Various Videos

These have been taken over the last 3 months or so. Just getting around to uploading them.

All 3 monkeys

I figured since Nairi is 3 and 1/2 months old I could maybe attempt a cute pic of all 3 kids. I borrowed these cute big brother, big sister shirts from a friend. So here ya go. Israel wouldn't sit still, than he thought he would be cute to pick his nose, and yes none of the kids actually have pants on. They were sort of in between pj's and getting dressed when I put the shirts on and tried to get a cute sibling pic.

Baptism Pics

Backyard stuff

I never thought my yard would look like one of "those" yards. The ones where there are a gazillon toys strewn about. The yard where is looks like the owners never give it any tender loving care. Were the grass is kinda brown and deadish and the grass by the fence is a bit too long. Ahh such is life I guess. The kids have a blast out here. Its kinda like our summer time family room.

This is what happens to your beloved Hosta that you transplanted from the old house. A certain toddler likes to run over it with his "mowahhhhh"

And the other beloved Hosta. Good thing they are hardy. I think they will survive the toddler abuse.

The shirtless landscaping dude getting ready to mow the lawn for the millionth time today.

See the dirt all over the fence? Mike and I cut lots of tree branches and weeds and growing things way back after the fence was installed. So every time it rains the mud kicks back up on to the fence. Now that this area is all cleaned out we have plans to put a layer of gravel next to the fence and then some mulch and maybe a shrub or too and make it all look landscaped and pretty. We started with 1 yard of gravel. Need to get another yard or 2. We also have to put gravel next to the house. The former owners had grass and flower beds abutting the house and a carpenter ant problem. Definitely need to get rid of grass and dirt and things that ants like abutting the house. The gravel also helps with the bad drainage problem the house has. We added some new seamless gutters a few weeks ago so that should also help as well.

Dirty fence

spreading the gravel

This is how it looks where the lawn goes right up to the house currently

And this is what it will look like around the house when we are done with it.

The climber

Blogger always reverses the order of the pics but Israel has figured out how to climb the picnic table ( which isn't hard) but then he swings himself onto the monkey bars and just hangs there. He is a good 2 + feet off the ground so its quite the drop when he lets go. I know it looks like he is standing on the swingset beam but he is just hanging there.

Vigneau 4th BBQ

Kelsey helps Israel with his sparkler


Illiana eats chalk





Keira eating her smore

Israel is not sure about these things called firecrackers. At times he said "Wow!!!!" and other times he looked scared.

Mike I think you are too old for sparklers...

Cousin Joseph's first 4th

Nairi and Memere

Uncle Joe and cousin Amelie and Mike

Nairi with her Godfather Paul

Mike and Israel with sparklers

Hmm soo good!

Could anything be cuter???

Mike tired from a long day at work... and Nairi tired from not napping enough today both sound asleep! After supper ( which Nairi cried through). Mike took her and a few min later this is what I found..... the funny part was that Keira and Israel where playing in the same room and making lots of noise and usually Nairi won't fall asleep when they are around.

Lots and Lots of babies

So many babies amongst friends and family lately! Its so much fun when we all get together. There were 2 more babies too that we didn't even get in the picture!

Learning to sew

Mikes cousin Sarah and her husband Travis and daughter Penny are staying with us and Keira has been very interested in watching Sarah sew so Sarah has started to teach Keira some of her skills. Keira loves anything crafty so she is having a blast. Thanks Sarah! We all know I can't teach her to sew so I'm glad someone else can!

Getting Big