Big Brothers are Great Helpers!

Alex is such a great big brother! Here, he feeds Baby Evan a bottle. Evan really looks up to his older brother, so I think they both enjoyed it!

Butler Farmshow 2007

Every year, we go to the Butler Farmshow. We have a lot of fun! This was Alex's third year. The tractor pull... when Alex is "Working Hard," he sticks out his tongue!
Alex checks out some goats while Evan just hangs out.
Look! It's a little boy!
It's a goat!
Napping in Grandma and Pappy's camper after a long day of looking at animals!

Evan DOES like Daddy!

Evan is definitely a Mama's Boy. However, Daddy is beginning to be able to make him smile.... or nod off...

The Bette Bunch

The day after the reunion, Bette's gang assembled in New Castle. We decided to take a picture of all the grandkids. Only DJ was missing.

9 out of 10 grandkids isn't bad!

Assembling the gang for pics:

Top L - R: Nathan (Lisa), Chris and Alicia (Amy), Alicia holds Evan (Drew)

Second Row: Brendan, Connor and Patrick (Susan)

Bottom Row: Alex (Drew) and Aidan (Lisa)

Missing: DJ (Amy)

Another one for good measure:

Alex and Patrick make snuggles. Alex had a great weekend and is very worried about where his cousins are. Sounds like we need to make some field trips this fall!

Pinata

If you're up for a challenge, consider a jackass pinata from Wal-mart....

McGeyver (I mean Mary) sets up the pinata.

Lining up!
Alex decided he didn't want to do it. Ava thought about it, but decided she also had no interest.
Only a brave man stands in the tree in poison ivy while children swing randomly with a bat. Anyone else see him take a step back when Robin was given the metal bat?
Aidan ...
Patrick...
Watching from the sidelines
Garrett...
Brendan...

Nathan...

Chris...
Robin.....
And now we move into those of legal drinking age. Whose wise idea was that?

Steve....
A loss of legs, but it holds on.
Renee....

Drew....

Jen....
Diving in!

Tilley Family Reunion

Random Tilley shots from the family reunion....

Here, Aidan and Alex get ready to go for a stroll. We walked throughout the campground. Aidan fell asleep and Brenna lost about 10 pounds of water weight. Alex didn't fall asleep - which was the whole purpose of getting out the stroller. Oh well.

S'Mores!
Lisa and Aidan
Mark and Bob
Drew and Alex put away the tent. We took it so the kids could nap. A great theory, huh? Well, at least it provided 45 minutes of amusement so the adults could drink in peace.
Steve (Stephen?) and Robin
Alicia blew up two balloons that were stuck together. Yes, all the jokes have already been made - but Dana and Lisa seemed to be the most amused for some reason.
Aidan with a green balloon. One of about 40 that Brenna blew up.
Evan and Henry were so excited to see each other. I took about 10 pictures, but this is the only one where one of the two doesn't have their hands in the mouth.
Drew and Evan go for a walk.

Alex and His Will Pal

Alex and Will are just 12 days apart. When they get together, we think they have fun. Although now, they are extremely TWO and it's not always fun for the Mommies. But our intentions are always good!

Here is a classic example of Parallel Play:

Will and Alex "bake" cookies....