Bubbles

We have a bit of a bubble obsession around our house.  Liam was thrilled when Grandma Thorne pulled out the bubbles last weekend.  Not only was Liam a very happy boy, but so was Finn.  Finnegan loves to chase bubbles just about as much as Liam.  The two of them compete for the same bubble popping space.  It’s pretty funny.

     I think Finn must like the taste of bubbles. 

 

Love the sting of bubbles.

 

 

 This is the close up view of the bubble wand.

I just love his expression in this picture.  He was thrilled that

Grandpa was going to blow him some bubbles!

Our Sweet Josie

We are blessed in life to meet people who in return make us better people. Grandma Josie was one of those people.  She was my Grandpa Roger’s partner, his better half, his… everything.  To us, to our little Liam, she was Grandma Josie.  She was such a wonderful, kind, funny and loving woman. She was the kind of person who was a born care taker.  It didn’t matter if she knew you well or not, she would look after you.   Our family we blessed to have her in it.  She was so good to all of us and most importantly, she offered my Grandpa such unconditional love and friendship.  She will be missed.  The Gospel offers the comfort that we will see her again, but waiting for that time will be difficult.

     (Great!) Grandpa Roger, Liam, and (Great!) Grandma Josie

This picture was taken at my parents house last Christmas.  I remember laughing at Grandpa because he was certain that Liam was going to squirm right out of his arms, notice the grip he’s got on the little guy!

SoCal livin’

I am a California girl.  Born and raised.  But,  I am NOT a southern California girl.  My body is set to be comfortable at a  moderate 70-75 degrees.  So every year when summer comes around, I listen as all my friends cheer for the heat that I dread.  Don’t get me wrong, I like a nice warm day now and then.  It’s fun to hit mid 80’s and be able to splash around in the water…but mid 80’s is no where near the heat we have been having.  For the last week we have been experiencing triple digit heat.  That’s right!  100 degrees or more!  Come on, that’s not a little heat… that’s like the surface of the sun!  I’m sure that Frank is tired of hearing me moan about the weather. *yes I am*  I run from my air conditioned house, to my air conditioned car to where ever I’m going, which will certainly be air conditioned.  I had to work the other day so I begged Frank to run us down to 7-11 for a soda.  I think I am keeping the Coca Cola company in business this summer!  The thermometer in the car said 106 degrees!  ONE-O-SIX!!!  To be fair it did cool down once we drove a bit, to 102.   But I’m sorry, 102 degrees at 5:30pm is just awful!   Since Frank and I were having soda, we decided to get Liam his very first Slurpee.  It was cherry.  It was horribly messy.  It was, in Liam’s opinion, absolutely delicious!  We ran home and loaded Liam in his chair in hopes of keeping the cherry red mess contained.

   Gotta love that cherry red tongue!

 

 

Finn got his share.

He got this trait from Frank!  Just like his Daddy!

Peek-a-boo

Liam loves to play in the curtains.  Sometimes he just likes to sit, leaned up against the doors and hang out in the sunshine. Other times he likes to sit and read his books.  A few days ago he was being super silly and would peek his head out from between the curtains.  It still amazes me how he can be so entertained with such simple little games. 

 

 

 

I guess bumps and bruises are just part of being a boy…or maybe part of being a 19 month old.  Liam wears his share of bumps.  Good thing he’s tough!

Happy 4th of July

We celebrated the 4th by going over to Grandpa Ray and Grandma Ruth’s house.  It was fun to see all the extended family and friends.  Plus…they can legally do fireworks in thier town.  Liam was feeling under the weather so he was completely non-cooperative when it came to pictures.

Meet Liam’s cutie cousin Cassie.

 

Strike a pose. 

Cassie was a crack up, she kept tabs on her cousin…”baby Liam”

 

This picture is to dispel the notion that Liam is always cooperative.  This is the best picture of him that I could get.  He wore an adorable little outfit with red, white, and blue plaid shorts and his “Mr. Independent” shirt.  The shirt says it all! 

Liam was not too thrilled with the fireworks at first.  A little too loud for the small guy.  Good thing that Grandpa’s flashlight was so entertaining!

Me and my friends….

We were lucky enough to get together with some friends over the Forth of July weekend.  First we got to see our good friend Reagan (and his mommy Stephanie too)!  We ate In and Out burgers, went to the park and ended up taking a few pictures at church.  The boys had so much fun playing together.

Catching up at In and Out

 

 

 

Our handsome boys!  These two are just a few weeks apart in age.

 I love that it looks like the boys are talking to each other while swinging. 

Reagan is sure pointing something out to Liam.

Let us in! Let us in! 

They were determined to find a way to get in to the church building!

Then on Saturday we celebrated the 3rd of July with our friends Matt, Kira, Emmy and Mattex.  We had yummy BBQ and all the fixin's, then took a trip to the park for some fun.  The kids loved the big swings…too bad it was so dark I had a hard time getting a pic that was in focus!  I really should learn to use a flash!

Beautiful little Emmy….aka Liam’s future girlfriend! ;-)

 

 Mattex is so adorable…can’t you just hear him laughing!?!

Oh man….I need another little boy! Love all the drool.

Watering….

Liam LOVES water.  That is fact.  A few weeks ago when we were at my parent’s house Liam was playing in the backyard with a pail of water.  Playing lead to splashing, which then lead to standing in the pail.  In order to salvage his clothes…we took them off.  Liam loves to be in the buff so as soon as the clothes came off, he took the diaper off.  This was all good fun.  We sat and watched the cute little naked dude as he splashed around.  Then Grandpa decided to water the garden.  Let me ask you this question….Is this how you water your garden?

  

 This is what we call….

 watering acrobatics!

 

 Good thing Grandpa has strong arms!

  Pointed toes and strong arms…

I think we should sign him up for gymnastics!

 Love those little buns.

 

 

All that water and cool air made

Liam do a little “watering” of his own.