TMI! Be warned!

This is probably WAAAY more than anyone is really interested in seeing.

You've been warned.

Poopy in da potty!

Poopy in da potty!

I was so proud,

I had to share!

"And Mommy proud.
And Daddy proud.
And Jackson proud.
And Weston proud.
And Mommy proud."

(Potty training is going really well,

can you tell?)

The pool is OPEN

 We drive past it every day to get the mail.

Every day I ask,

"Pool is ready now?"

Today,

IT WAS!

Our neighborhood kicked off the summer with 

an ice cream social

and pool party...

Jack and Daddy enjoyed some tasty treats.

But then,

we couldn't let the party end!

Our new neighbors and long-time friends

Mike, Amber, and Mika

came over for dinner and some play time.

And more ice cream!

 

And some weird faces...

Welcome Summer!

Jack's Soccer Finale

After 6 weeks of practice and scrimmages,

today was my Big Game!

But, before we could get going,

Weston needed a potty break.

When you gotta go,

you gotta go!

I was excited!!!

So was Aus!

Our fans, however,

seemed more interested in their drinks.

There was a lot of running up and down the field

Obligate oranges at half-time

And more kicking fun

The hardest part of every game

has been the attempt to line up and slap hands at the end...

The BEST PART??!?!

I got a medal!!!

And we finish with another trip

to the Port-a-Potty

Go Team Reed!

First fish of the year

One of our favorite things

is to grab some sandwiches

and head to the lake for an evening dinner cruise.

After some swimming,

we got dried off...

...got our rods out...

...checked our gear...

...grabbed a worm or two...

 ...and threw in a line!!!

Well, Wes was a little less interested.

The worms in his tackle box were a bit more entertaining.

Ahh!  This is the life!

 But wait!

It got even better...

We caught a fish!

(I was a bit hesitant to take my eyes off of it) 

He was interesting to look at

And more fun to touch

Then we caught another!

(I'm reeling this one in!)

We let that one go too

And then we caught a THIRD!

Now that caught Weston's attention...

 "My 'toon' Daddy?"

Guess what?

He caught one too!

Diggers and trucks

There's a lot of construction in our neighborhood right now

We packed up Weston's digger

in my truck and set out to see what we could find

Some great dirt for bumping though

and digging up

And a whole lotta' DIGGERS!

SO COOL!

Just 2 brothers,

a truck and a digger,

and the open road!

Have Mercy!

After weeks of waiting,

Mom was finally off-service

and we could go visit her at work.

I had a very specific agenda.

Pancakes for breakfast in the cafeteria, 

while listening to the jukebox...check

Seeing the ambulances and climbing through them...check

(Mom forgot her camera for that one!)

Seeing the helicopter...

bummer, it had to leave to pick up a baby.

Maybe next time.

Any-hoo,

see the trains in the Train Room... 

...check

Color a picture or two while

drinking a little bottle of water...check.

It may have been Weston's first visit to Mom's work,

but I'm an old-hat at this!

Happy B day take 2

We headed to Grandma Phyllis's 

to celebrate Mom's birthday with them.

But before we celebrated Mom,

we celebrated Grandma

with a late Mother's Day gift

Judging by the look on her face,

I think she liked it! 

Mom wanted Mexican Chicken more than anything else

for her birthday dinner

Judging by her face,

I'd say she liked it! 

We played a bit in the backyard,

digging

and digging some more

a bit of chit-chat too

Then it was on to Mom's other request:

yellow cake with chocolate icing

YUM! 

After a bit more playing,

it was time for PJ's...

and some good belly laughs!

Happy 33rd, Mom!