Big Boy Bed

As you know we are preparing Easton for a little brother, and the first thing we had to do was get a place for him to sleep when the baby takes his crib. Riley decided that he could build a better toddler bed than any in the stores, so he went to work. He built a solid wood bed equipped with a bookshelf headboard and space for storage underneath. I am pretty impressed with his handiwork and Easton is very excited for his new bed!

testing the frame...
All put together and holds the weight of 1 adult, 1 toddler, and 1 fluffy dog!
the staining is done... time to set it up
Easton was very excited to point to and tell us about his new bed.
Believe it or not, Easton actually fell right to sleep the first time I put him down for a nap in it. Certainly the transition from crib to bed couldn't be this easy...could it?

The Aquarium

We saw all kinds of fish, frogs, birds, and SHARKS!

#2's Debut

Finally kid #2 makes its appearance on the Blog

...and we are having more kids???

We are pretty excited to have another baby, but then things like this happen and we wonder why?

This morning while I was trying to clean up breakfast I heard a strange noise in the bathroom. I looked in and sure enough two of Easton's favorite stuffed animals had found their way into the toilet. At least I caught him before he tried to flush it!

Kings Island

Last Friday we went to Kings Island for Riley's company picnic. There was a lot of fun things for Easton to do. His favorite of course was all of the rides. We were pretty impressed because he tried everything and never cried. Most things he even wanted to go on several times. Of course, his favorite was driving the cars. He really likes anything with a steering wheel.

More Kings Island Pictures

Easton really enjoyed the water park. He even went down a slide on an intertube with Riley and I. He loves to swim and play in the water. I just bought a summer pass to our community pool. I figured that is the only way that Easton would be able to have a happy pregnant mom in 90 degree weather!
Easton really enjoyed everything about Kings Island and was not ready to go home when we were done.

Easton's First Reds Game

with the statues outside the stadium

Easton and Daddy


Easton, Mommy, and Baby

Hot Dogs are great

and so is popcorn

and running the basepaths at the stadium