Lego Fun!

In the past few weeks Natalie and Ryland have become increasingly interested in Legos, it's a great way for all of us to have fun playing together!


Ryland took great pride in his creation, he brought it out to the porch and snapped a few pictures...I was very surprised that he thought of the camera all on his own!

Natalie had to rebuild her "tower" about 23 times because it kept falling over. After many attempts she finally got it to stand without toppling over. When Ryland approached to admire her work, Natalie became visibly frustrated at the thought that he might ruin it.

The excitement of Legos never dies...

Scrub a dub dub in the tub!

Here's a small glimpse of what I get to experience each night. I feel so blessed, night after night I see the smiling faces of my two little miracles, covered in bubbles and wrapped in their favorite towel. Our "bedtime routine" is something I will always cherish. I pray that in the years to come when I look back at these pictures, the memories and the feelings will all come back to me...

A recap of the past couple of weeks...

The Dunham's had a BBQ by the pool. The whole family was together, we all were blessed to have a special part of our family there with us from Florida. The cousins had a great time swimming and playing! We always enjoy every moment of having Ron, Sarah, Allison and Emily here with us in New York.





Papa


Sarah


Matthew and Avery




Allison, Natalie and Ryland


Emily


Playing Barbies in the kiddie pool!


Matt Hennessey came for some food and fun!




I'm going to miss Ryland's baby boy legs!


Claire


Avery likes Barbies to!


Ryland learns the back float.


Holly sneaks in to join the party...maybe no one will notice?


Jack


Natalie and Emily




On July 6th Ann Celebrated her 60th birthday. The following Saturday the kids planned a surprise birthday party with family and friends. Somehow we managed to keep it a secret, the look on her face was priceless!







Alexe and Matthew hosted the party at their new home, it was lovely!










Avery and Jack watched very closely as the big kids played, it won't be long and they'll have no problem keeping up!


The weather couldn't have been more perfect, mid 80's and sunny!




















Natalie accidentally let go of her balloon and with tears in her eyes, she watched it slowly float off into the clouds...







On Monday, July 12th we visited Grandpa Guinan's Cottage on Cayuga Lake.










Grandpa's pear tree.




The kids enjoyed themselves as Nancy and Daddy pushed them on the hammock.


They loved spending time with Nancy, she has such a sweet spirit!








Ann and her dad.






Natalie and Ryland enjoyed playing with Grandpa's vintage boat toy!


Fisher Price just doesn't make their toys like this anymore!








The kids had fun sitting in the Kayak.


Ann and I took it out for spin and we were like old pros!












Oh summer days...