Fielding cousin visit

In late July we had a visit from Jean, her mom, and kids. They had spent the day at the Crayola Factory and came to our house after dinner with some ice cream! It was a beautiful evening so we turned the kids loose in the yard to burn off some energy before bedtime.

Starting to assemble a picture of 7 kids (and 1 Poppop)

Done!

Crazy hair

This picture just cracks me up!

Carrie's Visit

We had my dear friend Carrie, her husband and two kids stay with us for a weekend in July. It was SO fun to have them... the kids got along so well and Carrie and I had a great time catching up. We even sent our husbands out golfing one morning to give them some down time.

Alice loved playing with all of Audrey's toys

We had a double date night at our old hangout (and made them dig our mugs out of the basement!)

Carrie and I took the kids to the LV Zoo while the guys were golfing

I always love seeing Carrie and we still need to work out a way for us to live closer together!

5 months old!

On July 15 Audrey turned 5 months old!

First trophy!

Riley got a trophy for playing T-ball this season with the Salisbury Youth Association. We're very proud of the effort he put into his season!

Food time!

Audrey had her first taste of baby food today (rice cereal mixed with apple juice).

Interested....

 Not sure about what's happening...

What is this?!

Are we done yet?

Riley really wanted to help feed her!

4th of July

This year on the 4th of July we had lunch at my parent's house and then traveled to South Jersey for a picnic at my former co-worker Adam's house. My mom pulled out a dress that my sisters and I each wore and we dressed Audrey in it.

The boys baked and decorated cookies with Nanny.

At Adam's house the boys got glow bracelets before the fireworks started.

Riley was SO excited about seeing fireworks but he was asleep before they even started!!

Special mail for a special lady

When I sent out Audrey's birth announcements I also sent one to the White House, and in June this came to our house!

Let's go for a swim!

We joined a local pool this summer - the boys took swim lessons for several weeks and a whole group of our friends were members also so it turned out to be a fun way to spend a lot of summer afternoons!

Bathing beauty!

Audrey spent a lot of time snuggled up on a towel this summer!

Strawberry picking

This summer the boys loved going to the berry farm to pick our own fruit so we went several times. The first time we went strawberry picking with my friend Nicole and her kids. There was definitely as much eating as there was picking... Nicole and I kept joking that they should weigh our kids instead of our baskets!

How he got strawberry on his nose I'll never know...

4 months old

On June 15, Audrey turned 4 months old!

Stone Harbor 2013

The day after the boys finished school we headed for the shore! We were so happy that Aunt TT could join us for the week.

On our first walk downtown we found this fun obstacle course at a street festival... our guys were the last ones through it for the day!

Coloring with Aunt TT before dinner

Who doesn't love round little toddler feet in sand?

We found a few interesting headpieces:

Riley scootered to dinner a few times and Jonah kept watch over Audrey in the stroller

 Audrey is helping Aunt TT with her work

Snuggle break!

A visit to Lucy the Elephant on a cloudy day

Beach Baby!

Jonah spent a lot of time making sand cupcakes

 
Audrey didn't find our trip to the boardwalk too exciting...

My friend Keri and her kids came to spend the day with us!

 

One rainy morning we went to the Aviation Museum in Wildwood