long weekend.. captions to come..

Sofia's favorite part of the weekend was this watershow at the pier shops on the boardwalk.. saw it twice!

Our hotel in Galloway, NJ was built in 1914.. the pool had the original tile in it.. sofia was not impressed at all..

StoryBook Land.. Alice in Wonderland trail

Rain Forest Cafe on the boardwalk.. Sofia LOVED it!!!! she was to afraid to eat.. but whatever..

Matthew loved it too..

Tired?!!

Sofia finished eating her chicken and fries at midnight.. PIG.

Sofia loves this picture.. Me, not so much

Sofia so gracefully ignores her brother..

AHHHHHH!!

Sofia's Autobiographical Photoshoot..

This is an 'every thursday' project.. sofia waits, while matthew naps, to walk into PT. she spends this precious time taking video and photos of her self in the car (and out the sun roof).. EVERY THURSDAY!

she got me..!

Nice scar on your forehead.. ugh!

I love that she takes pictures of herself being silly.. so funny..

Evening bike ride

5 o'clock and 94 degrees.. after a day of playing outside, sofia wanted to ride her bike around the pond, play at the park and have sushi... i was a sweaty mess after this.. mess being the operative word..

So serious!

The mona lisa..

Hannah always had the best dimples in the family.. I think Matthew is catching up!

Any break sofia could find, she took. "Look Matthew.. there are fish in here. there are a lot of fish in here. matthew, don't look. the fish are dead."... POLLUTION AT ITS BEST! BP's got nothing on this pond.

Isabel & Carly come over to play

Carly wanted to play with the big kids..

Sofia & Isabel couldn't figure out how to slip OR slide on the slip n' slide.. so they used their boogie boards uner the sprinkler

Driveway Derby

Sofia and Matthew share a love of bugs..

Holy cheeks

Uh oh.. kid is attracted to the back of my car. I get anxiety just looking at this..

Happy Happy for a boy that was up all night and only napped 25minutes all day

Riding together on the driveway in circles..

Sofia rode her bike so well.. last year she was afraid, this year she is fearless..

Matthew tried so hard to catch up to sofia.. not even close..

Rainy afternoon tea party

Sofia and Jillian brought their cups into the playroom, got some snacks and quietly had their own little tea party. Are we sure they are not really 18?

Jillian walked in wearing shorts, spent time as a princess and left in her skating outfit.. very versatile little girl..

Horseback Riding lessons

Matthew waited in the car while Sofia rode..

Sofia marches to her horse.. so excited..

Go Sofia.. Go Cosmo!

Ella K turns 5

Geri was the baby magnet today.. every where she went it was 'GERI'.. it might be matthew's 4th word.

Can you see how red their faces are? Running around, bouncy house, swings on a 90degree day!

Sofia loved her new hairdo.. me too!

Ella's grandma was the hairdresser for the day.. for everyone except Jaden & Matthew.. ha.

Happy Birthday Ella..

Sunny Day

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Dinner time photoshoot.. Matthew isn't teething or anything..

Conga line..

Matthew is so intrigued by the silly girls

Sofia loves gardening.. too bad I have no patience and I get so annoyed with the way she arranges the flowers.. UGH!!!

Matthew is so not interested..

Can she be any happier? Sofia walked down our driveway with this flower as if it was an olympic gold medal..

I asked Sofia to help me vacuum.. "pick up all of the dirt"..