Richmond Fun

We spent a few days in Richmond this week so we could meet our cousin, Sophie! WHAT A CUTIE!!! The boys created her new nickname and I am pretty sure this one will stick. Sorry, MIMI!

We had a lot of fun at GaGa and PaPa's house. We were lucky to be able to play on with this cool table:

We also had a blast playing in the backyard "pool":

Mimi and Henry enjoyed taking turns in the bouncy seat. H was reminiscing.

We met our friend Abby at the squirty fountain at the mall. It was soooo fun!

Great Grandma came to visit on Tuesday and Wednesday with Aunt Lynn, Cousin Courtney, Aunt Meriann and Uncle Scott. It was so great to see them.

We went down to the James River to check out their playground with GaGa. Here are the boys taking different perspectives of the blue spinny thing:

Owen and me sticking our feet in and Todd and Henry (aka GROUCHY) doing the same:

GaGa and the boys going to the river, and GaGa and Owen coming back from the river, deep in discussion:

Survivor: Backyard, and Henry loves blueberries:

On Friday, Scott, Meriann, and Courtney invited us to Busch Gardens. It was awesome. We had such a great time with them!!!! (And we can't wait to go camping! And on the boat! And in the hot tub! And.....)

Here's Scott and Henry at the dinosaur eggs:

Here's Henry, dying for a big white polar bear from the softball-in-the-jug game. The next picture is Todd pushing the big white polar bear in the stroller. Yay Todd! (Disclaimer: Todd didn't win it. This wonderfully nice couple watched us blow $30 at the booth and gave us theirs. So nice. We LOVE our charity bear!)

How to Look your Best in Photos

When having professional photos taken, here is some advice for you.
1. Bring sippy cup. Drink at every possible moment.

2. Always keep eyes half open.

3. Definitely give mean stares to everyone you can.

4. Be pissed.

5. Hide behind anything you can. The effect is even better when closing eyes.

Tuesday update

For those of you looking for an update on little Tuesday....she had surgery this week and starts chemo today. She has been in a lot of pain, but her wonderful family is positive she will pull through this. If you want to donate money to this family you can click one of the links on my sidebar for t-shirts and for paypal donations. Also, if there is another way you'd like to help, please email me at jwaldrop23 at yahoo dot com. We have a number of activities going on that you can help with if you want. Here is a picture of TuTu and her twin, Piper, on the piano:

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Tuesday needs help.

OK, we need some good vibes, prayers, whatever you personally call it sent to a very special little girl in Colorado. Her name is Tuesday and she was just diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma Cancer. We have met this lovely little lady and her beautiful family before and I consider Tuesday's Mom to be one of my closest friends.

I know she can beat this.

Updated picture....here is Tuesday last night in the oncology playroom. As her Mom said, "She is too cute to be sick!!"

Mark your calendars!

Save The Date!

Saturday, August 2nd

9:00 AM

Ashburn Park (The Dinosaur Park!)

Will Play For Food

Bring a food item to benefit a local food bank.

Together, we can teach our children to help others.

BE A FEEDER!!!

Click here for the original Will Play For Food site.

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WOW.

I am cleaning out the camera to get ready for our visit with Sophie and here are some gems I recovered. First is the boys playing with Grandma Estelle's silk cloths. I am making the boys pillows out of some of them, and beanbags out of others. Well, that's the plan anyway. I love the look on Owen's face right after he pulled the cloth off of his face.

And here are some eating pictures. The boys stuffed their faces with applesauce bread (thanks to audrey for the recipe!)

We had pizza tonight, and the boys loved it. Here is Owen saying "cheese!" to me, and Henry saying "Cheese!" to his pizza.