"Spying"

I just love being able to watch what happens in Charlie's room... especially when it happens like this!

such a big girl

Found photos on the older camera that lives in the hutch of the dining room... This is my favorite, although I do like some of Charlie asleep in the stroller at the fair. Will post and blog more when we return from our Harley adventure this weekend.

Four kids

I had four kids in the house one day before the Burnisons left for Florida; Kaylee helped feed Charlie, although she also let him roll off her lap onto the floor. He didn't cry though, just fussed!

We finger painted with instant pudding, which was fun for one drawing and then they just wanted to eat it... All in all it wasn't too difficult of a day, just a VERY LONG DAY since the girls don't nap.

[plate ownership: Billy with full plate, Kaylee with licked clean plate and Abby with some pudding left, but not much]

Oh Pickles!

From a cartoon Bily watches in the morning while I'm nursing Charlie, he has picked up the phrase, "Oh Pickles." He says this when something doesn't go the way he wants, or isn't what he expects. The first few times is was hilarious, then it was funny, now it's just cute.

Abby has been saying, "Awe Fi--les-icks" [at least that's how I recall she says awe fiddlesticks]. When she is around they interchange which phrase they use :)

Funny toddlers!

IKEA

What is a trip to IKEA with just two toddlers? SOOOOOooooo much different than with two toddlers and a 5 year old.

Can't quite describe the quite, relaxed, peaceful time we had without any fighting or complaining.... oh wait, I think I just did!

Here are some lunch-time photos. [I have to wonder what the next trip will be like, with an infant in the mix... at some point.]

Kind of different from this other trip we took August 1, 2006 !

Labor Day parade

I've wanted to take Billy to a parade, but we couldn't find one... til now. Our neighbors came along, as did some others you'll recognize... Billy loved the fire trucks and marching bands!

pool time

Em and I went to the pool with Billy and the girls one day a while ago and had such a great day!

I was 33 weeks pregnant at this point...

favorite vacation photos

On our trip to Ocean City/Fenwick Island our July vacation at our Bayside condo :)

Butler's Orchard part 2

July first found me heading off to pick cherries and blueberries with my friend Celine, her 3 boys, Em, her 2 girls, and Billy. We had a good time picking berries, even though we had to go to two different fields on two sides of the orchard. We ended up eating our picnic lunches in between our trips (quite a smart move) and had a good time all-around. I was amazed at Celine's boys, who don't run around and wander off, but stay right with her... Kind of wish Billy were like that! I can't tell you how many times I left my fruit and water bottle to run after him down the field!

playground fun

we're off to the playground!

amazing to get all three of them in the same photo, doing the same thing, with my slow camera! [more to come about my camera]

Black Hills Park

So the other night when the weather was just beautiful, I decided to take Billy out and use all the bread crumbs we had to feed the ducks and get in a little more playtime. We headed over to Black Hills Park and finally found 3 geese, who were happy to see us.

Billy was fascinated by the boats, especially the family that was out in the water in their canoe... he couldn't get enough watching them. He kept saying, "I boat too." We'll have to rent one at some point and see how that goes (not a canoe like these people had, cause Billy would tip that over for sure; maybe a row boat or a paddle boat).
Then we went over to the playground and met up with his favorite cousins... to play and run and get tired out for bedtime... Um, I mean, have fun playing together.
Isn't this so much more interesting looking than the boring rungs we used to play on/climb up? Actually makes you think about where to put your feet...

Abby the happy biker-chick (she climbed up onto this motorcycle by herself---it's taller than she is. She's an amazing climber, but is sometimes rather timid. Not tonight!)

strawberry picking

So, we arrived at Butler's by 9am and were in the field picking sortly after... Billy put 2 strawberries in his bucket, ate them, and then no more berries made it into the bucket, just into his mouth.


Abby picked a few more than Billy.



A preview of the crop to be ready at the end of June
Chillin
Um, he ate a few...
Washed and ready to eat