Violet's 3rd birthday!

Our sweet Violet turned 3 last week!  She asked for a Thomas Train party, so we had that on her birthday and then her Grandma's and Grandpa's road with her on the pizza train Saturday.  It was such a great week for Violet, she is so much fun!

July...

We have had a busy start to July as most of you...Ray turned 11 months, 4th of July was fun at home with sparklers, mommy turned 38 and had a fun dinner at the Kopper Kettle and Lucy lost her first tooth July 7th!  Hope you are all staying cool!

Summer at the beach

I took the kids to my Mom's last week for a summer break, it was wonderful.  Good mother daughter time and a good break with my babies.  We went out one day to see Winter, the dolphin with no tail, it was amazing to see and learn so much at the Clearwater Aquarium.  Anyone who has not seen the movie Dolphin Tale, watch it and then if you are ever near Clearwater, it is a must see.  Other than that we just relaxed and soaked up every second.  Bliss

Father's Day

We had a great day with Daddy yesterday!  We went to the car show in Noblesville and then finished the day with Daddy's ice cream float cake!  Happy Father's Day Daddy, we love you!

baseball and cherries

Yesterday was our annual Indians baseball game with Grandpa and Grandma C., it was so much fun...thanks for a great day!

Today we went to spend the day with Grandpa C. picking cherries!  Yes, they are on a golf cart, it is today's fun transportation around the farm...it was tractors in my day.  The girls just love riding around on it and it is convenient to haul your things on.  Ray was not sure at all what we were doing, but he loved being there with PaPa.  Oh and yes, Violet's bathing suit is backwards, the girls is determined to do things, "All by myself."  Tonight I taught the girls how to remove the pits from cherries, tomorrow we will bake. 

10 months old!

Here is our Ray!  Ten months old and on the move crawling and discovering finger foods, he is happy as can be!

Hank

Here is the newest member of our house...HANK!  Hank is a Shih Poo, a mix of a Shih Tzu and Poodle.  Right now Hank weighs less than two pounds and will grow to about 7 pounds.  The kids are over the moon.  Hank loves to snuggle, which is a good thing because Lucy and Violet love holding him.  Ray is pretty excited, but not sure why one of Lucy's stuffed animals has come to life, LOL.  Come visit Hank any time!  p.s. Yes, we know we are crazy!