{vacation, part 1}

We had a really nice time on vacation, despite the fact that we drove 3000 miles in 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some pictures of the first half of our trip...

First we went to Mima and Granpa G's house and had a lot of fun. We went fishing at the pond and got to see Aunt Elizabeth, too. I thought I took pictures at the pond, but apparently I didn't! Maybe we took video instead.... I haven't had a chance to look at the video camera yet, but I'll share that when I have time.

The *G* family:




The real*G* family:




Then we went to Nani and Poppy's. It was really nice seeing them and even Uncle Randy, Aunt Jo-ann, Lauren and Jenny came over. We hadn't seen the girls in ages, so that was a really nice treat for us.






From there we went to see Aldine, Jeff, Eliya and Noah. The kids had fun playing on their water slide and making a general mess of their house (sorry Aldine!!). Gerard and I had a nice time catching up with Aldine and Jeff, too. Aldine took pictures since I left my camera in the car and I'm hoping she'll send them to me soon! (HINT, HINT, HINT, Aldine!)

After that we went to see Aunt Debbie in her new condo. We had a really nice time there, too, and her house is great. The kids were especially excited to sleep in Aunt Debbie's bed. We went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore one day:











The next day we went to the Natural History Museum in DC. Gerard liked the dinosaurs and Morgan liked the gems. That's my girl!











And nothing like a little Wii yoga to get them settled before bed...




I hope to have pictures from the beach in the next day or two, so stay tuned!

{where has the summer gone?}

We've had a busy summer! I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long, but making memories has gotten in the way of sharing memories. I had been planning on going back through all the pictures from the summer and posting them, but that seems too overwhelming, so here are a few more recent ones.

Enjoying the backyard:








Gerard's hair BEFORE:




The Fourth of July (notice Gerard's in-between haircut). Morgan and I were in the parade -- we were on the float for her preschool:


















Blueberry picking:


















I made a yummy peanut butter pie for big Gerard's birthday:








Morgan gave herself a haircut. Reminded me of Debbie and Jodi!






We had a great time on our vacation and I hope to have pictures posted tomorrow!

{video}

I know most of you would like to see some pictures of the kiddos or something like that, but we've been really busy. I hope to post some updates soon. In the meantime, I thought I'd share a video that Ami G. shared with me. It's too funny!!