Baby Couture

Justin has a great aunt June, and her daughter made our little June this dress when she was born. The detail is so beautiful, we've had it hanging in her nursery for months and finally let her try it on.

Pizza Party

We found a new way to make an old standby -- grilled pizzas! Load up regular pizza dough with your favorite toppings and grill on medium heat for 10 minutes or so. The toughest part is getting the raw dough off the plate -- otherwise, it's an easy treat. And yummy, too! My favorite style? Prosciutto, veggies, goat cheese and add arugula after it's cooked.

Red Riding Hood

Time to break out the fall wardrobe, including this little number! It's a little tough getting the kids to sit still for a photo, but I managed to land a few good ones (including one of June's new funny face).

Lego Soup

I'm loving the cooler temperatures, so I'm trying to keep the kids busy outside as much as possible. We lugged this huge box of legos from the basement for the kids to play with, which kept June entertained as well. And when they were done building houses, they made lego soup!

Sittin' Pretty

Daddy's Girl

Big Boy Bed

Mirror, Mirror

Mr. Fix-It Wannabe

I recently bought Max a little toolset, and, naturally, my mom made him a custom toolbelt to go with it. He loves fixing things, including his lawn mower. Here, he is cleaning out the grass from the bottom of the mower with a screwdriver ... something he may or may not have seen his dad doing the other day.

We work with what we've got ...

This is Max's sandbox. It's a giant hand-me-down rubbermaid container filled with sand and toys, and he loves it! We were looking for more stay-at-home outdoor activities, and this fit the bill. We recently moved it to the patio below the deck because I was spending so much time sweeping up the fun, and now it's close to the sprinkler. Some may call us frugal; I like to think we're being green.

Green Things

Now that we're homeowners, I'm trying my hand at all things green, including flowers, lettuce, tomatoes, basil and cilantro. We'll see how things fare by the end of the summer.

Naked House

One of our most recent home improvements was to pull out the evergreen bushes out front. They were approximately 30 years old and covered up so much of the house. One landscaper suggested waiting until we were ready to plant new shrubs because we would be shocked at how bare our house looked, but we were ready to pull the trigger. We'll plant new shrubs this fall, but we're happy with our naked house for now.

New Toy

We had to purchase a new jumper for June (well, it's new to us, thanks to Once Upon a Child). How did we survive without one of these for Max? We may have held him a little more often, but that's impossible now that we have two!

Junebug

Our little June is such a great baby. She is full of smiles, just started laughing and rolling over, and she's been sleeping through the night (11 - 12 hours!) since she was 8 weeks old! And she's still a great eater -- everyone we meet comments about her chubby cheeks and legs. I'm trying to savor every moment of the infant stage, but time is flying by.

Colored Water

Now that it has finally stopped raining, Max and I are finding all kinds of activities to do on the deck. His favorites are watering the flowers, painting and (of course) sitting down for a snack.

Rollerskates

Apparently, Max was impressed by our neighbor's rollerskates. A few hours after visiting with them, I found him trying to make his own.

Best Buddies

That might be an overstatement, but Max is having more fun with June now that she can smile at him. He likes to bring her toys and touch her cheeks, and he is always asking to "Hold Jume" (that's not a typo).

New Boots, Old Boots

Max may have a boot fetish. He just can't get enough of them.

Cozy Toes

The only good thing about this cold weather is the chance to show off some new shoes. A friend recently knitted these Ugg-like slippers for June.