Where to start?

How about the beginning?

On Saturday, we went to a sprinkle for our friend M, who is having a second baby boy in October. T & N hosted a fantastic party.

Here's K with Turtle. He plopped right in her lap and hung out with her for quite a while.



N with little A, who was smiling and just being adorable.



Mr. C was working on pulling up - he's taking some steps now!



Little Miss H put on Turtle's shoes.



L teaching Turtle how to use the magnadoodle. He finds it extremely intriguing.



Not as intriguing as this fake cell phone, though.



Plotting how to get some more animal crackers.



Ok. We TRIED so hard to get a great group shot of all the kiddies. It was near impossible to get them all sitting in one place long enough to snap a picture. :(

Turtle was on the verge of tears. He was doing his best, but his expression totally says "Mommy, I'm doing this for you, but it makes me very unhappy."





We're so excited to meet our new friend!

Prior to the sprinkle, I spent the morning painting our stairwell. It's been bothering me. There is nothing worse than the awful, white or off-white builder's paint and I finally said enough is enough. I selected Behr's Arizona Tan and went to work. I did pretty well. Considering that at one point I was straddling the wall in the loft that overlooks the stairwell. However, there are some places I couldn't reach. Blast! I'm in the market for a bigger A-frame ladder to get the job done. Fortunately, you can't really tell from this angle :) Don't look up.



On Sunday, we met some new friends for the first time. K&B and DH, Turtle and I met S & her daughter C for lunch and then paid a visit to the MOSH. There is a great dinosaur exhibit there that we wanted to see.

Of course, the kids loved the aquariums most of all.



Turtle, taking it all in.



Oh, hai, T-Rex. You have some funny-looking arms.



Turtle, C and B.



And the mommies.



Today, we headed to the zoo to meet up with K & J and A & N. We were late because Turtle decided to take a FOUR HOUR NAP this morning, and didn't wake up til 1. By the time we got him fed and in the car, it was an hour past when we were supposed to leave. What can you do?

On our way in, we passed these gorgeous lily pads. Love them.



You're funny, Mommy. Always taking pictures.



And of course, after some wandering, we headed to the Splash Park. Yes, this is Turtle's Official Zoo Splash Park Lobster Outfit.

I'm gonna play, Mom. Are you ready? Here I go.



Little J, loving it!



Turtle isn't sure what to make of the spray.



N and Turtle: First we conquer the manta ray. Then we conquer the world!



Posing for the camera.



N is such a big boy.



Why play with all the cool stuff when I can have this funky, orange cone?



This is how we learn how to surf.



All three boys, dry, fed, changed, and posing in front of the big manatee.



Whew!