Photos

Here are some photos I have been meaning to post:

Kyrie at Gma and Gpa's house in their turkey blind.

Gpa playing in the water with the kids.

Lariska loves holding Drew (now 2 months old).

Kyrie, Will, Drew, and Lariska looking quite fetching.

Drew smiling at his Uncle Matt.

Mud Pie

Where to begin...where to begin...

I have, many times in the past, left the girls to their own devices to play outside while Matt is mowing the lawn not too terribly far away. I was summoned into the house by the call of my computer and a few moments of quiet, but ultimately not for any peace. Whilst neither of their parents were too closely watching the girls deemed it an excellent idea of the utmost importance to mix their one-gallon container of bubbles with a planter full of dirt, thereby creating that age old pièce de résistance - the mud pie. Oh boy. Or, as Lariska would say, "Ho Man".

I have so many philosophical thoughts on this subject - the argument of boys vs. girls, the merits of not leaving children unattended even for a millisecond, what the perfect mud pie consistency is, and more... but, they say a picture is worth a thousand words:

(Be sure to click on the actual pictures to get the full effect.)

4th of July Fun

Will, Kyrie, and Lariska waiting for the parade to begin.

Mommy and pouting Lariska.

Beth and Ellie, Lariska, Kelly, Matt, Kyrie, Grandpa, Mark, Will, Carrie. Casey and Amelia must have left right before this photo was taken. We had quite the gang for the Brookfield Fourth of July parade.

The boys getting dinner started on Sunday. We had a cookout at our house with both sides of la familia - 21 people!







J.J., Tyler, Gma Starr, Gma Kons, Nana, Gma Richards, Casey.

Tyler having fun in the sun.

Drew and Carrie

Amelia checking out the pool.

Bill and Jeannie watching the grandkids.

Grandpa playing tee ball with Will

Swimming

Half-Day

Due to the 4th of July holidays, Matt only had a half-day of work yesterday. The girls capitalized on this opportunity by building towers with their Daddy. They had so much fun trying to build the blocks all the way to the ceiling - and I had a lot of fun watching them. It isn't often that we get to just spend a few hours playing with Daddy, so it was really awesome to have that time together.

Take a Moment

If you have a moment and you agree that poverty is bad and that fulfilling commitments is good, then please sign the petition at One to urge the G8 not to go back on their promise of monetary help to some of the world's poorest countries.

Thanks!