SuMmEr FuN!!!!

I can't believe we have less than two before the kiddos are back in school!!! We have been super busy this summer....not once have I heard the boys say, "I'm bored"!! On the rare day we have absolutely nothing planned...I think they actually enjoy being at home! We have been swimming, bike riding, going to camps, hanging with friends, going to bible study, and running from sport to sport! So here is a snid-bit of what we have been up to!

Last week the boys headed off to college! It was actually much easier dropping them off at college than I had expected....I had assumed there would be tears....well, I'm sure it helped that I was able to pick them up an hour and a half later and that it was only 4 days long! Butler County College had this awesome program this summer, Kid's College. The kids had a huge selection of classes they were able to take...Gabe chose LegoManiac and Grady chose Flight! They both had a blast! Gabe was able to build lego machines that actually moved! He learned how to program the machine on the computer and program it to do exactly what he wanted it to do! He Loved IT! Grady learned about different things that fly and what makes them fly...he also learned how to make a pretty awesome paper airplane....to him, the most important thing a boy can learn! He was happy, so I was happy!

And, when your thermometer reaches this number, I can't think of anything better to do than this.......

......that's right, we tried to fry and egg on the driveway!! Well, it didn't work, but it sure was fun trying! We chose not to use a pan, because we were sure the black driveway would be plenty hot....it's hot enough to cook our barefoot, but alas, it was not!

Baseball has finally come to an end! Just in time for us to start football and soccer! We actually had 2 weeks off...a very much enjoyed two weeks off! Both boys played fantastically this year! Gabe played a new position this year.....Catcher! I think he is going to go for pitcher next year, but he enjoyed learning a new position this year! Grady improved by leaps and bounds this year! He will be in the same league next year because of the way his birthday falls....he should be quite the stud next year! The highlight of his season was of course his homerun! I love watching baseball...I can't wait for next summer!

Gabe's end of the season trophy!

Grady's end of the season trophy!

And the cooking lessons have continued! Here they are learning to make caramel! Gabe asked me what blondies were one day...and I said, "Here let me show you!"...well, what better way to find out than to make them yourself! We made caramel walnut blondies...YUMMY!

Here they are right before they went into the oven!

That evening they were also in charge of dinner.....green beans, biscuits and goulash!

I am very proud of these two! Gabe can pretty much do anything with hamburger...that is a pretty good start to keep him from starving when he is actually out on his own! And, I figure with the few desserts they are learning, they should be able to whoo the ladies!!!




Well, that is an update of our summer fun this month! We have a few more things planned for the last two weeks!!! We'll keep you updated!