02.05.12 - Good food and good company

We had a busy weekend entertaining. After Nate's party yesterday (thus the party decorations still on the wall), we had Nan and Pop over tonight for Cuban steak with yellow rice and beans, one of our new favorite dishes, which I think we've talked about a time or two. :)

01.31.12 - Bonk!

Tommy, don't bonk Nanny in the head!

12.30.11 - Pop's shoes

Nate likes to wear Pop's shoes and Tommy likes to eat them!

12.24.11 - Time for presents!

We told the kids it was time for gifts tonight at Nan and Pop's house and Tommy nearly beat them all to the tree!

11.09.11 - C is for Cookie

Tommy and his siblings are hanging out with all the grandparents the next few days while Mom and Dad relax in sunny Florida! Gramma Karen shot this photo tonight while hanging out at Nan and Pop's house.

10.23.11 - No sound

Rough day. Angie and I were up late last night and Nate woke up before the crack of dawn. Tommy and Nate both have runny noses. Nate was especially clingy and Maddie was especially whiny. To top it all off, I had a portrait shoot late this afternoon, so just as everyone was at their worst, I had to leave the house. So, Angie loaded up and went to Nan and Pop's house, hoping that a stroll around the lake might do everyone some good. But that didn't seem to help. Here, Tommy gets rocked to sleep by Nan as two other kids scream off-camera. Be glad there's no sound to accompany this photo

09.04.11 - Feels nice to be outside

We'll be able to tell Tommy someday that his first summer was the hottest on record in Wichita, breaking a 1936 record with 51 days above 100 degrees. And it wasn't just hot, it was stupid hot. Three days peaked at 111 degrees and several days saw temps anywhere from 103-107. But this weekend the nice weather finally returned, with highs barely reaching 80! Not only were we able to go outside, but we were able to walk around the lake in Nan and Pop's neighborhood without even breaking a sweat! As I type this, the windows are open! We forgot that it could feel so nice to be outside.

08.07.11 - McDonald's

Maddie and Nate received coupons for free strawberry lemonades from McDonald's for participating in the library's summer reading program. Normally we wouldn't opt for McDonald's, much less actually going inside, but the chance to have a free treat to break up an otherwise long weekend day was too much to pass up. And, we called Nan and Pop to join us and they did! Of course, Nan, the Chicken McNugget pusher, couldn't leave without buying a six-piece and some french fries for the kids to share. Don't worry, Tommy, you'll get some soon enough.

06.04.11 - Outside with Nan

Nan holds Tommy while Angie watches Maddie and Nate as they run through the sprinklers. It was nearly 100 degrees today!

06.02.11 - I ♥ Tom

We delivered dinner to Grandpa Greg's family tonight as Grandma Nancy is recovering from surgery. We could see the sidewalk chalk graffiti as we pulled into the driveway. Once you got past all the Justin Bieber tagging (their girls are that age), there was actually this nice little grouping of hearts, each with a family member's name in it. I had to chuckle a little when I saw Tommy's heart with "Tom" written inside of it. Pop calls him Tom, and we think that's pretty neat.

05.20.11 - Hangin with the girls

Mike is out of town for a wedding today so we visited Nan and Pop tonight. Tommy got to be the center of Nan and Maddie's attention.

05.13.11 - Hangin' with Grampy Keith

Tommy and the gang are hangin' with Gramma Karena, Grampy Keith and Nan and Pop tonight while Mommy and Daddy celebrate their five-year anniversary a week early. Hey, everyone has three kids in five years, right?!!

05.12.11 - Movin' and shakin'

Tommy enjoys some quality time with Nan.

05.06.11 - Great deal!

Tommy draws an audience as he checks out his new Pack-n-Play. Nan found this practically new item at a garage sale for fifteen bucks and we love it! It's nice for Tommy to have a place to sleep in the living room where he's out of the reach of other curious toddlers.

04.30.11 - Pop

Pop's a good guy to look up to!

04.16.11 - Aunt Tori

After dinner tonight, we went over to Nan and Pop's house to take a walk around their neighborhood lake. About the time we were getting ready to leave, Brent and Tori called to see if they could stop by. Since they hadn't yet met Tommy, we decided to stay awhile longer. We're glad we did! Tommy was a big hit (duh!) and Maddie and Nate played so well with Emerson and Keiton.

03.23.11 - No visitors, need sleepy!

Nan and Pop came over tonight to bring dinner and meet Tommy. He didn't meet them as he slept the whole time. Babies have it so easy.