Blackberry picking and goat petting

Liam and I went blackberry picking today at a local farm.

My little helper - he was good at spotting the black berries (instead picking red ones)


Come here, blackberry!


Now I shall taste - but not eat - you!


What is better than blackberry picking? Flowers!


Plucking the flowers - apparently they don't taste too good


As you can see from my little helper's face, it was a hot, hot, hot day


Looking for goats and chickens


Jackpot! Lots of goats to pet!

Evan's 8th Birthday Party

Here are some pictures from Cousin Evan's 8th birthday party with his family... we had lots of fun, and the cousins all really enjoyed playing together! Liam especially enjoyed Eric's peekaboo game... I wish a had pictures or a video of all the screaming and laughing - it was hilarious.

Here is the birthday boy himself!


Aunt Leesa getting ready to present Evan with his birthday slice of cake, while Mr. Dog looks around for some tasty morsels.


Everyone watching Evan blow out his candle - I wonder if he was wishing for more Webkinz?


Liam devouring every piece of cake he can get his hands on


Cousin Abby had her first piece of cake! She liked it so much, she licked the plate clean!


Evan opening gifts


Liam and Abby playing with buckets together - well really Liam was playing and Abby was looking for something naughty to get into :)


Abby and Evan


Liam playing his favorite game, poke people in the nose


Liam signing for "more" - whatever is going on over there, he's sure enjoying it! Even Abby is trying to get in on the action.


Aunt Leesa probably has some better pictures - I'll try to get some more from her. Happy Birthday Evan!

Mad! Happy! Mad! Happy! --- Life of a Toddler

This afternoon's photo session pretty much sums up a typical day of roller-coaster emotions.

This is what happens when Mommy takes away the tennis ball that Liam kept throwing at her head... yes, he was warned, but you know...!


A little foot stomping and arm waving for emphasis - yes Mommy, I am REALLY mad!


Stop following me around with the camera!


GRRARRRR!!! Where is my tennis ball!


Mmmmmmm....... a little toe suck makes everything okay


Now my mean Mommy won't let me put my entire fist in a glass of milk! WAAHHH!!!


Ooooh! Turkey and squash, yum! For good measure, I put some in my hair - to join the waffles and syrup from breakfast.


Happy again, doing the Dr Seuss Fish puzzle (I put the camera away by the time he had yet another meltdown over the pesky Blue Fish).


Liam's new excited face - WOW!

Summer Vacation!

Here are some pictures from our summer vacation in Lewes, Delaware with my Dad's side of the family.

Liam and Grandpa - Grandpa bought Liam some Animal Crackers, which of course he loved!


Where's your nose? Liam spent a good part of the vacation doing "nose checks".


Delicious animal cracker!


Sharing a beater covered in icing with Abby


Adam's birthday cake - devil's food with brown sugar buttercream - yum!


Liam sharing some birthday cake with Dad


Ice-cream sundaes - this is what vacation is all about!


Liam and Daddy sharing some delicious King's Ice Cream - Dutch Chocolate flavor!


Grubby little ice-cream eater signing for "more" ice-cream!


Liam and Daddy at the cannonball house in Lewes


Clearly a well-anchored home!


Gobbling up some frozen custard at Rehoboth beach


Liam and the big old guns at Fort Miller, Cape Henlopen


Liam and Daddy cooling off in the water feature in the pool


Liam and Mommy going for a swim


G'day mate! Liam in Mommy's hat


Cool dude! Love the shades!


Liam breaking in his new beach toys


Adam trying to keep Liam from flinging himself with joyful abandon into the water - he LOVED it!


More fun with water


Playing in the Delaware Bay... with the Kalmar Nyckel tall ship in the background


Liam and Daddy enjoying a stroll on the beach


Mommy and Liam


Having a refreshing drink at a rest stop on the way home


Bonus pic #1: Veggies from the garden!


Bonus pic #2: Liam's new playset!