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.

day 5

wednesday, june 30, 2010. joshua went to the farm to weld and didn't get back until 3:45. the boys and i woke up at 9:00 and he was already gone. that, for me, was kind of a bummer because guess who got to watch the kids? i just get overwhelmed in new environments. so much trouble for the little ones to get into around here. (ie. the lake, stairs, etc.) i felt i had to always be watching them. luckily, mic helped watch them too, so i could have some alone time now and then. not sure why i thought a vacation with kiddos would also include hours of being able to read or soak up the sun in peace and quite. ha. that's more of a vacation without kid, huh? but i'm happy the boys are having quite an exciting time here. so much to do and see!

wondering why abe is still waking up with GUNK after 2+ weeks? 

abraham put this poor cow in TIME OUT.

"i put the stick in here?"

enters stick.

pulls out moss. total boy stuff.

speaking of boy stuff...levi was messing around with this. i think it's a jack?

the boys are obsessed with this airplane swing.

aunt mic took levi into town to get some things at the grocery, so abe and i had some fun time.

sometimes he tucks his legs up.

adorable!!!

more leg tucks.

holding his hands "high".

making faces.

levi wanted to know what the rocks say. there is one rock for everyone in the henrich's family.

succulent from az!

blurry, but cute. i love blurry photos sometimes.

aunt mic took the boys out to help her clean the boat and so mama could have some blogging time.

abe with soapy fingers.

levi got to pick out popsicles at the grocery store. he chose orange dreamsicles.

abe washing and licking.

levi keeping cool.

 

hmm...what to do?

the popsicle won.

the water fun continues.

nakey of course.

burning trash!

papa brought home the cross he made for mandy and benji. mandy loved it!

the boys were mesmerized by the fire.

abe in laken's dress. for one second, i so badly wanted to try for a girl, but the thought left as quickly as it came:)

abe was super loopy tired while eating grapes. not a good combo.

levi loving his grapes.

but the best was the ice cream great g'ma brought with her pies.

abey perked up for the ice cream.

mmm mmm grandma erm's fresh blueberry pie. ANDY and SHELISA came over for dinner tonight too.

uncle ralphy reading levi a book.

abraham giving g. g'ma some love.