more pics from the 4th of July weekend

Some pics that Uncle Jim sent. 

Uncle Bill and Joaquin eating dinner.

Getting in the pool.  Joaquin has finally gotten used to being in the pool :)

Joaquin's first corn on the cobb.  A big hit!

sporting the shades.  Uncle Jim managed to capture the pic.  By the time I took a picture they were off already.

4th of July in the Hamptons

For the 4th of July Mom, Dad, Joaquin and I went to the Hamptons to visit with my Great Uncles Jim and Bill.  We all had a blast, and as you can tell from these pics Joaquin couldn't have had more fun. 

Joaquin very excited about getting to water the plants.

"back and forth"

drinking from the hose.

modeling Bill's tanning goggles.

helping to set up the grill

all tuckered out, but not quite ready to take a nap.

ready for some appetizers Uncle Bill

a little taste of sand.  he did not eat as much as i thought he would.

in case you can't tell he is SOAKED

maybe this is how he got so wet? :)

or this?

he put the tube on himself.

Fun at home

Some fun with Joaquin before going to bed.

Playing with his beach ball.

Mid bounce.

Where's neigh?

Ever since our trip to TN this is how Joaquin likes to go to sleep.

Photoshoot

For Father's Day I thought it would be nice to get pictures of the Grandpas with Joaquin wearing his "I love Grandpa" shirt to frame.  Joaquin was never really in the mood for the pics.  The photoshoot with my dad went pretty similarly to the one with Tommie, but I just love the expressions on Tommie's face to go along with Joaquin's :)  If you'd like to weigh in on which photo we should frame, feel free!

Vacation to the Roan Mountains

Chris and Joaquin looking at the water, or "wow" as Joaquin pronounces it.

Sign at Blowing Rock

close up of Joaquin's new haircut.

Joaquin and the baby cows, or cow-pigs if you ask Joaquin.

it took him a while to warm up so swimming again, but he LOVED going down the water slide.  I couldn't believe it!  He's growing up so fast!

swimming in the pool.

having fun on the playground.

with Papa.

Playing with Christopher.  This is about as close as he got to Christopher after Christopher finally got a hold of Joaquin's hair.  After that every time Christopher would crawl towards him or put his hand up Joaquin would go "no no baby" :)

Joaquin got his face painted for the first time at the festival.

Reading with Uncle Jon and Great Grandma Ruth.

Where's Joaquin? Still loves putting things over his head to hide :)

Growing Up

Every year a place called Lil' Angels comes to Joaquin's daycare to take pictures of the kids dressed up in outfits they bring.  Here is Joaquin's picture from this year:

At Jack and Jim's birthday get together Joaquin had a blast.  Here he is riding a horse.  He loved it... yet is still afraid of the rocking horse we have for him at home.  Hmmmmm.

Crawling down the tunnel at Jack and Bobbie's

As soon as he saw the slide he ran to the ladder and started climbing up!

Getting ready to slide down.

He still liked to hold your hand when going down.. it was a big slide!

Wearing Grandpa Tommie's hat