A Barrel of Monkeys

Monday, June 27, 2011

Family Portraits

Please enjoy our friends from Crowe's Eye Photography's chance to peek inside our barrel for Elias' Two Year Photos:

This past weekend, we made a trip out of the barrel to Las Vegas so that Mama and Daddy could attend a wedding of a friend while Oma and Opa got to spend a little time with Elias. Here's some highlights from our trip:

iPads make for great in-flight entertainment

Move over Carlos...there's a new minor in town

First movie theater experience...Cars 2

Some time at the pool

Phish food anyone?

...stays in Vegas.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Summer Fun, Day Out and Daddy Day

This summer is turning out to be one filled with much activity in the barrel!

Summer has brought backyard popsicles...

And wagon trips to the park with some friends...

And Mama and Daddy Nights Out....

We also have taken a soft approach to the beginnings of potty training.

(This has not been the most successful thing. The light is still yellow with that in

our house...eagerly awaiting green.)

Over the weekend, we traveled once again to the Great Indiana Railway to see

a Very Special (and Useful) Engine.

All Aboard!

Elias loved riding in Thomas as well as playing at all the various activities.

He got Flora from Granddad and Emily (the engine in one of his books) from the

gift shop as parting gifts.

We also celebrated our Dads this weekend. We traveled up to Wabash and were able to take another 4 generations of male Floras picture. It was a challenge to get Elias to sit for the shot.

Here's our best one:

We are very Blessed to have caring, loving, amazing Fathers in our family.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Welcome Birthday Fans!

This weekend was a big weekend here in the barrel. Not only did we celebrate the 100th running of the greatest race on earth, but we had a little racing celebration of our own.