Soooooo.....

I know that this happened a good three weeks ago, but school started pretty much right after. So, here are Chloe's birthday pictures! We'll start with her cake. She requested months ago that she have a snake cake. I took her at her word and three weeks later she is still talking about it. She knows what she likes.

It starts a very normal looking cake

Some creative cutting and some lovingly mixed green frosting...
Then some green sprinkles....
Maybe not THAT many!!
Add some creepy crawlies and you have a cake made for Chloe, by Chloe!

The finished product!

opening her presents in the morning from Grandma Elaine and Papa
Chloe's new Dora watch
cake and favors - the favor bags had gummy worms, plastic bugs, and bug stickers to stick with her creepy crawly party.
Chloe pretty much didn't stop smiling the whole time. Guess we are through with the shy phase!

More guests enjoying their dinner.

Ethan and Grayson were a hit at the party... oh yeah, and we enjoyed seeing you too Beth. ;)

Don't know if you can tell here, but the snake's tongue is a candle too.
Blowing out the candles with her "real" party guests - Emma and Kenna (the only two guests she really cared about!)

I know that this happened a good three weeks ago, but school started pretty much right after. So, here are Chloe's birthday pictures!

If this baby is a girl...

Once again we can't decide on a girl name. Here are some of the names we like. I like something a little different but not too strange that I would have to explain it and Kevin likes the vanilla names. Let me know what you think or if you have something else that would fit in these names.

I like:
Olivia
Lucia
Violet
Lyla

Kevin likes:
Morgan
Rachel

I don't mind Morgan as a middle name but it sounds really strange to me to use as a first name.
I would also like the name to not be in the top 10 even though I know Olivia is around #6 right now. We never had a girl name picked out when Max was born so maybe that means this Baby Boccolucci is a boy too!

Gavin's 15 minutes....

He'll be pretty bummed if he used up his 15 minutes on a front page picture in the Northern Virginia Daily.... but we sure think he's cute!

Handsome Fellow

The Poster Boy!

Ev's Big Week

Evan learned how to swim on his on and pedal his bike last week! We are so proud of him!

Okay, so this is not Evan, but Nicholas needs a few more pics up here to even things out!

Nicholas

Watching some pre-season football.

Tummy Time!

Mr. Smiley!

MA Morgan Home

Here it is, our new home! This is the kitchen. The backsplash will be the first thing we replace in this house.

The bonus/family room above, the formal living room below.

The curb appeal is lacking, but we would like to add a portico with stone-based pillars in the future. Below is the barn! I LOVE THE BARN! I am so happy David will have a wonderful woodshop and we will have lots of storage on the upper level. A few of the trees will probably also go as I will need more sunlight for the garden and they are kinda gangly anyway.

34 weeks/Botanical Gardens

I had the midwife check me out today because I had some pretty regular contractions two days ago. Turns out I am 80% effaced and 2 cm dilated. As much sitting around as possible (4 to 5 hours) - I asked if that included feet rubs and she said I should always ask. Not sure Max is going to be a big fan of hanging around the house and no more walks for awhile.
Denver Botanical Gardens

The ladies man - those are his friends Shea and Rylan

Happy third birthday Chloe Jane!

It seems like just yesterday that you were born! We love you!

Random Pictures

So serious trying to put on Daddy's shoes.

This is some new game he invented that whenever the dogs stand up he dives underneath them. Judging from Luna's face, I don't think the dogs love this game as much as he does.

New-to-Us toddler bed that Max enjoys sitting on and pretending to sleep on.

Who doesn't enjoy reading naked with their feet up?

Evan Singing

A Great Day

August 8th was a wonderful day! Jeanette started the day out picking peaches, nectarines, and blueberries. Then, we went for a walk in the Southborough Conservation Land and to end the day, we walked to hot air balloon festival by the HS. It was wonderful!

Evan and Puff

The love affair begins.

First Hair Cut

Before

After

Not that dramatic but it off his ears and neck now.