The wait is over!

Sorry folks...we have been so busy this summer that blogging has been last on our to-do lists! We have had visitors, gone boating, celebrated the fourth, had Stratton Family Fun Days, seen lots of fireworks, taken trips, had Henry's 3rd Birthday, Ben grew 2 teeth and has now mastered walking (and running). One of the most important milestones of the summer is that Henry is almost completely potty-trained! It took us a while to realize we were 2-months behind! Here are some photos of what we've been up to the past two months brace yourselves this is gonna be a BIG post!

BOATING

 Daddy and Ben on Flagstaff

 With those big sunhats this pic was just too silly not to post!

 Mama and her boys

 Henry loves to make a splash!

Silly Ben

 Of all 3 of our boys I think our oldest likes boating the best!

AT HOME

 Swimming

 Forget the ants, Ben was the one who raided this picnic!

 Cooling off

BEA AND JOHN

They came for a visit and boy did we have some adventures!

John and Ben speaking their own language!

Visiting the hidden gem, Grand Falls.

STRATTON FAMILY FUN DAYS

Off to the parade

"Did you hear that Firetruck!?"

Ben really enjoyed the parade!

After the parade we went to the bounce houses!

Boy was Henry ready for a nap that day

DOWNSTATE

 Love Grammy's cozy coupe

Ready for an adventure with Grampa to the dump!

Mama and Benny on the boat at Dickie and Val's

 Captian Henry - too cute

Daddy and Henry on the jetski! - Going slow of course

Daddy can jetski all he wants

Mama will hold two of the the cutest sleeping babes you've ever seen

Benny boy, don't mind the nose.. rugburn

 Henry Loves cousin Ava!

BACK AT HOME

 Mama's sous chef helping bake foccocia bread

Benny enjoying the finished product, fresh warm bread! mmmmm

You had to see it to believe it! Silly guys!

Crazy Benny found that coffee scoop again!

Sharing a snack

Hitting balls to Oscar

For the past week or so we have had some Canadian geese taking refuge on the school soccer field, here's one of the photos, we were able to get pretty close until Oscar saw them then began the wild goose chase, which we videotoped! It was pretty funny

SLEEPING CUTIES

If only they'd do this in their own beds!

HENRY TURNS THREE!

Happy Birthday Big Boy! We love YOU!

His first gift was this awesome car mat from uncle James and Tricia

 We we're lucky enough to have Grammy Friend there for Henry's big day.

Here are the three amigos reading while breakfast was cooking

Henry's silly construction site birthday cake! It wasn't neat but it was tasty!

Henry and his new captian's wheel mounted proudly on the swingset. Thanks Grampa!

The new wheel ment the old yellow one went somewhere that Benny could reach

this made him VERY happy!

Tractor tire swing, what a great addition to the swingset!

Benny enjoyed the cake!

 Henry popping the bubble wrap from Grandpa and Mimi Margo's gift

(almost as much fun as the gift itself)

It's a John Deere duel ( I think Henry had the upper hand)

 Very good at sharing and giving rides to baby brother

Happy Guy!

Grammie Lynda's Visit

We found this great spot along the dead river while geocaching,

where Henry later went skinnydipping!

 Henry found what we think was a dried crayfish

 Feeding the ducks at Pine Tree Frosty in Rangley,

Henry was very timid at first

 Ben sharing Mama's icecream