Dawson's Fourth Birthday Bash!

Yet another birthday party!

This time, we got to celebrate with Reid's friend Dawson at his annual "Birthday Bash." (There's always a commemorative t-shirt to make it extra official!)

We had a wonderful with Dawson's friends and family by the pool. Somehow, they always seem to have great weather for this event!

Happy birthday to Dawson!

Father's Day / Toy Story 3!

I'm sure it was a very special Father's Day for Ross this year, as we spent it seeing the long-awaited release of Toy Story 3!

(Remember how long we've been waiting? Since before this October 2009 post...)

Ross is a wonderful Dad, so of course he spent Father's Day doing what Reid wanted to do. As you can see, they both enjoyed using the 3D glasses! (I only wish we had managed to take a "normal" Father's Day pic, too. This is all we have!)

A Party for Andrew & Avery

One of Reid's best buddies from school, Andrew, turns four this month - and his sister Avery turns two (bless their mom!) so we celebrated with a party at Pump It Up!

Lots of Reid's schoolmates were there and there was lots of action! Pump It Up has different rooms with different inflatables and activities so just when the kids get restless, it's time to switch rooms. (Someone is veeerrryyyy smart...) We spent time in the first room with a big slide that was a hit with the kids - and the dads - and then moved on to the next room, where there were several things to choose from including an obstacle course and a rock wall.

We were so proud of Reid for going up the wall! And I was the first adult to try it out. I made it all the way to the top! Lucky me.... I won some Pump It Up tattoos for my efforts!

I loved seeing sassy little Avery stomping around in her birthday tutu - she is a feisty girl!

Happy Birthday to Andrew and Avery!

Summer is Here!

Summertime is officially here! We kicked off the summer with a group playdate with some friends (and friends-of-friends) from Reid's school.

Since peaches are in season, we took a drive to a local peach orchard. They had lots and lots of varieties for us to pick, and some super-delicious plums, too!

We got there early in the day to beat the heat... but we weren't early enough. It was H-O-T! About an hour of picking was more than enough for the kids, and the moms. We had planned on staying for a picnic lunch but that did not seem nearly as fun once we were out there.

But at least we all walked away with bushels of peaches and plums to eat! (Did I mention that neither Ross nor Reid will eat fresh peaches? Or plums? *Sigh.*)