Summer Fun
Our summer has been full of lots of activities. I don't want to make a long post, and it's been a while since I posted due to the busyness that summer brings to our house, but I will give a few snippets.
Dennis' sister Karen, and her husband, David, came to visit for a few days. We enjoyed their company, and the kids did too. David (who we haven't ever really gotten to know) was great to have around...the kids loved him and he and Eric even went out canoeing one afternoon. Karen got to spend lots of time with her mom, which was the main purpose of the visit :)
We celebrated the Fourth of July with just our family this year. We were considering a last minute weekend sailing trip, but couldn't quite pull it off. After a great cookout of slow-roasted ribs and fresh corn on the cob, we did our own little fireworks before going out on the boat to see the big fireworks. Dennis surprised us all this year by letting Eric set off some fireworks! Below is a picture of Eric with the blow torch. Of course, Dennis had to scare his pants off by making a big "Bang!" sound the first time Eric went to touch the fuse with the torch! Eric did a great job and was responsible and safe. Above is a picture of us watching Eric. Granni was sitting down with Bay and Leah, and Elsa, always vying for attention, had to get on her lap as well. Silly dog ;)
Eric recently had a 1/2 birthday party in our pool. He had delayed a party this year in hopes of being able to have a pool party this summer. The first one was rained out, but we rescheduled and the boys had a blast. There were just 5 boys, but I filled their time with pool games, diving contests, relays, an obstacle course, water balloon races, and more, and the time flew by. It was a good thing too! Ten year olds sure do get into trouble rather quickly if left to themselves for more than a few minutes!!!!
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