Happy Father's Day!

Father's Day was extra special this year because Noah got baptized and Robby was actually the one to baptize him. We had 16+ family members at church with us and for lunch afterwards. It was a great day! I will post Robby's Father's Day gift very soon (a portrait of the monkeys and I!).

The Face of an Angel!

I had so much girly fun with Faith. We played "Beauty Shop" and I had fun styling her hair and painting her toenails! What a doll!

Sleepover!

We had a fun sleepover the past 2 nights with our friends, Zack and Faith. All 5 slept well (of course, they were worn out from all of the playing!). When we had them all in the backyard, Robby said, "Five is a lot." I said, "Nope, five seems just right!" : ) We shall see.....

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

Last night, we took all 3 boys (for the first time!) to a Frisco Rough Riders baseball game. We had a voucher for free tickets, so we figured if we only made it a few innings, it was worth it. We actually stayed 7 innings! The boys had so much fun. We had dinner---gotta love that ballpark food---at a picnic table in the shade and then we took them to the playground. They have a 3-story playground (picture to follow) and it really helped get their wiggles out. Then, we got to our seats, which were on the 4th row right behind 1st base. Jonah got scared because there were a few homeruns and they shot off fireworks. So, then, every time the announcer spoke, he started crying. We ended the night (10:30 PM!!!!) at Sheridan's Frozen Custard---yummy! A fun time was had by all and when we got to the car, Robby and I high-fived each other because we actually did it! We took 3 kids to the ballpark and made it back home safely with all 3 kids! It felt like a major accomplishment. : )

Can you see me now?

Luke climbed to the very top (3rd story!) of the playground and then was too afraid to slide down. So, guess who had to climb up and slide down with him!!! I never knew you could get "plastic burn" from a slide. For those of you who have never experienced it, it's similar to carpet burn, but with more burn. Ouch! This slide was definitely not designed for mommies.

Summer is here!

Well, I guess the official day of summer is June 20, but to our family, summer is here! Robby's last day of school was Friday and Noah has been out for a month now (ahhh....one of the joys of private school). We plan to spend lots of time at our neighborhood pool. Noah starts at 7 AM every morning, "Are we going to the pool today?" That boys THRIVES on activity and has so much energy to burn. He's a great little swimmer, too. I'm glad we did lessons for so many years. The other two, however, have never had lessons.

Luke already gave us a huge scare when he slipped into the deep (4 1/2 ft.) end of the pool as I turned to get Jonah dried off. I turned to see the top of his little head bobbing in the water and yelled at Robby to grab him. Thankfully, Robby was right there and just reached over and pulled him up. I yanked him out and we both cried. It did teach him a reverential fear of the water, though. For several days after that, he kept repeating this mantra---"I wear my life jacket in big pool." There's a great kiddie pool that's 1 1/2 ft. deep and it's perfect for Luke and Jonah. They love to collect all of the dead bugs in the skimmer. Boys are so fun!

I love this picture of the 3 of them in the fort (see Luke in the window). They were having a picnic for lunch. One day a few weeks ago, Noah proclaimed with great joy---"Breakfast was the only meal we ate in the house today!" They had a picnic outside for lunch and we had pizza by the pool that night. It's going to be a great summer!

Race for the Cure

Today some girlfriends and I, along with Aunt Penny, walked in the Race for the Cure. Before the boys, we used to do it every year. It's always a fun, girl day and we help a worthy cause, too!