summer summary...

talia is the easiest baby to deal with in the whole world...she is so laid back...she so rarely cries and she just is so easy to care for...she loves the water, she loves to play and chew on every thing in sight...she's just so delightful...

max and ella playing in the garbage at the playground. max, of course, found bb's and decided to store them in a popsicle wrapper. he really loves finding them and holding them in whatever he finds. 

lucy bindewald. she's hilarious. so cute...she called me "jess" babe!!!!

another picture that will appear in the slideshow at their wedding...

so we get to the waterpark to play in troy hill...i have 800 bags of stuff for my kids...

i forget one thing...talia, aka baldy, her hat. thank goodness chris always leaves bandana's in the car...she looked so cute...

max at the beach...walking home after eating great seafood..

baby pool...super fun...

bw3 had a clown at their restaurant who could make killer balloon puppets. max got a sword and this goofy hat. when he got sick and threw up at the restaurant, he decided that he hated that hat...he's very strong willed...talia wore the hat for 2 hours...

max was SO BRAVE this year. he loved the ocean and wasn't afraid. he really learned a lot about the waves and the animals of the ocean...he is practically swimming.

3 generations of bovard men

to infinity and beyond...max l-o-v-e-s buzz lightyear...

the second bird that fell out of his nest...he didn't survive...it was sad...

four kids under 3...mission impossible to get them looking at the camera...

here's hoping that we can take off the training wheels before the first snowfall...

so cute on his little scooter.

he really loves her best of all...

it's so shocking that she is almost seven months old...

here's emma..my dear friend erin's daughter...i have so much to be thankful for with developing a close relationship with erin...total babe.

blueberry picking...so much fun. didn't get enough berries...it's not easy with little peanuts...max picked soooo many. he did an amazing job.

 my guys LOVE hockey. they play either hockey or lacrosse every day...

we have had a terrific summer. max and i have grown closer than ever. he is so sharp and really loves learning about all sorts of things. he is so ready for preschool. he is starting on tuesday and thursday mornings. he is playing soccer and will be taking little classes here and there.

four weeks until i go back to work...not excited about that AT ALL!!! but i can't get a better schedule. it's dreamy...