Happy Birthday Tommy

It was my nephew's 4th birthday today. I missed the cake pics b/c I was holding Mark, but he was so very excited to have Gary play the guitar while we sang Happy Birthday at least 3 times. Chrissie made him a pirate cake. Everything was chocolate from the cake, frosting, twix that were the ropes of the side of the boat, malt balls for canon balls, a hershey's bar peice for the plank. It was a chocolate dream. Anyway, here are a few pics. Tommy was excited to see his penguin card I made him. 

I also included Mark, being Mr. Cool with the sunglasses. 

AND, look how beautiful those 2 girls look holding my kids. Gosh, it seems like just yesterday I held them in my arms like that. I can't believe how fast the time has flown. It makes me want the world to slow down a bit.

Just a quickie

These 2 pics were taken about 1 week ago. Maria recently learned how to kiss. Boy does she know how to pucker up or what? 

And the other picture is of Mark. This is how I found him one morning. Honestly, I never touched his hair. Can you believe how floofy it is? The expression on his face is priceless. It's like a cross between, "Are you looking at me?" to "Ehhh, good lookin', whatcha got cookin'?" OK, I know I need some sleep.

Father's Day

Father's Day went great. We had a BBQ and sat outside for the first time since we've lived here. It was so nice for a change. The kids had plenty of space to run around and play in the pool, etc. It was a little hot, but no one really seemed to mind.

Just look at these 2 beauties. Maria looks like a little pixie in this dress and my neice, Elizabeth proudly displays her toothless smile.

Here's a pic of my nephew, Tommy acting silly. He and Mark Jr had a great time together.

Can life get any better than this?