Happy Birthday Jay!

I can't believe it's been a year - my, how time flies!  My baby is a whole year old!

He had a wonderful day and he was so much fun to watch :)  Here's to many many more birthdays to come!

Oh, and a birthday video - http://youtu.be/BKyv25aw7wA

Full Swing into Summer

Mid June and this summer party is well under way!

Lucy's first swim meet was Thursday at Eaton.  She had a wonderful time despite some rather chilly weather.  She loved watching the other kids racing too!  Curtis was able to take her, as I took Toby to tennis then had praise team practice at church.  She competed in both freestyle and backstroke, and I'm so proud of her - to swim a full length of the pool at 5!  And to go off the diving blocks!  Way to go Lucy!

Yesterday Curtis caught my miserable summer cold (my voice is still odd, which stinks because I'm supposed to sing at church tomorrow!) and stayed home - I took the kids out of the house so he could get some quiet rest and we ended up at Aullwood!  We started at the Farm and visited the animals, then made the hike to the Center and had fun there too!

This was Jay's first ride in the backpack and he seemed to enjoy the ride.

Jay is still taking 2 steps at a time, then lunging forward.  He is fascinated by the idea though and practices all the time - his favorite game is walking between me and Curtis :)

Curtis is working the grill today to make some yummy bbq pork for tomorrow's Father's Day dinner - I cant wait!  Every time the back door opens, my mouth starts watering. 

The verge of Toddlerhood

Today was a big day for Jay!  I figured it was time to clean up that hair - sniff, I'll miss it, but I don't think he looks too big boyish with it, so I'm okay :)

 

He did cry a little and give the stylist the stink eye, but all was good in the end!

And then he decided that if he had a big boy haircut, he should do something with it (keep in mind, he's never stood for more than 15-20 seconds at a time, and rarely at that!)

Garden Updates

I took these photos over the weekend.  I wanted to compose a post about the wonders that is my garden.

But then this evening, as I was putting some chives out, Curtis came out on the porch.

"Where is the broccoli?" he asks.

??

!

I had 5 broccoli plants, one maturing, and 4 freshly replaces after being eaten to the ground twice already.  I thought I had fixed this problem with the addition of fencing around the entire bed.

Nope.

4 fresh young broccoli plants eaten to the ground.  There is nothing left.

And my big, leafy, healthy broccoli?  It doesn't have much in the way of leaves anymore.

We figure at this point it has to be a deer.  We know there are rabbits around, but there is no way a rabbit is getting into the garden without a trace at this point.  He would have mangled the fence to do it.

I'm dreaming of venison.  Broccoli fattened up venison.

11 Months

Ok, another 2 weeks on the monthly picture, but it is up before his birthday, so all is good.   Only 2 weeks left until the Big Day, I am in a bit of denial that my baby will be One!  Eek!  Where has the last year gone?

 

I also needed more photographic proof of all this Hair, because it's going to have to be trimmed.  Sigh, I just love it and all it's baby-craziness, but it's becoming rather unruly.  But I know how much older he's going to look and it makes me sad to say goodbye to crazy baby hair!

We managed to clean out the garage yesterday, so we are prepared in case of a rain out on birthday party day (we are planning on outside fun)...I'd love to get the bike tires aired up today so the kids and I can go for rides (Jay is close enough to ea year now that I think he can ride in the bike trailer and Lucy's baby helmet fits him).  I'm fighting a nasty summer cold, but we still might take the bikes for a quick spin around the neighborhood today.  The weather is lovely.  So far, we couldn't ask for a nicer June!

Hello, Summer!

As I type, I hear the mower in the backyard, the perfect backdrop for this post!  As of Thursday, we are on summer break!

I was able to help with Toby's field day at school...as it rained, we only managed a half day, but it was fun while it lasted!  I was working the soccer bowling station, which was fun but exhausting!  I am still sore from it!  The kids watched a movie in the afternoon - which was controlled chaos at best.

On Friday (our first day of break) we managed errands, the library, and the park.  It was also our last day of evening practice for swim team, THANK GOODNESS.  Those 5:30 practices were killing dinner time - I had to have Lucy eating by 4:15 to get her done, and couldn't feed Jay that early or he would be up hungry at 6am the next morning.  We move to morning practices this week, and while they will interfere with nap, at least they don't interfere with food!

Lucy is loving swim though - it sure looks exhausting, but she has a great time!

Both kids have been busy reading for the library reading club - I don't think they will have any trouble finishing 30 hours at this rate.  This thing gets so much easier when the kids can read to themselves!

Jay is showing no interest in walking right now - I thought for sure he'd be walking before his birthday, but I don't think it has really occurred to him yet that he could walk - he's not trying, though I'm pretty sure with a little effort he would be able to.  While my back is looking forward to his walking, it's nice to see him happy to stay a baby for me!

Lucy and I had our hair cut this morning - will have to get a picture of her! 

10 Years

In honor of our 10th anniversary yesterday I thought I'd take a trip in the Delorian and revisit our wedding - it seems so long ago, and at the same time like it was yesterday. A lot has changed in 10 years - 2 houses, 3 cars, added 4 to our family (yes, Lex counts!), 3 job changes...10 years holds a lot of memories!

Can't wait to see where the next 10 years takes us!