I feel a project brewing.....

That's right - Bifold doors gave up - Curtain to the rescue - But I feel a project brewing - 

Your days are numbered tile floors!!

 

First day of school!

Here are the early birds for this year - well paired.  Looking good boys - 

How is Nick in High school and Shane in Middle School?!?!

Photo bomb from Dad!

Shift one done

Nora isn't ready to be anxious about the bus 6 times a day....

Love seeing the neighbors out for the first day festivities

Here we go - Round 2 in the morning mania.  Drew is headed to 5th grade and a solo Leadbetter at CIS

Here's to another great year back on our school schedule

 

The last weekend before school starts, Parties, Concerts and 5Ks.

Last weekend before school starts and we packed in the fun!  Friday night happy hour with the neighborhood.

Movie night birthday party for Luciano at the Barbers

Kids came back here and we chilled with the neighrbos

Saturday night concert with the Mays!  This was a birthday gift for Chris - AMAZING seats at the Darius Rucker concert!

Pre-concert tailgating behind the local dentist office  - helps to know people right??

Check out this proximity!?!?

opening band time

Brought Beth to the concert =)

Concert was so well attended.  I think this happy guy knew all the words too

Concrete night over, 5K ON - its the Lobster Loop - This is the official Cyclones photo that Drew missed by 3o seconds

Off we go

Loved seeing Luciano and Shane running together

Here is the great finish!

There we go, now we have Drew part of the crew -great running by these boys!

Nick place 3rd for his age group and Ashley Briggs placed too!  Well done runners

Clean up crew complete (with the concert that night - set up was not an option)

This was a FULL weekend - now school is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

Summer fun and bringing the Boo Boo back!

Nick got an invitation out to Cape Cod for a few days with his buddies- Lucky crew!  Thank you Bemis's!!  These boys are headed to HIGH SCHOOL!!  WHAT?!?!

Time to pick up the campers!  I went up with the Briggs to snag the rugged boys.  Loved hearing their stories on the way home - the alphabet game, their circle stories etc.

I have NEVER seen so many bug bites on a boy as Shane - he was covered!

A welcome back boo boo bear meal at my folks!

So nice to have this kiddo back.  He had a blast.  He would love to go back, but wants to do it cabin style next time.  Hiking - check!

 

From one overnight camp to the next

Time to pick up this cute little nugget - We headed up the night before and camped.  Perfect little camp site with Stacie and Jason.  

This guy had a BLAST!

Drew loved showing us elements of his daily life

Shane just chilling having a soda on a random recliner/trailer

Drew forgot his slides but discovered an interesting feature of his sneakers - he calls them 'slews'

Love so much about this photo

Success - He LOVED it!

everyone sharing a meal together - fries were a hit

camping wake ups are adorable - the tent was abit more full with the entire crew for once

Think he was tired a bit?  We challenged them to finish a pint of ice cream - can you believe there was plenty of leftovers.

WE literally went right from NH to Shane's overnight hiking camp in Massachusetts.  Our GPS was mistaken so we were a bit late (which frustrated the Boo Boo bear....  as if we can never get it right...).  Thankfully the crew was still setting up when we arrived.  The counselors looked like a home run!  Rugged hikers.  Have fun Boo Boo bear!

 

Happy Birthday Diane!

When I am in DC for my besties birthday - its best to surprise her! (with the blessing of her family!!)  I was so fortunate to be able to pop in.  Looks like I stole her and went to Tuscany with this cool artwork behind us.

After dinner we headed off to hear weekly Volleyball crew.  She runs the show here.  Loved seeing her in her element.  Thankful they let me play too=)  I was thankful each time my serve actually went over the net - no that wasn't every time....

Birthday dessert ala Anna and Eve Wisneski

Because I just LOVE this Q-T's Hair cut!

Wayne is experiencing a bumper crop in the cucumber department.  I went home with 3!

Early that morning Diane and I went for a walk at the local school - Braddock high - Chris went there for 7/8 grade.

VA schools are HUGE - Nice early morning walk and chat with DiDi

Thankful for these treasures.  Loved that Eve and Ana prepped rooms and were ready for me to come.  Nice to be a part of their family and celebrating a special lady.

 

Drew's OVERNIGHT camp experience at Camp Calumet

Drew's overnight experience is at a simple bible camp on Lake Ossippee  NH, They had a camp ground linked to the camp so we opted to stay the night and get him settled.  We were THRILLED when the Canny's took us up on the option to join.  The camp had great little tent sites.  The Canny's are rather sensitive to not wanting to bother others, so when they rolled up to their camp site and it was already occupied - a double booking senario worked out in their favor as they scored a cabin that was PERFECT for them.

Loved this capture as the kids are headed to find the lake togehter.

Dogs could be on one side of the rope - Nora soaked it up and became rather water logged

LOVED camp sleeping!  the best. 

 We had an adorable boxer dog that loved noting (barking) when folks or creatures walked by.  His name was Ziggy!  I want to remember how adorably wiggly he was.  He belonged to a family whose grandmother owned him and was camping with her 3 granddaughters before they too went to camp.

Love this shot of Nora and her leash - going anywhere?  Not Nora.

Proud dad and his camping expedition

Chris served up a delicious breakfast for all!

All smiles from a great night sleep!  Canny's went on to grab a floating trampoline and we headed to deliver our baby on a week's worth of camping adventure.

Here he goes with the upmost confidence.  Check out the view of his cabin and his cool counselor.

OMG, I cannot even.....  The bunks, the cabin, the little dude.  Drew I hope its just wonderful!

meanwhile at a pub near by - I think this is a spaghettis grilled cheese sandwich

Here we are - just missing a few kiddos.  Shane is actually in VT with his buddy Theo - his overnight camp is later this month.

Such an empty car!