Luke's 6th Birthday

On Luke's birthday, we spent some time with many of his school friends at the park...

We met Daddy out for dinner and then went for ice cream....

...and Luke got an air hockey table from Mommy& Daddy

Luke, you are an amazing 6 year old boy; sweet, kind, funny, smart, curious.  We feel incredibly blessed to be your mommy and daddy.  Thank you for being you.  We love you more than words!

Summer nights

We are really trying to soak up these last lazy days and nights of summer.  I realize that very soon, with the start of Kindergarten for Luke, our lives will require us to be more regimented and structured.  Staying up late on a weeknight, just because, probably won't happen very often.

So, tonight we ventured out for dinner at Aqui's followed by ice cream and coffee in downtown Willow Glen.

Summer Swimming

We spent a lot of time at the club swimming again this summer.  The kids love going to swim, but also are particularly fond of the lunch menu and treats (Mia thinks that the free popcorn is about the best thing ever).

During their last week of summer vacation, our friends Aidan and Bailey came up to swim with us.  We loved having them visit and hang out with us.  It is hard to believe that school starts for them next week, and for us in just a couple of weeks.  Where did the summer go?

Taking a swim break to enjoy some ice cream treats

Yum!



 Sharing

 Now Bailey somehow has Aidan's popsicle, and is also sharing that with Mia.

 And Aidan's eating Bailey's...but Luke, who smartly picked the Ben & Jerry's bar, is staying out of the sharing and keeping his ice cream to himself!

Memorial Day Weekend

We spent Memorial Day weekend in Tahoe this year with Day, Paw, Great-Grandma, and Great-Papa. We were there to see the seasons, very literally, change. As we drove up on Thursday, it was snowing (and not just a little bit, I might add!). By Saturday, we were taking a walk in the beautiful weather and Luke was swimming in the Northstar pool (I, unfortunately, did not bring my camera so failed to document our fun day). Here are a few highlights from our weekend.

Luke spent his time playing outside (with Paw!), learning how to make German Kuchen from Great-Grandma, and eating chocolate ice cream

Mia spent her time riding in the Ergo (one of her favorite places to sleep), eating, and taking sink baths.

We also had a great time just hanging out at the beautiful Northstar Village. We are so lucky to have such a beautiful place to go visit - I hope that we'll spend several weekends in Tahoe this summer!

Is Spring here to stay?

Let's hope so because Luke is fully enjoying these outdoor afternoon treats!

We've had such a long, wet winter - I think we're all ready for ice cream, popsicles, and some consistent sunshine!

Oh, and yes, that is Luke sitting in the Bumbo chair that we have out for Mia. He likes to (re)try all of the baby gear out.

A train ride

We met up with the Ahlemeyers and the Moores for some train riding fun at Roaring Camp this weekend. We knew that Luke would love riding the "choo-choo" again, especially with his equally train-obsessed buddy, Jack.

Riding in the open-car train:

Hanging with one of Luke's favorite people - Gina:

The Boys:

Goofing around with Aidan:

Ice cream!

Oh, and the girls had a good time too - sweet babies Bailey and Mia:

The Sheep Fair

Oh, yes, that's right ... our weekend destination while in Mass. was the local sheep fair. Luke loved every minute of it. He thought that the sheep saying "baaa" was just about the funniest thing he ever heard. Every time we finished walking through a barn full of sheep, he would ask for "Moe sheep."

Ice cream sandwiches were also a favorite part of this excursion.