Matthew got a Slip’n Slide for his birthday on Father’s Day but didn’t have a chance to try it out until we got back from vacation.
Let’s just say, it was an absolute hit. Here are pictures and videos from the first time we used it. LOL
http://youtu.be/lRgM9Aga6Mg
http://youtu.be/rn-zLFtxCEk
No fake smiles from these boys. 🙂
http://youtu.be/ioAtAHeTfKI
Mike even got in on it!
It’s been a pretty busy summer so we haven’t been able to get this out much but the boys have a ball every time that we do. I anticipate many summers of fun with the Slip’n Slide!
The next two days were mostly filled with hours of driving….
After days of forecasted rain storms, our luck finally ended. It was raining cats and dogs while we packed up the car.
Matthew was joining us as his alter ego: Pirate Captain Matthew.
We weren’t a mile into our drive back home when we pulled up next to this truck sporting NY plates and a license plate frame from a car dealer about 15 minutes from our house. Sing it with me: “it’s a small world after all!”
Matthew really got into coloring on our trip back home. This was nice to see since he used to fight whenever his preK homework had any coloring on it.
Soon Pirate Captain Matthew was back…this time with his green wig. 😉
Outside of DC, we saw this helicopter doing some sort of rescue/training/hauling/I-don’t-know-what-but-it-made-traffic-come-to-a-stop-to-watch.
After we checked into our hotel in Altoona, PA, we walked over to Champs for dinner.
More coloring in the hotel room. His coloring book was from the Wright Brothers Memorial gift shop and had tons of pictures of planes inside.
Willingly coloring AND staying inside the lines? Be still my heart. LOL
The next morning, the boys sported their new Washington Nationals shirts that Mike got them from the game he attended in DC. Ian called his shirt his “Walgreens” shirt. Wrong “W”, buddy. LOL
This boy exclaimed “These are frickin’ awesome!” when handed a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos at a gas station. LOL (We then had to have a talk about “frickin'” being an adult word.)
ALMOST HOME!!!!!!
Did they run inside to potty or find their favorite toys when arriving home? Nope, they ran for their golf clubs. LOL
(or perhaps the golf clubs ARE their favorite toys?)
The reunion with Jellybean was pretty sweet. Although, Beans was scared out of his brains. LOL
And that concludes our summer vacation pictures! I hope you enjoyed them!
This was our last day at the beach so it was spent doing last minute shopping, packing, and hanging out with the family.
The first order of business was a walk down to Jennette’s Pier.
(It was partially destroyed by Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and rebuilt in 2011.)
Our house is the yellow house:
Our house is just above Matthew’s right shoulder in this picture:
There were lots of people fishing on the pier:
In fact, we watched someone haul in a stingray!
The land is very narrow at this point of the Outer Banks. In fact, while walking back down the ramp to the parking lot you can easily see the sound on one side and the ocean on the other.
When we got back to the house, we discovered that it was tie-dye day in the Outer Banks. Well, at least for our family. 🙂
There is little I love more than a “throw back your head and laugh” picture. It always makes me smile. I love that kid. 🙂
Aunt Rachel even got in on the action!
After lunch, Kaitlyn sang “God Our Father” for me. OMG, I love this kid too. LOL
http://youtu.be/XQjdu_3cSiQ
The rest of the day was spent getting ready to leave. While we were busy packing, Matthew took a nap in Grammy’s bed. I love the way he sleeps.
Here are the shots that were taken over the course of the week with the disposable underwater camera that I brought along.
We attempted pictures of the kids on this night. It was lightly drizzling which was great for clearing the beach but we were really racing against the clock to get the pictures done before we lost the light, the kids, and the rainstorm really started. Next time, we’re hiring a pro.
