Updates...

We've had a lot of fun these last few weeks of summer!

Ella's first bites of rice cereal. Not particularly loving it... She still doesn't. It is quite the struggle to get this girl to eat!

Mom, what the heck?!?!

Will's new favorite place is the splash pad at one of our local parks. It is hilarious to watch him run around!




We also explored a new park with Benjamin and Jennifer! They boys had a great time and Ella was good as gold!
Sliding.

Benjamin checking out Ella.

Benjamin and his Mommy swinging, which Ben calls "Weeee!" So cute!

Will in the train which Will calls "Woo Woo"!

Swinging!


And now some random fun!
Ella helping me make enchiladas.

Ella rolling around in her clothes! Dr. Sarah Roark, does this remind you of anything?!?!?!

Will loves having his sister in his crib!

Will covered in hummus!

Sunday in the yard...

It's a cool beautiful Sunday here in Pittsburgh. We spent our time after church playing in the yard. Will loves his tee ball and power wheels while Ella works on crawling around on the blanket! Sorry the videos are so shaky, but I was doing it all one-handed. Enjoy!

So cute! Wish you could see her first tooth that came in last weekend!


Good hit!

Summer stuff!

We've had a very busy summer so far with trips to CT, WI, and most recently to Bethany Beach. We had a wonderful time soaking in the sun all together for a week. Will LOVED the sand and wanted to "dig-a" all day long. He was a bit cautious about the ocean but as the week went on was willing to get his toes in the surf. Ella was a trooper- swimming in the baby pool and napping on the beach. The kiddos are beach bums for sure!

Joe and I also celebrated our 5th anniversary while we were at the beach. My parents kindly watched the kids while we went out for a really nice dinner at a great restaurant right on the Salt Pond. It was beautiful and I had my favorites- Joe's company, a Grey Goose dirty martini with extra olives, and crab cakes! How time has flown and how blessed we are...

Here are some pictures of our trip... in no particular order!

The kiddos in the pool!

We loved having our breakfast on the deck watching the dolphins! Will was up by 6 every morning so excited to go to the beach. Needless to say, we're tired from our vacation!!


Uncle Damon and Aunt Amy.

Will, Joe, and my dad swimming in the ocean.

Ella snoozing!

Again, notice the lip... too funny.

Buried knee deep.

Joe lounging...

Swimming!

Will chillin' in his chair.

Loves to squirt himself in the face with the squirt gun... goof ball!

In their beach outfits, ready to go!

I LOVE this one because it looks like Ella is about to bop Will. Someday she'll give back to him all the torment he's giving to her...

Digging with Nan.

Building a sand track for his trucks with Dad.

Ella and Nan.

Vacation to Connecticut and Will's New Haircut!

We spent a wonderful week visiting Joe's family in Connecticut. While our travels were a bit harrowing (many delays!) the kiddos were great on the planes and had a super trip!

Will getting ready to get on the plane.

Goofing around with Grandpop.

"Auntie" Stef came from Boston to visit and meet Ella! It was wonderful!


Grandmom at the beach putting Will's feet in the ocean, which he kept calling "pool". Too funny!

With Aunt Jen.


My new favorite picture of Will...love that kid...

A trip to the zoo, checking out the tiger with Grandmom.

The Guarino's riding the alligator!

Ella looking cute in her outfit and hat from the Herickhoff's. So adorable!

Ella snoozing on the plane home. Sadly we couldn't sit together on the flights because you can't have two lap children in a row. Will had a grand old time on the way home because there was an empty seat.



In other news, Will got his first haircut today. While I was enamored with the curls, he was getting quite sweaty when he plays outside and Joe was insistent that he had a mullet. I feel like he's not a baby anymore now that he has a little boy haircut. Where did the time go?


Having a great time squirting everything and everyone in sight!

With Sherry, longtime dear family friend and stylist who has been cutting our hair since I was just a little older than Will!

Helping Sherry clean up!

The finished product! He looks like he's ready for kindergarten!

Some cute new pics...

Here are just a few quick pics of the kiddos... pics from our vacation to CT coming soon!
In Ella's Bumbo chair...

Getting ready to go to Nan's to swim. Will has his bathing suit in his backpack (backpack is one of his new favorite words!).

Ella rolling over!

Being cute...yep, she has blue eyes and we don't think they are changing!

Our co-sleeping nightmare... I know we shouldn't have pillows, blankets, etc. I promise, most nights she sleeps in her crib.

Will wouldn't eat his breakfast the other morning without wearing his hat from Anne and Tim... too funny.