Family Fun

 First real fishing excursion with Dad....it was a success.  Who knew the pond at the playground would have the best fishing around.

 Both Van and Jared caught fish at the exact same time...showing both prizes!

At our favorite fair in West Alexander, PA.

Bath buddies: Van has graduated to the shower so now these 2 have their bath time together

Labor day fun at the lake with Amber and Sean and cousins

We found a butterfly with a broken wing that we adopted as our pet. We had lots of fun with it since it couldn't fly away!  Ward likes to wear earphones while helping dad mow the lawn.

Happy Girl

Merick is such a little bundle of sweetness. I have so many pictures of her smiling because all I have to do is make eye contact and she grins. She is so, so much fun!

FAMILY

Jared's parents came to visit to help me out while Jared was away, and Jared was able to spend a few days at home too with them. And with Amber and Sean now living in Pittsburg we were able to spend time with them too. It was nice to have family (and helping hands) around!

 Picking Blueberries

Grandma and Grandpa took the kids to Lowe's Build and Grow program. 

Cousins!

Van loved having Uncle Sean to rough-house with when Jared was gone

Children's museum in Pittsburgh

picture for Bobby's superhero birthday party

Grandma and Grandpa took us to a fun little kids amusement park place before they left town. The boys loved it!

Snapshots

While Jared was doing rotations out of town for the past 2 months we would often send him pictures to his phone of whatever we were up to or the sweet and funny moments just to keep connected. Looking back at all the snapshots made me smile because it is just a great collection of moments that show the kids personalities and just the day-to-day moments that made me smile. These pictures make me happy.

 Beach dinner picnic

 Ward loves to wear random things when he plays, he always has to be wearing something lately

 Ward's rule to live by: you must wear your frog boots at ALL times

 Our sweet neighbors who have adopted our kids as their own grandchildren bring over popsicles for the boys everytime they are playing outside on a warm day

sick 

Van decided to sing songs to Merick to calm her down

My cleaning buddy

 Always a super hero!

He was being a fireman rescuing all the animals

 How we roll!

The ice cream truck goes right by our house!