Weekend!

I PROMISE to get something new up here this weekend - PROMISE!

Weekend Getaway

We just got back from Deep Creek Lake, MD this afternoon. We got there Friday evening and spent the weekend with the Golden's. It was so beautiful there - the weather was perfect too. Friday we ate pizza and just let the kiddos run around the house. Saturday I made breakfast for everyone, then we drove over to the State Park lake and Discovery center. Next we went back to our house, changed into swim gear, grabbed lunch and headed back to the State Park beach for the afternoon. After that, while Jude was napping (I stayed back with him), the gang went to Funland (kinda like Chuck E Cheese's). Saturday evening we ordered take out and ate in :) Then the kids got their bathing suits on and all climbed into the bathtub (the kind that is big with jets) and got a "bath". Today, Kerri and I got up and went for a big walk, came back and made breakfast, cleaned up and got ready to leave. We went to the top of Wisp Mountain and watched people white water raft through this awesome man-made course - it was so amazing. Anyway, enjoy some photos!

Me with the best person in the whole world!

We're peeking through a rock.

All 5 kids @ the Discovery Center

2 super cuties sittin' on the dock, feedin' the ducks!

The kiddos @ the State Park beach (before they donned swim gear)

First Days of School

I can't believe Jackson is a 1st-Grader this year. The first week of school went so well - he seems to be back into the swing of things already which is hard to believe since summer brought 11pm bedtimes and 10am wakes ups. He's popping out of bed @ 7am each morning, showering, eating breakfast, and then he's ready for the big commute to school!

All ready to leave on the 1st day of school!

Me and Jackson walking out of school after his first day of 1st grade.

2nd day of 1st grade.

Makes Me Giggle

Jude. He's really turning out to be a little character. Always making us laugh - hopefully he'll make you laugh a little too.

What Little Boys are Made of......

Sticks and stones? Not my boys :)

Science @ Its Best

Here is video of a science experiment Jackson has been wanting to do for a while now. Sorry about the blurriness of the video - you still get the idea!

Finally, a Post!

It's been a little busy around here lately (as evidenced by the 678 photos we've taken in 1 month) so my posts haven't been, well, existent! Here are a few photos to let you know what we've been up to over the past month:

Jeremy turned 35 - here is his awesome cake (thanks Linda):

We've been to (and survived)Lakemont Park and Chuck E Cheese's:

(Jackson went on the BIG roller coaster @ Lakemont - pretty big deal for a little guy)

(The boys @ Chuck E Cheese's - lots of tickets won!)

We've been swimming (because summer is finally here - just in time for school to start:)

(This picture was at the Cresson Pool)

(The bottom 3 photos were from a recent visit to our good friends the Foley-DeFiore's, who recently moved to a great neighborhood in State College. They live about 2 blocks from a new community pool that was just awesome - it had something for everyone. I was afraid the boys would never want to leave)