Sam's 1st Swim Lessons

Sam took his first of swim lessons this summer at our local pool (same pool where I took lessons).  The teachers were wonderful and really helped him over his fear of water...basically getting his face wet and being in the "big kid pool".  They practiced kicking with a kickboard, practicing their arm strokes and jumping off of the island and going under water.  Sam loved them and is talking about taking more lessons this winter at the indoor pool.

Visit from Florida Friends

Luke and Adam go way back to their days at Penn State!  We flew to Florida to watch him marry his beautiful bride Monica and the drove back a couple years later to meet their first girlie Jane.  Then they made a trip to visit us in Pittsburgh after that.  Even though it was our turn to visit, they came to us this summer and now there were two more kiddos in our families to meet.  Our kids loved each other and we wished that we lived closer...but I think we would have to move to Florida (our Colorado) for that to happen!

Myrtle Beach 2012

Seems like I have a lot of catching up to do on my blog.  Hope people are still reading! :)

We took a family vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC this past summer with my parents and my nephew Nik.  The  kids were the perfect age for a beach vacation and we had a wonderful time!

Levi's 2 Year Stats

Levi had a great check up today...he is a growing, healthy boy.  He weighs 29 pounds and is 33 inches tall.  According to the chart he is a short, chubby boy...and we love him!

Levi's 2nd Birthday Party

Hard to believe our baby boy is two years old!  We celebrated with a ball-themed party with our family.  It was a super hot day but we ventured outside to play with some new toys and to run off some energy.  Levi is our thrill-seeker...that kid is up for anything!

Idlewild 2012

Idlewild is one of our favorite places to take the kids.  This year was especially memorable because we went with our dear friends, The Schmidts', who left just this past week to be missionaries in Africa.  It was so sweet to see our boys talk and ride and play and for us to be able to spend a whole day with this family that we love!

Camping at Pymie 2012

The first weekend of June we went camping at Pymatuning Lake...the same place that Luke camped when he was a kid.  The weather was crazy...raining, windy and cold!  We persevered though and had a great time.