Day 181 - Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Day 181 - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 –
Another fun night out with my girls - Heidi, Aimee, Lori, & Andrea. Heidi invited us to her house where her husband, Brad, made us some absolutely delicious food...gouda fondue, grilled shrimp with feta, onions, and capers, and tenderloin medallions with blue cheese. The food was almost as delish as these dishes.

Day 180 - Monday, June 29, 2009

Day 180 - Monday, June 29, 2009 –
Despite the unexpected cold weather we had a nice evening watching Jake play baseball, even though he didn’t pitch like he normally does. He did a fine job at first base and had a single.

Day 179 - Sunday, June 28, 2009

Day 179 - Sunday, June 28, 2009 –
Today we celebrated Father’s Day at our house with my dad and my siblings’ families. I love it when we all get together.

Day 178 - Saturday, June 27, 2009

Day 178 - Saturday, June 27, 2009 –
I’m a good wife, just so you know. Kevin wanted to play in all of these softball tournaments this summer, to see how he liked tournament ball. Even though I was having a perfectly splendid day sunning myself at the lake today, I had planned to bring the boys up to watch a game or two before heading over to my friend’s annual summer party. As I was getting ready, Kevin called to say that one of their girls had gotten hurt and could I come and replace her and how soon could I be there? I raced to get my softball gear on, got to the tourney, and discovered we had at LEAST another four games ahead of us to play. There went my hopes of attending the summer party. But I made the best of it and smiled through it. (photo credit – Owen)

Day 177 - Friday, June 26, 2009

Day 177 - Friday, June 26, 2009 –
Jordyn and one of her BFFE’s, Shelby, take the paddle boat for a spin.

Day 176 - Thursday, June 25, 2009

Day 176 - Thursday, June 25, 2009 –
This is what a teenage girls’ nightstand looks like. And this phone, this Rumor, which is rarely out of her hands, was the source of much consternation today. How do you protect your child from the ills of the world without alienating her from you? Trust. Faith. Guidance. Open Dialogue. I’m lucky she’s a good kid. I hope she knows that I really do know that.

Day 175 - Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Day 175 - Wednesday, June 24, 2009 –
We celebrated this brown-eyed cutie’s birthday today with dinner and a dip in the hot tub at the Petoskey’s. Happy 7th Birthday, Carson!

Day 174 - Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Day 174 - Tuesday, June 23, 2009 –
Liam’s best bud, Mitchell, came over to swim today, and look who had matching swimsuits!

Day 173 - Monday, June 22, 2009 –

Day 173 - Monday, June 22, 2009 –
Owen checked one of his goals off “the list” one day after we had created it. His big personal goal for the summer was to catch a frog. When Kevin went out to fish on the paddle boat, he called up to Owen to let him know that there was a frog by where we park the paddle boat. Owen ran down with a bucket and scooped that frog right up. He was ELATED!! He brought it up to the patio and when it escaped and jumped down the hill he went chasing after it with gleeful shrieks. Right before the frog reached the lake, the frog jumped up into the air and directly into Owen’s bucket. O caught him again!

Day 172 - Sunday, June 21, 2009

Day 172 - Sunday, June 21, 2009 –
Today was Father's Day and Kevin wanted to spend it doing pretty much nothing. Chilling at the house, fishing, just us. We gave him a new cooler with wheels, an outdoor clock, a fishing lure, and a lot of space for him to just do his thing with out us in his hair. It really was a perfect day.

Day 171 - Saturday, June 20, 2009

Day 171 - Saturday, June 20, 2009 –
I’m so lucky to be married to this guy. The night before Father’s Day, he “let” me go on a ladies’ pub crawl in Oxford, with the stipulation that I not be a train wreck the next day. He and Joel hung out with the boys at our beach and made their own fun while Amy and I were out on the town. Of course, I had to snap a quick pic before I left, and to my delight, Kev is actually smiling!

Day 170 - Friday, June 19, 2009

Day 170 - Friday, June 19, 2009 –

The boys made a fort today under the same baby grand piano that I made forts under when I was a kid. I used to spend hours playing under that piano. The boys used the blankets I bought in Mexico when I was 18 and a quilt that my Grandma Calloway made for me as a gift before she died.

Day 169 - Thursday, June 18, 2009

Day 169 - Thursday, June 18, 2009 –

Today was Liam’s second playoff game. The 5th place D~Backs went up against the 3rd place Marlins. It was the closest Coach Pitch game I have ever watched and it was very intense. We’d score, they’d score, we’d score, they’d score, we’d get them out 1-2-3, they’d get us out 1-2-3. Ultimately, the home team won in the bottom of the last inning. Unfortunately, the home team was the Marlins and Liam’s D~Backs season came to an end. Grandma Bonnie came to watch, along with Aunt Shawn, Bella, and Jacob. Even though we lost, it was a great way to end the season.

Day 168 - Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Day 168 - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 –
Yes, there are two chairs in the playroom, but sometimes it's more fun to share a chair with your brother.

Day 167 - Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Day 167 - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 –

Liam's baseball team won their first playoff game tonight against the NY Yankees (even though, I thought our team had lost since we were the home team and batted in the bottom of the last inning when we didn't need to). The team went to Frosty Boy afterwards to celebrate. Coach Bruce is just about the nicest guy ever. Go D~Backs!

Day 166 - Monday, June 15, 2009

Day 166 - Monday, June 15, 2009 –
MMM MMM MMM, Liam loves him some corn on the cob.

Day 165 - Sunday, June 14, 2009

Day 165 - Sunday, June 14, 2009 –
What a GORGEOUS day. Kevin and I spent the morning repairing the rock retaining wall by our beach. Then the Scepkas came over in the afternoon to enjoy the beach, some adult beverages, and a last minute, thrown-together BBQ. Katie and I both got quite a bit of sun!!

Day 164 - Saturday, June 13, 2009

Day 164 - Saturday, June 13, 2009 –

Liam's soccer team celebrated their undefeated season with a party at Big Fish Lake in Ortonville. Coach Derek took the kids tubing, and even though it was overcast and chilly, the kids had a BLAST!

Day 163 - Friday, June 12, 2009

Day 163 - Friday, June 12, 2009 –
The first day of summer vacation included a bit of fishing (of course!) and some Spry cousin fun.

Day 162 - Thursday, June 11, 2009

Day 162 - Thursday, June 11, 2009 –

Schooooooooool's OUT for SUMMER!