Best B-day Ever

So Mommy got the best present of all for her birthdays…a day with Nathan and Daddy. We packed a lunch and went to the Shawnee Park in Xenia. It was an absolutely beautiful day in the low 80’s and sunny. After our picnic, we fed the ducks in the pond. I gave Nathan some bread to throw and he started eating it instead. After that, we took a trip to Young’s Dairy for some yummy ice-cream. Daddy got a strawberry shake and Nathan was more interested in the straw than his own ice cream. Here is a picture of Mommy and Nathan sharing the shake. After ice-cream we went to see the farm animals. Nathan saw billy goats, cows, chickens, and a kitty cat. It was a perfect day and the best B-day that I have ever had thanks to Nathan and Nick.

Sweet Corn Festival

Every year we go to the Fairborn’s Sweet Corn Festival and this year was no exception. While we were there we stopped by the wooden toys booth to pick a few toys for Nathan. Here is a picture of him and his wooden car.

Buck Creek

We had such a good time boating at Norris Lake we decided to go boating the very next weekend and we invited Katie, Cody, Riley, and Sully along. Riley had a good time watching Cody “skate” board on the water. Nathan got a chance to wear his new lifejacket when he went swimming with Daddy. Nathan was all smiles in the water, splashing and kicking his legs. Riley after some convincing from Cody and Nick finally decided to get in the water and swim with the boys. Here are some great pictures of the boys in action!

Norris Lake

Every year we like to go on a boating trip over a long weekend. We didn’t go anywhere last year because I was pregnant and not really up for boating long periods of time. But this year we definitely made up for lost time and we went in with 3 other couples and rented a house right on Norris Lake. It was a beautiful 4 bedroom 3 ½ bath place to call home for the weekend. We spent a lot of our time outside on the 3 story deck that overlooked the lake. Here is a view of our place from the lake and a picture of the view off our deck.




Here are some pictures of us relaxing after a long car ride.





Carson amazed us all with is mad water skiing skills.




Nathan loved the boat and the water.





While we were out we stopped at one of the marina and picked up a new life jacket for Nathan. Of course Nick was easily convinced that Nathan needed the life jacket when he found out it was scarlet and gray. Mason got one too. Here are some pictures of Nathan and Daddy and Mason and Katie (Mason's mommy) and their matching life jackets.




Daddy and Nick tried their hand at wake-surfing. Nick was even able to drink a beer and surf at the same time. Amazing!!!




We had a lot of fun and are already planning our trip back for next summer. Here is a picture of the Brauns enjoying their boat and a picture of the Bardo family.

Ballons!

It is funny how the simplest things can keep Nathan entertained for hours. I had a mylar balloon left over from Emily’s wedding shower that I took off the mailbox to throw away. Nathan saw the balloon and was very curious and amused by it so we kept it around. It last over two weeks. Nathan had a good time playing with the balloon and it instantly became his favorite toy.

Daddy's Hat

Nathan loves to wear and play with Daddy’s baseball caps. Here are some cute pictures of Nathan doing just that.

Like Father Like Son

Here is a snapshot to show that the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree…or something like that. Nathan and Daddy sleeping together.

Slip N Slide Fun

It was a really hot 4th of July weekend so the Brauns came over for a little Slip N Slide Fun. Carson had a blast and he made every one go down the Slip N Slide including Brutus and Pooh. There were 3 lanes on the Slip N Slide so of course we had races. Carson won every time!!! Nathan and Evan loved playing in the water pool at the end of the Slip N Slide.