Happy 4th!

 We had a great 4th of July except for the fact that Xander was at the Lodge with my parents and not with us :(.  Christy and I went running together in the morning and then we all meet up at the movies to see The Amazing Spiderman.  We all loved it!  I think I loved it more than the other Spiderman movies.  After that we went over the the W family's house for swimming and a BBQ. 

 After a yummy BBQ dinner (thanks Eric!) the kids and Ian played Rock Band and Christy and I did Just Dance. 

 Max and Max :)

 Evan, Max and Brayden played nurf wars. 

 We ended the day by going home and watching fireworks in our cul de sac with Stacy, Paul and Josh.  It was a beautiful night - the first time I can remember being able to sit outside on the fourth and not sweating to death.  I am so thankful for such awesome friends.  We had a fun filled day!

Lake Day

 Our good friends the W fam invited us to spend the day at the lake one Saturday in June.  It was a pain getting everyone up and ready by 7, but it turned out to be one of the best days we've spent as a family in a long time.

 First up - swimming!  We basically parked the boat for a little while and let the kids swim.  They could've stayed there for hours - they were having so much fun.

 They would all sit on the edge of the boat, plug there noses and then fall backward.  They had a blast.

 Next up - wake boarding and knee boarding.  Xander and Ben both knee boarded and had a blast.  The last time we were at the lake, Xander tried to wake board and couldn't do it, so this time he was excited to get the hang of knee boarding quickly and LOVED it.  It was fun to watch Eric and the W kids wakeboard. They were like pros.

 Last up - tubing.  This was my favorite.

 The looks on the kids faces while we would try to get them off the tube was priceless.

Eventually, Ian and I got talked into going with Evan.  And the tub sunk before we even started.  Umm...embarrassing...  The boys loved it that I would go, so after that I went with Evan again and then went with Ben and Xander and Ben and Max.  It was so much fun.  The only downside was the pounding headache I had afterwards from hitting the water at top speeds.  Well worth the pain though.

Such a fun, great day.  Thank you W fam!  We are lucky to have you guys as friends!

Weekend at the Condo

 My graciously let us stay in her condo in Scottsdale for Ian's birthday.

 The boys love it - it's like a hotel but better since it has multiple rooms and a fridge.

 We had so much fun relaxing and playing in the sun.  Ian went over with Xan, Max and Evan early on Saturday.  I followed later with Ben who returned that day from scout camp.

 There is nothing I love more than spending time with my family.

We had a great time :)

Memorial Day

 We left the cabin early on Memorial Day so we could celebrate with a BBQ and swim at Ian's parents' house.  Josh came with us.

 I love spending time with Ian's family and especially with my niece Matthea.  She is such a bright, adorable girl.

 Watermelon!  I don't like watermelon so the boys were thrilled to be getting it at Nana and Papa's.

 Xander tried on my glasses.  I think he look pretty awesome in them.

 It was such a fun way to spend the day.