The 'Mega' Moon

My moon photography needs a little work  yet, but I finally caught one of the super moons (and the last). It didn't seem that super to me, but oh well. Still got some interesting shots.

Happy 7th Anniversary!

A little mini collage for our 7th anniversary. We had a family day on our anniversary - went to 577, had lunch at Swig and enjoyed the nice weather!

A Family Adventure at 577

After Nick and I checked out the 577 Foundation, we took Adam and Ben back that weekend (and lots of bug spray). We checked out the biodome and some different areas of the gardens. We also walked down to the river, but that wasn't super exciting, except for all the mosquitoes that attacked us. I found the perfect spot for pictures, and snapped a few before we were terrorized with bug bites. Ben is going to the 577 next week for a field trip at school and I plan to go back a few times this fall for more picture taking practice.

The Last First Friday

The Downtown Perrysburg last First Friday of the summer was in September. I took the boys while Adam worked on the bathroom remodel. We barely got five steps before Ben found friends from school. He and his friend were inseparable the rest of the night! They were bouncing (literally) from activity to activity. The smart boys asked for flowers from the balloon artist. Flowers? Seems a bit strange, huh? Well, flowers have long stems. Turn them around, they they are swords... Nick had fun, too, hanging out with Avery a bit. There was a school bus there and he really enjoyed messing around on it. At the end of the night we got face/hand painting. Nick's rubbed off a bit, and it was complete melt down! 

The 577 Discovery

There is a place in Perrysburg that I have heard of, but for some reason have never made it over there. It is called the 577 Foundation. It is on the river and is a historic house with huge gardens and a path down to the river. The Friday after Labor Day (the 97° day), Nick and I went to check it out after taking Ben to school. Ben has a field trip to the 577 Foundation in a few weeks - it is only a block and a half from his school, so the kids can walk!

Well, this place is AWESOME! They have tons of stuff going on! There are community classes, a book exchange library, a fossil dig area, compost area, bees/honey, and lots and lots of gardens, including a children's interactive garden. Nick and I found the interactive garden - it has musical instruments, a small pond/stream, a little fairy garden, a hobbit hovel, tiny tables for kids - it's awesome! Nick didn't want to leave! Unfortunately, I forgot the bug spray and to say the mosquitoes were horrendous would be a major understatement. So we only stayed for about an hour. I'm really excited to check it out more as the season changes (and the mosquitoes die off).

Slip N Slide End Of Summer Fun!

I picked up a slip n slide on clearance at Target. I broke it out for the boys on Labor Day. It was a good end of summer thing to do! Although it was 97° that week, it hasn't gotten above 65° since. Ben was starting to get pretty good at the slip n slide. He still needs to work on sliding on his belly. Nick just slipped and fell and laughed all over the place. Oh, and then they literally rolled around in the sandbox...