Happy Birthday Abby!

Believe it or not, Abby turned 3 last weekend.

Sharing a birthday breakfast with sleepy Daddy (pancakes with frosting, anyone?)

Opening presents from mom, dad & James

She dressed as Abby Cadabby for her party to match the decorations! And, as usual, she sampled the frosting as soon as she could get her little fingers in it.

Pumpkin Day

We took a family trip to Soergel's Orchards to pick out some pumpkins. It was a hot day in the sun, and we had a great time!

Party Time!

Here are some of our favorite shots from James' birthday bash. He was very timid with the cake--just a few bites of frosting. But his big sister was happy to pick up the slack!

James is 1!

Good Morning, Birthday Boy!  He slept until 7:30, so clearly he knew this was a special day!

Checking out a present from Mom & Dad

Mmmm.  

Happy Birthday, Baby James.  We love you!

We love football season

Especially the first ND game of the season! Here, James and Mommy relax in matching jerseys, and Abby takes a cue from the game and practices tackling her brother. She said she wants to be a linebacker.

Last day at the pool

Friday was our last day of swimming for the summer--we had a fun time! James has become quite the "swimmer", with no fear of the water (which is a little scary for mom), and Abby is still a little timid in the water but she has a good time!

A fun day!

Abby started off the day helping Daddy flip the pancakes, while James opted to relax with a cold one.



We had a fun afternoon outside, as James showed off his walking, bear crawling and slide-climbing skills, followed by a rare moment of sharing...




And these were too cute not to share...our two sweet angel faces

Bedhead #2

This bears a striking resemblance to mommy's bangs in 1987.

A Future Olympian?

Abby had her end-of-the-season Gymnastics show today. She really learned alot in the past 9 weeks--especially how to listen to her teacher! Here are some highlights of her showing off her skills!

Waving her flag in circle time


All of her new tricks! (Jumping on the trampoline was her favorite, but swinging on the bars was a close second.)





Receiving her medal--she was very proud.



Class picture--how cute is this?


Abby was so excited that her Daddy (and James) came to watch!

Standing

James is getting pretty good at standing up on his own--check it out!

Frankie's 1st Birthday

Our nephew Frankie turned 1 on July 18th! Here are our favorite shots from his fun birthday bash.


Just digging in...


...and the finale. I think he had a good time!


Sleepy James resting on Papa at the end of the evening

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A day on the boat

We enjoyed a day of boat rides and picnic fun at West Branch State Park last Saturday. What a fun day! Abby enjoyed her time on the boat, but James was not a big fan of the wind or the life jacket squeezing his big cheeks together :) Maybe he'll fare better next time.

Sharing

Bothered by James' lack of clothing yesterday morning, Abby decided to share her shirt. What a nice big sister. (Lucky for us, the camera was close by.)