Penn State

We took a trip to visit S's alma mater and met up with one of his landscape architecture classmates and his family. What a scenic drive to State College, PA and what a beautiful campus!


Kristi, Matt and Molly (5 months) on the lawn in front of Old Main




The new architecture/landscape architecture building at Penn State. Too bad the l.arch. building didn't look anything like this when S and Matt were earning their degrees.


The kids before their morning coffee


Nit(tany Lion)-picking






C's first PSU duds


They were drowsy heading to bed, but then giggles and a second wind came about once A and C realized they were going to sleep in the same bed together. A sleepover? Hooray!!!




Finally. It was peaceful for the first few hours until the baby-toddler 90-degree-turn-kick-mom-in-the-back-all-night began.

Here a Hole, There a Hole, Everywhere a Hole Hole...

S has started renovating the last two remaining rooms on the 2nd floor, and there's no hiding the dust this time. He is running new electric, cutting out the old electric, etc., which means holes had to be cut in walls, ceilings and floorboards on both the 1st and 2nd floors. It seems we've timed it perfectly (sarcasm!) as C has now started to crawl.


The smallest room upstairs known as the-room-on-the-way-to-the-attic




1st floor hallway


1st floor hallway ceiling


2nd floor landing




C is 8 months old.


Our little architect

Zucchini Ad Nauseam

Thanks to S's super-freak garden (it's actually a very wonderful garden, which is producing lots of nice things), we've had more than our fair share of zucchini this year. I think we're going for the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Consecutive Days of Eating Zucchini". Blech.

Here is the latest monster from the garden.

Dutch Wonderland: A Kingdom for Kids

We took the kids to Dutch Wonderland, which is an amusement park geared towards younger children. We had a lot of fun.


A's 1st solo amusement park ride




The G-force was with him, and he did not like it.






Some rides, such as Crazy Plane, were a little too long and too stomach-turning for a 2-yr old novice rider.




After a refreshing romp in the adjacent waterpark "Duke's Lagoon", we headed home. Dutch Wonderland worked its magic.


Despite an exhausting day at DW, A rallied and enjoyed the 4th of July parade back home


A has become quite the mulberry connoisseur.

June Jubilee

Our dainty little flower and her latest voice


C tolerates a lot.




M is 415 months old; C is 7 months old.


Climbing the rocks on the grounds of Dickinson College


Not sure how it made it into our house in the first place, but A found this umbrella hat...


...and didn't want to take it off.


A is in early training for the drum circle at Eeyore's Birthday Party in Austin thanks to S's musical talent with a potty chair cover and a Little Tikes piano.

It's...been...so...hot...here.

Just in case fires start popping up from the high heat we've been having, our smallest recruit is ready for action.


Our own lazy river/lazy pond - Good for bumper boating

End of May Stuff

Knock, knock, knock! "Are you almost done in there???" (Our false start with potty-training.)


An appropriately-titled book for a little boy going through the Terrible Twos


C at 6 months old




The goal was to run a short/fast run where they wouldn't have a chance to fall asleep. Foiled again!


On camera and off, C is refusing any type of solid food these days, and she doesn't hide her feelings about it.


The Big Booty Dance

Mid-May Stuff

C is almost 6 months old.


A really getting into his work


I was in another room when this parent-unprompted "music to my ears" started carrying on. Delicious!

Track Slide at the Park

Off to the Races

S participated in his first adventure race, which consisted of 5 miles of running, 10 miles of mountain biking, 5 miles of canoeing and a few fun surprise events. His team finished in 5 1/2 hours, placing 7th out of 20 teams.






M ran in the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Miler in D.C.


Home Derby: Horse 1, A 0

April Miscellaneous

C is 5 months old...


...and had her first taste of rice cereal.


A likes to participate when C has tummy time.




Our morning ritual of waking up, coming into Mom and Dad's room, and chillin'






Yummy Spring weather


Falling in Love


Spring Fever

Can you hear the big sigh from the mom?

We had our first warm day of Spring yesterday, and we put on our shorts for the first time this season. And what should happen on this first day? Two skinned knees. (P.S. No laughing at his black "church" socks, please.)