Heavy drinking

Lately J has been way into wanting to "have a sip" of whatever we may be drinking...which is not a problem since Ben doesn't drink anymore & alcohol is currently not part of my diet =). J doesn't limit it to beverages either...the hose is permissible too!

Having a "sip of Dada's beer" (Odouls)

Wonder where he learns it from?

And this is what happens when I catch him drinking pool water...Timeout!

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Turtles and bunnies and mice, oh my!

So we have been very popular with wildlife over the past several days. First, the random turtle in our driveway earlier this week.

Then, on Friday afternoon, I hear Bella squeaking on something -- or should I say "causing something to squeak" beside the deck. Either way, I got there in time to make her drop what I thought was a baby chipmunk from her mouth (unharmed). Once Ben got home, we coherced the little rascal into a lushly decorated diaper box and hoped he would eat some of the sunflower seeds we'd given him. We freed him to "go find his Mommy" before bedtime that night then googled baby chipmunks only to discover that it had been a baby rabbit rather than a chipmunk.

Then, to cap off our wildlife spree, we found a mouse (NOT rat) in the garage. Ben had been suspecting we had a little friend in there earlier this week and we were pleasantly surprised to discover that he had walked up the wagon handle and dropped into an empty bucket at some point over the weekend. What are the chances??

Who needs summer camp when we have such random visitors right in our own backyard?

7am guests are best

As he was leaving for work this morning, Ben called to tell me that there was a turtle hanging out at the end of our driveway.  Of course we couldn't miss the opportunity to cash in on some wildlife from the comfort of our jammies.

A little bit of craftiness

Earlier this year, I made some fun shower gifts for our friends Austin & Melissa, who had their daughter Ella in February.  Maybe I'll inspire someone!

Naked Baby

So our outside naked time is increasing as the days get hotter & the sprinkler time gets longer & the yard projects pick up pace. Not to mention it's a way to ease into potty training (which I'm procrastinating about...I mean, he's not even 2 yet...). Most of our pics are a little too risqué for the Internet but a few are acceptable with a little photoshop help.

Helping Daddy raking the mulch...



Inspecting their work...


Huh?!?



Washing the dirt off (in the dog bowl)...



At least he won't have tan lines!


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Blackmail

Thomas big boy underwear (temporarily) + Mommy's gold heels = Senior Yearbook photo


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Airplane

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