I'll Have What He's Having...

Jason had set William up with his cereal, milk, and juice this morning, and then stepped away for a moment. When he returned he found this: William eating Daddy's cereal and drinking his coffee! I love the rough morning look he has, it looks like he needs the coffee!

I'm With The Band...

Every Friday and Saturday night there are live bands at our town square. William is FASCINATED with all these bands! He loves to sneak up as close as he can. A few moments after this he started to haul away the top guitar case, which was especially funny since it said "Question Authority" on the side! Too funny!

Happy 4th of July!

Gabbi is getting ready for the Bocce game...
William spent much of his time stealing other people's drinks...

Many, many soccer matches were played...

The Boys were having a ball kicking up some dust...

Sisters getting ready to watch some fireworks!

The next day we rode the metro in to town...

Max and Ben in front of the Washington Monument...

and the Lincoln Memorial.

And we finished the day at Star Diner.

We were lucky enough to have our dear friends, the Guerne-Kieferndorfs, join us for the weekend. We had a great weekend, but are exhausted! Max and Ben have grown up so much since we last saw them in 2005! 4th of July was great, but very hot. We managed to stay in the shade though and had a great time BBQing at NIST. That night we layed in a big field and watched the fireworks. Will loved them for the first 5 minutes, but soon tired of them. Everyone else loved them, they were really well done this year! The next morning, we got up early and headed in to DC, trying to beat the heat. Well, it wasn't possible. It was about 100 degrees yesterday and miserable. We walked the mall, and back to the American History Museum and then ended at the American Indian Museum. It was a long, hot day, but the boys enjoyed seeing all the sights, and William was happy to hang out in the stroller for most of it. Today is supposed to be over 100 and it is not letting up any time soon! UGH!

Playdate and Sand Fun...

The light was so nice for pictures this afternoon...

William was feeding this wolf a nice meal of sand...

Here, he is telling me "It's a Wolf!"

Squealing with glee!

Concentrating very hard on his work...

At the park this morning...

Tyler and William both got a huge kick out of the baseball field! It was ALL DIRT!

A true toddler boy's "Field of Dreams"!

The Longest I Think I Have Ever Gone Without Updating....

Heres What We've Been Up To:

We got a kitten that was abandoned behind a dumpster, and then found her a new foster family...
We rode the Metro into the city with Uncle Tim and Aunt Tissa...

We hung out in the courtyard of the American Portrait Museum while Tim and Tissa toured it...

We drank juice there too!

We opened Birthday presents from Grandma Simmons...

We took Auntie Tissa blueberry picking!

William helped a lot!

The bushes were FULL of berries!

William snuck quite a few berries!

Enjoying his wealth of berries...

William used a real old fashioned water pump!

As you can see we have been very busy, so I haven't been up to doing many posts. We have had a nice visit with Tim and Tissa and now are gearing up for our next visitors who arrive Friday.
We are still trying to figure out what is next for our family, but we are definetly moving out of this apartment. They are increasing our rent far above what I am willing to pay, so I am searching now for a new place. Wish us luck!

BREAKING NEWS!!! My Talent Will Live On!

Those who know me well, know that I am a talented foot artist. I have very flexible toes and I enjoy drawing with a pen between my toes as a party trick, as well as other various feats with my feet. William has NEVER seen me preform these tricks yet, I don't typically do it often so he has never witnessed it. But today I look over and see this:

I am so proud, and a little choked up knowing that the talent will not die with me! Make Mama proud boy!

In The Night Kitchen...

William has been obsessed with "In The Night Kitchen" for the last couple of months. He refuses to let anyone read it to him, he MUST read it himself! He is so cute when he reads it, and the lighting seemed good, so here you see the results...