Stormy Weather

Since the boys and I completely missed the earthquake event of last week while splish splashing in the pool, we wanted to be ready for the Hurricane event coming our way. With flashlights ready and plenty of battery power for our portable DVD player, we prepared for the storm. We had lots of inside activities to keep us busy...some baking, some painting, some marshmallow craft/snacking. We were incredibly lucky to have only minimal tree damage and a short loss of power. The followed day our clean up crew surveyed the damage and checked out the puddles before heading to an awesome gathering of cousins. The 2nd generation of cousins is quite a cute bunch. Van and Zak forgot their happy face poses unfortunately but the beauty of this gathering was enough to make us all smile.

Here's hoping that all our loved ones and friends without power and in the flood zones stay safe and recover quickly.

Mini Vaca...

...to our beloved DC for Daddy's birthday. So first there was this cake which the boys decorated...surprised?



and then this delicious cake...



and then first metro ride for the brothers...




and then a dragon ride...



and then some piloting...



and some much needed running...



followed by some more much needed running...



and then a dance party with our much missed DC pals after a wonderful visit and yummy dinner and oh yes...more cake...



and yes...there's still more...next it's time for crabs...Van and Zak decided to name the crabs before they ate them...yummy...meet Froggy and Crabby...




and then there are prizes from the claw machine...



and finally one happy family...doesn't get much better than this...happy birthday Daddy...we LOVE you!!

August already?!

How can it be August already? Zak's first summer is just flying by. We are continuing to pack in plenty of lazy days and plenty of fun. This week it's Art Camp and Vacation Bible School with our best buddies, Austin and Logan. Lots of rehearsing for their performance on Friday...stay tuned for video of that fun! For now just digging through some photos trying to find some with clothing...here's a funny sequence from the beach. Apparently Daddy's technical skills are rubbing off already. Two sets of headphones...where's that spliter thingy?