Photopalooza

Wow, I have to get so caught up on my pics that I am just doing one huge post! So many things going on. Unfortunately Todd has been sick :( Today was the big big ride and he had to sit out. Yesterday he woke up with his hand all swollen thinking it was a spider bite. He then developed a fever and felt crappy. He started to feel better though not quite himself, but before bed I noticed all his veins leading from the bite were red streaked, SCARY!! he ran right to the ER at 10PM and found out he had cellulice, an infection in his blood traveling toward his torso. They gave him IV meds and he needs to take pills and possibly more iV if he doesn't get better. Poor guy has been training for this ride and now he can't ride. Let's hope these meds work and no more hospital.
So all these pics are Benjamin wearing his first sandals, Benjamin dipping his toes in the ocean,Maria releasing her painted lady butterflies, all five successfully hatched, Matthew making music on the side of the house with a stick and Maria enjoying the water slide she earned with good behavior, starting our vegetable garden, Oh and benjamin started cereal! It's been crazy here.
Details, Benjamin wearing sandals, so cute :) My big boy is 3 months old today. We also took a little trip to Long Island to visit my friend Julia who's expecting Nov. 4th. then I went out east to show Todd and Benjamin where I grew up :) We had a great time, Benjamin being the star traveler yet again. Maria got five catterpillars to watch grow into butterflies. All 5 made it and we decided to let some go yesterday. She cried and cried, but this one butterfly must have felt bad for her, he stayed with us for a good twenty minutes before flying off. it was real neat to even see him drinking from this daisy. Matthew was not interested in the waterslide and he's been real tough to photograph lately :( But here he is banging a stick on the side of the house and old paint cans to get different timbres. And we also started our veggie garden :) This year we are trying more things, we have in there watermelon, squash, cucumbers, basil, and tomatoes. The kids did a great job using their hoes. Ben even planted with us :) I think that has me all caught up :)