A great week and weekend. We are all happy and healthy and Mommy and Daddy are thankful everyday for the "little things" including happy and healthy kiddos.
The kids had another great week at the summer program and Addie can't wait to go back. We found out this week that Addie will be in the afternoon Pre-K (so morning day care...Addie will get on the bus with Ayson) but she will not have the same teacher that Ayson had so we are looking forward to meeting Addie's new teacher!
Just another summer week and we enjoyed another weekend at home...we are gearing up for being away for most of the weekends in August!
Smiles from the Big Guy after Mommy sewed a hole in his turtle stuffed animal.
Daddy throwing the football with Addie (Ayson had already had enough).
Ayson sitting pretty
Hi Addie!!!
On Tuesday, Ayson went with the big kids to Yaman Park in Cortland and Mommy surprised Ayson with a visit during her lunch break! Tuesday was "only" in the mid 70s and when Mommy got to the Park, Ayson (Grady too) was huddled under his beach towel trying to stay warm. Ayson was very excited to see Mommy :)
Ayson and Grady
While Mommy was there, the kiddos swam and then had a snack. Amanda wanted a picture with Ayson (Mommy and Ayson attended Amanda's b-day party at the zoo earlier this spring)
The weather was MUCH warmer on Wednesday and the kiddos went swimming with Gianna.
On Thursday, Mommy went to Canandaigua to see Brandy Clark and Chris Stapleton with Grandma Collene, Lou Lou, and Neil. What a great show! We sent the below picture to Daddy...
and Daddy sent us this photo: Daddy and the kiddos at lacrosse practice Thursday night :)
Mason realxing on Friday night. Happy Friday!!!!
Bandit went for a swim on Friday night!
You know the weekend routine :)
On Friday night, Daddy got the boat ready so that we could go fishing on Saturday morning at Little York Lake. We launch the boat from Dwyer Memorial Park in Preble NY (~15 mintues from home). What an incredible day!!!!
Captain Ayson!
Addie was the most successful (a plastic fish every time). Mommy just loves to cast and reel using Addie's pole :)
Daddy caught a chain pickerel!
We checked out the wading pool at Dwyer Memorial Park after fishing. The kids had a blast!
Saturday afternoon we attended a high school graduation party and we told the kids that there would NOT be a bouncy house at this party...when we get there we see THIS! LOL! It is a running game were you have to see how far you can run before you get "snapped back" by the bungee cord attached to the back of the vest that you put on. Of course the kids had to check it out!
Ayson getting "vested" up
Addie
The girls helping the kiddos (Jade is on the right and she babysat the kids one day 2 summers ago when Ms Linda was not available)
The graduation party was at an upper field of the "Big Park" so we had to stop by the exercise and playground equipment before we continued on with our day.
Ayson working on his balance
Sit ups!
Steady Addie!
Then on to the playground!
Monkey bars!
Great job, Ayson!
Ah, we ended Saturday with a dip in the neighbors pool with the huge turtle that "Auntie" Kathy gave the kids last summer
That evening was a repeat of Friday...Smores:)
The kids watching a cicada crawl along the swing.
Another cicada
Daddy roasting TWO smores at once and they both turned out golden brown!
Mommy slathering Addie in sunscreen. Mommy is wearing gloves because she learned LONG ago that sunscreen can remove ink on water bottles and messes with nail polish. Yes, Mommy understands she is applying this lovely mixture to her babies but the alternatives are long shirts and pants, stay in side, or sun burns. (Mommy does usually put Addie in a swim shirt (like what both kids wore on the boat on Saturday) but she could not find Addie's shirt).
We were the unwilling participants in a water balloon fight at the "Big Park" playground...there was another party at the pavilion next to the playground equipment. An adult brought out a HUGE bin of water balloons and the kids at the party had a blast THEN they started hitting US with water balloons (they probably thought we were part of their party since we were at the playground that is right next to the pavilion). Anyway, Ayson wanted to have a water balloon fight on Sunday so we filled a bunch of balloons, invited Gianna over, and got wet:)
Addie running away...notice Ayson in the garden.
After water balloons, Mommy joined the kiddos in the trampoline with the sprinkler. Addie did not want to lay down for a "soaking"
Then on to the pool! Mommy caught Gianna in mid jump for this picture!
