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and just for fun....



G doing a little Maggy surfing.




Photos taken by my hubster.

summer lovin

I had an appointment in OC on Friday and I ended up staying at my parent's house that night because I wasn't feeling too hot and wasn't up to driving home. My dad was in Lake Havasu anyway so it was nice to keep my mom company. My mom, the kids, and I enjoyed the pool until 8:30 on Friday night. It was so warm out. This is one of the reasons why I love the summertime. We went in the pool again on Saturday (twice) and the kids played in the Elmo sprinkler as well. Both kids love the water.

jeepers Beepers, where'd ya get those peepers?

I just can't get enough of this little guy!

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Tonight, at 8:15 PM we were still outside playing. Dylan (in his PJs) was pushing Gavin & I around the cul-de-sac on his P-car.

HESO CUTE

Need I say more??

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Brace yourself! This one is baaaaad! We were at the Angels game and Bryan was taking pictures of the game/players and then quickly snapped this photo of us w/o changing the settings.

I felt guilty missing a week of this challenge (again), and this was the only entry I had for the week.



I thought maybe adding a border would help. Not so much, eh?

angels

We went to an Angels game on the 14th for Father's Day. There were seven of us; Bryan, myself, and the boys, Betsy (Bryan's sister) and her fiance Brad and Grandpa Manny (B&B's dad). Dylan was so excited and kept talking about wearing his "jersey hat and jersey shirt". The game was fun, but challenging at times. Gavin of course had to be held, but he is at the age where he wants to stand on your lap, not sit. Dylan sat down for a total of about 8 minutes the entire game. He wasn't behaving bad, he just kept walking back and forth in front of all of us. Typical toddler, I suppose.

Grandpa & his grandsons, tailgatin'.








Bryan and his boys.


Figured I should throw in a baseball picture too.

treat

Dylan got his hair cut today and he did so well. He sat by himself and didn't freak at all. He just jibber-jabbered the whole time. Afterwards I took him for "ice-mean" because he did so well. Our version of ice cream is chocolate frozen yogurt w/ fresh strawberries (or rainbow sprinkles). We have a new frozen yogurt shop that recently opened up and it is DELISH!

When we got home, I ran inside and got my camera before getting the boys out of their car seats. This is what I captured:



Even Beet got a taste or two (or three).


I know, I should have cleaned their sticky faces before we even got in the car but they were too cute to not photograph!

twilight

I was messing around with my camera today and my subject was Beet standing in his crib. Dylan came in and climbed up on the side of the crib (which I hate) but he was making Beet laugh so I let it slide this time. Dylan was hugging Beet over the railing and all of a sudden Dylan let out a scream and went into hysterics. I just assumed Beet pulled his hair, again.

About 2 hours later I noticed a purple mark on Dylan's face.


Here is a close up:


Here is the vampire:


(B&W version for kicks)


Apparently, Gavin inherited the biting trait from yours truly.

It totally reminds me of this video that Bryan & I thought was hilarious. He found it while I was pregnant with Gavin. My immediate thought was "uh oh!"

nicho is one!

Nicholas is my friend Simona's (& Ryan's) son. He wasn't feeling too hot at his party but he is a doll nonetheless. Happy 1st Birthday Nicho!



Sits just like his momma.






Big Brother Bren. His beautiful eyes match his shirt.


I think Dylan is trying to grab Simona's cosmo.






Simona and my G.

Gavin - 9 months

I took these pictures of G-funk in my parent's backyard and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I was by myself and I really wish I had another adult to help me get his attention, prop him up, etc. Gavin was squirmy and he kept trying to crawl away. Then he fell over and bumped his head on the concrete and I gave up.









This is G's absolute favorite item ever. It is his 'lovey'.

good friends. good food. good drinks. good times!

We went to Stacey & Jeremy's home for a BBQ last Saturday. It was just us 4, all our kiddos, and their pooches. Oh, and a cockatoo that Jeremy captured that afternoon. As of Wednesday, they still have it. Jeremy & Stacey are such a fun couple and we really enjoy spending time with them.

We all took a walk to the park and I took some photos. What a surprise, huh?


My boy and his sticks. He collected several sticks of varying shapes and sizes, and a rock, on the short walk to (and from) the park.


Miss Mary being all serious.




Traveler, busy watching some other dogs. He really wanted to play.


Our little Beet


Bryan and Beet


Here is another "stick" Dylan found and he dragged it all the way back to their home, about a 1/4 mile. It actually came in handy because it was 2 pieces and we were able to use one as a perch for the bird.


Stacey & Jeremy cooked up a FABULOUS meal for us. It was delicious! I should have taken some pictures of the food, but I didn't think about it until now.

Thanks S&J for inviting us over!!