Beach Week

We went to the beach the 2nd week in June with my mom, dad, sister, brother and sister-in-law and their 3 girls. We had a great time! Charlie thought we had moved there. He did not understand why we had to come home. While packing, he kept saying "Mom, what are you doing?" I told him packing to go home and he replied "Why? I don't want to go home!" He just couldn't quite get that! We did typical fun beach stuff and also celebrated Lilly and Amy's birthdays while we were there. We had such fun, and NONE of us wanted to come home!



Charlie napping with his entourage...Georgie, Buddy, Baby and Froggy


Martha and Charlie blowing bubbles on the balcony


Amy and Lilly...trouble


Martha, Rho, Lilly and Elizabeth

Gigi and Charlie...BFF

Lil, Aunt Em and Amy...they love feeding each other!

Happy Birthday Lilly and Amy!

Only the miraculous Rho Rho could clean up that mess without a bath!

We were trying to make them hurry and open gifts because we were missing the Bachelorette...they were not cooperative!

Matching dresses and baby dolls...it looks like Lilly is trying to eat her baby doll!

Going crabbing

Aunt La is not a fan of the crab.

On the hunt

Lilly, Charlie, and my nieces Elizabeth, Amy and Martha...it is impossible to get a shot of 5 kiddos all looking and smiling at the same time!

Fun weekend in Tennessee

So sorry for my lack of attention to my blog...I looked at it the other day and realized that the last pictures posted were so old! Lilly had almost no hair and Charlie looked like a baby. Lots has changed over the past several months. Charlie has turned into a big boy before our very eyes, and Lilly will turn one this month. They are at such fun ages that I often find myself wishing that I could just freeze them. Anyway, I will try to be a better blogger! These are some pictures from our recent weekend in Tennessee. We had a blast at a Redbirds game, Elizabeth's 6th birthday party, and the zoo. And we are looking forward to a fun-filled summer!

Charlie and me

Our little guitar hero

Our little drummer girl

Our recent weekend trip to Tennessee...

Rho and Charlie with one of his favorite things...a fire truck

Charlie and Charles with the fire truck

Aunt Laura, Charlie, Charles, me and Lilly...more fire truck

Fun at the Redbirds game

Sophie, Charlie and Martha at Elizabeth's birthday party

Lilly and Gigi at the birthday party

Lilly and Amy...Lilly's saying "EYE!"

Martha decided Charlie needed to take off his socks and shoes like her and run in the grass

Lilly and Amy...fun in the tub

Charlie and Martha...more fun in the tub

Amy and Lilly...in rocking chairs early the next morning. They were like little old ladies.

Martha and Charlie at the zoo

More Martha and Charlie at the zoo

Martha, Lilly and Charlie

Martha Fratesi and Martha Fratesi

Playing in the fountain