Of course Lex had to grab his backpack and think that he is going to school too! 
Kate really likes her shoes! 
One might not think this picture is AS cute if it is known that their Mom made them walk down the sidewalk holding hands to pose for the picture.
"Kate, what's your friend's name?" "I don't know???" 
One evening Dad gets a phone call at work about the pet fish. On the phone he hears crying, then "Dad, Bubbles died!" Some more crying occurs and then instantly the crying stops followed by, "Dad, can we get a hamster?" A few days later someone left a hamster in its cage in the Wal-Mart parking lot with a sign on it "free to a good home." The employee that found it didn't want it, but felt bad for it sitting out in the heat. Bryan reluctantly said he would take it. Surprisingly, it has been a great pet and the kids have loved it. Hopefully Lex has learned his lesson and will be a little more gentle after being bit on the finger at 6 AM the other day! Lex's parents loved waking up that early to a crying kid and a little blood spot trail up the stairs. Fortunately a band-aid was all that was needed.
Lex is now potty trained and insists on getting dressed by himself; but as seen in the picture, he has a hard time figuring out which way to put on his shorts!
Kate had a birthday party inviting 14 kids (each around 5) for 2 hours! Mom was going nuts! She said, "NEVER AGAIN!"
Lex turned 3 on June 26th. We went to Peter Piper Pizza as a family and then came home for cake and ice cream. Lex also barely made it as a 2 year old of going on the potty for the first time (following his older brother's example of standing, we are still working on the sitting part - poor Mom! (Dad hasn't had any of that clean up assignment yet) but, we are excited for progress).
Even though Lex's eyes are closed and Kate is so cheesy her eyes are closed, this is the best picture of many taken. In the other pictures Lex was rubbing his eye from Kate smiling even cheesier (yes, even cheesier!), etc....
Moriya's family had a gathering for our new nephew and cousin (Zeb and Daisy's). The only decent family picture for everyone else, Moriya had to put Meg in front of her (there in the middle)!
