Fathers Day

Happy fathers day! I had a great fathers day today with the fam. My day started off with Waffles in bed made on my new waffle maker. Brooke likes to claim that I make great breakfasts, but I think it is a ploy so that she can sleep in. The waffles were great! Ethan was in charge of helping with the whip cream, and he enjoyed every minute of it. For dinner I got my favorite - steak! Ethan and Brooke were the only ones who really like it as well. That just means more for me tomorrow! The family was very nice on my fathers day and I am glad I have such a nice and caring family. It was a great day!

Mullet boy!

Ethan is growing a mullet! I am trying to decide if we should keep the little boys mullet? They are making a comeback though. Maybe I should take a poll and see what everyone thinks. I am leaning towards the Liam shaved look, but Brooke likes the curly locks.

Ethan is our independent little tike. He wants to be like Avery and Liam so much. He doesn't want to sit in his high chair or use a cup with a lid. Nope, not happenin'. But if you ever want him to sit still, which doesn't happen often, give him a blanket and he will lie down, suck his thumb, and mumble "Ija, Ija, Ija..." We have to hide the blankets from him during the day.

Salamanders and camping!

We ventured out for a camping trip last weekend. Liam and I had to practice the week before, so we set up one of the tents before and did a warm-up campout in the back yard. We are planning on going camping down to the Redwoods, so we needed to prep our little kiddo's before the real thing. So we loaded up and went to Alpine for an over nighter. It is a lot of work packing for one night, but it was worth it. When we got there the kids loved chasing the salamanders in the pond. We even got a hold of a few - Liam and Ethan both loved them (Avery wouldn't touch them). I was suprised that Ethan slept through the night. Not dad though. It rained all night. But we had a great time.

The ladies

We had a few visitors here a few weeks ago, the Marcheschi ladies. Elisa is going to be going to the U of O next year on a transfer, so they came up to check it all out. Brooke wanted some all girl photos, so Margaret helped to take them. Thank you Margaret! The boys were strapped to their strollers during the photo shoot...what good sports they were. Brooke is already missing her mom and sisters like crazy.