JULY- a really fun month

We started July off with our family beach trip (still haven't posted pictures) then we continued to have a very busy month.  We celebrated my birthday the week we came back.  My uncle was in town with his travel ball team, we took the boys to Bonefish then Matt and celebrated with some friends over dinner at Wynlakes.  The boys LOVED Bonefish.  Their favorite was the calamari and saucey shrimp. 

I had forgotten that there was one last thing Cal had asked to do this summer; Six Flags.  Matt and I had decided to wait until fall when it cooled off, but some friends from school and church decided to take a day trip and Cal was dying to go. Matt could not get off work at such late notice, so I headed out with the group around 7:00 a.m. and we did not get home until 9:30 that night.  It really was a lot of fun!  Here is a 1/2 group shot (we had split up from a few people and Brady was not in the mood for the picture).

This is after they had rode the Scream Machine 2x's

This is as we were leaving.  We were in a weather delay (no rain, just thunder) for about and hour before we decided to leave.  They both left with a few stuffed animals from playing a few games. 

We are friends with 2 other families who have boys our boys age.  They have been wanting to do a big sleep over, so I gave in and agreed.  I had the mom's feed the boys and just bring them over around 6:30.  We had brownie sundaes and played kick-ball once the sun went down.  I had made muffins the day before while making the brownies.  It was a perfect sleep over breakfast. 

We spent several days at the lake then it was time for my sister to come in for a visit.  They were here from Sat. - Wed.  We had a great time while they were here.

We bought tee-shirts and made cupcakes for the Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

Red Velvet Cupcakes

We are loving the Olympics and Matt even downloaded an app to his iPad for extra live coverage and it will list what is on each day. 

Matt and Cal watching the iPad and the T.V.

They boys have less than 2 weeks before school starts, but we have had a fun summer!

Our Summer Favorites-Post #2

We just got back from a fun week at the beach.  I will post a few pictures in my next post, but this post is another one about some of our favorite things about summer.  I have noticed on a lot of blog post about making a summer "to do" list with your children when they get out of school. 

Cal's was easy: pool, lake, beach, summer camps, make Oreo Balls, make salsa with peppers he picks from the grocery, lots of play dates.  I can say that we have now completed his list (and we still have a month of summer to go).

I forgot to take a picture of the Oreo Balls or the Key Lime Balls we also made.  Did learn working with chocolate is not my favorite and that white chocolate is hard to keep at the right temp.  I pinned the Oreo Balls and Key Lime Balls on Pinterest.

Here is a picture of the salsa made with a jalapeno pepper and a red pepper.  Pretty tasty I have to say.  Both boys liked it.

A favorite of the boys is getting new tennis shoes.  This is not Cal's first choice, so we are going to keep looking for what he wants, but these are his size and will work for school.  Brady my opinionated one is happy with his choice! 

Brady's size 2 feet!

Cal's size 5 feet-learned something......Once a boy gets into a 5.5 they can actually wear a women's size 6.5.  Who Knew???  My husband and the sale's lady did :)

Because it is my birthday week, I went to get a pedicure when we got back from the beach.  The lady wanted to do something a little extra and I let her.

I love beach sunsets.  This is from the 4th of July-waiting on fireworks.