Strawberry picking

Another beautiful day = another family outing.  This time we headed to the strawberry farm.

You should know that J and I aren't the best strawberry pickers.  We left after picking a whole $1.82 worth of strawberries.  (In my defense, I had just bought 2 containers of strawberries the day before at the grocery store.)

77 degrees (pic heavy)

When the temperature is 77 degrees, there are only a few things I want to be doing.  All of them involve hanging with my boys.

Swinging is a must:

And then there's the slide:

...which we're not quite into yet:

Of course, pretending to be Superman is always fun:

There are the pics I always make everyone pose for b/c I HAVE to capture these moments, right?

And then there are moments when we need to kick off our shoes and lay in the grass:

I watch J feed Sam his afternoon snack:

And lay back and stare up into the trees and make lots of wishes for every day to be 77 degrees:

Baltimore with Harmony and GP

Our trip was shorter than planned b/c Sam had difficulty adjusting but I think Sam still managed to get in some quality time with H and GP.

Watching cartoons with Harmony:

Playing with new toys with GP:

Reading before bed:

 Getting "walked" to sleep:

Enjoying the fountain at the mall:

Thanks for a great visit, Mom and Dad!  I promise we'll be back soon.

<3

It's hot!

Oh my freakin' goodness!!!  It is hot.  I'm ready for snow already.  Well, even though Sam is struggling with sleeping, we managed to find time between all of his catnaps to play in the pool.  I should say Sam and Harmony played while I sat in a chair with the camera and complained about how hot it was and wishing that Sam's pool was bigger so I could get in too.

Ahhh, Summer.  My love for you is always so short-lived.  I enjoy you at first and then you smother me with your heat and I can't wait to get out from under you.  Now Fall is a different story.  My love for fall is steadfast.  :-)  I can't wait for October!

**Miss you, J.  A lot.  9 more sleeps.  :-)  **

Sam must be teething.

Otherwise, I don't know how to explain why he is trying to eat Harmony's face.

***Warning***  TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN.  There's a lot of screaming going on in this video. 

Picnic in the park

Sis-in-law, Karen, bought us an amazing dinner at a little Italian restaurant and we ate outside at the park as a belated birthday celebration.  Sam had a blast hanging with his Aunt KC and his Cousin Logan. 

There were lots of presents for J and me and even for Sam:

Chillin' w/Cousin Logan:

Swinging w/Aunt KC:

Taking some time to nom on Aunt KC's glasses:

Lots of fun with bubbles that Aunt KC brought:

It was a PERFECT evening even with Sam's 6:30PM nightly meltdown:

Thanks, Aunt KC and Logan!!!

Funny for today!

This was posted on a mom's board I frequent.  Hilarious and yet so true!

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a Cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?' She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?' 'Yes,' was his incredulous reply. She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'