Buddies

Father's Day

On Father's Day we had a visit from my dad and aunt (oh and Rosie too). Jack announced they were here. He was excited--so much so that he did not stop moving or talking until about an hour after they left. It was a nice day. Below are a few pictures.

Did I mention Lily is reading already?

Lily and the baby whisperer, aka my Aunt Margaret. Jack likes my dad's watch because of the colors it flashes. He's recently learned his colors and takes every opportunity to let us know. The other day he told me there was a brown truck outside and I knew it was UPS delivering a package!

Mr. Incredible

A few years back, on a trip to Florida, we had the opportunity to visit Toni's classroom. The movie, "The Incredibles," had just come out. I still remember when we walked through the door hearing the collective gasp. The kids thought Dave looked like Mr. Incredible. Now fast forward a few years. Jack was given a Mr. Incredible action figure. He plays with the toy and says, "Look Mommy, it's Daddy." So of course when we found a Mr. Incredible Father's Day card, we just had to get it.

On all accounts, David is Mr. Incredible. He's such a terrific dad who is never too tired to play with his kids or change diapers or read books or relieve mom. Happy Father's Day to all dads...Grandpa Dave, Grandpa Jim. Happy Father's Day to the new dads too (Kevin, and Chris).

You're all pretty incredible too.

Hello from Buffalo

Summer Has Arrived

Let's Hope the Big Bad Wolf Can't Blow This Down...

Jack is currently fascinated by the story of the Three Little Pigs so I thought it only appropriate to reference. We had a new roof and gutters put on last week and if I do say so, the job turned out beautifully! This was a stressful decision but now we don't have to worry every time the forecast calls for rain(hopefully). We had to have the chimney repointed too. Things are shaping up. Now David is working on the landscaping in the front.

A few of our neighbors told us how nice it looked over the weekend. We had to laugh because our one neighbor always finds something else to bring to our attention. We were so happy with the new roof and then he said, "You know, I noticed the tree in your backyard has alot of white limbs on the top...probably are dead..." It reminded me of Clark when he puts up the Christmas lights: "the little lights aren't twinkling."

Newly Pointed Chimney

Whatever that silver lining thingy is (not sure the technical term)

Home Sweet Home

Dah-Dah

Lily's first word is Dah-Dah. She was looking at Dave in this video. I think she's going to take after her brother and be a singer. My dreams of becoming the Von Trapp family are almost coming true!

It's Hard To Be This Good Looking

The Champion

Today Dave rode in the Tour De Cure for diabetes. I am so proud of him. I can't believe he rode 30 miles! I thought he was going to do 16 and when he told me he did 30, I dismissed it and thought he was kidding. Then later on he mentioned something again about the 30 miles and I said, "Wait, you really did 30 miles?!" I think I would have had a hard time riding 3 miles.

The HSE tent. See Lily in the background?

Lily loved rolling around on the blanket and grabbing fistfuls of grass

The event had alot of activities for kids. There was a bounce house, a fire truck, a band and a Buffalo Bill. We were excited to get an autograph from Leodis McKelvin of the Bills. Jack however thought the nearby hula hoops were more exciting (sorry Kev). Jack had a blast. One of Dave's coworkers brought her kids and he played with them the entire time. He loved jumping in the bounce house and dancing to the music. Also, Niagara County Community College is located near the Niagara Falls airbase. We saw dozens of C130's flying overhead. Kevin were you by any chance flying in New York today? (Oh, and in case you were wondering I was there and I meant to get a picture of myself and didn't. I got one afterward so I'll try and post that this week.)

#28 of the Buffalo Bills

Is it a bad sign that his wrist is in a cast!?

That's great that you play for the NFL and all, but look at these giant circles!

Jack attempting to do a flip


Mom I'm not tired at all, I swear
Hi Uncle Kevin!

Thanks to everyone who donated!

FREE ICECREAM THIS SATURDAY!

You can get a free single scoop ice cream cone this Saturday

at Friendlys from noon to 5 PM.

http://www.friendlys.com/events/

Kate and Matt had a belated birthday barbecue (say that three times fast)for David. It was nice because fortunately, by NYC standards, there was alot of room at Kate's. When we arrived they had a kiddie pool for Jack and gifts waiting. Kate bought some sponge letters for Jack. I love the picture below because you can tell that he was so excited. He was flapping his hands with joy waiting for her to open the package! He started yelling, "letters, letters!!!" He also scored a bubble mower (thanks Matt), a cool new beach towel and some stickers. Sweet.

Not sure who is having more fun in this shot.

I love this little girl!

I think they wanted to use props in this photo

Auntie Cake and Lily Lily is pretty talented. She can "attack" two people at once.
They've come such a long way from their days of summer maintenance for Pittsford Schools.

An Archer birthday celebration would not be complete without a yellow cake with chocolate frosting...oh and cocktail weiners wrapped in pillbury dough! It was a great day. I wish we were all closer. Maybe we should make this an annual gathering!