Summer Fun...So far

Already this summer has been a busy one, but we've been having lots of fun! I've been really busy in the mornings teaching swim lessons, so we've only had the afternoons to have some real fun. We've gone to movies, gone swimming, had friends over, and had an end of season baseball swim party here at our house. Here are some other things that we've been up too.

Here is what I've been doing every day until noon, swim lessons. It's been fun, but after 3 hours of being in the sun, it tires me out! The kids are so cute though. :)

A friend of Nick's gave him some tickets to a DBacks game, so he took Cole. This was actually before school was out, but it was during the final week of school so I guess that qualifies as summertime. They were handing out these Tony Pena masks to everyone, so Nick took Cole's picture with it, haha.

Someone brought these giant cookies to the Twins end of season baseball party. Aren't they cool? The party was a swim party here at our house and these cookies had all of the kids names on them. The boys loved them. Sadly, these are the only pictures I got of the party. I kept forgetting to snap photos of all the kids. People were being pushed in the pool too so I was kind of scared to take the camera outside. I didn't want it to be thrown in the pool by mistake. Someone got thrown in and his cell phone was in his pocket, OOPS! ;) It was a lot of fun!













Here is a picture of the boys climbing a tree at their grandparents house one Sunday afternoon. Loads of fun!

We made a trip to Amazing Jake's the other night and sadly I left my camera in the car. It's a really cool place with tons of stuff to do there. They have an all you can eat buffet that is massive and then they have all kinds of fun things to do there like Laser Tag, Go Karts, Bumper Cars, Bowling, Mini Golf, a Mini Rollercoaster, and lots of video games. We won a gift card to there and had some coupons, so we went for family night and had a great time.

More summer fun photos to come soon! We leave for California on the 18th of July, so I will have lots of fun pictures to post. We plan on going to Legoland and of course the beach! I will update our trip while we're there! :)

Cub Scout Day Camp

This past Thurs-Sat was Cub Scout day camp. Oh what fun it is! This year we have both boys attending also, which means that Nick and I both went for two days, one day with Cole and one day with Jacob. The Webelos are separated from the Wolves/Bears, so they weren't together at all during the 3 days. They always have so much fun and come home SO dirty! They get to shoot BB guns, archery, swimming, crafts, outdoor games like kickball, soccer and an obstacle course, learning to tie different knots, and water balloon fights. The Webelos got to work on and completed their Scientist pin too. They left the house everyday at 1pm and got home at 11pm. They were SO tired! After two days of attending, I was SO tired as well! Good times! :)

The top picture Cole is leaving Archery and the bottom one he is getting ready for Arts and Crafts.










The top picture the Webelos are painting their den flag and in the bottom one they are with their completed "ship" that they all helped paint.

The top picture Jacob is at our den site and the bottom one he is leaving Archery.

The top picture the Bears and Wolves are getting ready to head out to some activity and the bottom one Jacob is getting ready for Arts and Crafts.

The boys passed off so many requirements. I am amazed at all the things they passed off in only 3 days! The theme this year was Pirates, in case you couldn't tell, haha, and that is right up both their alley's, especially Jacob's. ;) They were exhausted by the third day, but they are ready to do it again next year. Too bad Cole is done, although he can go back next year as a den chief. I'm loving how much fun Cub Scouts is for them! :)

Schooool's Out for Summer!

The last day of school was on Tuesday. To say the boys were excited is an understatement! They were thrilled! I was too! Everyone they know has already been out for a couple of weeks. Now there is no more homework, schedules or waking up early for a few months! :) After school they were both a little sad cause they said they will miss their friends. No worries though, they will still see friends over the summer. Cole was also a little sad about not having his teacher anymore too. He loves Mrs. Berry. He had her last year and she enjoyed her class so much that she moved up a grade and took most of the kids with her. She is so awesome. Her class is so well behaved and she also knows how to mix fun in with learning. I hope that Jacob will have her in a couple of years. She is the best and after 2 years, she will be missed!

