oh grandma grupe, you are too funny....

(i literally cannot make it past the last two photos without laughing out loud!!) xoxoxo

cute things about being 21 months old

when you're 21 months old, the world is a pretty fun place to be!! how can you help but run everywhere you are going?



rolling pins become guitars....



and you start to become a baller...





if collin were to write this blog right now, it would say ... Big Truck. Horse! Hot Chicken. Stretch. George! 'Mon Genie! Potty? Swimming. Hummus. Daddy Home! Mom Hug. Strawberry. Cookie!

Thank You Welcome.

here are some pictures from the summer so far. obviously some of the highlights are pools and the big red ball!



memorial day parade in wayne.



father's day cupcakes


pool party at grandma & papa thelen's!


cuzzies and papa




love, love, love this photo


july fourth party with grandma grupe, papa grupe and grandma johnson!





queen of the hula ;)


not everyone can hula, but everyone tried!





what is cuter than baby somersaults?




at home, collin hosted lots of pool parties with our philadelphia friends






and then some pool parties with just mom & dad






he is always grilling up burgers (which he calls "hot chicken")

(this party is lame, i'm outta here!)



nakey boy on the loose in the backyard!




new cleaning lady!


popsicles with neighborhood friends


we're all glad that this stage didn't last long!


okay, gotta go and get back to summer .... popsicles, watermelon stains, skinned knees, sprinklers, wagon rides and fireflies -- it is so fun to be one!!

spring 2011

just in time for summer ;), here are some of our favorite pictures from this spring!




cousins kayla & kendall visited, and collin took them to the "please touch" museum... they played with cars, spaceships, fire trucks, art projects, and then they played make-believe at the grocery store, hospital, construction site, garden and ended the visit by splashing in the water tables with the ducks and visiting alice & wonderland!










(oh, so sweet!!)


~easter 2011~
during the week before easter, sylvia hosted an easter egg hunt with the usual gang at her house.



(the eggs were hidden in the trickiest of places!)




grandma & grandpa visited and collin took them on a hayride to "bunnyville" at linvilla orchards.



bunnyville!!

(sometimes the easter bunny is just a little scary...)




baby chicks, baby sheep & baby goats, oh my!! we still talk about these sheep and chicks ... all of the time :)



collin also showed grandma & grandpa the first house of congress during a tour of "old city" philadelphia.





collin also started taking art class where he sculpts playdough, he paints with brushes, his fingers and even his feet!, and he learns to be artsy with stickers, popsicle sticks, and water!


high heels, pink beads, makeup brush.... better than tools and trucks?? i think so!


yogurt is the FUNNIEST thing ever!




he worked all morning on his hair


for mother's day we had a ~delicious~ brunch at nudy's cafe (where collin got a little goofy), and then shopped for flowers, trees and shrubs at a local farm where there were .... baby goats!!! baa, baa





collin got to spend a weekend at rehoboth beach, delaware. here he is at funland - loved the ferris wheel, hated the merry-go-round and couldn't get enough of driving the boat and firetrucks!