201/365 July 20, 2010

Jonas tries to jump:

199/365 July 18, 2010

We'd already gone through 2 shirts, so when Levi wanted watermelon again, I just told him to take his shirt off and he would get a bath after dinner.


I never get to eat the crust of my pizza, thanks to this little guy.

198/365 July 17, 2010

197/365 July 16, 2010

Levi earned a popsicle for helping me bring in/put away groceries and for eating his dinner.


Cheeeeeeeese!

195/365 July 14, 2010

The kids got a little slap-happy before bedtime tonight. I didn't have my flash, so this is the only shot that was in focus:

193/365 July 12, 2010

Other than hanging up Levi's name letters and some pictures, his room is DONE!






I love this lamp!




New faux wood blinds and blackout curtains




Levi likes it!

188/365 July 7, 2010

This is how all the cool kids eat their cheese:


(It's not 100% in focus, and it's noisy, but his face cracks me up)

And here's the big brother with pizza all over his face:

186/365 July 5, 2010

It was HOT today, but with very low humidity, so once the sun got low enough in the afternoon that our yard was in the shade, it was nice to be outside. The boys ate dinner at their little table outside and watched the dragonflies do laps around the yard (I've never seen so many dragonflies before!). They weren't that cooperative for pictures, but I took some anyway. You can see their new hair cuts. Levi's is pretty subtle since I didn't do anything to the top (we had several people tell us that they liked it longer, so I thought I'd let it grow a little instead of buzzing it all off this time) and just trimmed the sides and back. Jonas' is a little more obvious. It's not as much of a hack job as last time, but it will definitely look better when it grows a little bit.











We get our TV back tomorrow!

185/365 July 4, 2010

Since the fireworks at the park were last night, we had a really low-key 4th of July this year. We didn't even leave the house, but I put the boys in their cute matching outfits so I could take some photos of them together. Ha. That didn't work out so well, but I guess I got some decent ones of them separately.














Naughty boy... At least it comes off with water.







The boys got hair cuts before bed tonight. Pics of that tomorrow...

184/365 July 3, 2010

I guess a lot of people were busy or out of town this weekend, but I attempted to have a get together for the 4th ok July fireworks at the park by our house today. Only a few people ended up making it, and only one could stay for the fireworks, but we still had a good time.


Mmmmmm...banana pudding. I wanted to use blueberries, but Walmart didn't have a single package of them. And, actually, that was the last package of blackberries.


Fun with the splash mat (or "birthday water," as Levi calls it)


Hannah had fun too


Jonas is not a fan of the splash mat, so I didn't even bother putting him in his swim trunks, but then he went and dumped water from the water table all down his shirt. Oh well.


Cutie Kady (Ethan was here too, but somehow I didn't get a single photo of him!)


Levi never plays with this climber thing, but when other kids come over it's always a hit. Go figure.


Daniel and Daddy (Robert)


I was lazy and didn't set up my tripod, so my fireworks shots are not that exciting, but I took a few anyway



The fireworks weren't as good as they were at the Chesapeake Jubilee in May, but it was a decent show. They had a live orchestra, which was neat. Grant was the only one to stay for the fireworks and he actually cleaned up most of the stuff in the kitchen while I got Jonas to bed, so that was really nice! We also ended up having exactly the right amount of food, so I guess it's not so bad that hardly anybody could make it.

183/365 July 2, 2010

Here is my freshly cleaned van! I don't think it's ever been this clean while I've owned it. Even when it was brand new (to us), the detailers did not do a good job on it. I hope I can keep it clean by taking it to a car wash every couple of weeks. Lord knows I don't have the time to wash it myself!



Now I'm going to step on my soapbox for a minute. Here are my boys in their car seats:





Yes, they are both rear facing. Levi, at 4 years old and 32.5 lb, and Jonas at (almost) 16 months and 20ish lb. They could legally be turned forward facing, but I am choosing to leave them rear facing as long as possible (their seats both go up to 35 lb). Why? It is immensely safer for them this way. Children in the second year of life especially have a marked improvement in protection from riding rear facing - it is FIVE TIMES SAFER. Yes, I am yelling that! Other studies have shown that there is also a significant improvement in safety up to age 4. Levi is getting close to being turned around now, and he does ride forward facing in Daddy's car for short trips to run errands a couple of times a month (when he's home), but he's had the full benefit of staying rear facing for 4 years. And, nope, he hasn't complained about it once, and he is not at all uncomfortable! I'd say he looks pretty happy, actually! I'll step off my soapbox and leave you with this video as food for thought:

182/365 July 1, 2010

We're past the halfway mark of the 365 project! Sure, I've "cheated" a little to keep up, but I have kept up for the most part. Hopefully I can finish out the year! Here's today's picture:


Just a quick snapshot on my phone of Levi being silly

181/365 June 30, 2010

Levi got his birthday gift from Shane's parents today! It's a little (okay, a lot) big, but he loves it and I'm sure he will still love it when it fits. He wore it all afternoon even though it was like a dress on him:

180/365 June 29, 2010

Bedtime fun:


Levi's new Toy Story "sheeps" on his bed

179/365 June 28, 2010

Crazy boys in the ball pit:

178/365 June 27, 2010

My aunt Pat and uncle Don are staying at First Landing State Park in their camper for a few days, so since they were out this way we decided to meet up for dinner and ice cream at Friendly's. We all had a great time, and it was nice to see family that I normally don't get to see very often. Levi loved his ice cream and Jonas enjoyed stealing food from everybody.



Oh, and here's Jonas rockin' the shades before we left: