Last Spring Soccer Game

Ben has finished up soccer season for the spring. He ended up doing very well on the team. He is definitely an offensive player. He really likes to score! We just need to work on staying on our feet while running in grass. And running with our mouth closed. He must have swallowed 10 bugs the way his jaw was flapping around!

Bowling Pin Jousting

The boys got an inflatable bowling set for their birthdays. It finally made a (brief) appearance last week. Well, bowling pins resemble jousting sticks and thus ensued a whack'm tournament. And of course, it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. And that someone is ALWAYS Nick. Every. Single. Time. He took a seam to the head and got a scratch, so I took the bowling pins away. So, then....while I was sitting on the deck steps deflating the pins, Ben comes running up, 'Mom! Mom! Nick is bleeding!' Seriously, again?! Not even 5 minutes after getting the scratch on his forehead, he fell off the rings on the swingset, nose first, got a bloody nose and bit through his lower lip. It's not a Friday unless Nick bleeds profusely from his face. I'm getting quite good at getting blood out of clothes.

The All Boys Club

A typical summer evenings of just the boys (minus Austin). Their evening included bikes, bugs, dirt and sand. What more could boys ask for?!

The Worm.

Junior Firefighters To The Rescue!

As part of the Planes: Fire and Rescue theme, Meredith set up a super fun fire fighter obstacle course for the kids. The dads pulled them around in the wagon while the kids 'put out fires' with water guns and water balloons. They all had a blast, though there were some parental casualties! 

A Planes 2 Birthday Bash

After the garage sale, we headed to the park to help Rayce celebrate this second birthday and to say goodbye to Meredith and Andy before heading out west for at least a year. Rayce's party theme was the new Planes 2 movie, Planes: Fire and Rescue, which is very fitting since Meredith is doing just that in Idaho right now! They customized a wagon to look like a plane - the boys LOVED it! It was pretty awesome. The boys had a great time and it was nice to see everyone before they headed off to new adventures!

Goodbye Double Stroller

It was a sad day, but I sold the most awesomest double stroller in our garage sale this year. We hadn't used it in several months and really, we have grown out of it. It was time to let another family enjoy the awesomeness of the Baby Jogger City Select. I had lots of people show interest, but I believe it went to a good home. It sold with in two hours of opening my garage sale and I had several people come later in the day asking about it. Good bye City Select. You served us well for three years!

Our New Neighbors Have Arrived!

Our newest neighbors have arrived! This picture was taken 1.5 weeks ago. They barely fit in their nest now!