Happy 4th of July!

We celebrated the 4th with what has become a tradition of going to our friend Amy's house and having a cookout. We did water balloons, slip and slide, fireworks (thanks to Andy they were the big ones), lots of playing and lot's of eating. We had a great time, what a great way to celebrate our Independence! 

Mountain Trip

The kids and I headed to the mountains with grandpa this weekend. We were about 40 minutes outside of Boone in a 100 year old farm house. It was a shock to the system to not have phone or internet- but the kids ended up loving it. We went to Tweetsie Railroad where we road a ski lift, went on a cowboy train, gem mining, and so much more. We also went fishing for Trout, both kids caught 2 pounders- they caught them at the same time which means that Ryan had to pull his up onto shore with no help! They both did great and we (meaning Grandpa and I) ended up eating fish for dinner! 

There were also bubbles, s'mores, glow sticks, fishing in the creak, running- lots of running, exploring Boone,  and going to a working farm with Emu's, horses, chickens, turkeys and even a 24 hour hold bunny!  We were so tired when we came back that I'm pretty sure we could sleep for a whole day! 

Popsicle Pictures

It seems that the only time I can catch the kids for pictures is when they are eating! So here are some more Popsicle pictures.... we wouldn't survive summer without them. 

T-Ball Season Party

T-ball Season is officially over for Ryan. He loved it! I think it helped that our very close friend Amy and I were the coaches. These pictures were our end of the season party- with trophies and pizza, a good night all around!

Last Week at Triangle

This week marks the last week at Ryan and Audrey's current preschool. We are moving them to a school that has a private kindergarten and preschool so that the kids can stay together. We are really excited about the move, we have a two week break before starting, hopefully the transition goes well! 

Pool Day

We spent the morning at Uncle David's swimming pool, we love having him back in town and we love that he has a swimming pool!!! 

End of School Picture

I had this grand idea to take a picture of Audrey on the first day of school and then a picture on the last day to show how much she has grown... except she hasn't actually grown. She wears the same sized shoes, the same sized clothes and except for her hair being longer it's hard to tell any real difference. So here are the results: (the one where she isn't wearing shoes is the end of the school year picture).