Trying to stay cool in the backyard sprinkler!

Charlotte and James discovered that the oven mits make great lobster claws after a visit to the grocery store this week. The meat manager came out as we were looking at the tank by the seafood counter and fished one of the lobsters out for them to see up close. Charlotte wanted him to take the rubber bands off the claws, but I think we're glad he didn't comply! James was wary of the little creature, but enjoyed mimicking him with the oven mits. Charlotte is making her best "lobster face" in this one:

Ford is changing everyday! Here is one of him now 3 months old. He's a tummy sleeper and has found his thumb...we think it's genetic! Sy and I were thumb-suckers and so are his big sis and bro :)

It's a Backyard Nursery Rhyme Concert!

Solo artist: Charlotte Nease

Featuring hits: "Goosey, Goosey Gander," "Humpty Dumpty," "Jack & Jill," & "Three Little Kittens"

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We were hoping to go blueberry picking this week but because of the drought, the farmer we called said there will be no picking unless we get lots of rain, fast! The weather is getting to be more "seasonable" down here = hot, humid, and yucky in general. So here are some pictures of the fun time we had last month strawberry picking with our friend Katie. It was breezy and sunny and beautiful... James ate more than he picked, but isn't that the fun of it?!

We had Vacation Bible School this week at church. "Make a Splash With Jesus" was the theme, and the mascot for the week was J.P. the Penguin...One of the boys in the youth group dressed up as the Penguin and Charlotte's highlight each day was to give him a "high 5!" James, on the other hand was a little wary of J.P. He generally stays close to my side these days in new places which is a big change from Charlotte!

This was Charlotte's first year in a real class and she loved the music and crafts the best. I worked in the crafts room and enjoyed that as a break from the classroom teacher role. Charlotte was in the last group that came through each day and it was fun to see her and help her with her crafts.

This shot is of her today after the end-of-the-week picnic. Her sweet teachers gave them each sand buckets, shovels, bubbles, and these very cool sunglasses!

I finally got some good video of Ford laughing last week! This encompasses his personality :) It's about 3 minutes of video, but it will start getting really cute after a minute has passed, so hang on til then!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la-7CFECyzA