Boys Rule: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

The long awaited landscape and grill pictures...

This is how it started:

And

Not so stellar. Overgrown in one, empty in another.

And of course, the grill:

But now, let me introduce you to our FABULOUS front yard:

The lighting:

The "playground":

The backyard:

And the AWESOME grill:

(the countertop will be done shortly)

Combine all this plus our outdoor sectional, and we're in paradise!

Now, if it would only cool down a bit so we could sit out and enjoy it without sweating so much...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Jack's 4th of July Parade

Every year, Union Hill has a parade to celebrate the 4th. This year was a great one!!!

Miss Rebekah, with a little help from the rest of us, made this awesome float. We all had matching shirts too.

Waving at my adoring fans...

It was great! Both Mom and Dad came...

The popsicles were tasty too...

Happy 4th!!! Now, when are we going to start doing those fireworks...?

Saturday, June 25, 2011

The girls in Chicago

Mom and her sorority sisters meet up once a year for a Girls Weekend. This year, they went to Chicago...

There was a ton of eating (Topolobampo was the highlight), pedicures, shopping, and catching up.

They went out on an architectural night cruise too, complete with fireworks from Navy Pier.

Unfortunately, Mom thought she had lost her camera for much of the trip (she found it later) so the pictures are pretty limited. We'll post more as her friends send them along. She said it was a really great time nonetheless and they are already planning next year.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

A neighborhood reunion

We had all been stuck indoors for the winter and decided it was time to get together!

Plus, Mom and Dad have done sooooooo much work on the house, we wanted people to see it!

After a lot of playing and some tasty food, us kids got together for a picture with our dessert...

Wes must be inside somewhere.

Any-hoo, it was a ton of fun! When is the next one?

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy father's day, Daddy!

Dad's request for Father's Day was to go out on the lake.
So we packed a bag, put on our suits, borrowed Grandpa's boat, and headed to Longview Lake.

I was REALLY excited about it!

We zoomed back and forth across the lake. Weston wasn't too excited about it at first, but before long he got used to it.

In fact, he even fell asleep!!

So, while Wes slept, Mom relaxed and Dad and I fished.

And boy, did we fish!

I caught not 1 or 2, but 6 fish!!!

I even helped get them off the hook...

I threw them back in the water too...

Slippery little suckers!

After a while, Wes woke up...

And we ate some lunch.

After that, we jumped in and swam a bit.
For about 10 seconds and a whole lotta crying. No one told me I wouldn't be able to touch the bottom!

Then we drove fast again for a bit before heading home for a nap.