And speaking of sweets...

I can still eat them!!  I am so happy to record here for posterity that I passed my glucose test!! Looks like I'll be buying the girls nicer cars than Liam...just kidding~my sweet little man just was too sweet for me in utero :)  I am so happy that we don't have to do the "leeks and lentils" diet, as Josh and I call it ;)

Bring on the cheesecake!! (just kidding again...trying to keep the weight gain down this time..)

Um, Sweet!!

Josh told everyone to hold hands on the way to the car. (which is on a quiet street right beside the field~maybe a 30 second walk from the bench pictured in the post below).  I grabbed his, so the kids were left to fend for themselves!!  Just kidding, but what we saw when we turned around warranted getting the camera out...

 "C'mon Buddy, you need to hold a hand, Daddy said.."

 Almost got it...

There we go... complete sweetness!!

Dilworth Elementary

Everyone loves to go to Dilworth Elementary after work or right before dinner on the weekends and play ball. All kinds: soccer balls, mini basketballs, beginner baseballs, even beach balls. We throw a bunch in the car and head over. They love playing with Josh and digging in the dirt under the willow oaks. I got out there a couple of times, but I've gotten a bit large to run around, so I usually hold down the fort on the "blue bench" as the kids have creatively named it.. We've already come to treasure these times at this place, and so, to document for memory's sake, here are some pictures... (you can get a better view of the fields in the videos, which I'll post later).

 They love these old nets and the dirt under the trees as much as any toy or playground we have or have been to.. :)

 Daddy resting after a tough session of "I try a'gin" with Liam. :)

Me and my two sweaty sweeties! (and baby girl :D)  Thanks to Josh for the greatly appreciated loan of his new sunglasses.. :)

Can't think of a more appropriate title than...ADORABLE..

The kids were ready for naptime in our room, and I was finishing up putting the dishes away.  When I got back to the room, this is what I found: Charlotte pointing out different things and Liam repeating her. This video is 2 minutes, but it was going on way before I started filming.  Sweet little dears. Love Them!!

Sleepy Boy

One day as I was tidying up lunch dishes, I realized I didn't hear the sounds of cars and various toys being thrown around in Liam's room, so I went to investigate. (Keep in mind this was only minutes after he'd been at the lunch table)...  Sweet little guy had climbed in bed, gotten his blankie, and konked out. Too sweet!! Hindsight showed that he was worn out from cutting two back teeth simultaneously.  He only has two teeth to go until his first set is complete..thank goodness! :)

Trolley!

The kids think taking the trolley uptown is equally fun to whatever we are actually going uptown to do! They have a blast.  Charlotte thinks she is big time when she pulls the "stop requested" rope above the window :)

The trolley stops at our apartment every 12 minutes, so we always see it come by when we are at the pool. Liam loves to shout (from the pool through the breezeway and atrium) "Hey Trolley!!"  So cute.

Swimming!!

Some video of the girl swimming!! She is rocking it~these are from several weeks ago!  Now she can swim all the way across this pool and back :)  She also goes on lots of "rescue" missions to retrieve Ariel from the middle of the pool.  Quite the little tadpole, huh?

She completed a six week swim lesson course at the YMCA, and got "most improved" in her class, but the real progress took place in our apartment pool with Daddy as main teacher.  She has gone from playing on the steps and not wanting water to touch her face at all...to jumping in with no swimmies on her arms, touching the bottom with her toes, then popping up and swimming to the other side of the pool.  We are really proud of her and happy for her to be able to enjoy such a fun summer activity!!