iPhone Catch Up

Our days are full.... very full.  Trying to finish up some house projects while still enjoying the last few weeks of summer.  Once I have my pictures back I want to do a before and after post with all we've done.  I think it will be fun to look back on one day.

I keep getting a message that my photo card on my phone is full so I better unload.

Lots of time spent with friends :)

Cheech was happy to finally have full access to the house.  Owen loves his cat so much and on this particular day he fell asleep while petting Cheech.

 Last Thursday, while Adam was at daycare, Owen and I went for a bike ride.

We went to a fun family pool party at the Wolf's house.  Adam now goes off the diving board.

 

This past weekend the boys went to the lake with Papa and Finney.  Mike went up for a night which meant I was home alone for 24ish hours.  I missed my boys, but definitely loved some time to myself and I got a lot done too!

 The boys went to a pool party this week.  They played a bunch of really fun water balloon games.  This was a relay where they had to use their feet to pass a water balloon down the line.

 Owen and Isaac were the only boys from their class at the party.  I don't think they minded even though they wouldn't get near the girls for a picture.  In a few years that won't be the case!

 Fishing in the creek

 Playing at the park

 

 Going to the fair

 Finding "treasures" in our yard

 Today we officially sold our house.  My sister and Eric bought it and are moving in and we are soooo excited.  Owen is so in love with his cousin, Caleb. 

 

 Owen is constantly climbing.  He's always looking for a good climbing tree.  He found one at my parents' house.

Video of our trip to CA

Mike made a video of our trip last month to California.  As much as I make fun of him for always using his Go Pro and even though it can make you a little sick to your stomach watching footage from it, it makes some cool videos!  He did such a great job.

Click HERE to see the movie on You Tube.

Finally!

We are officially moved into our new (yet very old) house.  We've been working from the time we wake up each day until we finally crash at night. Packing, moving, fixing, lifting, cleaning, arranging, rearranging, and fixing some more.  We are so fortunate to have had help from family and friends.  When Mike and I moved 7 years ago we did it ourselves.  Meaning we didn't hire a moving service.  We swore if we ever moved again we would use a moving service or we wouldn't move.  Well, we did it again and moved ourselves.  But we had lots of help from friends and family and are so thankful for that!

We had originally planned to move in the last week of July, but if you know my husband, when he puts his mind to something he makes it happen (usually early).  So our first night was Tuesday, July 15th.  The boys have adjusted well, although I know they will always hold a special place in their heart for our previous home on Pine Street.  The great part is, my sister and Eric are moving into that house so the boys will still get to visit often.

Here are some pictures that I've taken recently to help recap what we've been doing in between the big move...

Last weekend Paige and the girls came home.  They had snow cones at the Sacred Heart church festival.

Spent time climbing trees...

Adam won a fish and named him Freddy.  Freddy has a lot of spunk!

Sam and Ella had never been to Chocolate World so we made sure to take them.  Lots of chocolate, lots of fun!

This sweet boy and his mommy and daddy came home for a day last week.  Love him!!

Wednesday night we had our first dinner guests.  The Bullocks came for dinner.  Even though Nolan is only 10 months old, he fit right in with our crazy boys!  Owen loved making him laugh.

Adam goes to daycare on Thursdays and Owen is home with me.  I try to do something special with him on those days.  On this morning he chose to play Stratego.  He won.

The boys and neighbor friends had fun with sparklers.

 Saturday night we went on a family date night to Lititz.  Owen took our picture before we left.  After weeks of shorts, t-shirts, and pony tails, it felt good to put on normal clothes.

We had dinner and icecream.  We love that town!

Tonight we had my parents over for dinner. They are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary!  I told Owen tonight that I hope he is married to his wife for 40 years and he said "I'm not getting married, that's gross."

 I hope you had a wonderful weekend too!

Cousin time

This past Sunday we stopped out for one last visit with Jesse, Anna, and Fletcher before they head to Japan for 3 years. 

Missing Maddie

 We hoped to get a picture of all the cousin kids together, but not everyone was in the mood for a photo shoot.  
  I'm sure one day we'll enjoy looking back at these pictures.

Our numbers are quickly multiplying.  Owen and Adam love that they each have a baby to hold. 


Next month Beatrice will become a big sister. 

 My sister and my nephew, cutie Caleb.

 I love getting together with everyone.  We'll miss Jesse, Anna, and Fletcher!

Lately...

I didn't realize it's been a while since I blogged.  The summer is going by quickly... too quickly.
We have been busy trying to get the house all ready for us to move in by the end of the month.  I need to post some pictures of what we've done so far.  We still have a lot to do, but we're getting there.

The boys have been really great about playing (sometimes for hours on end) by themselves while Mike and I work on the house.  I remember just a few months ago wondering when Adam would start entertaining himself for more than 20 minutes and he's finally at that point.  I think our trip to Lego Land really inspired him to build with Legos.  He could spend hours building. 

A few weeks ago Adam helped me plant veggies in our greenhouse.  We planted lots of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. 

We actually have two cucumbers and a bunch of tomatoes growing.  Mike didn't think we'd grow anything since we don't have the best luck keeping plants alive, so I was happy to prove him wrong.

We spent the 4th of July at Raystown Lake with Papa and Finney.  The boys went up a night early which meant Mike and I had a free night without kids.  Always a nice treat!

We had fun swimming and playing in the water at the lake.  Owen tried water skiing for the first time too.

Even though we didn't get a pool membership this summer, the boys have been doing a lot of swimming!  This week they are both taking swimming lessons.  Some sweet friends have also invited us over to swim which makes for two very happy and worn out boys.