I will laugh if you do....

Drew LOVES his big brother, Ethan is still not sure about Drew yet but they do this laughing thing where it sounds like they are coughing, and that makes them laugh even harder. It is so sweet to watch and gives me a glimpse (hopefully) as to what the future will bring us!

New Favorite Things

Drew loves his binky, and pretty much anything that can act like a binky...as shown below via a baby duck. He plays with it and eventually makes it way to his mouth and he starts sucking...I guess whatever floats your bath duck! Ethan, has become OBSESSED with basketball. Someday I might share with him that before he was born I said he was going to go to UCLA and play b-ball (ok, my dream not his). But, he does love this sport and must shoot hundreds of baskets a day. His new terms are "balls are sleeping" which means he is done playing, "miss", "bad toss", "swish", and "automatic" which means Daddy does not miss (wonder who taught him that one?).

The boys...early August

Drew is having so much fun lately sitting up and playing by himself. He is making it so much easier on the parents. Ethan still does not interact with Drew all that often, but I think with each milestone Ethan seems a little more interested.

Ryan's B-day

Uncle Pauly amuses Drew with a ballon - ah how easy it is with a baby sometimes!

Ethan with cake all over him, he gets that from me.

Aunt Anna and Aunt Michele get a baby fix.

Ryan opens his gifts, Ethan is in awe that one kid could get so many presents!

Mr. Determined climbs up the big ladder to the top. Only took him 20 minutes!

Family Time - San Diego

The WHOLE Fetchenhier, Hershberger, and Benjamin clan...what a fantastic family that we have....



It is all about the Benjamins

The boys cleaning up dinner (the fish they caught) - scary to see them in the kitchen together.

Drew weighing in at about 20+ lbs on this trip got to be a bit heavy, so I shared the (lump of) love with Courtney. They were quite content.

This one below gives you a good sense of how big/long Drew is because I am not a small person.

The medium boys got a wagon ride down to the beach via Jono.

Courtney's children/twins manhandling my baby, I mean playing with the baby! :)

Mimi was laying/reading with Drew and everyone but Ty wanted to get in on that.

Poppa and Lucky #7.

Of course, I forgot to get any quality pictures with my husband or my sister..but what can you do? Maybe next year?

Beach - San Diego

We had such a great time this year on our family trip to San Diego. This year we were even closer to the beach (but with a BIG hill) to climb up and down. All the boys loved the beach - and playing with Julie who as usual was a hit!Drew hanging out in the beach tent....

Ethan at Mission Bay, he was so brave there with no waves and would lie down in the water.

Ethan's favorite part was walking into the ocean holding Poppa's hand then as a wave hit squeling and running out. Poor Poppa was always soaked at the beach from this little guy.

July 4th Festivities

The neighborhood does a kid's parade with bikes, wagons, strollers, etc. Ethan and Jonathan participated in the festivities this year via the tricycle. 4th of July weekend our cul-de-sac had an impromptu gathering which was a blast. All the kids (with the exception of Drew) stayed up late, and the big kids played with some "fireworks" (supervised OF COURSE). Below, Ethan is with his other pea of the pod...Rebecca. They are so cute together, and she certainly tells him what is up - but I suppose that comes from having 3 older brothers!

smoke bombs captivate the children.....