levi finds ralph's hat stash. the boys 1st dip in the lake.

saturday, july 3, 2010.

morning jump.

reading.

abraham and i watching the neighbor boys jump off the rope.

levi and abraham watching the boys jump.

abraham trying to grab a kleenex from my hand. it was a game we played that made him just giggle.

yay! elle and jack are back. the blunier's came down for the 4th of july festivities.

yesterday levi found ralph's hat stash and got one out for himself, papa, and abe. today he came out with a ton of them on his head. too funny!

aunt mic gave abraham a hat and then let levi pick between these two.

checking out the white one.

just being goofy.

levi picked the blue one that had a turkey, deer, tractor, fish and duck embroidered on it. micky wrote his name in it.

balancing act.

papa making fresh salsa.

i was so proud of levi, he got in the water!!!

he became pretty nervous though and didn't want to stay in long.

abraham is a little fish and couldn't wait to get in.

elle and aunt mic cleaning "lake grass" off the steps.

abraham's way out there with mic.

elle's a little fish. she's so used to the water.

abe hanging on like a little monkey.

hanging on tight.

abe LOVED it.

aunt mic showed him that he could walk to the steps because it is so shallow.

he jumped in over and over again.

hooray for life vests!

elle getting ready to jump.

elle and her grammy.

abraham jumping.

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levi hard at play.

a purple martin bringing home dinner.

tadpoles, fruitloops, hats, boots, books, licoln logs, running like the wind, and boating.

friday, july 2, 2010.

morning play.

we go out every morning to check on the tadpoles.

drip.

levi loving his purchase every morning.

levi found uncle ralph's hat stash and got one for each of them.

stealing papa's boots.

going out to show uncle rex who was out sun bathing.

tons of cool books to read.

levi had me help him with lincoln logs.

we made a house and a garage (above).

what he wanted me to make was the lower right pic. a full on stockade! we didn't have enough pieces. (thank God;)

the boys chewing gum. that's their new thing. they ask for it everyday. at home it's altoids from g'ma battaglia. abe always swallows his so one day i gave him some marshmallow and another aunt mic gave him a gummy bear. ha.

helping ralph fix an electrical outlet.

joshua hung all these red, white, and blue license plates aunt mic had been collecting.

levi watering the pumpkin.

a little airplane flying.

levi was being bashful.

but then made up a game that "launches" him super fast and far!

so fast.

running far.

abe got in on it.

they just kept running...

and running. all the way to the purple martin house and back.

this was there launching spot.

levi and his jack rabbit starts.

finally got a pic of the two of them:)

levi's blue eyes pop in his blue pjams. he got to pic these out for the trip.

monkeying.

getting ready to go on a boat ride.

levi loves to hold the boat so we can get on.

brotherly love.

levi had to crank it hard. we were gonna hit a dock.

waving to people who are outside.

eating some din din.

chips n dip.

going under the bridge.

yelling.

a duck tape bracelet. can you say ouch?