Construction Means Photo Op

The entire city of Fargo seems to be under construction lately. You wouldn’t believe the incredible route that I need to take just to get to work and back!

A few streets in our neighborhood have been completely tore up for the last month and a half, and pretty soon, our street right off of our driveway will be redone as well. They will also be expanding our driveway, which means we’ll be able to easily pull both cars into the driveway without fancy maneuvering.

Anyway, we’ve had this big honking digger parked on our curb for a week and I thought it might be fun to take Raleigh’s picture with it.

After Raleigh’s photo op, he promptly decided to head but the marker that indicates where our new driveway will end.

 

And then, I thought it would be fun to get him to hug a tree so that I can take a picture. Well, I made such a big fuss out of it that, now, each time we go outside, he wants to hug all of the trees on our boulevard.

And while we were taking all of these pictures, the Blue Angels were flying so close over our heads that our house shook. They weren’t picking on us specifically, they were actually entertaining people at Fargo’s annual air show.

Mmmm…Bananas!

I thought, maybe, that if I smashed up some banana and put it on Leah’s tray, she might grab it and put it into her mouth like everything else she grabs. But I was wrong, she only wanted to play with it.

So, we resorted to using the spoon.

And then I let her play with the spoon.

Siblings? I think sooooo!

Josh took this picture today. Cute kiddies with matching orange diapers. 

And what else is exciting about these pictures?  Could it possibly be that my littler girl is pulling herself up onto furniture already?

She’s been doing it for two weeks now and it still surprises me. I think Raleigh wasn’t even crawling at her age. We’re going to have to watch for her…she’s already a little boundary pusher.

Two Kids in a Bin

Raleigh’s Homemade Bed

Yup, that beautiful piece of carpentry is handmade by non other than Josh and me. Ok, Raleigh helped a little bit…And we are not entirely finished.  It still needs its bright red coat of spray paint.

The four corner posts were wood pieces that we got from my FIL Steve when he had to clean out his garage to move to a different city. (I just knew they would come in handy).

The side boards were part of an old bunk bed that my brothers used to sleep on that we acquired from my parents. We couldn’t figure out how to get the bunk bed to go together again so I decided to use some of the wood and some of the hardware pieces to make this bed.

We’re quite proud of ourselves but then we are humbled by the fact that the bed frame is a bit longer than the mattress still (nothing a Skilsaw won’t fix) and the foot of the bed is slightly narrower than the head of the bed…by a good 2 inches.

Oh well. It’s our $20 bed. Yes, that is actually all the money we actually put into it.

I’ll post a better picture of it when it is bright red. :)

Also, a very Happy Birthday to SweetMarySunshine today!

My Girl is Sitting Up

  

She dabbled in it while we were on vacation, but now she is a pro at sitting up. Next, I’ll show you her pulling herself up to standing position against the couch. She’s pretty good at that now too.

Go Fly a Kite

A few weeks ago, Raleigh and Josh flew a kite. Happiness ensued.

  

And resting took place after all that running around.

Thompson Family Vacation 2009

Ahhh, the bliss that was Turtle Lake, MN. Such a beautiful lake, such a beautiful week…the best week out of the summer, I hear.

Here is a summary, in pictures, of our vacation.

Loons frequented the lake, near enough so that we could see them.

Leah and Chelsea started endorsing Diet Pepsi.

 

Delicious and yummy, made-by-Deb, carrot cake was eaten by all. 

Leah practiced her Pike position for when she becomes and Olympic Diver some day.

 

Raleigh and Leah smiled at the same time in a picture. Truly a once in a lifetime moment.

Raleigh, Josh, and I were happy to pose for a pic.

 

So was Jenna.

Grandpa Steve showed Leah how to play on the floor while posing for a picture.

 

Raleigh tasted a rock…

And didn’t like it.

Joel held Leah and smiled.

Joel and Jamie found a location where they could hijack some Wi-Fi.

There was a meteor shower that I tried to catch on camera but didn’t. Now you only get to see a picture of the stars.

Raleigh took Grandpa Steve’s hat.

Joel and Raleigh sat on the end of the dock without life jackets on.

Leah  was bathed like a vegetable in the sink.

Raleigh and Leah played with Grandma Deb.

 

Leah played with a school bus.

There was a lightning storm that I did catch on camera.

Jenna and Raleigh built a fort under the table.

Raleigh put goldfish next to the fish that we drew for him.

I think that pretty much sums it up. :)

Back from Vacation

Wow! What a fun week!

I promise I’ll tell you about it after I’ve done some laundry, caught some ZZZZs and showered :)

A Budding Photographer

Raleigh has taken a bit of an interest in taking pictures lately. Not sure if this has anything to do with the fact that he’s had a camera in his face since the second he was born or anything.

Also, we’re going on vacation for a week, so we won’t be posting until after Aug. 16th.  We’ll be back with pictures of our vacation though :) So that’s something to look forward to.