some catching up to do.....

Our little rainy Memorial Day family BBQ

Here's Will showing off the ketchup smiley face his Dad painted on his hamburger

Having some fun Papa time!

And finally, we said good-bye to our foster dog Heidi, so we could say HELLO to our newest household members........

CALLIOPE!

ELIAS!

GIDEON!
Their parents (my sis and her husband) came with them and we are very happy to have them cozily situated in our basement for the summer. :)

As if Will didn't have enough babies in his life already, he was actually quite thrilled to finally meet his two newest cousins!

The girls, on the other, hand are still a little skeptical of the new twins....they are not yet sure if they're ready to share the "twin spotlight" yet......

Sunny, Stripey Little Drivers

Will was kind enough to let the girlies get behind the wheel of his prized possession for a few minutes. Madeline made herself the designated driver for most of the time but eventually Sophie was able to take over for quick spin.

"Hmmm? Whatcha waving all around and calling out for?"

Schmidts go to the CIRCUS!

We're not sure what kind of hand signs Will is flashing here but
i think it had something to do with it being too bright to open his eyes for the pic.

Here's Will and Dad sitting on the ring watching some of the pre-show

Scary clown

This was one of Will's favorite parts


This was his other favorite part- POPCORN !!!
He ate enough artificial butter flavoring and salt
to last him for at least a few days..... (in his opinion)

Waiting for the show to begin- Will was so amazed and distracted w/ everything
we finally had to give up on him actually taking time to look at the camera.

Will and a nice clown

Elephants! (this refers to the pic above, not below)

Nice, blurry grand finale!! We had a fabulous time

Joelle and Bryan's Wedding!

The happy couple at the rehearsal dinner

Father and Mother of the Bride

We three had a great time at the rehearsal dinner together

The beautiful bride waiting for the ceremony to begin

The two ring bearers also waiting for the ceremony to begin!

Here's Will surrounded by a bunch of little flower ladies!

Madeline in the flower wagon that she and Sophie were pulled down the aisle in

Sophie at the reception meeting and greeting guests

Bethany, Madeline and I

Silly Swinging Sisters

Silly Sophie

Here's Sophie doing her signature nose scrunch!

Then she started doing this face with sound effects and all- i probably have 5 more pictures of this same thing- she just kept going and going!

What a little goof!

Sweet Madeline

Madeline loves to stick her tongue out!

So bashful...

Showing off her 7 little teeth.... (FYI, Sophie has none...) :)