Week 198: September 13 - September 19

Joke of the day:  

What's a pirate's favorite food?

ARRRby's (or ARRR-V's as Baxter likes to say)

Exploring St. Augustine as a pirate

What a beautiful city

Getting his Florida citrus fix

Corn Dog on the go

Happy Birthday, Mommy!  What a great birthday trip!

Back home for 5 minutes and the puzzle pro is back to work

Waiting for swim lessons - but wishing it was football lessons instead

BEST DAY EVER....look who has his very OWN library card

Practicing for the big game this weekend

Pizza night!

And no pizza night is complete without vino

Who's this cool dude?

Don't worry, it's not a wolf...just Nikolai

Why is this big boy wearing a diaper?

Soccer stud

Relaxing after the big game

Week 197: September 6 - September 12

Water fight!

Payback

Go Cubs!

Baxter for 2!

Another birthday celebration with Oscar!

Return of Señor Tortilla

This was supposed to be Happy Birthday to Emma, but she's under the table (terrified) and Baxter is always ready to have a birthday party!

Just figuring out how much fun birthdays are

Helping Mommy with her presents...thanks, Grandma!

Getting ready to head out for vacation!

Is that our ride?

Not at the beach yet, but vacation has already started for this guy!

BNA - JAX = perfect Benny

JAX-BNA=Benny the Monster

The St. Augustine splash park is AWESOME!

Fun with new friends at the beach

Boogie Board pros!

More fun at the beach!

A 1 year old after a long day at the beach...

And a 3 year old after a long day at the beach....

Yum!  Breakfast at the French Bakery

And back to the splash park

More new friends

Strawberry & M&M pancakes for breakfast

Pinacolada time!

Making a new penguin friend - named Fluffy

Week 196: August 30 - September 5

Picking some flowers for Mommy at the park

What a great start to Monday morning - we ran into the firemen at Kroger and got to check out the fire truck AND got an invitation to visit the fire station!

The fire station was pretty cool, but the truck is the coolest!

Future firemen!

All ready for the 1st day of school!

But, first a stop for donuts to kick off the school year.

Even the little guy gets a donut hole

The boys are at City Road Chapel this year

Tuesday / Thursday 9-2

Bennett's teacher is Miss Emily

Baxter's teacher is Miss Kathy

"Helping" Mommy make cupcakes

Leftover frosting + ice cream cones = best snack ever!

Uh oh...sick again.  Sent home from 2nd day of school after throwing up a bunch - at least it's not another ear infection.

Look at that soccer star!

Quick break - soccer practice is a lot hotter than swim practice

Spidermen

Baxter's not the only one with lady friends

Keeping hydrated after throwing up a bunch

You'd think being sick would slow this guy down...

After borrowing Oscar's scooter for a week, a super hero scooter is at the top of Baxter's wishlist

Making funny faces with the monkeys at the zoo

Hippo ride!