quick trip to the 'lou

Andy and I headed to St. Louis last weekend  for a friend's wedding.  It was so great to see such a special friend get married.  Celeste and I were sorority sisters, and roommates for over two years. Then on Sunday we met up with the greatest girl ever!!!! and took a few pictures.  Talk about a natural in front of the camera.  Heidi's one of the nicest and funniest people I have ever known.  And her boys are beautiful.  We had a great weekend.  This weekend we are off to Ohio.

The Many Faces of Adler

um, hi.  this is my "aren't i cute face?"  "aren't i your favorite" face?

this is my "i am stuck in a tractor" face

this is my cookie face!! my first ever cookie face!!!

"wwweeeeeeeee" i'm swinging!

this is my mom has made me stay at the park for two hours and i am really tired face.  so please take me home.

Mac's photo booth

Who ever thought this one up?  My awesome imac has a built in camera with some pretty funny special effects.  Anyone need a good laugh?  These should do the trick.  

Sunflowers in Kansas

Sam brought home a few starter sunflower plants  in May from preschool.  His Dad decided to plant  them in the front of the house.  Even though the ants have taken a toll on the plants, one finally bloomed yesterday.  The boys were really excited to see it bloom. I wonder how much taller it will get?  

A Rare Moment

The last few weeks have brought a lot of yelling from Sam and Trey.  I think we just spend waaayyyyyyy too much time together, so this morning whan Sam asked me to take a picture of him and Trey 'loving each other', I jumped at the opportunity.  I believe Adler is even smiling.

Playing at the Park

We decided to go feed the ducks and geese tonight at Antioch Park.  This park is one of our favorites.   The boys enjoyed feeding the birds, but weren't so hip on having their pictures taken.  Adler won't even look at me when I have the camera to my eye.  He has the most amazing smile, but I rarely catch it on film.  I tried some new things with my camera and got some fun photos.  Enjoy the pictures.

Stitches are gone!!!!

Trey had his stitches removed this morning.  I have to say he did better getting them than having them removed, but thank goodness it's done.  I just hope that's my last visit to urgent care for a long time.  But, who am I kidding, right?

Tooth Fairy's Going Broke

Sam lost his third tooth this morning.  Hopefully, the fairy will remember to visit this evening.... 

More 4th of July

Adler protesting the removal of his pacifier.

Adler has a serious problem with authority figures.

Trey eating his ice cream (why is this one out of order?)

Adler on the bigwheel.

Sam showing off his fireworks.

Adler sitting on his perch.

Trey lighting a tank. 

The first time the boys got ice cream from the weird man that drives around the neighborhood.

I noticed I don't have any pictures of Adler on my blog.  I'm not sure why that is.  Though he rarely takes his pacifier out, so maybe that's why.  Here are a few of him and more from the 4th.

Bike Riding

                                                    

All smiles as he takes his first ride.

Sam enjoying the ride.

Trey got his first bike today.  We went out biking after dinner.  He had a great time, a smile on his face the entire evening.  He might have even passed Mr. Cautious (Sam) once or twice.  Andy made him crash a few times, and Trey came up with a smile every time.  I was really proud of him.  Here are a few pictures.  The rest are on our website.

How many times will I be at Children's mercy this summer?

So..... I made my second trip of the summer to Children's Mercy Hospital.  This time with Trey. This was his fourth visit in one year.  I am expecting children's services to arrive at my front door any minute.  What happened you ask?  Oh, just a little frisbee golf with his Dad and brother Sam.  Sam had the offending throw, of course.  Trey took it like a champ, only crying when he got hit, but never complained once at the emergency room.  He now has three stitches or 'cat whiskers' as we refer to them.  They'll get removed in a week.   Who's next?  

Happy 4th of July

Hope everyone had a great day celebrating with family and friends.  We took the holiday easy, no traveling or big plans.  We took the boys to a local celebration and had a great time.