We love summer!

Cousins, popsicles, a pool and summer... what more does a kid need?

This is from this weekend at our house. Grandma Debby was in visiting from Arizona, Granny Susan came over with Aunt Julie and her two granddaughters. So we had 3 grandmas, 2 moms, and 4 kids over for lots of fun!

From left to right in this picture: Kaylie (4.5), Emmett (3), Hanna (20 months), Harrison (15 months)

Granny and Emmett

This is a great photo of Emmett with his Granny Susan, taken at Joe's Crab Shack where Emmett always eats everyone else's shrimp and crab :) He requests "crab dinner" at least once a week...

This is another pic from the same evening, Harrison (1), Emmett (3) and their cousin Kaylee (4.5). Such cute kids and dinner was very fun too!

New trees, Monk Parakeets!

We planted 3 new oak trees in our back yard shortly after moving back this summer. We lost all trees during Hurricane Charlie in 2004, then we added the pool in early 2005, so there was nothing but small shrubs and grass in the back yard.

After we added the trees and a few strategically placed bird feeders (thanks to Kirsten, of course) ta-da, we have Monk Parakeets! I count 10 in this picture alone... they are so cool and they now visit us everyday. Good job Kirsten!

Grandma came to visit!

For Vanessa's birthday, Kirsten and Grandma tried to surprise me with a hush-hush trip to Florida. Well, I figured it out but was still totally happy to have my Mom come visit for 10 whole days. We had a great time, mostly just hanging out and playing, swimming. It was so nice to have a third pair of hands with the boys and even a few adult conversations without interruption (the joys of two young ones!)

This is Grandma on the front porch at our house with the boys, on the "kid bench" that we got from Granny... that's Ruby in the corner wishing she were a "real human child" ;)

This is Grandma being silly, playing arts and crafts with the boys. Harrison wasn't quite sure what to make of the hat!