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Time for a fresh new space! I will not be posting on this blog any longer. Feel free to follow the boys and me at http://melodyandcompany.blogspot.com/.

Riding for the Troops

My parents are bikers! Believe it! They're nuts. Here are some choice shots from their weekend getaway to D.C. on Memorial Day weekend for the "Rolling Thunder" national motorcycle rally. There were an estimated 900,000 participants this year.

Mom on the Vulcan, Dad's 23rd (?) bike, I think.

Mom may or may not have gotten this shot while STANDING UP on the back of the bike during their ride in the parade. Ohhhhh, Mom!!!

Memorial Day

Playing in the Fort

Remember when the Mountainview Resort was under construction in March? Well, now the weather is perfect, and the boys love playing out there. We even got some furniture and accessories to encourage them to drift that way on sunny afternoons. Here are some classic shots of "Captain Point Sword" and "Little Wing" out in the "Super State" (headquarters for the superheroes) OR "Captain Spy" and "Junior Captain Spy" in the spy hideout. Depends on the day. They crack me up. The pictures of the kitchen in the middle of the lawn are from when we sprayed it all off at the beginning of the season. They just couldn't wait to try it all out.

These dishes were mine when I was a little girl. Good thing we got a shot of this one before it got stepped on under the swing set and shattered into a million pieces. *sigh* Ah, well. At least I was the one that did it. And whaddaya expect when you're playing with boys with 30-year-old hard plastic dishes under a swing set? haha

Love my boy-boys.

Mother's Day

The girls: Liz, me, Momma, Becka

So fun to have Joseph and Liz in town

Granmy and Liam
(Camden was too busy to be in the pic. Little rascal!)

Camden's Art Show

Redeemer Episcopal Day School (R.E.D.S.) is where Cam attends preschool 4 mornings a week.

Holy craziness, Batman!

"Hmmm ... not sure about the lines and use of color on this one ...."
Cutest art critic I've ever seen.

Mrs. Walker's & Mrs. Panella's Pre-K class (10 students). Their milk crate-cubbies sit under these signs each morning for their school bags & jackets.

If he looks less-than-ecstatic in the pictures, that's because he was. When we got in the truck afterward, he said (in his classic Camden manner), "That wasn't what I expected. Was that what you expected?" Apparently he thought that "art show" meant he would get to stand onstage in the spotlight and explain each individual piece of his art to the crowd. What a ham! He cracks me up. We had to explain that "even grown-up professional artists" have art shows in this manner -- where people walk around and look at their artwork, mingle, eat hors d'oeuvres ... okay maybe without crazy toddlers running around and parents chasing after them warning them not to rip things off the walls! *sigh*  

Little Rocker

Freddie the Frog

We had a visitor from Camden's preschool class this past weekend, Freddie the Frog. He even brought his bag along, complete with his coat, blanket, jammies, and a house gift (chocolates! smart frog!). We wrote entries in his journal each night and took pictures of all our adventures so that Camden could share with the class this week. We'll miss you, Freddie! Thanks for hanging out with us!

Buckle up!

Best seat in the house - Cam's favorite chair

Grabbin' some grub

Awesome helpers

Hello?
(Freddie's cousin was watching the whole time!)

Gelato! Yum!

Playdate with Sawyer

Hitchin' a ride

Special delivery

Delectable authentic Indian cuisine

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