Brotherly Love

Both Tate and Miller are taking tumbling on Monday nights (maybe I will post some pictures of that hilarity some day) They really think it is fun and I bought them some new shorts to wear for their classes since we cannot have boys wearing leotards:) They thought it was great that they were in somewhat matching clothes. It made for such a cute picture that I couldn't resist!

Summer Swimming

I can't believe that the summer is almost over and our days at the pool are dwindling. We have certainly made the most of our neighborhood pool membership and are going to enjoy the water as much as we can until Labor Day when it closes. Here are a few pictures from yesterday.

San Fran

Travis and I spent a long weekend in San Francisco celebrating our 10 year anniversary...I can't believe it has been 10 years!! Travis went out there ahead of me and played a couple of rounds at Pebble Beach which may be the greatest moment in golfing for him. We had a wonderful time sightseeing in San Francisco, it was my first trip to California and first time seeing the Pacific Ocean. We really just enjoyed spending the time together and did a ton of walking!


Of course there was no shortage of fog...

The seals down at the pier
We also went to a Giants/Dodgers game...here is Travis with the ultimate super fan...


We went across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito, which is my idea of heaven on earth. We had breakfast there at a little coffee shop on the water. If I ever turn up missing, this should be the first place to look:)


We also visited Muir Woods to see the redwoods. Even if you are not a nature lover, or tree hugger, these trees are still pretty impressive. Unfortunately nobody seems to give God any credit for these giant displays of His Creation in any literature at the park. Travis and I were doing our best to keep them from falling:)

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:)