Summer Catch up

Adorableness from the last month or so:
Ben & Maddie brushing their teeth. A rare moment where there was no yelling:


Fun fun in the backyard baby pool. Maddie LOVES it!

We went to Julie's for Memorial Day and it poured rain. When it stopped, all the kids were playing in the puddles, and Maddie wanted to join them. Jack was content to stay in the house playing lightsabers because it was "cold & squishy" on his feet. Maddie, however, jumped right in.

Splish splash with Liam, Gabe & Frankie:

Okay, maybe Jack was right. Cold & squishy:

We also went to the Irish Fest at Gaelic Park. Maddie (and Nana) loved the carousel and Jack & Grace learned that whiplash can be fun!

Maddie loves wearing the bike helmet...

..and decided Daddy needed one too. He's such a good sport :-)

An evening at Aunt Noreen's pool. Grace was the only one that was really into swimming, but everyone loved the popsicles

We also had another professional photo shoot with all the cousins. All (300+) pictures are here: http://donnaandsoren.shutterfly.com/5479

I loved them all! The ones that turned out great..

and these..