Full Day of Fun!

What a full day! Mal and I got to go on a fun playdate with friends today and when we got home the cousins and Uncle Matt were here with Daddy and Carter! What a nice surprise! We had a yummy lunch date and playtime before they headed home...

Then the kids had a pre-dinner swim on our porch and Aunt Suzy came by after work...Mike grilled our dinner as the kids enjoyed the water...

Aunt Susan had the cool idea to put the slide into the pool...Mallory had a blast! Susan even stayed after dinner when I left for my 2nd MNO this week (feeling so spoiled!) and helped Mike with bedtime...Gotta love the summer...although we are having more Time Outs and "discussions" as of late...but I love having more time to be together as a family and enjoy each other's company! :)

The "Hearth" of the Matter

Someone is super proud of his new skills....wait for it.... wait for it...

"The pose"! :) Our little guy cracks us up and has us on our toes these days!

Daddy Day

We let Daddy sleep in, but after Mallory had made her card she couldn't stand it any longer...we had to wake him up @ 9am! We then took him out to breakfast (his favorite meal of the day!)

We enjoyed some time outside in the front yard while Mike put the carseats back in the van (the van made the voyage north this weekend) He wasn't supposed to do anything today...and he listened except for that! We are super excited to have the van back though! So roomy!

Blanket Time and Car Time...

There goes Sissy up in the tree....won't be long before Carter can join in the fun!

And now I'm in the tree and get to take an "artsy pic...."

We had a great day celebrating all that Mike is to us and doing relaxing things that he enjoys like walks, just being still, and hanging out! We are so blessed by him each day! I am so grateful my kids have him to watch and learn from...Happy Daddy's Day! :)

Cashing In

Mike will be "cashing in" on his Father's Day of spoiling tomorrow since he was driving home from RI on Sunday...(and today I had a Work Day for school)....We love you so much and appreciate all you do for us! You love us so well! (I love the above pic of Mallory draping her arm over him at Busch Gardens...that girl loves her Daddy!)

We love bedtime now bc it's so cozy with all 4 of us up on Mal's bed reading books and praying together... :)

Father's Day

We had a fun day celebrating PaPa on Sunday! Thanks for all you do for our family!

The kids enjoyed the pool in the yard before dinner...

Mallory was all about the golf on TV..."Look at him...it's his turn! They are taking turns!" Maybe we have a future "Tigress" on our hands!

And Aunt Suzy worked her magic in the kitchen once again for a yummy meal!

And here are the kids playing in the pool...Carter was all about it! (It was shallow so he could be on his belly...) He even does his "side pose" when in the water...

3 on 2!

Mike went on a whirlwind trip to RI this weekend and the kids and I headed to MiMi and PaPa's for a Retreat of sorts. It was a wonderful weekend and I felt so "at home" and had lots of extra help! It was better than a "Man to Man Defense"...it was 3 on 2! We made lots of memories! Mallory caught her first lightning bugs and put them in a cage for her bedroom on Fri. night...so neat to see her catching (well us doing most of the catching), but doing the same things I did as a child in that very yard and then sleeping in my old room! And it was fun for me to sleep in the same room as Carter...love to hear him and watch him wake up! :)

Commando Check Up

Carter had his 9 month check up today...even though he is almost 10 months old! He now has 5 teeth and can do the army crawl. He def. doesn't like it when he is told "no" and something is taken away from him....he is into everything these days! We have to be careful of what he is picking up and putting into his mouth....But he is so much fun!

Stats:

Weight: 23 lbs 2 oz 75%tile

Height: 90%tile

It's neat to see what things the kids are doing around the same time. Mallory was beginning to crawl when she was his age...but her stats were different! (Click here.)

Here is Carter "Commando"....the pinwheel had been taken from him earlier...not the best thing for him to chew on...but the "forbidden fruit" is such a good motivator for crawling!