i say

'look at me'

playing

and being Mr. Happy

he really likes holding blankets..fabric.  his own shirt :)

aries mama LOVES to take pictures 

when it rains

it pours ;-)

could be worse BUT

it has been an interesting last couple of days

first the back went out 

then just as that was getting better

I got a terrible soar throat that required a med center stop

and Arie got a fever that spiked 104 that lead us to the doc office

which determined his first ear infection

both on the same day

so might as well pick up our prescriptions at the same time :)

lots of sleeping on the mama time

love this cuddle bug 

and he was extra cuddly and sleepy

playing with no clothes on to try to cool down

and a nice bath

praying that the meds start to work for both of us!

French-Festival

French Open

Arie tries sooo hard to partake in a little French Open

But no TV for you Mr.

he has a go go gadjet neck when it comes to trying to watch TV

focusing in

bad mom bad mom haha

according to grandma.  sports do not count as TV

Festival of Arts

Visiting the Calder

 and a stop at Furniture City Ice Cream 

to celebrate National Donut Day

Van's Donut Ice cream

oh oh oh so good!

#TBT

Milk Coma

at 5 days old

milk coma

at 4 months old

not much has changed :) 

never thought

I could bring my self to wear orange and blue together

says the Calvin girl

BUT for royalty we made an exception to the rule

J, Arie and I went to the FMG to see the the King and Queen of Netherlands

They were not there very long ;-) but still worth the trip

Waiting for their arrival 

a little nap before they arrived

here they come

and there they go about 10 min later. ha

and that is the queen waving goodbye

and Aries five seconds of fame

Mlive

where is J's head

and where is the mama :)

all this fun was helping cover up the wonderful back pain I was/is experiencing

since I believe I threw my back out after the gym that morning

thank goodness for a good standing distraction 

turquoise stripes

morning

broke out the actual camera for a few shots

Hello there Mr.

he is just loving playing on his tummy

drool and all :)

and now I need a rest

and the mama needs to stop taking my picture :) 

testing it out

and think I am a fan

of the MVP outdoor pool

This week my parents, Ben, Arie and I went there to try it out

Ben loved it

Arie was a little hot :) but good!

and the rest of us had fun!

we will for sure need to do it again

Watching all the kids play!

Now that is a good grandpa

holding an umbrella by the kiddie pool

Testing out the water

taking a little break

playing with the mama

watching the kids again

hoping for a lot of sunny days this summer!