Happy Birthdays

David and Hannah each had birthdays at the end of June. In addition to celebrating in Utah, once we got back David took a couple of friends to Boondock's and Hannah took the family (and one friend), including my parents and my cousin and her husband, to Chuck E. Cheese's (to play) and Fazoli's (to eat).

In progress...

I've been trying to paint the exterior of the house since we bought the paint on Memorial Day. Got the whole thing cleaned, scraped, primed, prepped, got the main color done, got the shutters put back on--just need to tackle the trim now. I have a week before we head back on vacation, so I'm hoping the weather will be reasonable. The wettest June since the 1870's has certainly slowed the process, but we're coming along. No photos until it's done.

McConaughy

Two weeks ago we took a five-day weekend and spent it at Lake McConaughy in Nebraska. It's a family tradition for Stacey's family, and it's fun--especially when the weather's nice. With McConaughy that's no guarantee, but we were darn lucky and had a fabulous time.
The littlest mermaid.
Seth is such a poser.

Scout camp

Last week David and I spent the week at Camp Cortlandt Deitler for Scout Camp. We both had a fantabulous time. The camp is based on the patrol method, so the boys did all of their own cooking (though the food was provided by the camp). Honestly, it's the best scout camp food I've ever had. As I put on my facebook status, here are two things I like. 1. Camping. 2. Coming home from camping.

Working on outpost shelter 1.0


Archery is still my favorite scout camp activity (honestly, I just like shooting things).

Quite probably the coolest photo David has ever taken.

Another great reason to love summer

Hannah is getting close to sticking the flip

Seth gets some serious air

I want to ride my bicycle...

Hannah has upgraded bikes, but has skipped the training wheels and gone straight to learning the two-wheeler. Seth, of course, wanted in on the action.

Weekend fun

Friday evening Stacey and I went out to dinner at Cuba Cuba (downtown) and dessert at the Cheesecake Factory while her mom watched the children. While we enjoyed the evening out, the highlight came after she said we needed to make one more stop. Much to my surprise, and I was absolutely surprised, she had planned an overnight stay for us at the Capitol Hill Mansion Bed and Breakfast.


It was a really great stay and a very pleasant surprise. On Saturday we hung around downtown, went to the peoples' fair, went to the movies ("Up" in 3-D) and enjoyed the Italian Chalk Art festival at Larimer Square. The chalk art was amazing! All in all, a thoroughly memorable and enjoyable weekend.