baby news, merry-go-round, glasses, aunt denise, g'ma erm, uncle rex, fabulous din din, and lawn mower rides.

wednesday, july 21, 2010. another fun day at the lake.

aunt mic and uncle ralph getting the news of their newest grandbaby. a boy named joah benjamin. i blogged a little more about this special event seperately.

i took the boys on a wagon ride to the little play area a couple houses away.

i always loved merry-go-rounds as a kid. they don't make them anymore. not sure if they were unsafe or what?

swinging. can't beat the setting looking out at the water.

spinning. getting ready to try and tag me.

just after a tag.

just spinning.

abraham wanted to push...

so levi wanted to too.

grandma micky showing us picks of her newest grandson, joah. she's saying his name here and making goo goo ga ga sounds. isn't he handsome!

levi collecting wood for his "campsite." abe pouting in the background saying...

"i want miiiiic. i want micki."

just liked the muted earth tones here.

abraham spraying the hose and making a rainbow. (to the right of him.)

water play.

beating the heat. it's been pretty hot and humid here today.

joshua got these from the plumber in town! ha.

a fish next to the bucket.

abraham found aunt mic's glasses.

i told him he looked like santa claus.

here he's saying ho ho ho, but he looks like an old man.

yay! aunt denise came over to see pics of the new baby. we also looked at old photo albums of the lake house's transformation. oldies, but goodies. there are some old pics of joshua and levi looks just like him!

golden sleeper boy.

joshua's picture perfect presentation.

putting the finishing touches on the caprese salad.

g'ma erm came by to look at the pictures too.

mmm mmm garlic bread.

uncle rex came by to see the pics too and stayed for dinner. great group shot!

aunt mic took the boys on a lawn mower ride, at levi's request.

she's sooooooooo good with our kiddos! it was a great day. we ended it by going on a boat ride. i'm blogging it separate. there were some serious shenanigan's going on. it too was soooooo much fun.

levi's contraptions. lawn mower train. good eats. computer games. a bat!

monday, july 19, 2010. being on vacation hasn't stopped levi from his passion of hooking thing together. luckily, aunt mic and uncle ralph have plenty of bungee cords and wagons around.

papa and the boys on a morning pull.

the creator of cool contraptions. mr levi.

lunch. BLT with avocado. mmm mmm good.

ultimately this is what levi wanted to do. hook the wagons to the lawn mower. aunt mic agreed.

see ya later.

she drove them all over the place!!!

(she and uncle ralph planted those trees in their side lot. they are gorgeous.)

even on the road.

levi kinda driving.

later g'pa and g'ma block and g. g'ma erm came by.

g'pa gave them a ride too.

then it was my turn!!! so fun. super bouncy.

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me and lity.

i let levi drive. he has full control of the controls.

abe hitched a ride last minute. i guess he ran after us after we took off and was being dragged behind on the ground! ouch. g'pa helped put him in the wagon. i had no idea until we were half way done. i looked back and there he was all smiles bouncing around in the back.

abe started nodding out while in the wagon. i looked back and his eyes were closed. his head bobbing back and forth. we stopped. i picked him up and he fell asleep on my shoulder immediately. i laid him down with papa who was already asleep.

levi learning how to play computer games. i wanted to just veg and get online for a while.

he played a couple cute curious george games on PBS KIDS.

then it was our turn to go as a family.

cheeeeeeeese. christmas card perhaps?

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joshua making fresh squeezed margaritas. abraham preparing the limes.

we made griddle corn cakes, black beans with enchilada sauce, green chili's and cheese, and fresh fruit. nummy.

levi had been begging to say at g. g'ma erm's since we got here, but i didn't want her to have to watch them alone. tonight they got to stay because carl and audrey were there to help. they came by the lake to hang out for a while before taking the boys with them.

this is a bat that's made a home on the ceiling of mic and ralph's porch.