80s Karaoke Night

You should have seen us scrambling to find the proper attire for our church choir 80's Karaoke night. We went to the costume shop for accessories and none of the workers had ever heard of Debbie Gibson. !!!! Wow...we are getting old. Doesn't Patrick make quite the punk rocker?! Matthew even got into the act with boas and sequined gowns.

The Toothless Wonder

Summer Camp

Remlinger Farms

We've taken a couple of trips to Remlinger this summer. One was while Joshua was at summer camp. Matthew and I took our back door neighbors for a fun day at the farm. The second time was with our friends from NC, Nancy and her daughters Ashleigh and Lacie. Joshua took a buddy with him and they took off with a cell phone and rode every single ride including the ponies which they had to sweet-talk the attendant into letting them ride since she felt like they were too big. They told her they were trying to ride every ride in the park once, and she gave in and let them ride. Matthew and I are going back one day this week with Dori and her kids Ali and Andrew while Joshua is at baseball camp. It's a fun place to go. We always get fresh corn on the cob from their market to take home with us.

July 4th

On July 4th, Patrick took the boys to our neighborhood festival where they

jumped on the inflatables, kicked footballs, ate hot dogs and generally had a blast. Both boys wore their tae kwon do t-shirts so that they could collect a dollar from their instructor for advertising for them. After the festival, our friends the Caswells joined us for some canasta, wizard (after which Joshua built a card house) and dinner and then we all gathered in the front yard to set off fireworks and watch the various shows going on in the neighborhood. July 4th is never quiet around here and we all go to bed over-stimulated from all the lights and pops.

Black Eye

Joshua is sporting his first black eye, compliments of his dear mother. We were playing a competitive game of ultimate frisbee at the Microsoft fields against Patrick and Matthew and the frisbee missed Joshua's hands and smacked him on the face instead. He's very proud of his bruise and enjoys telling people that his mom gave him a black eye.

Camping Trip

We went on a camping trip to Sun Lakes Campground along with 20 other families in our church. We had lots of fun in the sun with boat rides galore. We had our first water skiing lessons, had a blast on the inner tubes and enjoyed the breezes on three different boats. We also enjoyed staying up late and playing canasta with the Caswells. Matthew had fun traipsing from tent to tent hanging out with everyone. We spent considerable time the morning we left trying to locate his flip flops which were scattered throughout the camp in various places. :)

Black Belt Club

Joshua has joined the Black Belt Club at our local martial arts school and is consequently learning weapons. Here is a picture of him and his friend Andrew practicing with the bow staff. He participated in their boot camp last week and was dripping in sweat by the end of the class. He's loving it!

Patrick's Birthday

We celebrated Patrick's birthday on Father's Day since we were going camping on his birthday. My friend Dori helped me pick out a Cuisinart grind/brew coffee maker. He was so excited! He really likes the one Dori and Keith have, so the boys and I wanted to get him one, too. Now we have fresh coffee in the mornings.