Blake's Cider Mill

Maddie and her friends took a trip to the cider mill yesterday, perfect weather, everyone had a good time.

Maddie already started looking for her Halloween pumpkins...

Maddie, Ethan, and Isabella - just lounging. You should have heard the moms during this photo shoot - quite the scene. The kids were definitely entertained.

Why are we stopped, keep this wagon rolling. We've got places to be!

A Hallmark moment:

Not quite strong enough to move this... it sure "tired" her out!

A Day at the Park

We took Maddie to the park over the weekend, she sure loves to roam around.

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Hey, wait for me!

Maddie took the shortcut...

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Maddie and Daddy

Maddie and Mommy

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Here she is, just taking it all in... very peaceful. Don't fall for it, she's a good actress.

Cailee updates

Cailee loves playing in her play house. She's in and out of the door- looking out the window

Cailee is too much.... We sure have our handsful with this one. She is always on the go (like her mama)

And yes- she is still all her father (she rubs her belly like him too)!!!!

"Staged" Bike ride??

It looks like these two cute kids are having a good time in the summer sun... and growing fast! I can't believe they're already cruising around on bikes! Time flies...

Now Uncle Jeremy sent me these pictures of Avery and Chelsea on their wheels without any comments - so I figured I would provide more insight based on my observations.

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I was wondering if these were candid photos, as Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Jackie's home was framed nicely in each shot - either a rare coincidence - - or a professional camera man staged this photo session with each child, to make it look like they were having the time of their lives (centered precisely in front of their own home). Now I could be wrong, but just fyi - - the bar is set higher for photos that come in from Jeremy, I expect more "candid" creativity from a guy that has carried around a camera since he was 10.

Maddie in the Mornin'

Here are some older pictures of Maddie, mom is out of town for the weekend... with the camera - - so I had to pull some pictures from the Maddie archive. These were taken about a month ago.

Mamma Mia!

Grandma was in town for the weekend, we all went out for a family style dinner... forgot Maddie's bib, but we were able to improvise.

Is this baby cute or what!

Look Mom, no hands!

Here comes Maddie....

There she goes!

Got it!

Maddie Update

Here's Maddie in the C's backyard having a good time.

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We're having a hard time weaning her from the bottle...

Happy 1st Birthday Cailee!

Cailee was living it up on her big day! She certainly enjoyed her cake! The C's really know how to throw a party. As I opened the gate to their backyard, I thought I made a wrong turn and ended up at Disney World.

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Michele and Rob - I'm sure you have a ton of pics, post some more when you have a chance!

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Cotton candy or snow cone anyone?? It was a big hit with the kids, RobC did a good job manning the machines.

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Riding in Style

A week after little Miss Madison's 1st birthday party, and she's still living the life of luxury. She really enjoyed her two mile journey on the new wagon from Uncle Jeremy & Aunt Jackie.

Maddie's Big Day

A lot of family and friends made the trip for Maddie's big day! It was nice to see everyone, lots of little ones were running around!

Yum! First time Maddie had a sweet.



She liked it!

The C's made the trip out here. Maddie and Cailee were catching up.

"This is my birthday, yours is in two weeks!"

Roberta?

Anthony, Madison, and Cailee minding their own business...

Evan, Isabella and friends.

Here's Brian displaying his patient parenting skills with his 3 little ones.