Crazy Summer!

How come there is soo much fun stuff to do in the summer. Well Summer has been fun, busy and going by fast. This is what we have been up to. We finally got are yard torn out. The picture above is the boys watching the skid steer. They were in heaven, such boys.

We went to my parents cabin and rode 4-wheelers. It was lots of fun especially because 2 of Chad's brothers and their families joined us. I swear the boys never got off the 4-wheelers.

The 4th of July is my favorite holiday. I like it on a Sunday, then you get to celebrate it 3 days in a row. We did the usual BBQ, fireworks and parade.

How cute are the boys with their hand over their heart. I just love America.

We were lucky enough to see the tank up close on our way to the parade. The nice soldiers even let Bentley and his cousins in it.
Also Chad had a B-day! Hooray! We had lots of fun on his special day.

Sun time!

The Zoo and Farm

Last week we went to the Zoo and Wheeler Farm. We went to the Zoo with my mom, sisters and sister-in-laws and of course all the kids. We were a big group and had a lot of fun. Too bad my kids were party poopers and both of them fell asleep at the zoo.

Wheeler Farm was fun. Just the boys and i went. They could have cared less about the animals, all they wanted to do was play on the tractors.

This and That

Well i have been a slacker. Just haven't been in the mood to blog. I decided it has been long enough and i am due for an update. Here is a little "this and that" of what we are up to these days:
-Chad has the summer off so he is just working and we love that we get to see him more.
-Hopefully soon we will be tearing up our yard. It is going to be a lot of work. Bring on the farmers tan and blistered hands.
-We are excited for the dryness and heat to come. Really it has been hard to kill our grass and weeds when all it does is rain. Also i would eventually like to wear shorts.

We bought a tramp. The boys love it. Eventually we will dig a hole for it so it will be in the ground. Check out my amazing yard in the background.

Bentley had his 1st preschool graduation. Good thing he has 2 more years of preschool.

Most of our days are spent outside (when the weather allows). Lincoln is obsessed with Chad's long board. Chad goes fast when he is on it. All Linc does is smile.

Bentley loves his bike. That is all he wants to do. Hopefully soon we can take the training wheels off. (On a side note: notice he is wearing a helmet. All of your kids should be wearing helmets. I can't tell you how many kids i see in the ER that are sent to Primary's with a brain injury because they were not wearing a helmet) Sorry i just had to get that out.

Tracy Aviary

Thanks to Chad's awesome work we got tickets to Tracy Aviary. Luckily the sun decided to shine for a couple of hours. It was a great time. The boys loved it. As you can see in the picture above Chad was having a great time as usual. This is the boys waiting for the bird show.

The pink Flamingos

The bald eagle, my favorite part.

Linc trying to chase the peacock

COUSINS

Chad's sister just had a baby a few days ago and it got me thinking:
How many cousins do my boys have now?

So I did the math and must say my boys are lucky to have so many cousins.

Here are the stats:
Chad's family: 28 with 1 on the way
My family: 24 with 1 on the way
TOTAL COUSINS: 52 with 2 on the way

That is just 1st cousins I might add. The best part is they just keep coming. Again, how lucky are my boys. It's a party no matter where they go. Keep up the great work Aunts and Uncles!

Summer Buzz

Alright i know it's not Summer, but it was warm last week so we decided to buzz the boys hair for the season. I just love buzz hair cuts on boys. I tried to get Chad to buzz his head but he wouldn't go for it. Apparently the boys thought it was a great time. Too bad it's like 50 degrees outside now. Hopefully it gets warm soon.