Dog days of summer and belly pictures abound

my first baby getting so huge

my second baby

almost not the youngest!

Ollie is ENTIRELY too amused by the size of my belly. He just can't get over it( picture by Bruce)

group full of cuties showing off their bellies

the boys clowning around

ta-da he says as he jumps down

Zoo time

finally got to take daddy to the zoo last weekend. fun times were had by all!

he thinks its awesome to ride the giraffe. worth the $2 just for that grin

the carousel ride was a big hit, no really this is just a bad shot of ollie, he loved it

my little monkeys

daddy and ollie

checking the map

looking for zebras

mama and ollie look at giraffes

Lily rocks mama's sunglasses

A baby shower

Several weekends ago now, our friends threw a surprise baby shower (well surprise to mama and kids) It was a rocking time.

present opening with lily the helper

even baby Noah has a good time

Lily and Bruce enjoy the pool

Lily with her rockin crown Leah the hostess made her (Bruce proudly wore his too which I unfortunately didn't catch on camera)

surfer boy

Harvey graciously let the kids enjoy his outdoor toys

Ollie really loved the sandbox

Piggy paints

Gillian so enjoys having her nails painted. She keeps on me if it gets too chippy. Thank goodness for Piggy Paints which are non-toxic and non smelly.


a princess needs her beautifying after all!

Batman, the bee and a giraffe

One never knows who will show up after breakfast around here....




little bee cutie toes

The zoo

One of Gillian's birthday presents was a zoo pass for the year. Once it turned July I thought I ought to actually take her there....ahem

behold, the zoo and my kids

riding the horsey




petting the goats in the little petting zoo area

driving the jeep into the lion area (or pretending to at least)
look mom look mom...
cluck cluck

Auntie Julie's wedding

Auntie's wedding was saturday. We were all decked out for the event
daddy and his eldest boy, looking studly

oh so pretty in her new bow headband

All the cousins- Ollie was having a dramatic moment
we had to settle for one without ollie,

cake face

dancing with mama


dance the night away




taking a little dance break...Ollie is still busting loose

falling asleep in grammie's arms