Week 34 of 52 in 2018

Everett was back from his cross country trip and the boys were happy to have him as a guest at our pool.  They've been able to have friends throughout the summer as guests and it's been helpful keeping the pool exciting and fun.  And, their guests are getting to meet their pool family.

Michael had been talking with the boys about depositing money into the bank.  After a humongous production of finding their money and arriving to the bank minutes before 12 p.m. with small change, we found out that the bank wasn't even open on Saturday.  We'll save that for another day.  We ended up at Coin Star and the boys helped dad deposit change and watch it turn into almost $100.

Week 33 of 52 in 2018

Jackson:  The tryouts for Coppermine were this weekend so Jackson was getting in as much practice time as possible (even after an almost all day soccer camp with the Blast). He was good with the indoor practice but it was quite hot on the turf.

Connor: He's not the fastest but he works hard.  Yet another fun week with the Blast for our defender.

Week 32 of 52 in 2018

Jackson:  Before leaving for vacation, Jackson was adamant that he didn't want to try out for the Kelly Post Travel team despite knowing Coach Wendell and some other friends that were going to be trying to be trying out.  We received an invite from Coppermine and Jackson was ALL OVER IT. He really loved Coach Jordan and consider that the only time he had a coach that provided him with good instruction. So, it was time to get in some lax practice.  The Snyder's were away so we were able to take advantage of their goal and bounce back.  Our baseball player even helped out and Michael learned out how to catch.

Connor:  We had reduced priced tickets and realized that the summer was almost over so we had to find a way to get to Hershey Park (separate post). Mom and the boys were off for what ended up being an all day experience.  This sweet boy showed off his love for thrill rides.  He even would ride the rides by himself when Jackson couldn't handle the heights. Giving the o.k. to launch.

After getting minimal sleep, we were up very early the next morning for teeth cleanings. I can't tell you how proud I am of this boy who is usually very uneasy about getting X rays.   It may have been the adrenaline from the prior day but he was smiling in the chair waiting for his X rays that he knew was going to happen. Who is this kid??

Week 31 of 52 in 2018

More snaps from vacation. Lots of time at the pool and some really delicious meals out.

Once we arrived home from vacation, we were off to the pool because we hadn't been in 7 whole days and that was a lot.  But, this trip was super important as we were there to celebrate our favorite 5 year old's birthday - sweet Veronica's. Happy Birthday V.