Birthdays and the Lake

My sweet almost 3 year old having fun on mommy's birthday.  James Loves birthday parties! He kept asking Nate to "put fire on the cake!"  He loved helping me blow out the candles.   

Nate is a little challenged when it comes to taking pictures, but he tries. 

My babysitter while we were at the lake

looking mischievous

Dipping their toes in the water. When I asked if he wanted to go swimming, James kept saying "no mom, it too cold to swim, I want to go fishing"

James and his fishin' pole.  

Emma took James on a little boat ride.  He was kind of indifferent about it.  I took James on a ride on the jet ski, and he had fun for a minute and then decided that it was too loud and "too scary"  

Samuel

James helping Sam put his hat on

Emma and Sam

Sam wasn't too sure about this lake thing.  He did, however, enjoy seeing his grandparents, uncle mike, and cousins :)

first time trying real food

James Peter
5 months

Samuel Steven
5 months

can you tell I've been trying to use my camera more....

Just eating a little dirt, N.B.D 

I love baby feet.

This kid is hard to take pictures of. He holds still for all of 2 seconds.

James wanted to lay down like Sam

Giving kisses to his bro

Getting the dirt out of his shoes

Talking to dad on the phone

Sneaking a drink of mom's soda while I was taking pictures of Sam

Buckling in Elmo so he doesn't fall out on the ride home

we go to the park a lot...

Playing with his daddy

Sorry buddy, you need someone on the other end of that teeter-totter

His exact words were: "NO Mommy, I don't WANT my picture taken"

apparently a robin decided my flowers were a great  place to build a nest.  There are now 4 pretty blue eggs sitting in this nest.  

My Flowers

My flower pots the boys made me for mother's day

the hubby

Sneaking a sip from mom's glass

Again his exact words were"NO MOM, GO, I don't want my picture taken"

Sam hanging out in the stroller while James and I play

I attempted to take a picture of my boys together, and I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this was the best one I could get.  James looking off into space and Sam completely enamors with his older brother

Sam "getting" James

Nate and James "getting" Sam