Other July Fun

"Doggie, kiss me"

They look like they are scheming

Tug-a-blanket

"I love my new flip flops!"

K exploring her drawer

Playing on the field Daddy made for his b-day

Serious girl

Checking out a deer across the street

"Do NOT touch my water"

"Weeeeeeeee"

Caught making a mess

Popcycle!

Long hair makes good mohawks

Hoodies!

"Mommy, she is too close to the dinosaurs" (actual quote followed by a freak out insisting that we move her back)

Sitting on the 2-foot-tall unmoving one = more our speed

S'mores w/ Jonathan

We've been building a lot of lego sets post-birthday party

Off to fight a fire!

Charlie's Actual Birthday

We had Charlie's party a few days before his birthday so of course had to have a mini-celebration on the 24th too.  James and I took off early from work and took Charlie to see the new planes movie (after picking out a new black race car... an S5) then we had a nice dinner at home and some more presents afterwards!

Charlie totally passed out after the movie on the way home in the race car

A special after-dinner treat (also in his new t-shirt Ericka gave him for his b-day)

Someone else enjoyed leftover cake

"Mommy, do you want some?"

Birthday selfie!

More presents?!?

Spiderman!

Pure joy over cards

Old school operation

5th Birthday Party!

For months now Charlie has asked to have a Football-Police birthday party.  While that sounds strange, it was actually an easy theme to work with!  We had a lot of fun prepping for the party but then had so much fun I didn't take many pictures at the actual party :(  We did our (now) traditions of a homemade pinata, timeline of photos and water play (because it is July).  But this year we decided to cater food rather than cook it... lesson learned from the 95-degree party last year over the grill.  Charlie is so lucky to have so many people who love him who came to the party... the Lanes, Grovers, Cammaratas, Tweedys, neighbors, friends and even BFF Soham from school.  It was a fun time!

Prepping something in the garage... James getting into Pinterest

Good to have access to football field painting supplies

The beginnings of our pinata

What I distracted K w/ while I worked on the pinata.  That is a box of rice and beans.