Boys of Summer

The boys have had a great summer and we are sad to see it come to an end.  Hayden kept busy with camps and playdates, we spent a lot of time at the pool, Lincoln attended a Mother's Day Out program two afternoons a week, and Hayden fulfilled his summer schoolwork goals.  Here is our summer in pictures....

Hayden's summer command center.  :)

He read a total of 63 books and completed the majority of his summer worksheets to stay "Fit for First"

Our summer bulletin board.  Hayden chose a weekly reward for completing his work.  He chose a trip to skyzone, icecream, seeing Inside Out at the movies, a lego set, and we offered him a couple trips to O's games that we were already planning.

Jumping at Skyzone

O's/Braves game with daddy

Hayden's 2015 Summer Schedule - he loved checking this to keep track of what he had going on each week.  :)

Soccer Camp

VBS at Glenmar

Sports Camp with his buddy Landon

VBS at Severn Run

Lego Minecraft Camp

Sports Camp at the Soccerdome

Lincoln at Mothers Day Out of Westchester

We enjoyed our new kayaks on the weekends

 

Lots of silly brother time

Lounging at the Pool

Me and the boys

Cannonballs with daddy

Hayden relaxing at Grammy and Pops'

Hayden passed the swim test at Lifetime and was finally able to do the slides!

Hayden at Back to School Night - he is ready for 1st grade!

Outer Banks Vacation 2015

The first week of August, we headed to the Outer Banks to spend a week with my family.  This was our third trip to Corolla but it had been 2 years since our last visit.  I loved so many of the pictures I took on my camera and phone so I made an album below (press the right arrow to view all).  Here is my top 10 favorite things from the week....

1. Spending time with family and seeing all the kids enjoy the beach, pool, and just being silly with eachother (Lincoln even left my side to play without me sometimes)
2. Fun on the beach at night searching for sand crabs and flying kites.
3. Hayden boogie boarding for the first time and catching waves with his cousins.
4. Lincoln playing in the sand and playing with the fiddler crabs in his wagon with daddy.
5. Morning workouts before the house was awake with E to include a beach run, kayaking, and tennis (thanks to Grammy for helping get Lincoln up while we were still out)
6. Watching Hayden and Sarah participate in the Limbo competition, Homerun Derby, and a Tennis Clinic (Hayden got a medal for winning the Limbo)
7. Watching the kids catch crabs with Pops and then enjoying them with dinner twice.
8. Watching E take 4 kids out on the kayaks by himself and later taking all 5 kids night fishing
9. Late night family talks with Emily asking Grammy to tell stories about me and Vicki growing up.  (we heard about me breaking my arm in 1st grade and the Spaghetti Dinner story every night)
10. The beautiful weather, awesome sunrises on the ocean and sunsets on the sound, and knowing how blessed we are to be able to have had this time together.