All We Got Were...

Cookies! At least Auntie E was thoughtful enough to pack these cookies from Josie's reception for us. Believe it or not, but Mom was able to get them through security, in a carry-on, on both of her flights, the car ride home, and to us in one piece. Good job, Mom!
Mom also thought she would torture us with this picture of Henry and Caroline. They got to go to the toy store and play with the life size Lego man. All we got to do is sit around the house with boring, old Dad and go to Grandma's while he worked Colts Camp. Oh, did we mention that the fire department had to come to Grandma's house while we were there on Sunday? Her stove caught on fire while she was trying to bake us brownies. That was the highlight of our weekend.

Cleveland Rocks (except when we aren't there)

Here we are happy because we thought Mom's plane trip to Cleveland would involve us. We were very wrong and very disappointed!
Mom crept out of the house at 6:00 Saturday morning to go see the Holman family. She doesn't look like she misses us very much. We know she was crying on the inside. Nana, Auntie E, and Josie miss us too.
Pretty baby! As Uncle Rob said, "Catholics 1, the Dark Side 0". Welcome to the church, Josephine.
Henry is smiling, but Josie knows we aren't there to celebrate her baptism. This makes her sad. Caroline is starting to figure out that things would be more fun if we were at her house.
Henry finally is missing us. Oh well, we'll see him again soon.

Wheels

It was a great night to show off our wheels. I'm such a big boy (even though I still need training wheels on my ride).
Grandparents, take note. My bike is just on the verge of being too small for me. It is about time for some new wheels.
I got this new bike as an early birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa Funkhouser. Now I just need a new belt so my boxers won't show.
Please, Bucky, can I drive your new car? I don't have a big girl bike, but I would look great behind the wheel of your new Nissan.
Uncle Bucky, you finally made it to our blog! Congratulations on this important accomplishment. We think this is more exciting than any old car!

A side note: Mom is leaving us tomorrow to fly to Cleveland. She thinks going to Auntie E's house for Josie's baptism is more important than spending Saturday and Sunday with us. She promises to take lots of pictures for us and to even post a few on our blog when she returns. Look for an update Monday evening.

4 + 2 Friends = 1 Mom Over the Edge!

How crazy is our Mom? She let Damon and Crimson come over to play after summer school. It made for quite an interesting afternoon. Here they are swimming in the pool with Syd.
I couldn't handle all the Hannah Montana karaoke and splashing, so I hung out on my swing set alone. Smart boy!
Since Mom doesn't let us have friends over very often, I decided to do something I don't do very often as well-- SMILE!
Ooh, nothing like a Popsicle after a hot afternoon of running around like a mad man.
Needless to say, I got a bath after my afternoon snack.

Get In Gwen's Pool!

Thursday after summer school, we went to Mom's friend Gwen's house to swim. She needs our help stirring up the pool because she doesn't get to use it very often. I was more than happy to swim a few laps and do a few cannonballs for her!
I didn't really feel like swimming today. Instead, I enjoyed playing with Gwen's grandkids' toys. Don't tell Jackson and Emerson that I touched their stuff. Boy, Jackson's life jacket is a perfect fit. Mom, can I go off the diving board now?

Please note that there are no pictures of Mom, Gwen, or Mom's other friend Deb in their swimsuits. They did get in the pool and splash around with us though. You also won't see any photos of Jake due to the fact that his swimsuit kept "accidentally" falling off every time he went off the diving board. Poor thing. I guess he needs smaller trunks!

Busy Tuesday

After summer school, we had lunch with Mom's friends at Cheeseburger in Paradise. When we are in 5th grade, we want Mrs. Henry to be our teacher!
Ms. Mains is enjoying our company as well. She got to spend some rare time without Ryan, her precious 2 year old.
Mrs. Massey and Mrs. Glendening were happy to have lunch with us too. Mrs. Massey was enjoying her last lunch with us until she has baby Ethan on Saturday (c-section at 6:30 a.m.). We can't wait to meet him!
After lunch, we picked up Owen and Kenna. We went to see Buddy and swim in his pool.
After we got home, Dad had to put a new alternator on the van (Mom even had to help). Dad was yelling about having to spend $300 he didn't have on a part. He is so handy! Just think how much money he saved on labor.

Work Then Play

After we got home from summer school (well Mom, Jake, and Syd had school and we went to Grandma's), we dug into our toybox and rediscovered some old favorites.
This is almost better than Christmas!
After a rough morning of school, I lounged around all day in the pool.
Dad says that I am going to grow fins. What do you think? Syd the Human Fish has a nice touch.
I just walked the dog. Walking is a great stress relief (especially when Mom is my teacher).

Sneezy Funkhouser

I have been known lately as Sneezy due to my allergies. So I went to Dr. Ponogoti to find the culprit.
Ragweed and grasses and trees, oh my! I'm also allergic to cats and dogs. I guess it could be worse. I have to go back in 6 weeks to see if allergy shots are in my future.

Kenna's Streaking

Shhh! Don't tell Dad, but my clothes are in a pile on the porch. I'm up to no good.
Yup, I am quite an exhibitionist. All the neighbors have seen this naked butt at least once.

Meet the Cousins

This is baby Josephine Elise with Auntie E. Her parents call her Josie.
Meet Miss Caroline Paige. She is a very sassy 2 1/2 year old. Uncle Rob calls her Little Erica.
This is Henry Robert. He is a very independent 5 year old (and quite funny too).

We have had lots of fun playing with our cousins this week. We don't get to see them very often because our mother does not think seven hours in a car with us is very fun (that is without restroom stops, which are a frequent necessity for at least one of us). We're glad they came to stay this week!

Summer vacation (so far...)

Owen loved his coconut bikini top. He was the prettiest boy on the beach.
Kenna didn't follow the pool rules. I think after she fell on her face "don't run" finally sunk in.
Syd loved boogie boarding. Here she is waiting from the balcony to hit the waves again.
Owen wasn't big on the ocean, but he did love the "little water", aka the pool.
Unfortunately, Jake ended up with mom's fair skin. This is what a day in the sun does to him.

We have been out on summer break for 5 weeks now. The first week of break, we spent at home. Then we headed to Florida for a week of sun and fun at our condo. Thanks, Mrs. Hicks, for recommending it to mom. It was great! We haven't done much else yet. Syd did get to go to spend the week with Auntie E, Uncle Rob, and the kids by herself. She got back yesterday evening. Auntie E, Henry, Caroline, and Josie are here for the week visiting. Tonight we went to the fair, but mom forgot her camera. She promises that she will be better about capturing our adventures. We will probably be busy this week entertaining the cousins. Stay tuned to see what else we get to do this summer.

Getting Started

Everyone else is blogging, so why not us? After all, the four of us have some pretty amazing adventures. This is our trial run...check back later for some pictures and updates.