Happy Birthday Uncle Reid

Uncle Reid had his big 30th birthday this week so Mimi planned a fun Teenage Mutant Ninja party to celebrate.  There were costumes, cake, a pinata, sparklers and 30 birthday presents of course.  Happy Birthday Uncle Reid!

Parker picked out his Ninja Turtle shirt to wear

Someone loves CAKE

Bubble jugling

Boys Day at the Braves Game

With both boys having played baseball/tee ball and starting to understand team sports better, they have recently been asking to see the Braves play a game.  Luckily it turned out Georgia Tech Alumni night was being held in late June.  This meant a fun pre-game tailgate with football players and Buzz as well as food and all the Powerade you can drink (since it was 97deg at game time, a good idea).

Parker's Favorite Mascot

Hamburgers and Chicken Strips for Dinner

Rally Cap Time!

Playing Some Baseball in the Kids Zone

Checking Out Downtown from the Upper Deck

Fun from the Coke Zone

Running From 3rd to Home

Overall it was a great evening and the boys made it through 10-innings! 

Summer Fun at the Pool

We have really enjoyed spending lots of time at the pool so far this summer.  Avery was a little nervous about it at first but has turned into quite the fish.  Parker has been taking lessons at the pool and is doing quite well.  And Carter has learned new tricks like crazy jumps and underwater flips.

Dinner with the Gomez family

Check out those cat shoes!

Happy Father's Day

The kids spent a lot of time picking out the perfect gifts for dad including some grill supplies, movies to watch with the boys and a book from each child.  Avery and Parker also made dad these adorable mugs.  Father's Day started a little early when dad got to have breakfast with all three kids at camp Friday morning.  We started actual Father's Day with breakfast at Waffle House and ended the day at the pool with good friends.  Happy Father's Day!

Mom and Dad's Trip to Toronto

Mom and dad were able to take a long weekend in Toronto to celebrate the nuptials of a good friend from High School thanks to grandparents who jumped in to watch the kiddos.  It was a fabulous weekend of friends, sight seeing and sleeping in!  The wedding was perfect - great food and drinks, lots of dancing and a gorgeous new couple!  Congrats Ryan and Marisa and we can't wait to make it back to Toronto with the whole family!

Toronto sights - St Lawrence Market

Enjoying art in the Distillery District 

Mom and Chad at the Train Museum before hitting up the aquarium and the waterfront 

Boys golfing pre-wedding

Regional Ontario Museum - fear the birds

All dressed up - Not too shabby

Drinking a Cesar - aka a Bloody Mary with clam juice

Hockey Hall of Fame

Memorial Day trip to Sullivan's Island

We picked up the kids from their last day of school and headed straight to the beach.  Dad and the littler ones stayed for a long weekend and Mom/Carter stayed late and made a week of it.  Pops and Emme made sure there were lots of activities to keep everyone occupied.  There was a tropical storm in the area for the weekend so we didn't get much sun time but luckily there is lots to do in Charleston to keep everyone busy - carriage ride, aquarium, children's museum, fire truck museum and history museum were all on our list.  The boys also made a trip to mini-golf, their favorite beach activity.  Carter had an eventful trip as he lost his 2nd tooth - other front bottom tooth.

Excited to arrive!

Day one at the pool

Carter riding the waves

Avery wasn't too sure about the waves on our first day

She preferred to hang out in the tent with mom

View for lunch

Parker loved jumping into the pool

Taking a tour of Fort Moultrie

Parker became a Junior Ranger

First crab catch of the season (too small to take home though)

Avery loved this Dolphin statue at the house, she kissed it every time she walked by

SnapChat fun

Sullivan's Island playground

Sunset walks on the beach (Charleston skyline in the background)

Happy to be at the Aquariem

Feeding Stingrays at the Aquarium

Avery loved the touch tank

Carriage ride in Charleston

Sibling hugs

Minigolf with some rain from Tropical Storm Bonnie

Golf chart ride in the "Tropical Storm"

Puddle splashing time!

Rainy afternoon SnapChat

Carter lost tooth #2!

PJs trip to the beach before bed

Crazy face picture

Somebody loves her big brothers

Children's museum - 3D painting

Water room - the kids favorite place

Checking out at "Publix"

Fire truck museum

Sliding down the fire pole - Avery did it as well!

The boys went crabbing and came home with this beauty

He was delicious!

Caught with a cupcake

Ready for the beach

Boys caught snails

And two hermit crabs

Avery was much more excited about the beach by her last day

Carter at the Charleston history museum

Outside the old Charleston jail

Scary!!!

So, so SCARY!!!

Down at the battery

He dressed him self for a fun day with Pops.  They went to Fort Sumter and the aircraft carrier Yorktown.

He got his Junior Ranger badge from Fort Sumter

Carter liked to watch some morning TV on the counter

Last trip to Bearcats for ice cream

It was a great week and start of summer for the family!