jazz in the garden

Last night, we went with some friends to the Botanical Gardens. We ate our picnic dinners while listening to jazz. It was a perfect evening--gorgeous weather, happy kiddos, and a great time with friends. Here are a few pictures from the evening, thanks to Emily for remembering her camera!

Kelli, sorry we missed you for the girls picture! You guys were already gone when we got the idea!!!

Don't try this at home

Okay, so I'm pretty sure I almost set my hair on fire today. Not good. I was round-brushing my hair dry trying to style it, which I never do for multiple reasons (the first being time, the second being that it kills my arm), but I decided to today because I have a new haircut. Everything was going normally until a big chunk of my hair turned a caramel color where I was using the brush and blow dryer. I immediately turned the dryer off but not in time to rescue my hair--tons of singed strands fell out and filled the sink. (This is crazy, I know.) So, that was the end of the round-brushing. A little vent thingy fell out of my hair dryer several months ago, and not thinking it was important, I threw it away. Well, I think that thing is what makes the hair dyer not get too hot and do what it did to my hair. Thankfully, I have a lot of hair so I don't think it's noticeable, but then again, I can't see in the back! Will you tell me if you see me and I have a bald spot???

Happy 2nd Birthday, Ty!

I can't believe my BABY is two years old!!! He is becoming such a little boy (I suppose that is what should be happening), and I couldn't be more proud of him! We spent Saturday morning at a nearby park with some friends to kickoff the big day. We had cupcakes for the kiddos and a cookie cake for the grownups. Ty ate about five cupcakes (although none of them were whole cupcakes after bits and pieces were dropped into the mulch below), chased bubbles (and tried to learn how to blow bubbles--it's kind of hard for a little one), climbed through tunnels, ran across bridges, and slid down slides. It was a really fun morning! Drew enjoyed a peaceful, outdoor nap! Ty spent the rest of the day enjoying his new toys and time with Mimi and Pee-pa.

getting the bubbles
ty and evan
emily and ty
me and my boys

singing "Happy Birthday" just before Ty ran away from the crowd...Ty in his very first car! :) He kept saying, "Ty's" (which he is doing in this picture) because he couldn't believe it was his (so sweet!!!) He usually runs immediately over to a neighbor's little car the moment he steps outside, but those neighbors are moving soon and will be taking the car with them. So I'm glad he has one of his own now. He also loves to say, "Beep beep...honk honk"

Birthday celebration at Nonna and Poppa's

Ty celebrated his second birthday with Nonna, Poppa, and Uncle Brian (a week early) by spending the weekend in the sun! The day started out with a job from Poppa...to fill up the newly opened pool! Ty had a great time manning the hose in the shallow end, but he was a little dangerous with it! He sprayed himself and anyone near him! Later, he splashed in the pool with daddy and Dylan (his cousin) and finally ended up running through Poppa's fire hose in the front yard. Anything involving water is exciting for Ty. He couldn't have been happier! Thanks for the fun weekend, Nonna and Poppa!

My FIVE month old!

Time is going entirely too fast! I can't believe this little guy is 5 months old already!

5 month accomplishments:
1. rolls over both ways like a champ!
2. likes his jumper and even discovered some of the toys on it
3. says, "mama and dadda" (just kidding--not yet)
4. but he does LOVE his hands (at least one finger if not the whole hand is usually in his mouth at any given moment during the day)

fun at Fitz's

Today after church, we went with a group of friends to Fitz's where Ty ate french fries for the first time (and LOVED them!) and Corey and I experienced the famous homemade root beer (which was delish!). We had a great time! Here are Ty and Corey after lunch...

rolling over

Look at this face...
This is the proud smile of one who just rolled from his back to his tummy! Yay Drew! Now, he can officially roll both ways, although I think it will be a little while before he's really proficient! (He still gets stuck on his back and screams "like he was shot" (to borrow a Smith family phrase)! And, while he was down there, I tried to get a picture of Drew and Ty together, but it is next to impossible to get the two to be still together! Here is my new favorite picture of my lovies together...