soaking up the sun

We have spent A LOT of time at the pool... and we love it!!

Grayson has had a blast doing swim team, and has had 3 swim meets already.

Carter is fearless and is going off the diving board by himself. :)

 Grayson with his ribbons from last night's meet... two 2nd place finishes and a 4th! Yay!

 Carter decided to try out Grayson's swim cap

Grayson gets some air!!

 Carter does a cannonball!!

brothers!

 Grayson and Elliot having a blast in the water
Here are a couple quick videos of the boys going off the board today!

 

 

 

'76 scout international

Dad got his pride and joy, a.k.a. "The Scout" out of storage and has been perusing the streets of Wichita in style. It's completely restored, though the AC doesn't work, there are no shoulder-crossing seat belts, and it badly needs a muffler. But, it draws lots of attention, love, questions, and requests for rides! Dad loves every minute of it... except for the lack of AC. ;)

 

happy father's day

We celebrated both Jerry and Gramps on Sunday at our house, with a Mexican fiesta! The guys had requested enchiladas, so we cooked up a storm! We had sour cream chicken enchiladas, homemade salsa and guacamole, salad, and fresh lemon pie. Yum!

 Carter, Jerry, Dad, and Grayson

you can see my first homemade bunting in the background -- it says "We {heart} Dads" -- actually it was fun to make!

 the boys worked on a special project with Nana to give to Jerry

 all the things they love about him... :)

piggyback rides after dinner!

Notice the sweet dress socks that Carter is sporting... oh yeah.

fishing with dad

Jerry and the boys have gone fishing in our neighborhood several times over the past few weeks. The boys absolutely love it, and I think Jerry loves having an excuse to "have" to make a stop at Cabela's. It seems like they're always needing some more bait... :)

Here are two short videos of both the boys catching a fish!

Carter catches one...

then Grayson gets his!!

Grayson being cheesy, Jerry holding his fish, and Carter being tough.

All in a day's work. :)

grayson's swim meet #1

Saturday morning was a beautiful morning for Grayson's first swim meet of the season! It was actually cool and slightly breezy... perfect for cheering on our sweet swimmers!

 Shandy writes his different races on his arm with a Sharpie... and their names on their chests!

 soccer and swimming buds!

 3/4 of their two relay teams!

 diving in during warm-ups... brrrr!!

 Grayson swimming his leg of the relay...

 then cheering on his buddies during their legs!

 diving in for another race -- Coach Ben watching closely :)

 so fun to have AL and Nana there!

(Grayson still has his game-face on...)

 swimming the butterfly

Grayson's two relays took first place in the meet! Here's the results from one of them!

Great job, Grayson!

there's a food truck in our neighborhood

Last week, one of our local food trucks, The Flying Stove, came to our neighborhood for dinner. It was a fun time of chatting with neighbors around the pool and eating yummy food.

 waiting in line...

 the boys got sliders -- poor Grayson had a wicked fall off his bike earlier in the week and had the road rash on his face and knees to prove it

 

sporting kc {part 2}

More pics from our wonderful time at the Sporting KC game...

 they had fireworks before the game, so Carter was very comfortable in Jerry's lap :)

 Kim and I -- we were reminiscing that we have been friends for 13 years now!!

 Jerry with Carter and Brian with Abby -- notice Abby's light blue cast... she had just fractured her elbow on Wednesday night, had surgery Thursday, and was such a trooper!!

 Grayson and Aubrey -- such sweet smiles :)

 our little fam

 the Sommers

 Grayson and Aubrey cheering during the game and waving their scarves

 Sporting KC played Montreal, and sadly lost 2-1... but it was a great game!!

Thanks again to the Sommers for hosting us. We had a great evening and can't wait to hang out again sometime soon!!

sporting kc {part 1}

We travelled to Kansas City on Saturday to hang out with our friends, the Sommers, and go to a Sporting KC soccer game together. We had a great time!!

(all the pics were taken with my iPhone... sorry some are blurry!)

 We tailgated before the game. It was crazy that it was June and we were COLD! It was cool and windy and there were even a few sprinkles of rain...

 Funny faces from Carter, Grayson, and Abby

 Carter and Abby decided to warm up in the trunk of Brian's Explorer :)

 On our way in the stadium, two of the Sporting defenders, Chance Meyers and Kyle Miller, were signing autographs and taking pictures. So fun!

 Kyle signed Carter's scarf

Carter and Grayson inside the stadium

more pics to come...