Photo Drop!

We have oodles and oodles of new photos to share. Everything from baseball to football to camping to even more football. Click here to see the latest and greatest!

Back to School

We kicked the school year off with a bang--or rather a bash. We hosted an awesome back to school bash at a local park and invited family and neighborhood friends. The boys had always wanted pinatas for their birthdays. So rather than wait for their actual birthdays, we set up some at our back to school bash.

Click here for photos of the party and of the first day(s) back to school for the boys. Since Nick was starting kindergarten, he had one 'transition' day that the other boys did not have. Basically it was a practice day on Monday. On Wednesday, school officially started with Nick in kindergarten, Kyle in 2nd grade, and jack in 5th grade. Aaack!

We were thrilled with our teacher assignments. Nick has the same kindergarten teacher that both Jack and Kyle had and we love her. Kyle has the same 2nd grade teacher that Jack had and we love her, too. And while we have no firsthand knowledge of Jack's 5th grade teacher, Jack seemed pretty excited to be assigned to her classroom.

Worlds of Fun!

Ever since our first family trip to Worlds of Fun at the end of last summer, the boys have been BEGGING us to go back. We decided to go on Monday and once again had a blast. Kelly convinced Jack and Kyle to ride on a BUNCH of wild rides...Below are two pictures taken from our ride on The Prowler, an awesome and VERY FAST wooden roller coaster. Great time. For more pictures of our trip to Worlds of Fun, click here.

Eureka!

This Memorial Day weekend, we traveled south to Eureka Springs, Arkansas for a family getaway. What an incredible experience! We stayed at a very small, very quiet, very secluded resort called Pond Mountain. It was perfect. Our cabin was tucked back into the woods, completely hidden.


Just a two-minute walk away were two beautiful ponds (hence the name Pond Mountain) surrounded by nature.

The boys enjoyed fishing and skipping rocks, and Momma and Daddy simply enjoyed the family time. Also on site at the resort is horseback riding. We took off on a family trip through the woods.



Along with some swimming and grilling, it was an incredible weekend getaway. Feel free to check out more pictures from our trip here.

New Pictures Posted!

Long time no type. Over on the Photo Page you'll find links to a bunch of new photo albums including pictures from Easter, Nick's Kindergarten Roundup, and highlights from our 2010 soccer season.

Check back next week for details on our upcoming Memorial Day Weekend getaway to Eureka Springs, Arkansas!

Cabin Fever!

So we're sick of the weather. Sick of the cold. Sick of the fact that there's been snow on the ground at hour house every single day since Christmas Eve. Solution? Hit the road and invade Dave & Buster's. For those of you who don't know, Dave & Buster's is like Chuck-E-Cheese, but for grownups AND kids. Awesome video games. Very good food. There's one about 45-minutes from our house. So on Saturday after soccer, we packed up the kids, filled the iPod with rockin' road songs, and headed out. We had a great time, including some very intense video game racing.




And today, despite the fact that there's still snow and ice on the ground, Ryan has pulled out his new smoker (birthday present from Momma and the boys) and is smokin' some ribs today! Woohoo.

Happy Birthday Jack!

Our birthday/holiday cavalcade finished tonight with Jack's tenth birthday celebration. On Saturday he invited four of his buddies over for a sleepover. They stayed up late (1:30 in the morning) and got up early (7:00...aaack!). Below is a quick video of some of the boys dancing to one of the Wii games they played on the sleepover.




Click HERE to see more pictures from Jack's birthday weekend.