Luke had an "exciting" pool day!

We had Holly and Henry over today to play, swim and have lunch...no pics because the mommies were busy chatting!;) They played in the little pool and made toddler small talk...well mostly Henry talked.

After they left and we went to get Evan at school, the boys wanted to go in the big pool for a swim. It is a bit hard since Evan still doesn't swim on his own...don't get me started on that...but I just stay within arm's reach of both swim with both of them. Well, while I was no more than 2 feet from the wall and the boys were sitting on the edge, Luke gets up, counts 1,2 and jumps in....ON HIS OWN! I grabbed him right after he went in. The scariest part about it was not so much that it happened because I was right there, it was that the child was totally unfazed and wanted to do it again.

SO GLAD we had the safety fence installed for my little daredevil who seems to not be afraid of much at all!

A Monkey and A Frog

This was my favorite scene from bedtime tonight.

The boys wear me out all day but bedtime is like a 3 ring circus, especially when Jon is out of town!

I love being a mama but it really is an all consuming job..one which I wouldn't trade, but man do they tire me out!

Luke Loves Elmo

When Luke gets up before Evan, he devours breakfast.....and quickly requests an Elmo video or Sesame Street. Evan is sort of over Elmo so Luke takes ever opportunity he can to get his voice heard!;)

Lots of Ladybugs

We planted some new flowers (some lovely purple asters) in pots to be with my thriving snapdragons. Evan and Luke got a tub of ladybugs at the nursery....with the intention of also putting them into the veggie garden. They got to put a few in the bug habitat that Grandma got them. Gotta love boys and their love of bugs!

Chera pics!

I posted the link to all of the pics for the photo session but I figured I would post a few of my favorites here!

Ice Cream Smiles

There is an endless supply of ice cream love at this house and the summer is the perfect time to exploit it!

My boys love all types of frozen treats! My washing machine has been working overtime on all the stains.;)

Luke's Baby Feet

One of my favorite parts of babyhood is tiny baby feet. I would have a dozen kids to see tiny baby feet if it didn't also involve poop, diapers, sleepless nights, tantrums, etc. Here is a picture of tiny Luke feet before they become stinky boy feet! Not the best pic but hard to get an 18 month old to stand still.;)