Colby is THREE months!

Here are some recent pictures of our adorable three month old! He is SO fun! Sleeping like a champ; down at 10pm sleep till 6am, eats and goes back down till after 8am. He also takes 2 good naps in his crib each day and little snoozes here and there. He has rolled over each direction once and not again. Maybe it was a fluke. He loves playing on his mat and watching his big brother play!

Look how big he is!!!!
Faux hawk!

Play time!

Working on rolling over!

Tummy time!

Silly brothers!

Schools Out for the Summer!

School is out for ALL of us and the calendar says it is summer, but you can tell by our attire we are still waiting for the sun.... We are not letting it hinder our fun. We celebrated Daddy's birthday with a BBQ, we spent a day at the zoo, and have been spending lots of time playing soccer in the backyard. We are loving this time together!

Daddy turns 34!

Lucas loves 'helping' Daddy open his gifts!

Mimi got Daddy a BBQ, and mommy and the boys got him the 'extras'.

Lucas's favorite part of the zoo. The penguins!

Lucas with Daddy!

Mommy with Colby J.

Enjoying some sun on the back porch!

Boys Camping ~ June 2010

This year's trip took the boys East of the mountains to Lake Wenatchee! They had a blast in the sun, playing in the water, and cooking over the fire!

The 'Boy Trip'!

Markus, Jim, Si, Lucas, Drue, Brad, Korben, and Lawrence.
The little boys: Korben, Markus, and Lucas.

Beach boys playing in the water!

The Johnson set up.

SC Day 2 ~ Boone Hall Plantation

Day Two ~ May 9, 2010 (Mother's Day) Boone Hall Plantation! Today started off with Colby sleeping through the night for the first time to surprise Mommy on Mother's Day and celebrate his two month birthday.

This was one of my favorite days! We all enjoyed learning about the history of slavery in the Charleston area and about the Gullah people. Gullah's are direct descents of West Africa that were brought over and sold for slavery. They are not bitter, but proud of how this shaped the history of our country. Boone Hall is one of the oldest plantation that is still in operation. It is just down the road from Dad and Cindy's.

Entering the Plantation...the Avenue of Oaks!
Lucas showing how 'Spanish Moss' got it's name. It is not Spanish and not moss, but the European settlers thought it looked like Spanish men's beards.

The original cotton 'gin' is still standing with supports.

The slave cabins. These were for the lucky ones that actually helped the owner directly; ie. cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, etc.

Lucas and Papa in the butterfly garden.

Papa and Lu just chatting!

The 'bosses' house.

This is the third home on the plantation and of course

where the Plantation owner lives.

We are on the plantation dock where the indigo, cotton, and other
items from the plantation are loaded and shipped to downtown Charleston.

Papa and the boys all tuckered out!

SC Day 1 ~ Sweetgrass Baskets and Pool Time!

Day 1 ~ May 8, 2010 We got in VERY late Friday night due to delays in Chicago, so we decided to keep the Saturday plans low key. Dad took us on a driving tour of Mount Pleasant, we had lunch at the Atlanta Bread, Co. and went to see a Sweetgrass basket maker. They are all along the Highway leading from Charleston to Mount Pleasant. Papa, Nana, and Lucas got me a basket for Mother's Day. It is truly a treasure!

Sweetgrass baskets are made by the Gullah people from

West Africa. It was a trade brought over during the times of

slavery. They are hand sewn (not woven) with palms.

Celestine made my Mother's Day

Sweetgrass Basket!
Lucas was so sweet when he gave me my Mother's Day gift!

Pool time with Papa! Lucas loved helping Papa keep the

pool clean too!

Ridin' the dolphin!