Catching up on Summer Fun '09

I think this was one of the boys' favorite activities this summer, going on Dicky's boat. Jesse has been driving it all alone! He knows more about driving a boat than me and Steve together! :) They always drove the boat in front of our house, and called me to get on the deck and wave :) Actually, I was on the phone with Dicky while I was taking this photo :) Can you see it? :)


These baloons have been flying over our house quite often, but this time they were playing around... I think they were racing who will get to dip in the lake :)

TRIPS to WATTERPARK
We got to go to Watterpark few times this year. Lucas is a little bigger and enjoyed the fun a lot more than last year.

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We made this huuuuge 30ft watter slide this summer. It was sooooo much fun! :-) The boys couldn't stop sliding.... it really was a fantastic idea ...











STEAM BOAT RIDE
This summer, we were very lucky to be invited to ride this awesome little Steam boat. It was big enough for about 5 people :) and it took quite a bit of work to keep this beauty running, but it was definitely awesome to experience the ride. We actually just drove by McDonald's and saw this boat on a trailer. The owners approached us talked to us for a while. We really just wanted to see the boat getting in the watter and this wonderful couple asked us to come along for a ride. It was fantastic. It was so nice of them! The boys were sooo excited because all the other boaters were waving at us. They didn't last very long though... running the boat was quite loud, and lot of steam coming towards us... well, here are some photos, I hope you enjoy them :)

... few photos from playing at home...

Luky really loves grilling :)



... aaand sleeping on the tractor ...

... aaand splashing too...

These next two photos are from grandma's pool... this is how they dry laundry :) I just thought it was the cuttest picture :-)


Some more photos of the boys. They do argue over little things, but they really Love each other very much. Jesse is very protective, and Lucas is so excited when we pick up Jesse earlier from school or when the bus brings Jess home. :) They love playing together.

Jesse's Stuff, playdates and school

Last year, Jesse was in UPK and he loved playing with Kate and we loved having her along... I never posted these photos but still think they are worth of sharing :)




It is so beautiful around here, and our very favorite spot to go to is the Kershaw playground ...

After exhausting play dates, we get our Mickey D lunch and chill in the car, watching movies :)

Some more playdates ... this one was with the boys' cousins, Casey and Conner ... they are all such funny dudes :)



This is Jordan and he was helping us this past Summer. The boys Loved spending time with him and Luky talkes about him a lot... we hope he can come and play again soon! :)


I feel like we had so much going on with animals in May... do you remember the post about the butterflies? At about the same time, we found snails in our drive way... we took care of them for few days... even brought them to Jesse's class to study them and then let them go free :)



One day, after we picked Jesse up from school, we saw this beautiful bunch of deers hanging out right by the road... amazing!

... and these cutties were hangin out in our back yard ...


Here are some photos from last year's school ending ... the kids were so adorable! :) Jesse was an Old King Cole :)

Maple syrup farm

I actually found these old photos in my folder... just thought they were cute to share :) Back in March, Daddy and aunt Sally took the boys to the Maple syrup farm, not far from here... they got to see how it's made... and taste it before and after the Maple syrup is done.... wasn't that fun! Cool!

Returning home from Czech

I feel so bad abandoning my blog like this... It's been insane here, and my business finally slowed down. I have so much to post since our return from Czech, this past May. I know! It's been over 5 months! Well, I promise to share all the goodies we did since May. First, here is our return from Czech...
This photo is in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in front of our small airport :)

Boys are getting on the plane to Prague.

They were really so wonderful and well behaved the whole way!

Daddy waiting at the airport in NYC.

This photo is taken the first morning after our return .... look out of our living room.... such a gorgeous homecoming welcome :)

These are couple of our favorites... I love the ORANGE flamingos... we went to the ZOO in Czech and they were honestly this orange... like walking fireballs! Beautiful!

Jesse's personal favorite :) He couldn't stop laughing at the sneakers on the electric wires :)

Our Trip to Czech

It is fantastic nowadays to be able to share trips from wherever we are even before we get back home. So, here it goes. We left for Czech Republic to visit our family and join my mom's 60th b-day party. While being here, we got to see most of my family, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma, just about everyone.
Here is few photos from our trip. I am sure there will be more coming up.... enjoy!