Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the men in our family!  Adam and the kiddos had a great week with lacrosse practice and Olympics for Ayson and lunch with Addie.  Mommy had a successful week sampling along the Niagara River.  On Saturday, we headed to Shortsville/Phelps for a graduation party, a carnival, AND a Father's Day get together at Grandpa Chucks!



Golden Gate Bridge!  (From Adam's trip 2 weeks ago)


Pork shoulder that Adam smoked last Sunday


Park time during the week


Lacrosse practice started for Ayson this week (he is wearing blue shorts)


Olympics for grades 1-6


Ayson's team won the tug of war


Adam was able to eat lunch with Addie and Ayson


All of Addie's classmates wanted Adam to rock the caterpillar (make them bounce up and down :)


Meanwhile, Mommy was assisting with a fish sampling effort on the Niagara River


A female carp - from the inside


Unfortunately, the main electro-fishing boat broke down and our last sampling site required a less efficient fish collection method :)  Mommy did not catch anything!


Addie lost her other front tooth on the way to Grandma Collene's on Saturday!  (This was Addie's 4th tooth).  Mommy remembers being this age with two missing front teeth and having to eat corn on the cob with her side teeth (and ending up with corn all over the side of her mouth :)


After a quick stop at Grandma's, we all went to Anna's High School graduation party (Aunt Jen and Uncle Jay's daughter). They had a photo both AND a pool so the kids (of all ages) had fun!








Saturday evening we attended the Shortsville Carnival and dare devil Ayson rode all the fast/crazy rides


Hi Ayson!




Addie trying to win another stuffed animal


Adam enlisted another boy, Cameron, to ride THIS one with Ayson.  The boys were upside down most of the time :)


Grandpa Chuck and Pama were also at the Carnival!  Pama gave Addie a "lift" to Aunt Donna's house.


A view of the Carnival from Aunt Donna's (Grandpa Chuck's sister) back deck.


Uncle Doug (Grandpa Chuck's brother) and the boys getting ready for the fireworks


Addie was OUT!  But, she woke up for (most of) the fireworks




Father's Day festivities at Grandpa Chuck and Pama's!
The kiddos using Blake as a life raft and Uncle Doug NOT really helping:)


Cousins :)


Adam throwing the kiddos and no, Addie did not want to be thrown!




Birthday cake for Uncle Doug (60) and second cousin Garrett  - Aunt Donna's Grandson (6)!