Isabella Amendola came over to play. They shared some pizza.
Remember the infant picture with Elmo, who was freakishly huge? The tables have turned.
Gramma and Grampa ate with us at Fazoli's in Rochester when visiting Grampa and Gramma Great.
Our little gardener Drew.
Nice sunny day and Drew figured out how to pedal down and up the driveway.
Tori liked it, too. Up was a bit more difficult. Of course, the plastic tires make it more challenging.
Drew was proud of his bumble-bee hat.
Tori has a ladybug hat like Drew's
yes - Tori did plant those.
yes - Drew planted that.
Great uncle Lee was getting a geography lesson from Drew.
Mathcing vegetables and flowers with Grandma and Grampa great.
Santiago (a boy from their class) had a birthday party at Pump-it-Up. This was a giant inflatable bouncer things with a mushroom in the middle. They ran laps. They fell down. It was fun.
Lark Toys in Kellog has an indoor merry-go-round. And lots of toys. And ICE CREAM.
Twins are close. This was the first time they crashed in the same bed since they shared a crib. [Awwwwww... Cute....]
Tori intently builds a lego house.
We rented a canoe at Shultz Lake (2 miles from home). They loved it. They watched for fish and turtles. And the trees under the water (weeds).
"There's trees down there."
After canoeing, we played at the beach. We went on REI try-a-kayak day. It was busy.
Here's a second night of curling up in the same bed. Notice Drew has his Lego catalog.
They made their own Stromboli loafs.
Teamwork playing the piano.
Mommy's project had them gluing bunny heads together.
Easter egg hunt was fun. We didn't hide them too deviously.
Tori inspected her loot.
Drew got a pirate ship from the easter bunny. Apparently, the Pez dispenser is a pirate chicken.
At Grandma's, they played play-doh and made lots of 'cookies'
Tori works on the Sudoku. She can fill ones in all the squares. Close.
Sometimes, they just show up in a photo-op situation.
Drew with the Lego dragon from the vikings. They're supposed to be for 7 year olds, but Drew seems okay with them.
Here's proof that they planted their own flowers. Mommy did some too. We had a lot of them.
With Grampa and Grandma Great during their early 60th anniversary party. The adults sat at one table with Tori and Drew (next to Grandma and Grampa great). Jody and I were at the kids table. After 36 years, I still can't get out of that kid's table.
Some Lego emergency vehicles on the lego roads that daddy had when he was a kid.
Family picture. It includes Legos.
