Blog-a-thon

I'm falling really behind on the blogging so this is a marathon of a post...just to warn you. Off to Ohio!

At the beginning of the month we traveled to Ohio for the baptism of my niece. The boys were excited as they have never been to these cousins house...and we were going to stay in a hotel with a pool! There was a great tree at the rest area we stopped at and of course the boys had to climb it.

Here are the boys with some popcorn and watching a movie. This was after a good swim in the pool!

This was a big highlight of the trip. The motorized car! This car was the place to be in. "Cincy" Mattingley's are high on the list of cool places to go.

Future Car? He wishes! Diego and Anthony riding off into the sunset

Diego has some kind of gift with animals. He was able to catch a bird in their backyard and Aunt Monique was nice enough to get a shoebox for it. They tried to nurse it back to health by giving it water and bread crumbs. There was some kind of damage to his wing. They did let it go that evening.

Diego graduates from Kindergarten! Diego's school didn't end until June 17th. He was ready for summer. He had a good year and I think for the most part he really did like going. He met some really good friends that we get to continue seeing throughout the summer. He looks forward to showing Christian around next year.

Christian turns 5!

Christian couldn't wait to turn 5. He was counting down the days. I have really enjoyed watching Christian grow this past year. He has a great imagination and can play for a long time with his Star Wars or Ben 10 figures creating all sorts of stories. He has grown a special bond with Anthony while Diego was at school and the two of them can play well together. He is our snappy dresser. He loves to get dressed up in his nice clothes and has to look just perfect. He is a great helper. He likes to help clean toilets! but he also will put his clothes away and make sure they are nicely folded. He likes things in order. He is our sports lover and is always waiting for the next season to start. He is also our most talkative (though Anthony can give him a run for his money!). He can talk your ear off. I'm so glad he is part of this family. He is fun to watch.

The Beach

It was that time of the year when we head down to the beach to spend time with my family. It was a good week with good weather, good waves, food and spending time with family. Here are a few pics from that week.

What would be a day at the beach without a juice box?

Diego finds a crab The boys checking on the crabs We didn't have to even leave the house to find creatures! This was in the carport! This year there were many games of pool baseball played. Christian was always pleased with himself that he'd hit it and make it to base before the uncles could get him. And after all this fun during the day it was nice to see this: As always, after returning anywhere from being with all the cousins, it is a huge letdown for the boys. We were having a rough day and a sweet friend of mine surprised us with a box of Krispy Creme Donuts! The boys love donuts and were so happy. I'm glad she listened to herself because we really needed some kind of break that day.

Anthony would have loved if all of these were his!

Along with donuts came hats!

Thanks for taking the time to read it all!