Impromptu Photo Shoot

Today, the kids and I headed to the playground.  But before doing so, we stopped and threw rocks in the water across the bridge.  It is a beautiful place...nice for a couple pics of the kids playing.

Always posing...

Not sure what the hands on the face thing is, Paige...

Yes, that is a beer can in his hand.  No, he wasn't drinking but this might very well be the scene in 12 years as it looks like it is the place to go to underage drink....

Tryin' to get a good one, not really succeeding...

SWIMMING...

Just some pictures of summer swimming fun.  The kids absolutely LOVE to swim.  I have to peel them out of the pool (and that is after 5 hours...literally).  Since our neighbors got a pool, Luke says "Mommy, we could have a pool too.  Our yard IS big enough"     WRONG!

LP Graduation...

Our little man graduated this week.  Mommy wasn't able to go (damndable work schedule) but daddy was and took some pictures and a video!  Luke was VERY excited for the graduation party.  He LOVES school.  Everything about it.  He is super excited about kindergarten next year.  I still can't believe he is going to be a kindergartner!!

Some pictures of the day.  Extra special because his teacher Mrs. O'Connor (who went on medical leave last month) was back to say goodbye to the kids.  

Paw Sox...

Daddy had the great idea that we go to the Paw Sox game tonight.  Kids (especially Luke) loves going to the baseball games.  Paige was there solely for the food, people watching and to get up close and personal with the mascot.  She was obsessed with Mrs. Paw Sox (didn't get her first name).  I have a feeling she would fit right in at Disney...Paige, not Mrs. Sox...although she would probably fit right in too....

Since Luke is playing Tball right now and learning his positions, daddy took this opportunity to help Luke learn the field.  Paige was listening intently but kept referring to the event as a "soccer" game.  After correcting her 3 times, I was sure she got it.  She woke up the next morning and said "I had fun at the soccer game", so apparently it did not sink in.

Dresses....dresses...and more dresses

Girls weekend!  Paige and I spent the weekend with Anne looking for bridesmaid and flower girl dresses.  Paige, being the ultimate girlie girlie, was lovin' the whole process.  She was all in when I told her our weekend plans.  She actually didn't know before we got to the first bridal shop that she was even in the wedding but Anne explained to her and as soon as she heard "you'll wear a pretty dress" she was in with both feet!

She was quite a trooper.  We started shopping at 11AM and didn't finish until after 5PM.  She was really so good.  She got to try a few dresses on at each place.  We didn't make a decision on flower girl dresses but did pick a bridesmaid dress so the trip was a success! 

Saturday night, we had a sleepover at Anne's.  We ordered dinner, hung out, drank wine (or milk) and chatted!  We'll def have to do that more often.

Here she is...beginning of the day, so excited to have the pretty dresses on -

 Mid-trip, still doing pretty good.  Posing with the bride-to-be -

Starting to wear down, wearing her FAV dress, a little pink number -

Uh Oh..starting to fall apart.  Examining the color swatches -

Oh boy, probably time to wrap things up -

Loved the sleepover part -

Matching Game -

Luke was too cute today.  He announced that he was going to make a matching game.  He cut the paper himself and made two of each identical pictures.  An ocean, the nighttime, cotton candy and a bear ("the bear was the hardest one, mommy").  Then he colored the opposite side all the same - just like a real matching game.  Then we played!!  I'm so thrilled the kids are not into video games, handheld, computer games, etc...  I'm sure eventually it will come but for now it is fun to watch Luke play and be creative.  He is always making zoos, houses, jungles, or train tracks.  You name it, he'll create it - pullies for the stairs, caves, tents, or carts for his wheelie cars. And that is just the inside.  Now that he is outside...it is a whole new host of things to explore and creations to make! 

Mem Day

Happy Mem Day!!  We had a good and low key weekend.  Jay and I were able to sneak away for dinner one night.  We went to the cape one day which was fun for the kids to spend time with the cousins.  Sunday, daddy ran to our favorite restaurant in Westport, Bayside, and we met him there.  We LOVE it there.  That whole area is our favorite in the SC.  It is beautiful.  We always end up across the street on the trails to the beach.

First Harvest...

We have spinach!!!  Lettuce is coming in soon.  The garden is lookin' good!

Comme ci, comme ça

Proud mommy moment.

Today, Luke and Paige were talking to me about how it couldn't possibly be time to get jammies on because it was still very sunny out.  I tried to explain that in the summer the sun will still be up BUT YOU WON'T (in theory anyway!)
Luke said, "Oh yeah, like Curious George when he turned the clock back so he could go to bed an hour later.  He is sometimes bad and sometimes good, right mommy".  I said, That's right, buddy".  Then Luke said "Comme ci, comme ça". 

This is French for SO-SO.

Luke is finishing his first year of French at school.  He doesn't talk to much about it unless probed (a lot) by me.  I was convinced nothing was really sticking at this age.  Not only did he just throw that out there...and in context, he proceeded to correct my pronunciation of it.

You go Luke!

Butterflies

Luke had this big idea that we were going to catch butterflies today.  So he created a "home" for them in a bucket and pulled out 2 nets.  The kids wandered around the yard for a while looking until Paige got bored and said "Mommy, I caught myself...aaahhhh I caught myself"