This picture of Jacob makes him look annoyed, but really he is super excited. He was at his party here and he had food in his mouth, so he wouldn't smile, haha.

Cole got a medal for being on the Honor Roll and receiving all A's all year. Way to go Bud! He was also voted by the kids in his class as the Best Overall Athlete and the Fastest Runner. That sounds about right! :)

Schoooooool's Out for Summer! Schooooooool's Out Forever! Ha!

We are looking forward to a great summer! Enjoy everyone! :)

Don't You Just Love Science?

Cole had a major science project due this past week. His first individual one ever. He spent a lot of time looking for an experiment and then even more time putting everything together and making the poster for it.

Here he is testing it out to make sure it will work.

Here he is with his completed poster. He wanted a pretty basic one, but then he discovered the kids that had the really creative posters helped them to get further along in the competition. He learned a lot though and had a great time putting it all together even if he didn't win the top 3. Way to go Cole! That was a lot of hard work! :)

Young Love....

Jacob came home the other day full of excitement. He said he received a love letter from his "girlfriend", and that I needed to read it. This is our conversation:

Jacob: "I got a love letter today, read it, it's the best thing ever".

Me: "Oh really? How do you know it's a love letter"?

Jacob: "Because she signed it Love"!

Me: "Okay, well you can't get love letters already, you're only 8"!

Jacob: ~rolls eyes~, "Yes I can mom, I love her and she loves me. We have a lot in common too".

Me: Hahahaha! I then read the letter and tell him that I thought it was really sweet.

Jacob: "I know it is, I told you it was".

He's in 2nd grade! Isn't that a little early? This made me laugh the rest of the night. This love story doesn't have a happy ending though. This little girl is moving to Peoria soon and he is really sad! Poor Jacob! I'm sure he will be just fine, because he has also told me that there are some other girls at school who like him, LOL. Man, he is going to be a little heartbreaker one day I'm afraid. This is only the beginning too, it's only going to get worse as he gets older, haha. ;)

Here is a picture of the letter. He will probably get mad if he knows I put it on here, but what he doesn't know won't hurt him, haha. Besides as a mother, I get to show off things like this. ;)

Awwww, so sweet! She means that he is good at skipping rocks. :)

We have a Walmart!

Well Maricopa is now officially on the map! We have a brand new Walmart in town now and it's absolute HEAVEN! I will no longer have to drive 30min for everyday things. I hate going into town and so when I have to, I make sure I have a long list of things so that I don't have to go back for awhile. Now with Walmart up the road, I don't have to do that. If I forget something, I can go back the next day and get it. In fact, the store opened up on Wednesday and I have been there once a day, everyday since then, haha. It's such a nice, clean store. I hope it stays that way. The grand opening on Wednesday was a big deal. The high school band was there complete with cheerleaders. The 1st graders from our school sang a patriotic song too. It was quite the big deal. I was one of the first people to walk through the doors and I was the first one to touch the cart that I used. Awesome! :)

Our newest Bobcat!

Tuesday evening at Pack meeting Jacob received his Bobcat. He was so excited and proud of himself. There was a gentleman there from 1st ward that did a presentation for all of the boys that were receiving their Bobcats. He had a Native American outfit on and everything. It was very cool. Cole also received several Webelo pins. Great job boys! We are so proud of you two! :)

This is before we left for Pack meeting. So cute in their shirts. (I'm not sure why it's not letting me center these pictures. It's upsetting me a bit and it's the reason it's taken me awhile to get it posted. This post will look different.)

Here is Cole getting his numerous pins. :)

Here is the gentleman that came dressed up and ready to pass out the awards to the new Bobcats. :)

All of the new Bobcats and their moms/parents.

Here's me giving Jacob his Bobcat pin.













Jacob and I trying to pay attention to what was being said, haha.













Cole took this picture of the two of us when we got home. He takes pretty good pictures I think! :)

Way to go boys! You sure make us proud and we sure love you! :)