Ohio Fun Days!

We had breakfast with Grandpa Bernie...

Three Bernard James Mahons at the same table!

 Emma entertained Connor while the adults talked.

Such a sweet boy!

I have such a cute hubby :)

Love Love Love this picture of Vale!

 Maybe my favorite so far...

Grillin' out in the back of the truck...

Driveway is a great place to do a puzzle right?

Connor has enjoyed playing with the hoop-dee-hoop :)

Connor and Em playing hide and go seek 

We've decided we are taking Emma back with us to California to be our nanny... :)

What My Boys Are Up To

So my boys have been up to lots of 'boy' things :)

Napping under a Steelers Terrible Towel...

playin' in the grass...

practicing his CPR moves... 

Vale is very photogenic!  I'm just glad the camera doesn't capture the squawking/singing/yelling thing he's been doing recently... lets hope this phase passing quickly or he learns to talk soon!

Connor is LOVING this tricycle! Look at that proud look!  He's so pleased with himself!

He sings the Elmo Tricycle song as he rides...

See this is my attempt to get a pic of me and my baby... hahaha oh well... :)

Figley Pool Party

It was Miriam's 7th birthday party this afternoon at Tim and Cindy's pool

Connor was excited to get back in some water...

Jimmy and his cousin Jack

Vale and Jimmy's cousin Amelia

 Tim, Fred and Jim

The 'boys' picture

The birthday girl!

They had a pinata for the kids which was fun...

Connor and his PaPa in the pool havin some man time :)

Aww... my boys love eachother... :)  

After this show of affection, Connor said 'he's eating my cheek!'

Busch Gardens

 So we took 6 children to Busch Gardens last week!

(a 12 year old, two 9 year olds, a 6 year old, a 2 year old and an 8 month old)

We had the two little ones in the stroller

We got the kids measured...

Then we headed for the coasters!

Connor and I had a good time doing the kiddie rides while the older ones went on the roller coasters.

The swings...

The airplanes...

and, his favorite, the bumper cars...

 The older kids enjoyed the bumper cars too...

Connor LOVED playing in the water!  It was really really hot so it was nice he was able cool off!

They were both WORN OUT!

Connor got to meet ELMO!!!  He was a little scared...

Then he got to meet Big Bird... yeah then he was REALLY scared... hahaha

The big kids loved all the rides!  Including Jimmy... :)

 Cass was enjoying the tea cups while the boys went on a ride she wasn't tall enough for...

 Connor LOVED the rides he could go on in Elmo's World

 It was so much fun to be with him!

Connor's 'pack-pack'

So Connor has been asking and asking for a backpack...

Well I finally got him one and he LOVES it!

He takes it everywhere and loves to wear it!

He is adorable!

 Even though he's got a back pack he still thinks he's too cool for school :)

Hawaiian Shirt Day...

No reason, just decided to make today hawaiian shirt day... 

They were cute... :)

So we've started Vale early on MD... (just kidding)

 

But he is in that phase where EVERYTHING goes in his mouth...

 He's a sweet little peanut!

 Connor has a giant imagination and I love it!

Here he's built a bridge out of Nona's place mats and you have to walk on it to cross the river...

 We were taking turns running up and down the hall but you had to use the bridge!

 He's a cheese bucket in his hawaiian shirt!

 We put them in their cars pj's tonight :)  

(again with the 'Vale must put everything in his mouth' issue...)

 Connor loves Vale and calls him his best friend... makes my heart melt!