Wassup with the Wards

They say the best thing is to start at the beginning. So here goes!!

First let's say goodbye to an old friend. The old trailer is sold and leaving tonight. There were a lot of good times and memories in this little trailer. Just ask the kids, they can tell you many stories. No one ever felt crowded...or wet....or cold....hmmmmm did they???

Dave spent some of the holiday weekend making some additions to the new trailer. He has added pull out shelves to the pantry, extended the kitchen counter top, and added a shelf above the sink. We are really enjoying the extra space. You wouldn't know that the shelf wasn't part of the trailer if you didn't see it before.

We spent the week down at Deep Lake near Yankee Springs. I was surprised that the campground didn't fill up for the holiday weekend. We had 2 lots next to us that stayed empty the entire time. You would think this place was somewhere in the middle of NOWHERE!!! according to Verizon....OMG it is only a few miles from all kinds of cities and NO service. (Get on this Tom.) It was a good thing that I went to visit the newest member to the clan so I could use there puter for a few minutes. My mom sister Nancy and I went to meet Victoria Jane. When we got there we found big brother Hunter doing the dishes!!!

Victoria was asleep in her swing. She never woke up the entire time we were there. Very content. She looks nothing like her dad and brother....sorry Autumn, at least she has your coloring and your chin!!!

Great grandma brought some peas for Hunter. He was really cute, he would open each one and count the peas, then eat them one by one. Oh, and he wouldn't share them with his favorite great aunt scary Mary!!! Wassup with that?? I did manage to get ONE pea...not the whole pea just ONE!!!!

Great Grandma and Hunter.


Aunt Nancy and Victoria.

For those who don't know Nancy forces all children to hold...not pull her finger!!! She forced Lukas to hold her finger even though he did not want to. Here she said that Victoria was saying she is #1...we all know who is #1!!! and it ain't aunt Nancy!! :)

I don't think that Hunter quit eating the entire time we were there. Here he is sporting his spiderman hat and eating bologna...after that he was trying to finish off the bag of dried apples great grandma brought for his dad.

And I certainly DID NOT lick that baby!!!

Now back at the campground. Just hanging out at the new digs.

The weekend starts to improve with the arrival of the family!! Here Lukas is hangin with Aunt Sarah!! SUP!!!! Hey, none of this sideways hat stuff, mister!!

Doesn't seem to matter where we are Dave is determined to make sure Lukas touches everything around. Isn't it important that all kids know what a Dodge emblem feels like?? Guess he better while there are still Dodge emblems around!!!

Lukas saying hello to some little boy in the mirror. He sure seems to like him.... who could blame him he sure was a cute kid!!

The cheering section for the intense game of badminton between Jesse and Dave!!

The boys had just come back from a ride on the trails. Jesse got in a shower but Dave was still geared up for biking.

The play got intense, with Dave putting all his best effort in

Oh come on Jesse how bad can a hit to the groin with a little......birdy be!!!

Aunt Sarah had to sneak in a little kiss.

Game over and Dave played some air guitar!!

Lukas is now working on his sitting skills. He has made a lot of progress and is doing very well. It is a lot of hard work this growing up stuff!!

This was not one of the sunniest 4th of July weekend in the history of 4ths ,but it did peek out once or twice. Lukas was really stylin the shades. He was a little under the weather also...not sure if it was a cold or from the way he was chewing on things...teething?!!

Hoping everyone had a great Holiday weekend and a HUGE thank you to all the men and women who made and make it possible for us to have fun with our families!!

Wonderful weekend

I always wonder how to start the blog. Sometimes it seems there are so many things to share. It's not like the events of the day are world changing, but I must say they are important to us. I hope everyone who reads the blog enjoys sharing some of our little moments!! The opportunity to share with family and friends near and far is so important to us. For those only interested in the owls....sorry...we only see or hear them on rare occasions now. Dave happened to see one of the babies sitting on the fence when he came home the other night. We hear some hooting in the woods after dark sometimes also.

Now for the rest of the happenings.

We are keeping the new trailer at my parents house, and we spent the day Saturday doing some more updates. Sarah helped Dave with he installation of the new hitch box. Dave is thrilled with having some outside storage. I could have taken some pics of him installing the sewer tube, but decided to spare you!!!

Sarah has always been my picky eater but the one thing she has always loved is my moms home grown peas. My mom is always concerned with getting them in the ground in time for her to have some by time it's Sarah's birthday. Mission accomplished!!

