A day of exploration...

... without Lauren. It's been a quick summer vacation, but I finally got out with the kids for a day trip. We took in an adventure at a local nature preserve. So, here we are... April, Michael and myself.

Happy Birthday Grandma

Happy, Happy Birthday!!!!

Enjoying the sprinkler park

On our way to the park.April is a great cousin... she helps all the time.

Michael had a great time too.

Daddy took the day off work...

Mommy was so happy to have a day just with the family.

Family reunion

Grandma




Deb and Sally....






Aunt Karen...




and Uncle Ned





(Lauren's outfit compliments of Becky... thanks again)

Hanging out with some family...

A bunch of us got together for a few hours at a park... eight kids, three under a year old. Here are the pictures we captured.

Lauren on her first swing...

Rosetta and Christian

Sophia

Sophia and Lauren

Georgia, Sophia, Lauren and Grandma

Stella, Jake and Angelina

Georgia

Stella

With all we did... Lauren needed a nap... so she took one in her stroller.

Daddy's Lauren - sitting

Mark calls this Lauren's Playstation...





If you look closely... you can see the first tooth.

Party at our house, kind of...

We had a party... it rained all day and night, so the party ended up in the garage... that we were cleaning right up until the guests arrived.





















Kevin is back!!! We've missed him so much!!!















Michael is chilling out in the A/C.

Dinner at Mary's... with Grandma

You were the cutest bug there.. ladybug that is...

Butterflies and more....

Lauren reaching out to butterfly bush..
















Releasing of the butterflies.















Cousin April, just after the butterflies were released.

















Cousin Michael with our butterfly.















Mommy took this picture... trying to take a picture of something crawling on you... is a little difficult... this is the same butterfly as all the other pictures.. both pretty on inside and out.

How pretty... and it goes Lauren's stroller...