Safety Town Week 2 and Soccer Camp

Monday Andrew headed back to Safety Town. He was supposed to start soccer camp that night too but we had gotten too much rain and it was cancelled. He did start soccer camp on Tuesday and oh boy was it hot! He did a great job though and I was so proud of him for sticking it out especially after spending all morning at Safety Town. Plus on Thursday he had Junior Golf in between. But he did great and even slept past 6 a few mornings!!

 Friday was the Safety Town Graduation. We had to stop by my dad and brother's office on our way to drop something off and the kids had a blast playing with all of Poppa and Uncle John's stuff (especially the "Easy" button). Then we headed to graduation.  Andrew invited my mom to come and watch. It was a really cute wrap up to the two weeks. His little group performed a little song and then he got his diploma and Police Badge (sticker). After graduation the kids really wanted to have lunch at grandma's instead of going out to eat so we headed over there and ate and played, then headed home for naps.

Fun Filled Weekend

Friday (June 24) we went to the Cardinal game with Andrew's baseball team. It was Chesterfield Baseball Night at the Ball Park. Andrew got to parade around the field with his team. Then we stayed for the game. We decided to take the whole fam and just leave when everyone started to melt down. Everyone was having such a great time that we didn't end up getting home from the game until after 10. The game was still going on when we left but I'm pretty sure the kids were enjoying their friends and game food and had lost interest in the game by the time we left.

Saturday, we had Andrew's friend Charlie and his family over for dinner. It was a really fun, low key night. They kids had a great time while the adults were able to enjoy adult conversation. We decided to keep it simple and just order pizza which everyone seemed to enjoy. (We had so much fun, I forgot to take pictures:))

Sunday, we had a Kindergarten picnic to meet some of the new kids and families that will be going to school with Andrew next year. I thought it was a great set up because the kids could play on the playground and the adults were still able to keep an eye on them while we stayed in the picnic area. It had rained earlier that day and was super muddy which the kids loved but we had some major shoe cleaning to do when we got home.

8 Amazing Years/Safety Town Week 1

June 20 was our 8th Anniversary! Time flies when you're having fun! Drew and I celebrated by having a nice dinner out and reminiscing about the past 8 years.

Andrew also started Safety Town on Monday. Safety town is a "camp" sponsored by the Police Department to teach kids ages 4-6 about safety. This was right up Andrew's alley. It was a 2 week camp for 2 hours every day. After the first day of camp he came home, ran upstairs and put on his police dress up outfit. He's serious. 

Matthew's turn

Tuesday Matthew had his first dentist appointment with a new dentist. Drew and I prayed that he would handle this okay after his last experience. We also knew it was unlikely and Drew was prepared. Drew took him while I took Andrew to Safety Town. He called me after and said "Matthew did AMAZING". I was on top of the world and so proud of him. We went and got a special treat right away. He picked out a knight in shining armor costume. He really wanted a new truck but they were out of our price range so he settled on this.

Wednesday was Andrew and Matthew's last swim lesson. Unfortunately it had rained for a few days and a cold front had moved through. It was maybe 75 degrees outside and cold in the water. The lesson before this, Andrew had requested a "boy" swim teacher. So the girl we were going to offered to have a guy teach Andrew while she taught Matthew at the same time. This worked out much better for us as well. BUT Matthew wanted nothing to do with this last swim lesson since the water was so cold. We knew he would win this battle so she said it was no problem for him to reschedule. 

Andrew swimming in ice...so proud of him

Just relaxing

Thursday was a busy day. Andrew had Safety Town, then I picked him up early to go to golf. I was supposed to take Matthew to his make up class while Andrew had golf but I called and cancelled since it was chillier than the day before and he was already complaining. Not worth it in my opinion. 

