Our fancy swimming pool

This is one way to cool off this summer. May not be an inground pool but it's water none the less.

just gross....boys will be boys

Noahism

Max kept repeating something over and over in the car. Noah finally said "Max you need to stop saying that or I'm gonna get a headache". Max proceeded to repeat and Noah said "see Max you just gave me a headache...lots of them"

Circle of Life

I love my new camera because I can get shots like these.....(although Jason actually took the picture)

Spider eating a bug caught in the web. Double click and it will blow up for the full effect.

The "Ants" have come and gone

Jason's Aunts came in town from Pittsburgh for a week. It was so great to see them. Poor Max though kept saying all week "I want to see them". I'd say who and he'd say "the ants". I'd say well there is one right there as I pointed to Lena. He just kept repeating "I want to see them". Poor guy looked for those ants all week and never found any.

Jason, Antoinette, Carmina, Lena, Lola, Tom

Helping Grampa open presents

Me, Aunt Antoinette, Aunt Lola

Ooooh cool tube that can be a sword. Grampa got a brand new golf club from the aunts

Happy 70th Birthday Grampa

Aunt Lena

Tom & Carmina

Sweet Maxi

cooking...and a lot of it. So much great food the week they were in town.

A sweet moment between Daddy and Max

Noah's magic show. Broc the magician b/c he likes brocolli. This is Noah's "Penny on the head" trick.

Now the coin in the napkin trick.

Applauds all around.

Heritage Park Sapulpa

Found a great new park in Sapulpa.


The big tall tower

Going down the slide at the top of the tower

Max's turn

Noah's turn

and of course daddy's turn

climbing to the top of the tower

Looking down at the rest of the park

Mommy checking out Max's boo boo from the slide

Rock climber in the making

Looking down from the tire swing

looking up from the tire swing

Noah contemplating his next move on the "map"

Max instructed him where to go

Jason's artsy photos

Noahism

Noah: June bugs die if they are in the sun to long
Me: I didn't know that. Who taught that to you Noah?
Noah: No one. Me, I just did. My brain showed me that.

Camp Out!

Noah has been asking to go on a campout forever. Jason bought a tent and we set it up in the backyard. The boys did really well, all three of them. Jason and Max fell asleep first and then Noah. I on the other hand could not sleep. I guess as a mother to many things start running through your mind at the end of the day, outside, at night. Anyway, I started noticing lightning so I moved the fans onto the porch. Then I heard thunder so I went inside to check the weather. Looked like pretty big storms were going to come through. My mom called and said the storms would be there in about an hour. I thought since everyone was asleep we'd give it a try. I just laid there watching the lightning and then the wind started. It wasn't that bad I just finally decided it wasn't worth it when I knew my bed was only a few feet away. I couldn't leave them out there alone (even though Jason was there) so I woke everyone up and we went inside before the storm hit. As I laid Noah in bed he said to me "That campout was so much fun". I told him next time we would stay out there all night and he could wake up in the morning outside. I AM NOT A CAMPER PEOPLE. I will always try for my children to do something like this but I was ready to get into my own bed. Better luck next time. The boys had a great time!

Getting ready to campout. Daddy setting up the fans.

Boys playing in the tent (love the fan in the background, ha ha)

Maxi running around like a mad man

they turned into maniacs they were so excited about the tent

My Noah

Sweet max

Getting ready for bed