Thanks Pop-Pop!

We just returned from the most wonderful lunch at Cobalt Grill. Henry and I picked Claire up from school and met my dad and Chris. Can I just say that the sesame seared tuna over pad thai noodles was simply amazing! I wish I had taken more photos, but did not even think about it until we were leaving. This is when Henry and Claire decided to demonstrate their musical ability. I will also say that this was such a breath of fresh air after the morning we had yesterday with my sweet little boy. Stay tuned as there will be more to come on that crazy day.

Thanks Pop-Pop, we love you!

Fall Happenings

How can you not just love fall?! By far my favorite time of the year, especially being at home with the kids. We have been having such a great time. Fall festivals, many parades and fun times with friends and family celebrating birthdays and other special occasions. Not to mention pumpkin cakes, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin bread and of course, pumpkin ale. I just wish this season would linger a bit longer.

Henry and Chris at one of the many Neptune parades.

PDS Fall Festival

This is as good as it gets in regard to photos

Roasting marshmallows

mmm, mmm

Summer Pics

We had such a great time this summer with family and friends. Here are just a few pictures.

The Jungle Gym with our friends Evan and Lauren

She's got "the look" already

Drip castles

My silly, silly boy

Spending time with Granddaddy

First Day of Pre-K

Today was Claire's first day of preschool and she was "very exciting." Needless to say, she was exhausted when I picked her up from school. We are looking forward to another great year.

Down

Well our computer is currently down thus the lack of posting. Thankfully my sweet niece loaned us her laptop. We have been having such a wonderful summer. Lots of time spent with family and dear friends. Henry even had his first sleepover last weekend with his cousin and we recently visited with friends in town from Colorado. God continues to show us His glory on a daily basis. I hope to be able to post pics soon.

Reality

So this has not been the best day, week, etc. I will spare the pictures this time. Let's just say the icing on the ol' cake was when Henry squirted 409 into a fresh, made from scratch, batch of pancake batter. Claire's response "Mommy, why didn't you just stop him by saying please don't do that." Yes, I did see him fiddling with it, but wanted to hurry and finish. Some days, weeks, months are just better than others. Please do not respond with why was there 409 on the kitchen counter, why were you allowing your son to touch it or why aren't you using something environmentally friendly to clean your counters.

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