Making the birthday cake.....

Earlier last week Joseph told me that his Daddy was going to make him a cake..... one that looked like a race car!!  So when I came home Thursday night this is what I found...... the start of a race car cake.  Dan made two cakes and put them together.  The one on top he baked with the pan slightly tilted.   He worked on it Thursday evening and Friday evening.

Dan tried to make it to look like Lightning McQueen....  it turned out pretty good.... he did a good job!!  And it taste alright and it stayed moist..... I should say that it didn't dry out.

I want Grandma and Grandpa to see it.....

Ever since Joseph first put Abigail into the grocery cart she like to ride.  Sometimes she will get in herself and then start calling for someone to come push..... plus she can't get herself back out.  So this was going on while I was getting lunch ready today.

We went outside after supper today.  Thought I would let them run, play and get tired.  Joseph was pulling Abigail around in the wagon then I pulled them both.  We went out to see if there were any more calves... there are now two that we could see.  On the way back Joseph must have had his hand around the wheel and when I moved forward his hand went under.  Not sure really how it happened but I felt like I ran over something, looked back in time to see Joseph pulling his had up and started crying then I saw the blood.  I'm really not good with this kind of thing.  I had my cell phone and called Dan...... he met us at the door and took over from there.   Half of the nail was ripped off.  Dan cleaned it really good and then applied super glue to seal it.  He has done it many times to himself, I've heard of others doing it and even let him do me not long ago.......BUT..... it was hard to allow him to do it to our child.   Before we put bandaids on he said he want Grandma and Grandpa to see his hand.  So this is for the two Grandmas and Grandpa. (sorry Dad you have to look at it.... I did)

This is what Joseph likes to do at the library.  Play games on the computer.

July 4th



Abigail helping get clothes out of the dryer




Here we are at the parade......  we asked a man to take our picture.... his daughter took a picture of him on their phone



The next four pictures were taken with my Dad in mind.   Anyone is welcomed to look at them.

The next picture is for sure not for my Dad.  This object I found in the little one's diaper..... actually it was still in the process of being deposited.  I was shocked to see it!!  It is about 3/4" long, 1/4" wide and plastic of some sort but a bit flexible.   She is constantly putting things in her mouth and especially looks for crumbs of food under Joseph's chair.  I think she is part dog.   I'm wonder how many items I have missed seeing.......  I just hope there wasn't any damage done.   I found it 3 days ago and so far she hasn't acted bad and no fever.

A pictures of this and that



Caught Abigail looking out the window




Daddy showing Abigail how to eat corn on the cob




At the park......  working with the planets




Abigail watching Joseph doing something




Daddy and Abigail doing the slides.....  the slides were HOT




Looked out the window to find Joseph having a visit with Rosie.... our downstairs neighbor



Family comes to visit (in June)

My parents came to visit the week after Joseph was out of school.  Was nice to have them here for a few days.  They took us to the zoo on Monday with their grandparents pass...... I did not pass as a grandchild. My picture taking has really been slacking lately.  Seems with Joseph I was taking pictures of every moment and experience.  I don't have any pics of the visit except for when they were leaving.



Abigail is watching the ducks




Took a walk down the lane.... a new calf joined the herd




Grandparents with grandchildren (like you didn't know that)

My folks left on Thursday and the Randy Swonger family came on Friday.  They were coming down to take Cuyler to Madison to UW for week program.  Nice they came hour further and spent a couple nights with us.




Father's Day..... got Dan a card that played a song... Abigail would laugh every time it started playing




Joseph like Corina's dog Bandit




Getting a little shut eye before hitting the road





School Project.....

I think it's suppose to be a Space Alien
(potato, eyes, pipe cleaners and grass seed)
Put all that together and you have an Alien with green hair
(neat how the grass seed actually grew)

I should really post pictures of all of Joseph's makings and doings from school.  I would have more to post about....  maybe next year.   I can't believe school will be finished next week.  Shame on me but I have to admit I enjoyed having Joseph gone for three hours in the morning.   Next year he will be doing 4K (Jr. kindergarten) again instead of going on to Kindergarten.  His teacher, the EC teacher and therapist (physical and occupational for his low muscle tone) felt it would be best for him to held back.  Many have told me it would be best now than to have to do it in a couple years maybe.  Think he has some Sensory Processing issues too.....  with both it makes it hard to know when he isn't able to do something or he is just being stubborn.    We hope it all  improves in the next few years.......

HOT but Nice To Have Fun on a Sunny Day



Joseph put Abigail on the back of the trike
 she actually stayed on for a good while
(sorry I can't get it to turn) 





Joseph like to use bungee cords to hook up the wagon to his bike





Abigail felt left behind as she watched Daddy and her
big brother take the trash to the dumpster..... funny she
wouldn't step off into the grass




we put Josephs older bike helmet on Abigail after she fell
off the trike a few times plus when Joseph would get off
he would seem to forget his rider, swing his leg back
and around....... knocking his little sister off the back 





playing with our neighbors little puppy.....  just her size
our neighbor had full grown black lab "Harley" but he
had to put him down...... he got lonely and soon got a
new puppy "Gunner"