Monday, July 28, 2014

Boys Misc. 5-26 July 2014

Andrew on top of Nicholas wrestling.

Andrew falling off Nicholas while wrestling.

Mommy watching Andrew in the kiddie pool  and Nicholas off on his own in the white shirt near the house.

Mommy watches the boys as they are having a blast.

Andrew on the wall figuring out the kicking his feet.

Daddy watching the boys.

Nicholas mastering the noodle.

Andrew over at Aunt Penny & Joe's getting ready to check out the new baby goats.

Andrew catching up with the rest of the crowd heading up the driveway.

Andrew off and running.

Andrew trying to catch up to Nicholas.

Nicholas checking out the chickens.


Andrew pushing his truck around and Nicholas playing catch with the girls.

Andrew crawling thru the back to get to the front.  Check out his expression.

Andrew getting thru with his funny face.

Andrew now standing in the back of the truck.

Nicholas taking his own time out on a log.

The boys ona glider.

Cameron and Andrew checking out the goats.

Momma goat watching Nicholas getting some grass to feed her.

Nicholas feeding Momma goat.

Andrew finds the only water around that happened to be from the air conditioning unit he fell in face first.

Andrew all wet and dirty from falling in a puddle from the A/C unit.

One side of all getting together for a cook out.

The other side and the rest of the family for a cook out.

Nicholas and Cameron pose for a pic on the dirt pile.

Max the next door kitty up on the boys swing set in the loft getting out of the rain.  The boys thought was sooo cool.

Andrew gets on Nicholas' quad and takes off to the cul-de-sac.

Andrew thinks he is hot stuff riding Nicholas' quad.  See how he has learned to lean to one side in order to work the pedal; his left foot up in the air.

Andrew getting around on Nicholas' quad.


The boys enjoying a popcicle in the pool.


The boys sitting in the pool eating popcicles.  Andrew now follows Nicholas' lead and pees in the grass.  He came back to the pool hold one of his butt cheeks and got in the pool and produced two Baby Ruths later on.


Tuesday, July 8, 2014

4th of July Weekend 2014

Andrew enjoying his first Twinkies.

For our Anniversary, Nana & Pap came up and hung the blanket we got for Mom on our living room wall.

Nana & Pap did an awesome job!  A great Anniversary gift.

At Washington's birth place on the Potomac River getting ready to watch the fire works on the 4th.  Andrew, Nicholas and cousin Maisey playing in the sand.

Andrew watching Pap to see if he's any closer to the water.

Andrew grabbed Pap's hand and walked him to the edge of the water.

Nicholas & Maisey filling their buckets full of sand.

Andrew, Maisey, Nicholas Nana and Karen on the beach with the reminiscence of Hurricane Andrew.

Pap, Nana and Andrew sitting on blankets and Andrew eating gold fish.

Nicholas & Maisey filling a bucket together.

Nicholas & Maisey getting their feet wet.

Other people with the sunset before the fireworks begin.

Andrew not too far away from Pap's side.

Andrew apparently loves the sand.  He  looked like he was swimming in the sand.

Looking more closely, Andrew was making a sand angel.

Andrew making his sand angel.

Nicholas digging in the background with Andrew hard at work making his angel.

Everybody getting a good laugh at Andrew moving like a turtle burying eggs.

Andrew full of sand and did not think any of the laughing was funny.

Saturday after the 4th.  Andrew drinking tea while Cameron, Maisey & Nicholas play in the pool.

Cameron, Maisey & Nicholas playing in the pool.

Cameron laughing at Andrew pouring water on Nicholas while Maisey looks on.

Nicholas getting doused by Andrew as Cameron & Maisey laugh.

Andrew over shooting Nicholas and getting Maisey wet.

Pap, Nana, Joni & Karen at the picnic table watching the kids play in the pool.

Andrew swimming as Maisey tries to stay out of his way.

Andrew not afraid of the water and is getting his swim on.

Nicholas squirting his water gun and Andrew splashes away.  Nicholas was getting mad because Andrew was out splashing him and getting wetter.

Maisey pushing Nicholas down the slide to have a go at it.

Maisey going down the slide.

Andrew checking out Maisey as she copped a seat in the back of his truck.

Andrew not pleased that Maisey is sitting in the back of his truck.

Andrew watches from his truck as Cameron & Nicholas swing and Maisey showing off her acrobatic skills.

Maisey watching Joni climb up the wall to the fort area.

Maisey & Cameron watch Joni slide down the slide.

The kids throwing pop-ums on the ground.

Nicholas getting in Andrew's car.  Andrew not hap at all and was trying to get at Nicholas for being in his car by any means possible.

The kids enjoying Popsicles.

Everybody relaxing in and around the garage after eating, playing in the pool and swing set.

Nicholas showing us what a boogie board is used for.

Nicholas doing his show and tell of the use of the boogie board as Nana watches on and takes note.

Nana showing and asking Nicholas if this is the right way to do the boogie board.

Maisey all laid back as Nicholas pushes her around the yard.

Nana & Pap use their truck for a play pen for the kids while I lit off some fireworks.  The smoke was a little too much for the kids as they hold their noses.

Everybody and then some neighbors join to watch the fire works.

One of the fire works along with all the other ones already set off.

Sunday at the base pool.  Andrew getting use to the water.

Nicholas under the water umbrella with his ball.

Andrew fascinated with the water coming up out of the ground.

Nicholas watches as Andrew puts his head under the water.

Andrew coming out from under the water umbrella.

Andrew on all fours getting around the pool.

Andrew in and out from the umbrella water fall.

Andrew a pro by the end of our time at the pool.

Andrew showing Daddy how to go through the water.

Andrew showing Daddy how to swim.

Daddy tries to stay in the shade as Andrew swims away.

Andrew & Daddy fist bump.


Daddy & Nicholas playing ball as Andrew looks on.

Mommy & Andrew playing with little fish.

Nicholas joins in with Andrew & Mommy playing with the fish.

The boys playing with other kids in the pool.

Nicholas relaxes after getting change into dry clothes.

Both boys relaxing the pool chairs.

Nicholas making his own sunglasses.

Andrew letting the water beat down on him.

Mommy & Nicholas under the umbrella and Andrew going through the water to join them.

The boys in the pool swimming.

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