Kiernan's Party!

We had a lot of fun at Kiernan's birthday party. Jack and Wes (and their parents, Stephanie and Jason) and Declan (and his parents, Heather and Justin) came to celebrate with us. We ate pizza and had a lot of cake!

Jack refused to smile for me...so here's the best photo we took.

Heather and Declan.

Stephie and Wes.

Oliver and Jack helping Kiernan open his presents.

Kiernan playing with his new xylophone.

Wes, thinking hard about what he wants for his birthday (it's still 2.5 months away little buddy!)

Jason and Kiernan, hanging out.

Oliver and Jack engrossed in a movie. They left the real partying to the little guys.

The brothers K, getting into trouble one last time on Kiernan's 1st birthday.

Brothers, Then and Now

Making Kiernan's Cake

First birthday presents!

When Kiernan woke up this morning, dad and Oliver gave him a few birthday presents--and we even snuck in a few from Grammy and Grampy. He really loved his new books and wagon and sweatshirt!

Happy First Birthday Kiernan!!!

When Kiernan arrived a year ago (at 2:15 pm) he was 7 lbs 12 oz. He's now a whopping 19 lbs 4 oz and constantly on the go! Happy Birthday Kiernan!

Root Root Root for Sam Fuld!

We went to the Phillies Cubs game on Wednesday afternoon. It was a lot of fun, and we brought our own signs to let Mr. Piniella know what we think of his decisions. Sadly we forgot to take photos while we were at the park, and then the signs ran into a bit of trouble, but you get the idea.

Zoo Time

We went to the zoo today--and it was great, although extraordinarily hot. Philly's summer has finally arrived, and man, I wish it would go away! We had fun though-and Oliver and Jack showed their little buddy Sam lots of new climbing tricks. (Sam isn't in any photos, next time buddy)!

Two Days in a Row!

This weekend we decided to hit the beach TWICE! It was awesome, although as Stephanie said, she's lived in Philly her whole life and has never known anyone who drove to the beach two days in a row! It was so great, we'll probably do it more often (and since when do Mike and I fit in the mold of normal)?

On Saturday our neighbors, Mike and Jess, came down with us. It was a lot of fun---we played frisbee, bocce, and baseball, and we dug a huge pool that was filled from the ocean.

On our way down on Sunday, Oliver was eating a bagel with cream cheese. He decided he was done, and instead of handing it to me, he gave it to Kiernan. Great that he shared, but....it was a MESS!

We also decided that it was time to get Kiernan some real swimwear--so we bought a one-piece bathing suit. It's perfect and means a lot less sun screen for the little guy. Plus, who doesn't look hot with fire on their sleeves?

Sunday's hole was enormous---we actually dug until we hit water (and not because we were close to the shore line). There was a huge tunnel that went all around it too, and a slide that went into the pool. The boys (and by this, I mean Oliver, Kiernan AND Mike) were really sad to leave the beach and this huge hole behind.

(Note Oliver's head in the pit)

Taking a few minutes to cool off in the tent.

Lots and Lots of Teeth!

Kiernan has worked hard in the last month to get his teeth in---he now has SIX!!! Four on top, and two on bottom. This is the best we could do to capture them, but I'm sure he'll be showing them off again soon!

A Walk in the Woods

Today we decided to try out a new park for a picnic. We found this great spot in the shade and the boys ran around like maniacs.

Here are Oliver and Jack hiding from the pirate and shark that kept trying to get them. (Jack may also be eying the last bits of Oliver's cookie since Oliver eats more slowly than the J-man).

And the spot was so great, we decided to try to get a good photo of all 4 boys. As we've discussed before, this is close to impossible. But I think we have some good ones here!

(Oliver LOOOOOVES baby Wes!)

After our photo shoot, we took a walk down to the river--and along a nice paved path. Going home we wanted to avoid a steep dirt path hill we had come down, so we followed the pavement. We then got lost, and bushwhacked home (the below photo was the tamest part of our trek). The dirt path clearly would have been the better option.