It must run in the family

A few weeks ago in primary I had a sharing time lesson on how to come closer to God. I had little footprints cut out of paper and asked the kids to write or draw on the footprint what they can do to come closer to God. Then they had to come to the front and share what they had written or drawn. When it was Blakes turn this is what he brought up to show the class.
























Blake climbing a ladder.

I'm positive he inherited that clever brain from his dad.

Not for sale

Banana Ball

When we were little she would tease me, trick me and make me do things I didn't want to do.


Lucky for her, I still love her.

Mostly b/c for years she was the queen of bangs and I coveted her full fringe.

She is still my idol and I still covet her beautiful, shiny locks of lovely curls.


Except for right after she wakes up in the morning...


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANA Banana Ball!!!

Holiday works

Both my eyes and tummy are bit puffy after this long weekend of going to bed very late every night and consuming a load of sugar every day.
It was well worth it all.

Our friends put on a great firework show before heading to Conshohocken fireworks.

We enjoyed a Phillies game


Colin and Sarah thought it would be pretty funny to give Blake a gender complex.



Happy holidays to you all!

Thank You Captain Canuck!

Just in time for Canada Day, Captain Canuck came to my rescue.



I didn't bake a cake or even wear red but I did get a surprise celebration at the end of the night. We had a busy day today and got home around 9:00pm. Just in time to catch a firework show visible from our backyard. So we climbed through Blake's bedroom window and sat on the roof to enjoy the show.





Happy Canada day to all my friends and family up North. I wish I could of gone to the Raymond parade with you all!

Does it get any better?

This face pretty much sums up how fun this weekend was!

We hung out with my brother Rob and his family.


The adults enjoyed soaking in the sun
while the kids enjoyed soaking in the water.

cousins



After watching a disappointing English football game
the boys released some frustration with a little game of pool ball.

Cracker surfing

It's a shame her husband couldn't join, but we had a blast with Christina (Mike's sister) and Max.
Max had a few of his first while he was here.

1st Jeep ride

1st Swing

1st taste of the ocean


We tried to mix it up this time with different "sight seeing" than our usual. Especially since this is Christina's 2nd time here.
We took her to the Magic Gardens down town.








We took her to Blandon, Pa which turned out to NOT be as cool as we thought a place with such an awesome name should be. I guess with the word BLAND in it, what can you expect...
It was still fun to visit. There wasn't a welcome sign so we took a picture next to a street sign.




Memorial Day we spent at the shore.




We even spotted a baby shark while we were there.


Then of course, what's a trip without some good ol' cracker surfing?

On our way into the city

Forget the long lines!!!
Who needs the DMV when you have some duct tape, a sharpie and a little cardboard?!

molly is the singer in a band

Blake has the greatest aunts and uncles and LOVES when any of them come to visit (especially the ones that have kids his age hint, hint).

Aunt Suzie and her friend Barb came out to visit.

Suzie taught Blake how to play the drums.

so we taught her how to fly a kite.

Turns out she already knew how.




It was fun hanging out



and sad to say goodbye!

Please come again soon. :)

One more candle added to the cake

Good morning 30, I've been expecting you....

I'd be lying to you if I said I did everything I wanted to do in my 20's - b/c I didn't. I did do a lot and had a lot of fun!
One thing I can say is I am ready for the next decade and it's a nice feeling. No panic, no regrets just excitement and anticipation.

Mike made sure I went out with a bang. This year he set up a sitter for Blake and took me on a weekend trip to New York City.

We walked the big apple



Went to a Broadway



He even took me on a dinner cruise.










It was just what I wanted.

Then on Monday, which was my actual Birthday, two great friends took me out for lunch.

If there is one great thing I have learned these last few years is that life may not turn out exactly how you planned it out to be and that is OK. In some ways that has been a hard lesson for me to learn, but I am grateful I have a great husband and a beautiful, perfect son.