Here is a post of pictures capturing all the fun we've had the last several months or so. Enjoy!
The ZOO! We went to the zoo this summer with Wesley's birth mom and half sister, Annie. We really loved the bird house and the birds really loved us. They were hopping all over the stroller and on us!
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| David hanging out in the stroller with Annie |
The ARBORETUM - We went of a stroll and a hike through one of our favorite summer spots in Kansas - it's a beautiful place. It has a pond with lots of turtles, a huge, gorgeous perennial garden and lots of hiking trails that skirt around hug trees and a creek. The park even has an outdoor miniature train set up that the boys love to watch. It has a life size caboose that Wes loves to climb.
The BEACH!! As part of a long journey to the deep south to visit my family, we spent several days at the beach in Florida with my sister and brother-in-love.
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| David was petrified of the ocean at first but he soon warmed up to it. Here he's hanging out with Mamma, still getting more used to the water. |
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| David lounging with Aunt Elizabeth in his beloved sleep sack. |
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| David loved the sand and before he learned the true joy of playing in the water, he spent most of his time playing in the sand and walking the shore. |
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| Playing with Uncle Joey. |
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| Hanging out with Papa. |
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| Our first attempt at the beach resulted in a thundering downpour! |
GEORGIA! Another part of the trip down south was of course to stay with my parents in Georgia. It was a wonderfully relaxing vacation - once we actually made it there. We swam, did lots of swimming, the boys had lots of time outside and playing with Mamma's old Fisher Price toys.
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| David playing ball in my parent's backyard. |
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| Watching a little tv with Grandma B. |
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| Wes is getting quite good of all types of sports. |
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| David found the patio furniture quite tasty! |
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| Enjoying some yogurt on the deck. |
HALLOWEEN! This year, as usual for the last couple of years, we went to our church's neighborhood fall festival.
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| Wes has the same costume from last year. When it came time to buy one for him, he insisted on wearing the cow again. It still fit him so, why not? David, in keeping with the farm theme is a horse. |
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| Carving pumpkins. |
THANKSGIVING! We spent Thanksgiving with Eric's family in Arkansas.
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| Contagious smile |
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| Enjoying another bowl of yogurt. |
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| David loves to stack things, anything he can find! These are my spice jars. Yes, some of my spices are stored in old baby food jars. I had to find a solution for fitting them in the small drawer I keep them in. |
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| Don't you just want to squeeze those cheeks! |
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| And these cheeks, too? |
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| Eric rode in a 35 mile bike ride with a couple of friends from work - the Tour de BBQ. So, Kansas City has over 100 BBQ joints from what we've heard. On this tour, which benefitted cancer research, the cyclist enjoyed BBQ from seven different establishments at stops along the way. What a tough ride! ;) |
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| We refurbished our basement, trying to give it a facelift without finishing it completely. It is a nice little play place for the boys to exert lots of energy (Wes especially) during the bitter winters and rainy days, and even has a nice little area for grown ups and reading. |
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| Well, we found out that we are going to have a girl and after a week or two of trying to hold back, I gave in and bought some clothes. I've since bought another little shirt and a 3 piece outfit - all on sale. :) I had a hard enough time with the boys clothes. This is going to take much prayer and self-control! |
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| After each nap/quiet time every day, I never know what I'm going to find in Wesley's room. Most of the time though, he's come up with something creative with his cars, trains or blocks. Here he had his cars and trains in school. :) |
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| This summer Eric and his dad built a play house/swing set for the boys. Wes has learned how to swing for himself and both boys love to climb up the ladder and go down the super fast slide. |
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| Wes loves to build different train track configurations. He's gotten quite good at doing them himself. |
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| David is often found with his nose in a book, right side up or not. |
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| Let's go outside!!! |
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| After almost a year of hardly noticing the rocking horse, David finally wanted to ride it! |
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| Getting ready to venture out on the first 20 degree day. |
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| On one of our trips to Arkansas, Wes was surprised with a "new" bike! It is a little big but he LOVES it! |
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| Happy boy in the tree house. |
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