Our first event of the summer

We went to Mom and Dad's last weekend and played in the sprinkler.  Don't pick on his swim diaper, it isn't far enough into the season for us to have actually thought about bringing a swimsuit with us.

He dried off about three times before he finally decided to call it quits.  Every time Grandma dried him off, he shook off the towel and said "Again?"

Needless to say, he slept very well that night.

Charlie turns 2!

Charlie's 2-Year Birthday Party was this weekend.  He had a grand time, not so much because of the party,

 but because his three cousins came to visit.  

They were busy all weekend and he is still catching up on sleep.

Johnny's family poses for photos.  My family, not so much.  But I promise my family was there.

See, they were there, they were just busy eating...

Aren't the girls adorable?
That's right, the one on the right is only 5 months older than Charlie.  She is a giant (and Charlie is a shrimp...)

Charlie was so grateful that his cousins taught him how to jump on the couch...

I'm Back

I missed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the announcement that the new baby is going to be a boy.  I have been distracted by anything and everything.  But now I am distracted by Adobe Lightroom.  I am on day 1 of my 30 day free trial trying to decide if I want it as my 5th-Year Anniversary gift.  So far I love it...  Below are Charlie's 2 year photos, edited in Lightroom.

Okay, this one is actually from way back in November.  Thanksgiving at Nana and Papa's.


 The two year photo shoot starts now-

I tried to get some shots of Charlie in his birthday garb, before his birthday.  He was very uncooperative.

 But he is still a handsome almost-2-year-old.

B&W Attempt

Here is my first attempt at a black and white photo.