This is Julie (one of our trainers) catching one of about 100 fish that we caught. That may sound exciting but they were all the same kind (Mackerel) and all about this size. The worst day of fishing is still better than the best day of work though right. We did have fun and I think that I caught about 12 fish. Not bad for a long day.

DaDa having a good time. Wish you guys were here with me!

I love you all very much!!! We have been working pretty hard here in Dover but it is definitely worth while. A pretty solid group of guys that I get along with well and everyone seems motivated to achieve the same goals. I can't say that I wouldn't be having more fun throwing Ta-Ta and little man into the pool though! I look forward to Saturday and Sunday just hanging out with you guys. Maybe we can have another dance-off in the living room! Talk to you all soon.

The fabulous Hampton Inn - Dover NH

I just wanted you to see the absolutely GEORGEOUS view from my hotel room. They save the parking lot for only the most VIP of the VIPs.

After 3 hours of sleep and 9 hours in a conference room this is about the best I can muster! I love you guys very much and miss you!

Potty Training 102

Enough Said...............

Happy Father's Day

For Father's Day, we slept in, well slept until 6:30 and hung out in our pajamas most of the morning. Pure bliss for Big Man. Then we went to meet his Dad for an early lunch, of course I had to dress the boys in matching outfits. For all those sports fans, our boys' future careers will be Linebacker and Receiver... can you guess who will be the linebacker?

Thank you Big Man for being you and being such a great father to these precious boys. We love you very much and thank God for you each and every day!

And for some updated pictures of Ax.... He is starting to grab toys and the day is quickly approaching when he will be grabbing Little Man's toys.... Fun times ... This picture makes me want to pinch those cheeks

This picture shows what big eyes he has... or the beginning of flash blindness....

Camping With Dad

Last weekend Big Man, Little Man, Mike, and Aiden headed up to the rim for some camping fun. Little Man has been so excited and has been counting down the days on his calendar. In preparation, Little Man was "fishing" in the living room trying to catch "fish" aka Java the Cat. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to catch this moment on camera, but trust me, it was hilarious.....more for us than the cat.

Here's a picture of Aiden and Little Man sword fighting.

Here's another picture of Aiden and Little Man hanging out having fun.
Big Man decided to try out his photography skills with this picture perfect shot. I think this should be in one of those motivational pictures.
And of course the camping spot, now if you were taking a picture of my camping spot is would look more like a hotel room.

Here's the fish that they caught and as Little Man tells the story, "We catch Big fish and I touch his mouth....it slimy. Mike catch little fish" I love him :)


I am so thankful that they were able to go camping and have a great time.

And you may ask what Ax and I were doing while they were gone???? Sleeping and finishing Little Man's first year babybook.... I was so productive!

Swimming Lessons

This summer we decided to put Little Man in swimming lessons and he did a great job. The first few days he was a little timid and then decided to whine throughout most of the remaining lessons. The one thing that I noticed was that he would whine, but was completely obedient.... Hmmmm. Here's how the lessons started .... At this point, I wanted to jump in and rescue him, but I knew that he would begin to like the lessons (I hoped)

Here are some videos of him swimming and by the end he was smiling. He is such a good little fish. This one was the first time off the diving board....

And this was how he progressed off the diving board...

And diving for sticks off the bottom step was his favorite, he even starting instructing the coach what he was going to do....

And for some updated pictures of Ax Man. Little Man loves his brother so much, this morning he decided to read to him in his swing. I tried to get a picture of him smiling, but was quickly instructed by Little Man to go upstairs. Am I supposed to be disciplined by my two year old?

We have Ax's 2 month appointment today (He now weighs 12 lbs 12 ozs and is 23 1/2 inches) and he is now officially bigger than Little Man was at this age. Take a look at these pictures of Little Man and Ax, do you think they look alike???

One last note, do you like the new look of my blog... Thanks to Astraea for redesigning and giving it a fresh look :) I love it!!! (check out her website).