Fruits of labor

Peter has been tending to his garden every day like a good gardener and here is the proof. Samantha was SO excited to bring this in and show me tonight. Tomorrow we're grilling you up buddy...mmm!

Wakey wakey

So every day after Cole's nap I let him play for a while and then I go in when he's still happy. Here is what I usually see...


Cole and friends, playing together is so much fun.

Standing and laughing-always!

A paci to chew, play with , throw, etc.

And a paci in each hand...armed and dangerous.

Pool and pops

It was a million degrees again today so after naps the kids enjoyed some splashing around in the pool with daddy and popsicles to cool off.
Sammie loves popsicles. What kids doesn't? They are the perfect summer snack.
Cole prefered to chew on the stick (those of you who know me well know that this doesn't sit well with me).
It was a great afternoon. Then dinner, baths and bed. Ah-to be a kid again, they have the life I tell ya.

Friday night fun

Tonight Zachary, our neighbor's son, came over for a few hours. He played so well and was such a good boy. He played with the kids, ate pasta and even took a bath. I only got one picture of him and learned that he HATES my camera. Something about a big black camera flashing bright lights bothered him?! Guess his mommy isn't invading his privacy as much as we do over here!

So here is the one pic I got of he and Sammie sitting together waiting patiently for me to cook dinner.

Cole has a new found love with pasta so tonight he got to have his first serving (well more like 3) of speghetti! He loved it. Guess what I will be making big batches of every Monday?!

Again, he is a mess! But still, really cute.

Here are pics of Cole's and Sammie's first speghetti dinners...you till notice we were a little wiser with Sammer and fed her naked!!!!!!! Ooops.

Cole's first speghetti dinner. July 09

Sammie's first speghetti dinner. March 07

Happy go messy

I had to get on film how messy my son is when he eats. He is always this messy. It doesn't matter what he's eating. It is amazing.
Here he is enjoying some potato perogies for lunch. Mmmm...anything wrapped in noodles are a hit for Cole!
Check out the teeth too--he's been busy-6 new teeth in 2 months!