Yay, Fireworks!

Ohh, pretty fireworks! We had a great view of them this year. Perfect weather and a great fireworks show. 

Fun At the Fort

Having fun at the fort while waiting for fireworks. The boys had fun exploring the fort, playing bubbles and generally running around. I had fun chasing them around, re-applying bug spray every 20 minutes. 

3rd of July Sports Day and Ice Cream

Adam and I took the boys to a sports center to celebrate July 3rd. Nick wanted to play putt-putt(ish) and Ben wanted to do the batting cages. I didn't get any pictures of Ben at the batting cages because I couldn't see him from the putt putt course. After batting and putt putt we drove go carts (no pictures for safety purposes). After our fun, we got some 'lunch' at Penguin Palace. 

Sparklers!

Summer time fun with sparklers in the driveway!

Jurassic Park = Good Parenting, No?

I decided the boys needed to watch Jurassic Park so we could gauge if they could handle Jurassic World in the theater. Their reactions watching it the first time were pretty funny. They hid their faces a little bit and buried up in blankets a time or two, but no screaming, no crying, and as far as I know, no nightmares. Win! Jurassic World, here we come!

Tropical Storm Toledo

Ooof! Toledo has gotten a lot of rain this summer, but Tropical Storm Toledo was a doozie! I believe the final 24 hour accumulation for Perrysburg was 4+ inches. The entire river was flooded, almost as bad as I have ever seen it, the fields were flooded, there was just water everywhere. The lake front took 40mph winds and driving rain for almost 24 hours straight. The Maumee was so high and the current was so strong, it tore off the boat docks (with boats attached) in Perrysburg. The surface current was somewhere around 18-20mph. The photos below are the remnants of the docks. They caught the majority of the boats about 2 miles down river. 

Garage Activities

When I kick the kids out of the house and they want to do perler beads and color, what is their solution? Move the table and activities to the garage! 

How to Start A Fire In the Rain

We had to celebrate Amy's completion of her first grad school session, so we weren't about to let a little rain (that turned into a lot) stop us! We set up the patio umbrella, piled our chairs under it, but on our rain coats and used the leaf blower to get the fire started.