Beach Time

We took the kids to the beach at Lewes, Delaware early August. They both LOVED the water and had a ton of fun on the boogie boards and making new friends!

Daddy getting a work-out!

Getting buried with new friends.

Boardwalk Rides

Deep Creek 2011

Another fun year had by all at our annual trip to Deep Creek. So thankful for good friends and fun traditions!

Super Hero's

My little "super hero's" are what feels like "finally" playing a lot together and really enjoying one another in playtime! Not only did I want to record this great time they were having, but this is probably the first time they were both at the same time wearing these adorable capes that our dear friend Laura Blackann made for them! I've tried so many times to get them to both wear them at the same time, but not had much luck... They had to do it on their own:)

Owen doing a "force field" on Violet

Violet joins the ear piercing club

Auntie La La took Violet to get her ears pierced! She did great and didn't even cry, all though it was touch and go for a few seconds so I was told:) She LOVES them and is taking very good care of them!

Trip to Missouri

What a fun adventure we had in Missouri this summer! We flew into Branson and spent a few hours letting the kids run around and get some much pented up energy out!
The kids and Paw Paw rode on a mini train thru the waterfront area of Branson.

Sunday afternoon lots of family friends came over for a wonderful meal prepared by Ada and to see all of us!

Steve Sinor-Brandon's friend who was in our wedding!

Steve Sinor Sr and Sie Long watching the kids play.

Adventurous Phyliss swinging on the tire swing!

Brandon talking with Tyler & Jeff.

Brandon with Sie and Phyliss Long

Lisa, Gina, Grace, Lucas, Brandon, Caleb, & Violet

Brandon and Violet tubing

John & Owen driving the boat!

John hung a fun tire swing in their front yard and the kids loved to swing on it non-stop!

Owen playing with Duke and Frank

Even daddy had some fun on the tire swing!

Owen helping Grandma with watering the plants.

Violet loving on Max the kitty.

Aunt Lisa brought over her gecko for the kids to play with.

Pool time with aunts and cousins!

A friend of John and Ada's let the kids have their first rides on their horses! They had so much fun and what a great experience!

Luckily I got a few pictures of Owen smiling before the pony threw him off! We think the pony got stung because it was out of character for this particular horse. Owen was fine just pretty shook up and wouldn't go near the horses after that...although we did get him to pet a horse before we left so we could make sure he wasn't scarred for life!

He was also much happier when they let him hold a baby kitty.

Violet was a natural on the horses and loved every second of it. She kept saying after at how well she did on the horse and she didn't even fall off, not like Owen. We kept trying to explain that it wasn't his fault, but she didn't buy it:)

They had a baby horse, 1 month old, who was still very skittish, but so cute!

A little bare back!

Another day we went to another friend of John & Ada's for some fishing in their pond. Violet caught the first fish within a few seconds of casting out her line.

Violet & Grandma caught the most fish! They were a great team!

Owen caught a few fish too!

Daddy so proud of his fish too:)

We were able to meet up for dinner with Matt Strong (another guy Brandon grew up with and was in our wedding) and his wife and son. The boys were fast friends and could have done some serious damage to that restaurant if given the chance!

Matt and Brandon

Fishing off Grandma's front porch on the rocking horses. Never know what you might catch!

Tractor time!

Owen loved being a cowboy while we were in Missouri!