Reading Tme

Claire and Nicholas both love to read books. Here are a few cute pictures capturing them in the act.

Fun in the Water

Nicholas and Claire have been enjoying play time in the sprinkler on these hot summer days.






I think they were coming up with a plan to get mommy wet!


The water table also provides hours of entertainment.

Visit to Ohio

We traveled to Ohio recently for a family get together.

Nicholas and his cousin Rion enjoyed getting re-acquainted as they played and picked berries.




Uncle Paul took us to visit his farm while we were there. Nicholas was excited to get close to a big tractor!



The highlight of the farm tour was seeing the baby cows.



We also enjoyed lots of time in the pool over the weekend.



Nicholas was super excited to wake up Saturday morning and find that his cousin Kate was there! He'd been looking forward to seeing her for a long time! We sure do miss our family and treasure the times we get to spend together.

Happy Birthday Claire!

Claire turned two a few weeks ago and we celebrated the weekend before by having Grandma, Grandpa, and her cousin Kate come to visit. Although her expression doesn't show it, she really did like her cake!


Nicholas and Kate had lots of fun playing together. Claire joined in whenever they let her. She didn't understand why they kept getting mad when she knocked down the towers they built!


These two little monkeys (and our neighbor) climbed the tree in our front yard. That was no easy talk since there were so many branches to maneuver.


Helping to deflate the air mattress was something they all had fun doing together.


They also had lots of fun playing with Grandpa!


One more picture after we said goodbye to Grandma, Grandpa, and Kate. Nicholas was very sad when they left so we made a paper chain to help him count the days until we will see them again in Ohio. Claire asks about Kate at bedtime as she names all the people she can think of who are going to bed, too.


Some friends of our came to visit one evening and drove their motorcycle. Nicholas was very excited to try it out!