a day in the life of 2 cute kids

we start off with a little seesaw action

WHOA!

and the trouble starts!

name that fanny!

girl doesn't seem to understand that getting a hose spray to the face..

really isn't my idea of fun

at the same time -

she doesn't understand why dan & I aren't naked nearly as much as she & her brother are...

why is dinner so traumatizing?

'come eat dinner' causes this

and when all the dramatics complete...

boy crowds daddy's personal space

And after a long day - there's only one way to know your kids are happy campers... by the volume of their screams

note: Boy has learned how to shake his head when he screams

Beach Babies

We went to the beach to see Miss Marcia!!!
for the first time ever... we had a rain day at the beach

so this is pretty much what the day consisted of...

and we finally got to the beach!!!

Nate lounged... I doubt you can see it - but he put a kid-sun-screen smilie face on his chest

by the end of the day - it came out quite nice!

sadly - this is the only picture I have of Marcia...

her feet getting buried

Nate brought kid-weapons to the beach...

which the kids loved

Luke practiced his swing

and showed Nanny that just because the clothes are cute

doesn't really mean they fit

the kids had their first trip to a casino

Bally's Wild Wild West...

watching Prospector Pete

Girl practiced being a teenager

another day at the beach

we got ice creamies for the kiddies

holy mess ...and I'm not talking about the sand

kid chin lemon dingleberry

the ever present chest drip

next, we invaded someone else's hole

This week - Luke became absolutely facinated by the water tower

Boy needed to regroup after his first shower

it was quite traumatizing...

(note- his second shower..

on the boardwalk right as we got off the beach-

was just as traumatizing

and he let everyone on the beach know just how horrible it was)

we left Sunday early afternoon

Nanny was sure to sneak girl a heaping helping of syrup for the ride home

ohhhhhh lucky Nanny

Boy, on the other hand, was very awake

and peeled every chicken nugget

I could take plenty of pics - because there wasn't much driving...

well, I was driving - but the 19gazillion cars in front of me refused to move

tadaa

being cute hour 3

and right as we pulled into the driveway....

and home to Daddy!!

12 hour cat nap

2 cousins came to visit yesterday - which completely wore girl out...

so when she passed out on the car ride home..

boy, the faithful napper, got solo parent time

and he couldn't have been happier

Nothing makes a boy as happy as a big ball

the only thing better than a big ball
is a tree stump

the only thing better than a tree stump

is a tree stump with Daddy on it

the only thing better than a tree stump with Daddy on it

is picking your own raspberries

the only thing better than picking raspberries

is nuggets and grapes and blueberries in front of the tv

the only thing better than nuggets and grapes and blueberries in front of the tv

is a Fred Pillow before bed

summer continues

playdoh = hours of messy silence

fish lips & witch nails

and not to be outdone...

Dan made his monster mask

a few days later Alex joined the fun

fresh picked raspberries for breakfast!

rocking the underpants

Anna insisted on sporting boy undies too....

while she sported rock & roll horns - ready to be whipped out at any given second!

happy

Playdoh insanity

at least they know not to actually EAT the playdoh

but I think boy's learning to pretend is almost as cute as girl's over-acting

the nice weather makes me slack

so few of you will understand these first 3 pics -

but for those of you who get it -

I know you'll like it..

the takedown

the tap

the gloat

Dan brought the kids up to the main house for a little bit...
and they had a wonderful time racing with the dog memorials...

due to the nice weather
we've been taking a LOT of walks lately -
Luke always stops for some flowers

while girl hams it up

Luke is very jealous of Anna's gymnastics class

or as Anna would call in Gym-Class-Tics

a day at the severed head salon

another walk

...which always ends up being torture

hat boy

cutie smoocher...

we're still working on 'knees together'

these are the many faces of "Guilty Luke"

"I'm running fast & you can't catch me"

"You're getting closer - so I'll run faster"

"I, too, am amazed I fit under the pew..."

and while all the ladies took pictures...

Luke waited patiently with Moose 2.0