Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Yesterday was Frank's birthday and this is the gift that Alex gave him. It is a family tree picture frame. We worked all day on getting it painted, finding pictures, and getting it all put together. The picture that Alex drew of our family is the best part though. It's Frank (notice the dotty hair, face, and chest hair), me with long hair, Alex with straight hair, and Hunter on the end with curly hair. Frank loved it and Alex was so proud! Frank will be bringing it to work on Monday.
Happy Birthday, Daddy!!

YearbookYourself.com

I came across this site where you upload a picture of yourself and it makes the image into a bunch of different pictures from different time periods. They are hilarious and I laugh every time I look at them!!! The ones of Hunter crack me up the most!

Lewis Ginter August 21

We always have a great time when we visit the Botanical Gardens, especially when we play in the fountains!

I loved these ornamental peppers!



Hunter concentrating on his crafts...

Alex doing a garden puzzle...

Fun in the Fountains...

It doesn't get any better than this!

Monster Quilt

YiaYia and Fonder were in Virginia on Monday visiting some friends and they stopped by to see us for a few hours. YiaYia brought a really cool quilt that she had made for the boys. We love it!!! All of the monsters have names. It is so cool!

No more cast!

Alex got his cast off on Monday after 3 weeks. He says it is kind of painful, but I think it is more uncomfortable and weird feeling. He is psyched to be able to swim again! Luckily our first encounter with a broken bone wasn't too much of a big deal!

He got his germs on me!

One of my favorite videos of the boys (Sept. 2006). Hunter is so small too....it's fun to look back and see how much they've changed....but it makes me miss having a little baby!!

Kangaroo Jac's

We went to Kangaroo Jac's (a giant bounce place) with our neighbor last week. It was so much fun! Mommy was exhausted though from carrying Hunter up all the slides. He was nervous at first, but after sliding the first time he LOVED it!!! Alex had a great time too!

Uh oh!!!

Yep, Alex broke his arm! He was playing at a friend's house on their trampoline (which has a safety net around it), when he decided to go outside of the net onto the springs. His friend decided that he shouldn't be up there, so he pushed Alex off. Right onto his arm on the ground. Poor guy! It really hurt, but he was very brave at the hospital. It was in a sling with a splint from Saturday until Monday, and then we went and got his new blue cast. It looks cool, but it is very heavy and he seems to be in more pain with it than he was with the splint. We'll have to see how it goes for a few days and then we may need to go back to the doctor. Luckily he broke his right arm (he's a lefty) and he'll only need the cast for about 3 weeks.

Backyard Fun

We love our neighbors! All of the kids get along and we always have so much fun with them!

Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse