August is full of family birthdays!

There are now 5 birthdays is August on the Stevens side (and that's just keeping it to grandparents and cousins) So we did it up right last week

dinner outdoors

cousins

mummi serves the boys

sparring 

Levi the eldest

Pappa prepares the lobster

The newest baby boy was content to nap through the eating 

lobster and steak. Yes please

The happy birthday bunch

Mummi and her August birthday boys!

Birthday in Maine

We got to visit Maine near Gillian's birthday:

Cousins!

it was hot

water fun

watching the fun

presents

what's in the trunk?

a new bike!

cupcake time

seeing how tall she is since last year

Sunshine and water gun fights

It was sunny, it was 80+ degrees out, and there were a mess of cousins around. It must be time for a squirt gun fight (and bubbles)

Visiting Maine

We took a trip to Maine to have a celebration of Life in honor of Luke's grandmother who passed away several weeks ago. For the kids, who were not much connected to her (she had Alzheimer's the last bunch of years) the weekend was more about seeing their cousins and being in the great outdoors since there was SUNSHINE!

 The Maine Stevens boys

the ipad entertains

Lily and Ollie doing artwork

Eliot really enjoys laying around on the floor now...alot

TA DA

finally asleep, in his Mummi's arms (cause he wore mama;s arms out)

Robot Birthday...in Maine

We finished up Bruce's birthday celebrations in Maine last weekend. I secretly planned (with EXTENSIVE help from my SIL Steph, the grand pumba of cool cakes in the family) a robot cake. I baked all the cakes and then did the base frosting. Steph came and graciously did the face and the chest decorations since I was panicky that it would stink. Anyway...behold.

water gun fight

run Mummi run!

TA-DA

putting candles on the cake

6...he's 6?!!!

PRESENTS!

the cousins help

yes his grandparents got him a knock knock book. we might forgive them

funny face

Batman puzzle!
A good time was had by all!