Today's Toby

When it's this hot, you need to bust out the Slush Cup.  

Child of a thousand attacks.  

Lego-ing. And generally trying to stay inside during the extreme heat.  

Crowned at camp.  

Toby recreated Stone Henge out of blocks. Suffice to say he was very proud of his work.  

Toby also helped by picking up hedge trimmings, so afterwards we walked to the local convenience store to get a frozen treat.  

It's not everyday you get the opportunity to get your picture in space. So it's good to share it with your brother.  

Cracking some geodes.  

A "defensive cracker" is only useful... if you can resist eating the crackers.  

They're changing "chunky" while fling their bodies up and down. Either they've gone a little stir-crazy, or they enjoy hanging out with each other.  

Brothers on a bench. (Fortunately, this picture does not include the squeaking symphony that Toby composed after discovering that the bench squeaked if you sat on it in a particular way.)  

Ant hunting. To be fair, he also held an ant funeral afterwards.  

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, granddads, and other father figures we may have known. But an especially Happy Father's Day to this dad. Thanks for being a safe harbor, the life of the party, and everything in between. We love you tremendously.  

Got him. But he wanted to let me know he wasn't thrilled about it.  

Summertime shenanigans.  

Celebrating the end of school and the start of summer with a scoop of ice cream.  

Enjoying some ice cream at the Summer Reading Kickoff Party!  

A post performance brother hug!  

Waiting for Spencer's concert to start.  

Toby having fun with one of Spencer's Birthday presents. (Thanks Grandpa Wright!)  

If you thought hauling everything back and forth from his bed to the couch was just a phase, you would be wrong.  

Toby volunteered to push the stroller this morning.   

The formal pictures from Picture Day. Toby took his assignment of "looking annoyed" very seriously.  

Some totally candid, completely casual pictures from the picture day for Toby's tap class.  

This was Toby's recital dance. (I'm not sure whether other people will be able to view it because the music seems to be setting off copyright flags.)  

Hanging out on Sunday morning, enjoying the new windows.  

A hot, busy day called for a post-dinner Rita's trip.

Toby (and his classmates) had a great time at Field Day!  

Ready for his combined Rhino Romp and Field Day. (The Rhinos are Toby's school mascot. The Rhino Romp is an end-of-the-year race that they do through town.)