My Three Sons

Monday, July 30, 2007

I lied...now we're up to date!

Someone else got into the paint, too!

Love!

NOW we're up to date!

Catherine and Ian.

Harrison's new big-boy, kindergartener, spikey, haircut. He's a pretty cool little dude now!

Last weekend we geeked out and went to Drum Corps International in San Antonio. It didn't start until 8 and we were walking back to our car around 11! Alex was full of energy and walked to whole way back to the car!

T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!!!

Finger painting fun!

Getting closer...

The highlight of the St. Louis trip for Alex was riding the little train that is run out by my parent's house. He LOVES trains and was so excited. He kept leaning down to watch the wheels on the track and Mom had to make sure he didn't fall out or get bumped when we passed trees. Before we left the station, Mom told him to hold Do-Do's hand and that's just what he did. By the way, if you detected a name change of our friendly roadkill, you're very perceptive. A while back Doh-Doh became Do-Do. We tried to continue calling him Doh-Doh, but Do-Do he became. Now it's REALLY interesting...Roadkill named "Do-Do".

Ian's looks have changed pretty drastically in the last couple of weeks. He's sporting some very large front chompers and is proud of them!

One of the few times Ian has actually been allowed to walk behind Alex's firetruck. Usually he gets pushed away with a firm, "MY car!" Alex must have been sleeping when I took this picture.

A couple of weeks ago, Kevin's cousin Karen and her family were in town on a vacation. They happened to be staying just minutes from our house! Kevin's cousin Christy and her family, who live in Austin, joined us for a mini-family reunion. This picture is of the "little" cousins, Alex, Harrison, Juliette and Joshua. Catherine and Christopher (Karen and Jim's kids) were at the grown-up table. :-) I didn't get a picture of Christopher somehow, but I'll post one of Catherine in the next post. She was great with Ian and the little guys. She kept them all in line.

Almost there...

Wacky Zachy, Anne-boy, Noodles, and Harry all piled into Lulu and Pops bed. (nicknames from Lulu and Pops (Anne's mom and dad)). Explanation...Zach is wacky, Alex is very much like I was as a little one, all Faith will eat is Noodles, and Harrison would only let Lulu call him Harry if it was "Harry Potter", but that wouldn't work because "he didn't have the right glasses".

Harrison and Faith at the butterfly house in Faust Park, St. Louis. The kids were so excited to have butterflies land on them, but Lulu was the only one lucky enough to have them.

Alex and Zach had a blast jumping on the trampoline at my cousin Laurie's house. Laurie and Todd were nice enough to host us for an evening of great food and catching up with cousins. Brian and Michi came all the way from Germany, and Steve and Nat came all the way from Virginia! It was great to see everyone, and especially to introduce Ian to the crew!

Pops needed Harrison's help chopping down this tree in their backyard. Harrison was ready for work with his Sponge Bob work gloves!

My brother Scott and I had a stroll down memory lane (as did Mom and Dad) when we headed down to our old childhood haunt of Lake Wauwanoka. Mom and Dad are selling the lots that were beside our old house (if anyone is interested let me know;-)) and we went with them to show the lots to a prospective buyer...I'm sure they'll take back-ups, though! Anyway, the kids had a lot of fun swimming in the lake at the beach and it was fun for Scott and I to show them how we used to spend our summers when we were little.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Almost up to date!

We had a nasty run of childhood diseases this summer. Alex was on the front end of Hand Foot and Mouth of disease, which we all had except for Kevin, when Alex fell asleep in Fletcher's bed. It was the most horrible thing. Alex and Harrison had it the worst and both cried and screamed for 3 days straight. We were lucky enough to get six full days of that because they had it a full week apart.

Fletcher with his Dolly his last night with us.

So big!

In St. Louis we went to Six Flags with Aunt Jenny, Faith, Zachary and Lulu and Pops. Ian and I had to sit out a ride, so I caught this cute one of him trying out Alex's sippy cup.