Golfing with Daddy

Yesterday afternoon we took the boys to the driving range for the first time with their new golf clubs. I went along as the photographer and as a safety measure to make sure no one was accidently clobbered:) Both boys had a great time and it is always such fun to see their desire to be like their Daddy. Tate woke up this morning asking if he could go back to the golf course. I told Travis that he may have created a monster to which he replied, "Fine with me!"

Girls Weekend

I had a fabulous long weekend in Sandestin with two of my college friends, Melissa and Amy. Lis flew down from Jersey, Amy crossed the bridge from Niceville and we stayed in Amy's family's condo at the beach. We had great weather and enjoyed relaxing while all of the children (5 between us) were in their daddies' care. We laughed a lot and relished the freedom of not having to stick to the schedules of little ones. We were able to sleep in and eat dinner at 9 pm. But as always, I was happy to be reunited with my family on Sunday!

Celebrating the 4th in Denver

Travis and I got back today from visiting my favorite brother and his wife, Ashley, in Denver. We jam packed lots of fun into 4 days. We visited Mt. Evans (elevation 14,000+ ft), Boulder, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Cherry Creeks Art Festival, and went to a Rockies game. This was my first trip to Denver and loved seeing the beautiful landscape, wild animals, and of course a fair share of dreadlocks:). We did a lot of laughing too. Travis and Alex share the same sense of humor which often left Ashley and I just rolling our eyes. Hopefully it won't be so long until we see them again!






Tate and Miller were able to spend special time with Grandma while we were away.

More Lake Fun

We were at Katherine's lake house this past weekend with the fam and my mom who flew up for her summertime visit. Once again we had great weather and the water was finally nice and warm. The boys enjoyed themselves much more this go round (there was significantly less crying than last time:). They both swam in the lake and Tate took a handful of rides on the jet ski. I even got some skiing in myself:)

Blue Angels Air Show

Our boys love cars, trucks, trains and planes so of course we had to go check out the Blue Angels at the air show this weekend. Tate had been asking all week when we were going to see the Blue Angels after I showed him a picture of them in the paper a few days ago. It was a hot day, but still really fun. The planes were loud and let out a lot of smoke, which was quite a highlight! We were also able to walk around and see airplanes, helicopters, and a tank. What more could two little boys ask for?!

Water Play Day

It seems as though we are spending a lot of our time this summer in bathing suits, of course I am not complaining! Yesterday we had a water play day for the younger kids at church. Tate had a blast going down the water slide and slip-and-slide. Fortunately Miller was able to play inside in the nursery since he had gotten too much sun on Tuesday at the pool (thanks to me forgetting to put sunscreen on his face-yikes!:)



The after party at Ayers' house

Beach Weekend

My sister called me last Friday to see if I wanted to make a quick trip to the beach. Travis was out of town, Katherine and I were both between VBS weeks (hers and mine), and the weather was supposed to beautiful...so of course I said, "Yes!" We piled everyone in her van, except for Micheal and Mike who were busy with All-Stars baseball, and headed to Seagrove Beach. We had a great time and realized that this was the first time that she and I had taken the kids to the beach by ourselves. We had a blast, the water was warm and the skies were blue. It turned out to be a great spur-of-the-moment trip. Who knows...maybe we will do it again!




The kids dining al fresco



Everybody gets ice cream!