All dressed up...

Little man looked extra handsome for Grandpa in his suit and tie. I wish he would have sat still to pose alone for a picture, but that is just impossible these days.. We are going to have a tough time for his 1 year portrait session! I am going to try again with the same outfit since I love it so much! He definitely wears pink well :)

Partying Gilmore Style for Dad

JP and Syb hosted an awesome party as always on Tuesday night. Fun to have the extended family join together again! We sure did lots of partying this summer! Little man had fun with his cousins, and loved getting in the hot tub in his diaper! I love this picture of Addison driving John Patrick in the Barbie Jeep- he is making a total Dan face!

Family Outing to Ontario Beach Park

On July 26th, entire family headed down to Ontario Beach Park to indulge in the Rochester must-have summer treat: Abbott's. As if we hadn't already indulged enough over the course of Camp Gilmore! We all woofed down our ice cream before it could melt, and of course John Patrick demanded spoonfuls faster and faster as he eyed McKenzie's cone. After a few family portraits by the water we headed over to the historic Denztel Carousel, one of the oldest in the country, and we all took a ride. Turns out Mom and Dad came here after they got engaged. It was an appropriate way to spend one of our last days all together. While the rest of the fam took a stroll down the pier, I snapped a few shots of my handsome nephews. We had a lot of fun together, and it was a wonderful way to celebrate Dad's life. I think he would have been happy to see the grandkids all together enjoying one of his and mom's favorite places to frequent as youth.

Quality Time with Grandpa

John Patrick is really drawn to Grandpa. He loves visiting by his bedside and giving little love pats. He loves grabbing his mouth for some reason, and we have to tell him to be gentle. He gets very excited to see him every morning when he wakes up. Here are a few special shots of little man and grandpa.

Cousins at the Playground

The kids are having so much fun together. I took them all to the playground the other day since they are getting a little stir-crazy hanging around the house so much. Addison didn't have any shoes with him, so he borrowed his cousin Madison's fuzzy pink flip-flops. Pretty cute. He didn't mind, as long as he could go to the park!

Raspberry Picking!

Dan and I took the boys raspberry picking last week. John Patrick went nuts of course, shoving berry after berry into his mouth. Jarrod went to the very back f the patch looking for the biggest berries, and he was my co-cook in the kitchen afterwards to make the jam. The jam turned out just delicious. We used the low-sugar freezer jam recipe from Sure Jell, and I love the fruity taste so much better than the full-sugar recipe. YUM!