10 Months!

How can it be that our baby will be 10 months old tomorrow!?!!? He makes us smile all day long! And now that he is crawling we are really seeing his personality even more...he is such a people person...he will now follow you out of a room...(Wonder where he gets that from!?!?!? :) )

He is all about his sister's toys when she is playing so we are working on being kind and loving our brother and sharing...He's like a "bull in a china shop"... :)

He loves to chow down and enjoyed real spaghetti tonight for the first time...Yumm Yummmm!

Splash Day and a GeeeeTar

We started the morning off with a "Family MJ Dance Party" listening to all his music and thinking back to our childhoods (it's so sad on so many levels...) Carter did his rendition of "the worm" during the party...don't you just love the shoes someone passed down to us...too cute!

Then we split up girls and guys again...Daddy went to pick up his Father's Day Gift...a guitar from his friend who sold it to us cheap! And M and I went to "Splash Day" with our friends! Thanks for hosting Cara and Dana! It is all Mallory has talked about today since we got home...even though she was super shy while there! :)

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...