Fireworks, Picnics and the Farm

We spent the Fourth of July at home this year. We took the kids to the Brentwood Parade. Josh loved watching the marching bands, floats and fire trucks. The highlight of the day, though, was all of the candy that was thrown! We went home with a big bag full of tootsie rolls, lollipops and peppermints.

Josh got to play in the annual family picnic softball game this year. The weather was a little questionable, but it only rained for about 10 minutes the entire afternoon. It was a lot of fun.

We've made a new discovery last week. Round Hill Farm. Joshua has an infatuation with everything farm related, so of course it was a huge hit with him. We had a guided tour arranged for MoMo, and we all had a great time. We weren't even 1/2 way home before Josh asked when we could go back again. Apparently there were several other kids who were asking the same thing, because we went back one week later.


The second trip was to feed the ducks in their pond. Of course we walked through the rest of the farm, though. All of the kids (and the moms, too!) had a really great time. The weather was gorgeous - blue skies and it was in the 70s. When we were done walking, we drove up to a grove with a playground, and had ourselves a picnic.




News from Chelsea:

In the last couple months, Chelsea has learned a lot! All within 2 weeks, she figured out how to roll over, sit up, and crawl. I was worried because she was running behind on some of these things, but she finally figured it out. She's a little speed demon now, chasing her brother down the hallway. It's really cute.

Come to Me

God saw you getting tired, and a cure was not to be,
so He put his arms around you and whispered, “Come to Me.”
With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away,
and although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.




We'll miss you.

June in Review...

Joshua and I went to Soergel's for a Pony Party. He wasn't thrilled about the horses, and wouldn't ride one, but we had a good time, anyway.





They have great climbing structures, and a barn full of farm animals, and for a little boy who loves everything about a farm... it was a TON of fun.

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We went to many playgroups, park play dates, and made a trip to the zoo with MoMo


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We made our first trip of the year to camp. It was Chelsea's first time there, and I think she REALLY enjoyed the water. Joshua got to ride the tractor with PapPap, and we all enjoyed the relaxing weekend at the river.






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We had a tour of PNC Park with MoMo. We saw everything from the Press Box and VIP Lounge, to the batting cages and dugout.




Overall it was a very full month!