sunny day sprinkler

Running through the sprinkler was a serious highlight of summer vacation.  These pictures capture the moment perfectly.  The sun, the smiles, the water, all perfect!

family reunion

Each year the reunion gets a little larger.  It is so much fun to gather once a year and really see how much a family can grow.  So much so that we numbered everyone!  Number 1 being Grandpa DelGreco and then following according to birth order or the order in which you were added to the family by marriage or common law.  Our family goes as follows; Mike #16, Kalli #37, and Miles # 47.  I believe the family is well into the 50s at this point. 

cereal

Every morning when Miles wakes up he runs straight to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal.  He climbs up in the kitchen booth and chows down.  It makes him very happy and the best part is when he is done he drinks the milk right out of the bowl and asks for seconds.  There is something about the sunny window seat that makes these photos beautiful.  Simple things that can be oh so special.

cool pool

Minneapolis has a city park every 10 blocks, or so it seems.  And most have some sort of a splash pool for neighborhood kids to cool off.  This one is particularly lovely because it has a wade in end that todlers and babies can use to get in and out with ease.  Miles and Olive had fun checking out the pool and cooling off on a hot day. 

friend

Miles and Olive tearing up the back yard.  They are taking "turns" playing with the car.   Well sort of taking turns.  Miles is more than a little territorial of his toys in the back yard but he did push Olive in the car a couple of times.  Although when she tried to climb in with him, he didn't exactly slide over and welcome her in.  We're working on it...  Either way, they still have a great time together.  Probably because Olive is so generous!

sprinkler time

Sprinklers really are this fun, and I recomend everyone try it some time soon.  Miles certainly thinks its fun.  He runs and laughs and screams and the faces we caught in these photos tell it all.  He can say sprinkler "spinky" and he can say under "undie"  so he runs and shouts "spinky undie" and laughs and then he yells "mommy undie" which means its my turn to join the fun.

just like Dad

Miles uses his watering can from Nonna to help his Dad water the garden.  These pictures are so sweet!  He followed Mike all around the yard watering plants as he went.  What a cute little helper.  I am pretty sure he is in his diaper because he just got out of splashing in the pool with his clothes on.