Biggest fans

Feeling Good

By Sunday, I was feeling good. After church we went to my brother John's soccer game. Then after his game Josie and Natalie came over to play while their house was being shown for an "Open House". We had lunch, played on the play set, on the motorized cars and then took a trip to the pond to show Josie the baby ducks. I think the girls had a good time but there's a chance that Josie was a little overwhelmed by the amount of toys and activity going on at our house. After naps we headed over to my parents for Sunday dinner. 

We spent a lot of the work week getting ready for Father's Day. We took a trip to Michaels to get supplies to make Drew a trophy and my dad and Drew picture frames. It was fun watching all 3 create their own masterpieces. Wednesday and Thursday the boys had swim lessons again. Also on Thursday Andrew had his first Jr. Golf lesson. I was cleared that morning to start running again so once he was settled with his buddy Nick, I took the little two on a slow run around Whitmoor then came back in time to watch the end of "putting".

Matthew, do you need these?

Saturday we were woken up at 4:59 by a tornado siren. We turned on the TV to see what was going on and decided to get the kids up, better to be safe than sorry. Unfortunately this meant everyone was up for the day! Talk about a long day! Luckily we had plans that evening so there was a light at the end of the tunnel:)

In the basement on a mattress dad set up

Sunday, Father's Day, we went to church and then Drew took the boys to hit golf balls. They thought that was the coolest thing ever! They grabbed lunch on the way home, Drew dropped the boys off and then headed to play golf with my dad and brothers, a father's day tradition. I met Drew at my parent's with the kids for Sunday dinner. I'm so thankful I was able to spend Father's Day with my amazing dad and my amazing husband.

Making a cicada obstacle course:)

Surgery Week

The Monday after my mom's birthday, I had surgery to repair an umbilical hernia. My mom took me to the surgery center while Drew stayed home with the kids and took the boys to their first day of vacation bible school. The surgery went well, I woke up very sore but a little loopy from the drugs. I was still feeling good when I got home so I had lunch with the kids and heard about vacation bible school. Andrew loved it even though he didn't know anyone in his group. Matthew on the other hand had a rough time and was not a fan. After lunch I went to bed while my mom took care of the kids and Drew did some work. Then my mom headed home and Drew was in charge the rest of the evening. I was totally out of commission when the anesthesia wore off and I was on the pain meds.

Happy to be home!

Monday night was rough because I was in so much pain and Tuesday was by far my hardest day. I was trying to stay off of the pain meds because they made me feel weird. Drew decided not to send Matthew back to vacation bible school and I totally supported that decision. My mom arrived bright and early so Drew could head to work and she took over the parenting responsibilities. I tried to get up and down as much as possible because I was beginning to feel stiff from laying in bed for so long. It was hard getting out of bed for several reasons but the main problem was Molly wanting me to hold her when she laid eyes on me.

Playing on grandma's ipad

Slowly but surely I was starting to feel better but frustrated because I was pretty useless around the house. Wednesday the boys had their first swim lesson. Since Matthew decided to nap, I took Andrew for his lesson and my mom met me there with Matthew and Molly for Matthew's lesson. The boys did really well considering this was their first lesson. Matthew was a little leery about getting in the pool but once Drew arrived he decided to get in and was fascinated with a bug that was on the side, hey whatever it takes. Of course I was very sore after this outing so I was pretty much out of commission the rest of the evening but I was happy to get out of the house.

Thursday I decided to take advantage of having my mom around for a few more days so I treated myself to a manicure and pedicure. What a nice treat!! That afternoon we had swim practice again and then the boys earned a special nacho treat for doing so well. They were in heaven!

Friday I picked Andrew up from his last day of vacation bible school because they had a little closing ceremony. It was so cute to see him singing the songs and interacting with the new friends he had made. Then we had a little lunch date, just the two of us! It was so fun because I rarely get one on one time with him. It was a bitter sweet day because it was the last day my mom would be around to help but I was happy to be feeling better and move on with life as normal. Thanks a million for all of your help mom! A big thank you to Drew too who was in charge from the time he got home until everyone was asleep. 

VBS

Icing the belly with my helper