One last day at the pool.

We enjoyed one last day at the pool before it closed. Daphne finally got brave enough to go under the mushroom/umbrella. She usually doesn't seem to like water trickling down on her head ... or water slides.

Guess who!

All of these pictures were taken on my last day of maternity leave, but guess when and with whom?

Broken camera?

And just when we thought we broke the camera at the Franklin Conservatory...

It captured this beautiful picture the next day.

Franklin Park and Conservatory

We met my parents in Columbus on the hottest and most humid day of the year to go to the Franklin Conservatory. Our original plans were for the Ohio State Fair (so I could relive my days as a State Fair band geek) but the fair ran a little earlier than expected.

We saw lots of butterflies and there was an exhibition with Chihuly glass - pretty cool stuff.

Mom & Joey.
Butterfly (top left) & Joey (bottom right)

McCabe's & Chihuly glass in the background.

Dad & Chihuly glass. "Hey! I invented this!"

Grandma & Grandpa & Daphne & Joey sitting in rock tepee.

Friend's party

In August, we were invited to our friends' party. We think this was the first time that children outnumbered the adults. There were 4 newborns (born since February of this year).

Joseph (Frankl), Joseph (McCabe), Eleanor (Dennedy), Elinor (King)

And lots of dress up outfits for Daphne.

Avery & Daphne. (Anyone see 'The Others'?)

Showing her muscles.

Batgirl!

Addicted to TV

I think we are raising two kids addicted to tv. I had just finished changing Joey's diaper where he was turned away from the tv. I went upstairs to throw away the diaper and came back down to this...

Water fun

The weather has been very warm and sunny - good weather for swimming.

So on Sunday (8/9/09) we went swimming at Kevin's cousin's house but we forgot the camera.

Wednesday of that same week we went to Winton Woods and there water park area.

Daphne is more adventurous and will now go through the rainbow on her own. She still won't go under the mushroom where rain trickles down on her head or through the slide in the ark. She'll do a little bit more every year...

Joey having fun watching...

Daphne has this new thing of not wanting to wear a shirt around the house and sharing her baby dolls with Joey.