Good Times!

Haverhill Christian Block Party....petting zoo, cook out, homemade ice cream, fishing, bounce houses, water balloon fight, four-wheeler train ride and friends....I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday evening!

Fishing at Fox Farm.....3 on the line at once! Now that is a good day of fishing!

Shawn's!

Gabe's!

and Grady's!

Baseball has begun to fill almost every weeknight!!! We are having a fantastic time cheering on the A's and the Red Sox....who wear blue! Gabe has been playing first and second base...but may be trying his hand at catcher this week! Grady has played second and center field! Both are doing well....baseball is definitely one of my favorite sports to watch!

And because no summer break would be complete without an opportunity to break your neck....we busted out the slip and slide! It started off innocent enough, but after about 30 minutes the boys were creating new and interesting ways to slide!

One day while doing yard work, I spotted 2 baby water turtles! We kept them over night and took them to Augusta Lake the next morning!! We had a lot of fun playing with those little fellas!

Our summer break has started off with a bang.....I can't believe we are already 2 weeks in!!!
Happy Summer Everyone!

The Fruits of Our Labor!

Here is the garden....it has grown by leaps and bounds!! Everything is really taking off....we have baby strawberries all over and can not wait for the tomatoes to start blooming!! Hard to believe most of the garden was started from seeds, inside in the middle of February....pretty amazing!

So far we have beets and peas....Shawn and I have pickled 7 jars of beets and that has hardly made a dent in the beet row! As for the peas....we have had them 3 nights.....and we have more that need to be picked! I think I will be freezing those....I'm pretty sure the boys are on a pea strike!

Happy Birthday Shawn!

Shawn being way more low key than Grady, opted for a single birthday party! We went fishing on Shawn's actual birthday, so we had his birthday dinner and dessert a day later! Of course, the only thing Shawn is not low key on is his choice of birthday dinner!!! It usually consists of items I have never heard of and have no clue where to find them! Well, a few days before his birthday he saw a cooking show where they were making filet stuffed with a blue cheese butter concoction....so we gave it a whirl!! It turned out fantastic! We also had bacon ranch potatoes, asiago cheese bread and asparagus with tarragon! For dessert....of course, staying non-conventional, we had vanilla custard! Note: It is very difficult to stand candles in custard! We finished off the birthday bash with presents!!! I think Shawn had a pretty great day....not as great as if I would just live the day like any other, but since I won't let any one's day just pass by...I think it was pretty good! Hope you had a fantastic birthday, Shawn!!

Him and his new man tool...a drill press! He was actually really surprised....I don't think he thought I would actually get the right thing!

Happy Birthday Grady!!

Our baby officially turned 6 last week!! He is such a blessing to our little family......we would be soooo bored without him!!! A little dose of Grady and your bad day instantly vanishes...something about his sweet little smile and quirky little sayings and you can forget all of your troubles! God knew what he was doing 6 years ago when he gave the 3 of us Grady.....3 calm, quiet people definitely need a kick....and he was just the spice we all needed!

He actually had 3 birthday celebrations...yep, he's spoiled! His first was the party at school, then he had one at home and yesterday we ended the trifecta of birthday bliss with a friend party! He enjoyed every minute of the attention...I know, hard to believe!!

A Big Boy Bike!!!

A re-enactment of the blowing of the candles...Mom was a little too slow on the actual event!

Lovin' us some black frosting!!

Grady and his buddies enjoying the ice cream cake on the 90 degree day!

Kysen and Jake standing by in case Grady needed any assistance...Love those two!

So, for Grady's party we had outdoor fun stations....they included water balloon target throw, outdoor bowling, horse shoes, ring toss, croquet, and an obstacle course!! Everyone had a great time and I'm sure they all slept great that night! Thanks for sharing Grady's day!