Friday, June 13, 2008

Happy Birthday Sofia!

A day in Plymouth to celebrate Sofia turning 1! Mo, you are a great Mom!

I couldn't possibly be happier to have great friends nearby and their amazing kids for Kyle to grow with. Kyle and Evan have been friends since Ev was 3 months old and it is so much fun to watch them grow individually as well as grow as friends. It reminds me a lot of how our own friendships have grown and strengthened over the years. They have come from cooing and giggling together to sliding at the park holding hands and blowing bubbles together. They are both great kids and so loving. I am blessed to have them. And we have a couple of chicks to play with too! Sofia turns 1 on Sunday and I can't believe it's been a year. It's cliche, but GD it it's true that time flies. I think it takes on a whole new meaning when you are watching a little one grow. She is growing into a little girl these days walking and checking out the world around her. She was pleased to see baby Addie at the "playgroup" today too. I could see in her face the relief that Sue has blessed us with another amazing child and a baby girl this time for Sofia to grow and explore with. She'll need help when those darn boys start trying to push her around (not that they do, but I'm sure the sweetness will turn into chasing the girls with snakes someday) Sue, you also are an amazing Mom! Your kids are so lucky to have you as thier Mom.



As you all know, I can't let 1 day pass without taking a ridiculous amount of pictures. I get this from my gramma Donahue if any of you wondered. Instead of a dining room full of printed pictures spilling out of the drawers, I have a computer drive dedicated to my obsession. I can't imagine paying to have all these pictures developed, ahh the beauty of digital! Not to mention I only have to be on point and get a good shot on an average of 1 out of 10.

Nothing tells a story like a great picture, a good candid when the shot catches the kids living life. I love having them all and looking back at them to jog my terrible memory. It's crazy to me that I can forget something that Kyle did when he was 6 months, look at a picture from that time and it all comes flooding back. I am sure when graduation day comes and I'm staring and two grown men I'll be happy to have pictures from this time and remember what they were like when they were this age learning to be friends. I am sure they will be happy to have them and realize why I tend to go overboard with that camera too. It's a sure sign when Kyle say's cheese and crinkles his face when he see me bust out the camera case.

As usual we had a great day. A great visit with friends who can understand everything you are going through in life right now. There is not much more sacred than friendship. Non judgemental, true friendship is hard to find and I can't imagine not having it. Lots of laughs, a climb up Mount Everest (lol) that I didn't even knew existed in Plymouth. Leave it to Mo to find the most challenging route and put Sue and I to the test. It's OK, we lived through it and my calves are thanking Mo right now :) Had to sweat out that pizza some how! I'll be replacing those calories tomorrow with a few Corona's at the Tom Petty show. Love you girls!

P.S. All the pictures from the day can be found on the link to the side

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Summertime Beauty

"Early Morning Dew"
"Mammy's Red Rose"
"Flutter by Butterfly"
"Refresh"
"Lilac climber"

How much wood can a wood chuck chuck?

Let's hope not too much, or at least not enough to eat a shed. We have a new neighbor, actually Matt say's he comes back every summer and I can't believe with all the time we spend in the yard we only came across him today. The cutest little thing! Actually, he's much bigger than I would have guessed. I knew something was housed under the shed, but never sure what it was and today he came out to play. Snuck out and a took a peak around the yard, but never did he wander off to far from home. I just wanted to pick him up and give him a snuggle, but Matt thought that may not be a great idea. He can stay as long as he likes, heck no one else pays rent, why should he?! (LOL) I can't believe Matt gets calls daily to come and evict these adorable little guys, they aren't bothering anyone and heck, if we didn't build our homes on every sq. inch of land they might find a nice rock to live under. I'll make him a sign Home Sweet Home little fella!

Summa Summa Summmatime!

This is what the summer is all about!






Friday, June 6, 2008

Girl Crazy...

already?! I had a feeling he might a ladies man, but that's just because I'm bias and happen to think he's the cutest thing ever.... but he's proving to really have a eye for the ladies this kid! I thought for sure during the Cuniowski visit that him and Ben would be tearing Sue's house to shred's and to my surprise he followed Jenna around like a little dog calling "I want Jenna" that day and for days to follow. She's a little older, but it could work. We'll have to prove to Pete he worthy :) So we take a trip to the "new" playground and a little boy named Nick wants to play with Kyle so badly. But, surprise surprise Kyle's got his eye on this little girl named Kendal. Turns out Kendal like's to be a leader and Ky jumps onto that bandwagon really fast. "You can't catch me...." she taunts. And Ky's legs are in overdrive and he chases her around the entire playground belly laughing the whole time. It's so much fun to sit back and watch him interact these days with other kids.