Pool Party

Jonathan's end of the season party was last month also. To celebrate and beat the heat, we had a pool party. The kids were able to swim for only a short time before it started storming. We had a great time anyway visiting while chowing down on pizza, receiving trophies, and eating cake and ice cream. Here are the pics!

A Blast from the Past

Wow! It's been quite a busy summer, and I have totally failed to keep this blog up-to-date. I apologize for the long delay. Early in July, some of our friends, Adam and Jaynee Burke and their 3 kiddos, came for a quick visit. While here, Aaron and his best buddy, Lucas, became reacquainted with one another as they played non-stop. Jonathan and Caleb joined in on the fun too; and Lucas' sisters, Rileigh and Elainah, had a blast among all the boys! Some of the exciting activities included feeding the ducks, making creations with Play-Doh, and a trip to the zoo. We hope they'll come back soon!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Last week, the boys experienced their first semi-pro baseball game. We loaded up and invited some friends to come along to the Autozone Park to watch the Memphis Redbirds play Round Rock Express. The Redbirds is the farm team for the St. Louis Cardinals. We sat on the first base line and almost had the chance to catch a few foul balls. Although we didn't get to them fast enough, we didn't come home empty handed. We all got some yummy soft serve ice cream in souvenir Redbirds baseball helmet bowls. The boys thought these were so cool! The Redbirds lost the game, but we had a fun time anyway! Here are some pictures of the action.

Summer Cookout

One of the many things we love to do is cook out with friends. Last weekend, Austin and Alesha invited us and another family over for hamburgers and hot dogs. We took the boys' blow-up moonbounce and enjoyed an evening outdoors visiting, eating, and playing. Here are some cute pictures of everyone.

Jonathan and Aaron hanging out, playing with their new Transformers.

Bailey likes to show out and act silly on the moonbounce!

Caleb, Jonathan, and Kirsten bouncing and wrestling.

Some grown-ups like to visit; others choose to play with Transformers instead!

Bailey and the boys! They treat her like a little sister.

Memorial Day Zoo Trip

Spiderman visited the zoo for Memorial Day, so we had to go see what he had to say. The boys learned a lot about staying healthy and eating good foods from Spiderman. We also watched the birds and a new exhibit of butterflies. Here are some pictures!