Must Stop Slacking...

Is it really the 13th of the month already? Sigh. Why does summer do this to me? Remember when you were a kid and these days stretched out forever? Now, it will only be a matter of days before the back to school ads start screaming at me and I've barely got a blog entry to show for all my hard work. And by "hard work" I mean holding Ethan's hands while he walks back and forth through the living & dining rooms, filling up the little inflatable pool in our backyard and splashing around in it with the little man as well as all those hours of trying to convince Ethan that napping is a gooooood thing (that is probably the only part that could technically qualify as work.)

So here are some pictures of our last couple of weeks to show you that we have indeed been doing our thing. There was some bbq-ing for the 4th and some traveling to Kentucky for surprise weddings (you cheeky monkeys...you know who you are).

First there was the 4th of July:

Chicks dig skinny white guys on the beach. Especially those who only have four teeth and sport a swim diaper.

Here he is, impressing one of those aforementioned chicks, Miss Izzy, with his floaty prowess.

Who needs burgers and dogs on the 4th when you have these tasty bead choking hazards?!

These are the moments when a mother appreciates that a 14 month old gathers no conscious memories of their experiences. Pete shows Ethan the testosterone-y joy that is a Harley.

And then there was our trip to Nashville & Monticello, Kentucky:

Mama in one of her attempts to demonstrate the bliss of naptime. Ethan is unimpressed.

Sir Cuteypants Magoo...

mmmmm, dog lips...
Tia Emi, Ethan and Tio Pete, apparently posing for the new Sears catalog...


Chilling out with Grandma Judy before she went and got herself hitched...

Ethan's new love--stair climbing. I am thinking of investing in a stairmaster and just plopping him on it at 9am. I figure that way he can climb all he wants and I can stand still and, if remotely possible--upright. Ah, I have such fond memories of standing upright.