Pictures I took of Ewan (one of you, one of me)

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A whole room full of Other People's Toys! Lauren and Trevor had a great time playing in the third floor romper room at Anna and Noah's new house. Trevor was totally fascinated by the baby.... Ewan is one smiley little dude, and Nina handled the invasion pretty well... it's hard to share sometimes, you know?

Franklin County Fair

Franklin County Fair fun... the ride operators let Trevor on one of those car / motorcycle rides... where he got to drive. And boy did he drive. At one point his tongue was hanging out. Pauline joined us, and rode the ferris wheel with Lauren. It was Lauren's first ferris wheel ride, followed shortly thereafter by her second. Saw an elephant show, then ate an elephant ear--only at the fair, right?

Three random pictures from last week

Trevor and Mama: pooltime

Happy Birthday Matt and Dan!

First off-HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT AND DAN!

And in other news... This week Lauren is attending a nature camp program at Highbanks. No pictures of that yet, but here she is from a program on Butterflies at Sharon Woods the other night. The kids were far more entertained by running about a big open field whirling their butterfly nets than in actually looking for butterflies. Good fun though.

Human/Alien Interaction

Lauren and Trevor and I went to the movie theater because they have free kids movies on Tuesday mornings. We lasted about 20 minutes before the kids got restless. We ended up in the hallway, and the result is this cellphone video showing a human meeting some aliens for the first time, and vice-versa.

The Great Disappearing Pagalini

It's... magic! Watch the Great Pagalini attempt the impossible before your very eyes!

Keep Out

The first of what will probably be many such signs posted on Lauren's door. This one was directed specifically at boys under the age of 2 whose names start with "T".

Dude LOVES trains

My sister gave us this train set a few years ago, and Lauren never really got into it. But, it resurfaced a few days ago and is an instant hit with Trevor. Last night we had to put the train set away, it was set up on his bedroom floor in a big figure 8, and he couldn't get to sleep... kept standing up and pointing to the set, saying 'train, train'. 'Train' was also the first word out of his mouth when I went into his room this morning.

Happy Comfest!

Comfest facepaint

Trevor's UN-Birthday Party

Because trevor was sick on his birthday (which is entirely too close to Christmas), we decided to have an UN-Birthday Party for him last weekend. Good times. You'll notice a recurring theme during the summer of Trevor+water=happy.

Lauren Rocks

Lauren and I were rocking out on Guitar hero the other day, and Beth ran for the camera. I cropped some pretty rock and roll poses from the girl.

Daddy and Trevor and Nana at the Pool

Pics from a hot summer night

Patrick worked last night, after a two month dry spell at the hotel where he bartends... so we played outside until it was just too darn hot. It was still in the upper 80's after dinner.

She scoots!

He drives!

Good times.

Barn Painting party/Grandpa Birthday

Trevor may have gotten more paint on himself, than on the barn, but lately he's really wanted to "hep, hep". So when he asks to "hep" what are you gonna do? And, we have this lovely tool affectionately called the "weanie roller" that Lauren used like a pro to paint the sides!
The finished product!
Happy Birthday Dad! Here's a good portion of the clan--enjoying pulled pork, corn, and all sorts of goodness. Trever really likes eating corn on the cob. And saying "chee" when the camera comes out.


Trevor with Uncle Dan. Trevor can say "Matt" but hasn't yet mastered "Dan". We'll work on him.

Lauren new bike thing

I've hacked into Patrick's account to add some commentary. Sorry honey. I borrowed this Trail-a-Bike from a co-worker, as I didn't want to buy one unless I knew if she'd like it. What do you think? But, we get to use this one for the summer... and hopefully by next summer she'll be on her own.

Cute kid archive

Trevor's first ear of corn. Sometimes we set up a folding table in the yard for dinner, 'cause it's just so nice to be outside. I think we all enjoy it.
Upon discovering his ability to perform this daring feat--Trevor pointed at daddy's pocket and said, "Chee". He wanted his picture taken. Our kids are both hams... but adorable ones at least.
Again with the 'Chee'. He loves to swing, but doesn't want to be pushed. If you try to push the swing, he'll gesture at you to move your hand while saying, "No, no, no". Little man wants to do it all by himself.
Dude LOVES water. We used to only bathe him every other night... but lately it's been a daily occurance. We also have to change his clothes significantly more frequently. He loves to help in the garden, and will actually water the plants if they're pointed out to him. But, inevitably he will douse himself.
Lauren is doing amazingly well. She can read just about any of the books on her bookshelf, and it's not just from memory. But, when she gets tired, mommy or daddy have to take over. She's continuing to be the best big sister, and really enjoys playing the piano. Probably have to get her some lessons sometime soon...
Trevor discovers windy slides. They are a big hit.
These kids sure love to splash in that little pool. We got them a small fountain sprinkler over the weekend, and they love it.

With this one Trevor kept saying 'mommy, mommy, mommy' and waving Patrick away when he tried to take Trevor's picture. So I leaned in with him and we got his little smile... I guess he really wanted daddy to take a picture of him with mommy.