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We spent this Labor Day
laboring (what a willing pack mule)
ahem…hiking to our favorite
waterfall.
For the first time, we ventured under the water
and to the top of the falls.
Well, some of us did.
The boys brought along their sketchbooks.
Brooke brought her smile.
I brought my love.
I love our family times together.
Seems I’m in good company.
We’re loving the book we’re using this year, Dannah Gresh’s Secret Keeper Girls: The Gift of True Friendship.
May’s theme was BFF’s (best friends forever’’s). I’m happy with what good friends the Sonflower Sisters have become over the past four years.
They crafted–their favorite part of the gatherings–cards to other friends, letting them know how special they are to them.
We finished up with a group brithday party. What fun!
What a blessing we have in our Sonflower Sisters BFF’s.
I was searching through old photos when I realized I never posted about Father’s Day.
Dad started his special day with the high-fat, high cholesterol, once-a-year breakfast in bed.
Then we whisked him away to see Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian Imax version. Awesome!
We moseyed around The Avenue in the gorgeous weather,
popping in the dog store
to get a treat a treat for the fifth child we left at home.
When he’d thoroughly enjoyed his cup of Joe from Starbucks, we surprised him with a trip to Ridemakerz, where he made his own remote control car
so he can race the kids.
After a yummy grilled dinner, we all swam out back.
What a grand time for a great father. Happy Father’s Day, Chuck! Our childre are the most blessed in the world.
You can see it on their faces.
I’m a little behind and a little out of order, but it’s only because we’re having so much fun I don’t have as much time to blog.
We spent this 4th of July celebrating a cousin’s birthday. She’s the same age as Brooke and they get along beautifully.
The kids loved hanging out with family,
enjoying the warm water
showing off new tricks,
and having good, clean fun.
After we dried off and polished off lots of food,
including this rainbow cake we contributed to the spread,
we took in a half dozen fireworks, including the show at the Inner Harbor.
We couldn’t have come up with a better way to spend Independence Day.
My oldest turned NINE Sunday. Wow!! She requested to start the day with breakfast in bed. Each child chooses a box of sugar-cereal to share on his or her birthday. She chose Fruity Pebbles. Yummo!
Instead of having dinner out, which is our birthday custom, she asked if we could visit the Maryland Science Center. WooHoo! (I was secretly hoping she’d choose the Cheesecake Factory for dinner while we were down there.)
We started out in the dinosaur exhibit, which contained a huge mold of Brooke’s favorite dinosuar, the Triceratops.
After digging for fossils
and putting together bones to form a dinosaur,
we were off to the lobby for some fun with the laser harp
and the pulley seats. It took us a little while to figure out the seats using more pulleys were easier to lift.
We visited our favorite section on the 3rd floor and played with all the kids’ toys.
We finally made it to the 2nd floor for the first time ever. I was so glad we took the time to stop there. We saw a great show in the planetarium and got to explore space.
At this second floor exhibit, I was delighted to line up my stair-step children for a gratuitous shot. They are now officially 3, 5, 7, and 9 for a few months. What fun!
They asked me to close my eyes and led me to the “best dinner ever,” a giant blue crab. You can tell we’re from Bawlmer, Hon.
We spent some time taking in the sights of the Harbor, and walking around to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. What fun we had together on Brooke’s special day.
Thanks, Brooke, for celebrating with us in such a fun way. You are a fantastic daughter.
I know I said I postponed Mother’s Day. But looking back at my photos from that day, I realize I had a wonderful day.
We stopped for ice cream at Broom’s Bloom Dairy after church, then wandered around the countryside looking at the homes for sale. I have a farmette on my heart.
After my dad left in the late afternoon, Chuck and I sat outside under this amazing sky
to partake in this wonderful dinner while overlooking the river.
After a very skinny sliver of this four layer decadence,
we came inside to cuddle up to a romantic movie.
Wow, it really was a fantastic Mother’s Day. And tomorrow I get spoiled by my children. I can’t wait!
Seriously.
I had so much going on in my head and home this weekend I just knew I wouldn’t be able to enjoy it. So I called my Mom last week and asked if we could celebrate it a week late–on a day when I “should” be de-stressed and able to enjoy her and myself.
Now I’m looking forward to, not dreading, Mother’s Day.
Have you ever delayed a holiday so you could enjoy it?
Happy Birthday to my first son!
I still remember being pregnant with him, wondering how I would ever know what to do with a boy.
Now I can’t imagine how boring life would be without boys.
Sunday 17 of Brad’s closest guy friends invaded our house
and did lots of very boyish things.
There wasn’t a sword unused in the house. What a fantastic birthday celebration!