I think she approves!!

"We love what you do for us, Volkswagon!! "

So, for those who didn't know a couple weeks ago Jesse and Lukas hit a deer on the highway. It ended up that there car was totaled, no one hurt though. Thank Goodness!! So, they have been using the jeep for a couple weeks while they waited to hear what was happening and looking for something new. Decision made and today they picked up the new (used) ride. I think they are happy with there choice.

Sunday, and we were off to Sarah's house. Dave rode from the house to Deep Lake and the trails and then back to Sarah's in time for the arrival of his little guy. Stinky cloths and all Lukas was happy to see grandpa!!!

Lukas has acquired a new skill. He will do this for a long time and never seems to tire of it. I never tire of hearing it or helping him making it. Here mommy lends a hand.

OH, come on!!! All worn out and having done nothing!?!?! Night night Jesse.

Lukas stylin in his shades. I am always surprised that he wears his hat and never seems to mind. Today the shades, and he never touched them either. How cute!!

Hey, grandpa here I come!!!

It was REALLY windy today. They said 20 mile an hour gusts....they were wrong, they were much higher. Sorry, Sarah for the windblown hair shot but Lukas was so cute here I had to include it!!

He didn't mind taking a walk in the grass but liked the deck a little better! I am surprised that he is so strong. I swear if he had better balance he wouldn't need anyone to hold on to him at all.

G and G Stark were over for dinner and fun on the deck.

Mom insisted that I take her picture in the lovely shirt that my sister Nancy helped her pick out. Mom said Nancy is forever checking her closet to see if she has worn it yet!!!! So here is the proof and by the way she really looks stunning in it.....good job Nanc.

The reason we descended on Sarah was to celebrate here birthday. It was actually on Thursday but, she was otherwise occupied. She and a friend were seeing NKOTB (new kids on the block), and channeling her inner teenager!!!

We were growing older waiting for her to remove ALL the candles!! Love you Sarah!!

Lukas pitched in and had his first taste of whipped cream.


Watch out Jesse she looks dangerous with that knife.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sarah we are so proud of you and who you are!!!

After dinner and before they headed home Lukas wanted another bath at aunt Sarah's house. This boy does LOVE his bath!!! OH, and he loves it when she sings to him too!!



Here he is channeling his inner Olympic diver.


As always I pick a shot that I love to end the blog.

So with this happy smile I will close for now. Hopefully you all enjoy the "Days of our Lives"

Um Um Good!!

Hello everyone, Lukas here. I asked my grandma if I could write the blog this time. Being the wonderful, awesome, caring grandma she is she said sure. I thought I would tell you about the last 2 days in my life, while hanging out with grandma.

Well, lets see when mom got home from work it was time for some dinner. I wasn't too sure I was up for it!

But being the cooperative little man that I am I decided to go along with it.

HUMMMM...something new???

OH!!! Apples let me think about this a second.

Allright now I may be getting used to the taste.


Yup, bring it on I like it!!!!

After dinner I tried to lend a hand by washing my own face.



I never realized before what a hard job this is. It always LOOKS easy from this side of things.

OK, now I am getting the hang of it. And it feels good on the gums also.

After I cleaned up mom let me practice my self feeding skills. I think I am doing a real impressive job, don't you???!!!

I was rewarded for all my efforts with a big hug and some playtime with mom. She is so AWESOME....everyone should be so lucky as to have a mom like mine!!

The next day after mom and dad left for work I got some hanging time with gram. I got to kick and roll around on the floor for a while. OH, not to brag but I am rolling front to back and back to front, all the time now. I surprised grandma by rolling across the room yesterday. She went into the kitchen and when she returned I had made a lot of progress...she put me back on my mat. Later in the morning I got to play in my excersaucer. I really have a lot of fun in this and can stand and turn around. Grandma says she is particularly fond of my hams ( as she calls my legs). I am quite proud of them myself. I am working on building up my biking muscles!!

Now, for the most part I try to maintain a good attitude but sometime a guy just has had enough. So ,everyone is entitled to a little melt down once and awhile. It usually doesn't last long but, I was ready for a nap. Of course grandma came to my rescue and gave me lots of hugs and squishes. All in all we had a really nice day.

Thanks to Lukas for his nice blog and kind words. I can guarantee you I am more than happy to spend time with this guy. He is getting to be so much fun. Jesse and Amy are going to have there hands full very soon.

Loving this boy!!!