Joe's links of the week...

...enjoy

www.alexslemonade.org
www.tmz.com/johnmayerepic
jeffgilljourney.blogspot.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Meyer
http://www.straightdope.com/

Kids in boxes......

Not sure what it is, but Tommy seems to have an affinity for hanging out it alcohol boxes. A couple of months ago, Tommy and his friend, Noah, were found in Rockport, MA hanging out in a Corona box (See previous post). More recently, Tommy was caught on camera playing Peak-A-Boo in a wine box. Amy and Joe wonder if Tommy just enjoys the alcohol boxes or maybe these are just the boxes that happen to be in the house....which could highlight a problem with the parents

CAPE COD

Amy, Tommy and the Grandparents Rodger hung out on the cape for a few weeks. Unfortunately, Joe and Tillie could not go down to the Cape for the entire 2 weeks (they had to work).....but they did go down for a long weekend. Tommy really enjoyed the beach, playing in the sand, eating sand, hanging out in the water, looking at the weirdos at the flea market, and playing with his new stuffed pig, Arnold.

One of Joe's favorite times at the Cape is when it is cool (but not too cool) and overcast. During this type weather, the beach is empty and fam (including tillie) can enjoy the beach all alone.

See the 2 dots on the beach - that is Tillie and Joe

Tillie and Tommy try to see the seals

Baptism

July 13th, Tommy was baptised at Christ Church in Andover. It was a great day. Surprisingly, Tommy did not say a word (or scream) when the water hit is head. Amy and Joe were very proud of him. Amy and Joe's good friend, Brent Lanterman is the God Father.

Grandparents

Amy and Joe were lucky enough to have both sets of Grandparents come to visit (at the same time). The Rodgers came out for there annual pilgrimage to the east coast and the Dubows came out for Tommy's baptism.

Tommy helps Grandma Dubow weed the garden.

Woot - there it is!!!!!

- Hey mon, can you pick me up some of that new stuff from http://www.woot.com/

Staying Cool!

Here are some ways that Tommy has been staying cool during the heat wave.

First he decided to put on his golfing outfit and hit the course:

Next he went out and bought some new shades.

Then he decided to take a spin in his new set of wheels.

Then he picked up some chicks in his new set of wheels.

Finally, he decided to take a dip with Daddy.

The following is a little clip demonstrating why now is the best time to buy stock in bagged sand used for sandboxes.

We hope you are all staying cool!

Party Time!

It was a great day yesterday. Tommy his 12month +1 day Birthday party with several friends.

The party was a farm themed party. Joe wanted to dress Tillie up in a Cow costume, but he could not get the costume in time - So we sent her up to Cindy's for the day.



Amy's friend Jill built a huge upstate New York style cardboard barn. The barn was delivered in several pieces and assemble over beer and wine on Thursday. It was a very impressive design - something Amy and Joe could not do. Note the detail - each shingle was hand cut.



Amy and Joe got Tommy a kitchen and a red wagon (the red wagon has not arrived yet - thanks Walmart for the speedy delivery)


Amy's friend Amy with her kids Kylie and Brody.


Tommy hangin with Brody


Willow posing with the cow hat


Jonah hanging with his mom Becca.

Jack, Maddie and Kylie chillin in the 3 season room.


Here comes the cake......Tommy really enjoyed his Birthday cupcake. In true 1 year old fashion he tried to jam the entire cupcake in his mouth and got all the frosting up his nose. He also enjoyed some birthday ice cream after his cake.

Bonus video - Tommy and Ricardo sharing a ring. Actually, not much sharing going on

Happy Birthday Grandpa Skiles!

We just returned from a wonderful trip to Indiana, where we celebrated Grandpa Skiles 95th birthday, Amy's 30th birthday, and Mother's Day! It was a great weekend.

On another note...here is a video of Tommy at one of our playdates. The kids got into some mischief!

Cousin Ben

We just arrived home from our trip to New Mexico. It was so nice to see Coco and Papi. Amy and Tommy got to meet Cousin Ben for the first time!

Both boys are big Sox fans!!

Here is a short video of the boys with Uncle Joe. They were NOT this quiet all weekend.

It was nice to soak up some sun. We were hoping the sun would follow us home...but it didn't. Oh well, it was nice while in lasted!