as he slept

and here is a side by side of our aging queen

a little more than a year apart

Last minute - quick like a bunny

my boy..

is there anything better than a sleeping baby?

is there anything better than baby toes?

sleeping baby toes sticking out of the crib have to be the most delicious thing I have seen in a while

Log Cabin

Started Thursday morning like any other...

playing .. and teaching Luke how to work all the toys...

BUT THEN!

Scott & Lori made a log-cabin donation to our ever filling lawn 'o toys

Needless to say - the girl was VERY HAPPYonce it was in place - she was quite pleased to sit back and relax in her new digs...

and the first thing she said (demanded) was

Daddy - come inside and make dinner

and having a new toy that she's so smitten with
of course
will bring a little controversy
i.e. mine
all in all - the girl was very very happy with her new toy but -true to form
as soon as you fall in love with the outside toy -
it rains
so she did the next best thing..
came inside & had a bath

so grown up...

Anna & I had a little fight the other day -

apparently I'm unreasonable because I woouldn't let her drive home

Will they ever put clothes on!?!?!

ugh- it's been so long!!!

Here, Anna is showing us that she's a big kid-

and is able to sit on the couch & put her feet up on the table

also - this is the PRE haircut photo

this is the POST haircut photo

...Luke was caught red handed...

and if you think he's a terrific stander

you should see him land... usually chin first

naked dinner naked nap

Fred vs. Luke

Fred has really warmed up to Luke -
being Luke isn't much of a cat grabber the way Anna is/was
but you can see in this first picture -
Luke is so super excited to see Fred -
that he has become a hummingbird blur..

Fred doesn't realize what's going on -
so he parks it... and Luke acts very nonchalant and disinterestedthen, as expected, Luke attacks Fred

and you can tell by Fred's ears - he didn't see it coming...

Two videos of me torturing Luke
in one - LUke is being inpatient - and wats OUT of his chair -
but I insist on playing with him...
Luke has learned how to make his own hand/mouth noises..


and the other -
yo can see how much Luke likes oranges