Hammerman Fun with Friends

When a friend of mine who moved to Virginia a few years ago posted on Facebook that she and her kids would be at Hammerman, I made sure that we were there. Noah invited his buddy Parker and we had so much fun hangin' with our friends.

It was so good to catch up! We have missed them!

Not sure who that other kid is...

My little fish! He loves being in the water.

Cute little Levi!

And me with my friends, Nicole and Erin. What a fun day!

Kid Free Week!

It was extremely hard to leave Cincinnati and the ride home was a complete nightmare for me but good times were ahead for the kids! We had a day of rest and then all the kids were off - Savannah to EFY at Southern Virginia University and the boys to scout camp! A whole week of just me and David at home.
Savannah's favorite memories of EFY: "Pizza night was probably my favorite because we got tons of pizza and we all shared funny dating stories. The classes were amazing and game night was so fun. Our chant won!"
Savannah with her sweet roommate Grace who is in our ward. Savannah described her as the perfect roommate.

And pictures with some other random people in her group.

Noah's favorite memories of scout camp: "Paint ball and man hunt." He's a man of few words. Looks like they had a ton of fun in the water as well.

Xander's favorite memories of scout camp: "The bike trip on Tuesday as well as lunch with Harrison and swimming; Wednesday was horseback riding and paint ball which was a lot of fun; Thursday we went white water rafting in thunder and lightning which was really cool; and Friday just hanging out and swimming."

Summer Days in Cinci

Days and evenings spent by the pool or in the pool, sometimes with a little cuddle bug by my side.

S'mores, sleepovers, and morning cocoa at the Clarks.

Facetiming with my monkey husband until he can join us in Cinic.

Breakfast at IHOP.

Helping Grandpa clean the pool...

and helping each other put on sunscreen.

Lots of relaxing!!!

Playing football with Dad.

Quality family time with cousins...

and grandparents. Second year in a row jumping in with Grandpa!

So much happier when David is with us.

Sometimes we actually do leave the pool and do other things, like play games in the basement.

The best thing about our summer days in Cincinnati is being with the ones we love. We treasure the memories and are always sad to drive away.

An Evening with Shrek

I first saw Shrek the Musical at Edgewood High School and was thoroughly unimpressed. The kids were awesome but I just did NOT like the musical...at all! Unfortunately that was the play showing at La Comedia, the theater house that we attend each summer as a family. I was not looking forward to the play but being with everyone and eating all the food is always something to enjoy! Mom and Dad didn't go with us this year but we still had the kid table...

and the adult table.

We always keep an eye on this one during the buffet meal.

Other than the year of the McDonalds strawberry sundaes, ha ha, their desserts are always quite tasty! I love how they do the themed food. Delicious!!

Although I personally do not enjoy this particular musical, the actors are always top notch! We love meeting members of the cast after each show.

Donkey was HILARIOUS!!!

Another favorite family tradition!