HOT, HOT, HOT!

It has been so hot here in St. Louis the past 2 weeks or so (highs in the upper 90s most days). So, we have been staying inside a lot and trying to get in the water as much as possible.

Father's day was another hot day so we had to celebrate inside at Bob's parents house.

The 3 Dad's enjoying some wine.

The kids tried to spend some time outside with the help of some Popsicles. Here is a picture of the 4 older cousins (Lucas and Katy were napping).

We have been spending a lot of time at my parents lake house this summer. I took the kids twice within a few days for some day trips. My brother, Nicole and Avery were in town so it was great to see them and always so great to get the 3 cousins together (they just love Avery).

This past Saturday was a high of 98 but thankfully it didn't feel so hot in our friend Tre and Julie's pool. Bob and I are so thankful this year that Addison and Lucas are not afraid of the water and can doggie paddle, kick and tread water while wearing their life jackets. Bob and I can actually relax in the water a little which is a nice change from the past few summers.


The kids really enjoyed their pool side pizza picnic!

Then us adults decided to have a little fun...

CANNONBALL!!!

(Bob)

(Me)

(Julie)

(Tre)

Busy, busy, busy!

Last weekend was a PACKED and FUN weekend for all of us. It began with Friday night. Our neighbors hooked us up with free box seat tickets to Dora Live. The seats were amazing and the kids were so excited. Addison danced and clapped along and really enjoyed herself. Lucas did about as well as any 2 year old would do and he also had a great time. It was so much fun to take the kids to a special event like that (being free also made it even better).

Saturday we went to Bob's firm family picnic and this year it was bowling. It was so fun to take the kids for their first time bowling. They did pretty well during the first game but the second game started around nap/resting time so we decided to not continue to chase the kids around the bowling alley anymore. The kids loved the shoes and were so excited the whole time. They were not too thrilled about waiting so long for their next turn, but we manged.

After bowling, we dropped the kids off at Bob's parents for a sleep over and headed to the winery with our friends Tre and Julie for a celebration of Tre and Bob's birthdays in June. The weather was amazing and so was the wine. We all had a great time.

The weekend ended with our nephew Tyson's 6th bday party at a playground on Sunday. No pictures were taken....we were too busy running around after the kids. After the party we were so glad to be home for the rest of the day despite Bob finally getting a chance to mow the lawn (poor guy).

Catching up.

We have been staying pretty busy this summer so far. I have not posted in awhile so I will catch up now....

This past Saturday night I had 3 friends over from my parenting chat board (the 3 of the mom's that happen to live in St. Louis as well). We have become good friends and we were excited to get together again and all 9 kids (all age 2-4).

Here are 7 of the kids at the end of the night taking a cartoon break.

Some of the group enjoying our deck and really nice weather.

I could not believe that they sat so well at the table and colored together.

This past week I met my parents down at their lake house with the kids and spent the night and enjoyed a day on the boat and at the small beach there.

Papa enjoying the day with the kids....

I took a picture like this of the kids last year and just love it.

A week ago I went up to Chicago for Hendrix's (Marina and Corey's son) 1st birthday party. Our nephew Brendan's birthday party was the same weekend, so Bob stayed home with the kids to take them to that party and I flew to Chicago for a quick trip alone. Marina and Corey planned a great circus themed party and the weather turned out to be great. I know Marina appreciated me being there and helping out a bit like she did for both of our kids 1st bday parties. It was also great to kick back and have some quality time with Marina and I really enjoyed playing Rock Band too!!!

Happy Birthday to Hendrix....

He is getting close to learning how to walk.

The happy happy family!