ohhh the big kids.

these kids have to be some of the coolest around......Elena, Charlotte, Sam, Christian, and Shepard
where do I begin? We stopped in for a visit around noon, and ended being there for hours. the day flew by! SOOOOO much fun! I dont even think "lil"Charlotte cared if I was around or not.

You see Elena and "big"Charlotte (yay for another cutie named Charlotte)are so used to caring for their youngest brother Shepard, that their mom and I could pretty much hang out and chit chat the day away. I couldnt get over how much "lil"Charley LOVED these kids. shes my little social butterfly.

Elena and "big" Charlotte each had a baby ......and mommy had break.....

the girls took on a "movie date" (baby einstein)

and Shep shared his toys.

"BIG" and "lil" Charlotte. cute.

I wish I would've included their super cute mom in the picture. she makes this parenting gig seem like no big deal.......she ONLY has 5....Elena, Charlotte, Samuel, Christian, and Shepard.

shes like wonder woman. her kids are the cutest, most well behaved children, I hope to have it rub off on little lumpy lou. that would be nice.
~we hope to hang out again soon!~

happy fathers day!

to my husband and the father of my child......

~the way you look at our daughter with such adoration
~the way you talk to her with the highpitched voice i didnt even know existed
~the way you RUN to her when you get home from work 'cause you missed her so bad all day
~the cute little made up stories you tell her (who knew you had THAT talent?)

thanks for being such a great father. its so fun to watch!

pool party

tea party anyone?

Benjamin

This is Charlotte's friend Ben aka Bdub (he and his daddy have the same nickname.so cute.)

these two will be getting into shennanigans soon enough...dont they just look like little troublemakers?

His mom, Amanda.....well, we really like her too. She is not only a wealth of baby information, but a Rachel Ray in the kitchen, and has a great library (hello Francine Rivers' mark of the lion series. AWESOME).
yup. she's pretty much great to have around.

did I mention she makes a mean lemon drop?

...with fresh lemons off her tree....(they're my fave)

and here Charlotte and Benjamin hanging out......
notice Bdub with his fakester yawn/stretch combo. a classic.

c: he thinks I haven't seen this trick before. puhhhleeeese I know what your tryin to do

bw: alllllriiigghht I've got game, homies!

busted. look at that face! such a cutie he is. I'm glad they're friends.

wait.....do they even know they're friends? i dont think they have a choice in the matter. Mommas know best! we have it all planned out you see,

they're gonna think we get together for them to play

she was OBSESSED with his puppy slippers.....I think she was a little jealous.

and he looks all "stop playing with my puppies already, can't we go play something else?"

we could watch them all day. so fun.