Coco--"Baby Chick" by Aileen Fisher

Big Sister

Out of the mouth of Coco......"Mommy, I am going to be a Big Sister."

"There will be a long one and a short one."

"Buttercup will be the long one...

.......and I'll be the short one!"

Donuts For Sale!

Anybody want to buy one?

School Days....School Days...

....good old fashioned rule days.....

....started at our house today.

Reading....

...and writing...

...and 'rithmatic.....

...was a great way to start the year.
Ky's official day back is tomorrow!
Here we go!!!

Above Par Day!

Paging through a baby book today helped us remember many precious memories....

...only to look up from the book and be simultaneously fast forwarded to the present.
We see a smile that can light up a room.....

....just like it did 11 years ago!

The theme of the day was "GOLF".....and after a 2 rounds with Mark, Ky, and Rocky....

....it was party and gift time with the family.
Nacho wrapped up a goody box in hopes that Moe would share!

Thank you Grandpa Wes and Grandma Jo for the game....he can't wait to play it!

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma H. for the fishing rod.  Can't wait to come to Lake C. and try it out!

Happy Birthday, Moe!
We hope your day was better than a hole-in-one!
You are an ACE!

Big News

Coco's Got Wheels!

She figured out how to make the bike "go!"

The concept of "forward" took root and she realized that back pedaling never got her very far very fast.....although it is handy for stopping!

She can now take herself...



...up and down...



...the drive way!

Good job, Coco!

Happy 4th Of July

We celebrated inside the nice cool house....and....

...out in the sweltering 100 degree heat.....

...watching Ky play in a baseball tournament.  Luckily, we only had one game today.

We did our best to stay cool....and this is Moe's way of slowly drinking from his water bottle...

...a little bit at a time goes a long way!

This baseball park had a wonderful forest of trees behind homeplate....

...but the park right next to the diamond was in full sun....and there wasn't much of a breeze.

But, we kept ourselves entertained.  Rocky discovered that if he hit this sign, a few hornets would come out and fly around.
Notice Coco in the background....she carried her swimsuit around all day just waiting for the game to get over so she could go to the pool!

And, we did make it to the pool as soon as we got home from the game.

Happy Birthday, America!

Summer's Simple Pleasures....

...are meant to be enjoyed.....

...savored...



...and relished.



Messiness...



...does not matter...



....and should never slow down....



...taking that next bite!!!

Ice cream on hot summer nights....
Mmmmmmmm!

Pool Play

This "pool play" is alot cooler....

...than the "pool play" where Ky has to play baseball in the hot sun to make it to the last day of the tournament!

And this pool play...

...is right down the street...

....courtesy of our neighbors....

....who love it when we use their pool.

This week, Coco learned to swim...

.....with her water wings!

We are thankful for such generous neighbors!