Matthew and his Berry Big Mess

Matthew was gobbling down a snack as usual. He was eating along and we were taking pictures of the mess. I had just baked some cookies. So we decided to give him a little taste. Happy camper, right?

Until the food runs out, anyway.

Happy Father's Day

We headed out to Independence Grove today in Libertyville. It is a beautiful forest preserve. The boys had a great time.

Jim and Kurt observe how to go on the slide. First you have to go through the "cave" and then climb the "rock wall" and then you can slide down. Great fun.

Sometimes you just have to take any picture you can get...Like father, like son - and this was not even staged.

Awww...

Kurt is at it again

I was closing Kurt's blinds the other night before bed and accidentally kicked him - oops. He was sleeping just like this. Never mind the "very old jammies." He will not part with them. And for some reason, he insists on wearing "boot socks" to bed. The other morning he woke up and the first thing he said was "hey, where did my jammies go." We stripped him down before bed because he was burning up from wearing his winter clothes.

Ollie and his bed

Yes, Ollie is the dog's name. He is doing very well at home. He even lets us know when he wants to play fetch - too bad it is around dinner time. We got him a dog bed. We went for a very inexpensive one since I remember mom and dad buying one for their dog and the thing never used it. Well here is proof that he uses it - not very often but not bad considering he was afraid of it not too long ago.