Family Fun Day!

Daddy has been working. A LOT.  Overtime on top of overtime, which means we don't get to spend as much quality time with him as we would like to.  He even sent us to San Diego for our trip with the family a couple of weeks ago and stayed to work so we can always have what we need.  He is the BEST.  Well, last Friday Daddy surprised us and took the day off!!  We packed in as much fun family time as possible and enjoyed every minute!

Uncle Steve and family are in D.C. right now and are letting us use their pool.  Perfect on this hot day!

Even Champ got in on the fun.  This was his first time with a pool.  He wasn't big on swimming, but he enjoyed getting his paws wet and watching the boys play!

Summer ≠ Time Off

The boys and I look forward to summer more than anything.  No homework, no schedules, no bedtimes......you get the idea.  But for my boys, this doesn't mean they are taking time off.  Jake and Brady are two of the hardest working boys I know.  Their love is football.  They have fun and they like competing.  They know this means they need to work...hard.  So in between video games, swimming, staying up late, and hanging with friends, our summer looks a lot like this:

I love their motivation and work ethic.  They already know if you want something bad enough, you need to be willing to work for it.  Keep working hard, boys.  The sky is the limit!!

Fabulous Fourth

This year we spent our Fourth of July evening with our good friends, the Cappellinis.  They had us over for a delicious dinner and to watch the fireworks in their community.  Afterwards, the boys (big and small) had a little fun lighting some fireworks of our own in the driveway.  It was a wonderful night with wonderful friends!