Grandparents in June

June was filled with visits by Grandparents. First Grandpapa and Grammy came to visit, followed by Uncle Jake. Then a day after they departed, Grandma Dianne and Grandpa Charlie arrived. I'm afraid my pictures aren't really representative of all the visitors, but here are some good ones of the boys with their grandparents during this time.

Hanging out on the bulldozer at the garden.

Solomon shows his tree climbing skills on the Aspen in the front yard.

Solomon listens to Grandpa Charlie sing and play guitar as the sun sets.

Grandma snuggling the boys.

Solomon uses his rolling pin to flatten out play dough with Grandma Dianne.

The boys in their new matching overalls.

Dianne and Solomon in the pool.

Oliver enjoys the beach chairs on the deck.

Grandpa Charlie and Oliver hang out in the pool.

Grandma Dianne and Solomon splash in the pool.

Jon Ray and his boys in the garden on Father's Day.

Megan and her Papa on Father's Day.

Grammy Lisa, Uncle Jake and Solomon enjoy art time. Three lefties getting creative.

Grandpapa's boot feels good on teething gums.

"Are You My Mother?" read by Grammy with animal noises by Grandpapa.

Grandpapa attempts to feed Oliver at lightening speed. Sometimes, taking off the shirt is better than putting on a bib.

Oliver looks at Grandpapa.

Father and son.

Solomon and Grandpapa play in the backyard.

June

Jon Ray walking with Solomon. The boys and I joined him for a picnic lunch by the river one day while he was working. He and Solomon walked down the path to see the gardens he had made for a client. Solomon adores his Baba!

Solomon and his milk mustache, drinking from his mug.

Oliver smiling in his hat made by Franny.

An apple numbers painting I made for the boys room.

Two little paintings I made for the boys. Letter C for Car is on the way.

Shirtless in the grass.

Gardners in the grass.

Solomon, giving Oliver a hug.

Our feet. Solomon is really excited about the sewer system right now. (Boy potty training.)

An attempt at a timed photo.

I adore this picture. Action shot eating a picnic lunch at the park.

Summer is here in full effect! We are spending a lot of time at the parks and pool. We are expecting all the Grandparents for visits soon, as well as Aunt Hayley and cousin Jack in August. Oliver is nearly crawling. He rocks back and forth on his hands and knees, but ends up moving backwards or falling on his face. He grunts and spits and coos and tries to grab everything. Solomon is jumping, kicking soccer balls, and will put his face under water at the pool. He loves stories and I tell him stories for pedagogical reasons all the time. He is now exclusively in underware except for nap and night time. Oliver sometimes sleeps through the night, but if not, he wakes up at 5am for nursing. Hopefully, by the end of summer, we will have the boys in the same room. Jon Ray is working 12-15 hour days landscaping and gardening. His first harvest was this Monday. The garden is beautiful! Meg is loving being a Mama, planning to start an online art business (more on this later) and will be teaching one-on-one at the Waldorf School this fall. Starting Friday we will have family visiting every day for the rest of June. Flowers are blooming, the sky is blue and the air is hot.