Fountain Time

Every day we pass the Bethany fountain on the way to the gym and every day the boys ask when they can play in that fountain...  Today was the day!!!  We met some friends there after space camp for some splash time and the boys can't wait to go back!!!

Silas was a little hesitant to get in there but
Noah was a total maniac!

The Ships

Our friend Jason was here again this year with his ship (USCGC Henry Blake) for the Rose Festival which meant we got another backstage pass to tour some amazing ships!  Since we had already checked out Jason's ship last year he took us down to the USS Dewey for a grand tour from one of the officers on board.  The boys did great considering all the crazy amounts of super steep stairs and long narrow hallways we had to go down.  They still talk about the ships all the time and bring up random things the officer discussed so apparently they were paying close attention :)

First order of business is getting snacks :)

Family picture with a giant gun...  Classic!

Jason & Ryan

Checking everything out!  It is amazing how
huge these ships are.  I think this one
was like 500 feet long!  

With our special tour guide we got to go inside the bridge
to see how everything works.  Noah looks like he is itching to get
his hands on that steering wheel :)

Watching the boats go by!

Uncle Mason Graduates

The second weekend of June we celebrated Uncle Mason's high school graduation.  And being super brave (aka - not having a babysitter) we decided to take the boys with us to the ceremony...  They did surprisingly well for about the first 20 minutes :)  Luckily we sat in the upstairs gym and there were like 30 kids running around behind the bleachers during the ceremony so they boys played almost the whole time!  Not too formal at Elmira :)  They did think they were pretty cool getting to go to a real graduation but were most excited for the big party the next day!

The classic Noah & a cupcake picture!  I think we have a picture of Noah
with a cupcake from every major event, holiday & party from
the time he was old enough to eat one :)

Family Picture

The Graduate

We actually took a picture together :)

Watering Nonnie's plants!

My mom made Mason a super cool  watermelon shark...

And what else would you do with it after the salad is gone?!?

Trouble...

Watch out world here I come!!!

Yeah, Uncle Mason is a little crazy :)

Spray bottles have been our toy of choice all summer!
Best $.99 cents spent!!

Here is the fruit salad before it was turned into
a head piece :)

The Egg

For dinosaur week at school Noah made his very own paper mache egg!  All of the eggs had a surprise inside that the kids could break out once they brought the egg home.  Noah could hardly wait to crack that egg open as he put it!

A very serious Noah with his baby dinosaur!  

It's a George egg!

He played with his egg all afternoon, refilling it with all kinds of things!

Bubble Party

We got the boys a new bubble machine at Costco a few weeks ago and needless to say they are loving it!  We have been having non-stop bubble parties around here (weather permitting :)

Airplane Gu

I caught this picture of Silas sniffing Gu the other day and it made me smile :)  He has sniffed Gu the exact same way since he was just a few months old.  He still makes the same little noise when he does it and holds it the same way, I love it!

Weekend by Instagram

Here are a few Instagram pics from last weekend!  I've got lots of other posts almost ready to go but figured I would give a little sneak peak :)

Mason's Shark  Salad

Ending the day with a melon margarita :)

Guido the Hammer

Serious space time with Uncle Dustin!

Spray bottle fights!

Last Day of School

Here are a few pictures from Noah's last day of school (still playing catch up here)!  Teacher Lindsey invited all of the parents to the classroom for a slide show that she put together of photos from the entire school year.  The kids got to pick our snacks which included Oreo's, Pirates Booty and juice!

Noah getting his certificate from Teacher Lindsey! 

Just a little excited!

Hooray!!!!!

Trying to get him to pose for a picture with his teachers...

He finally agreed to a picture if he got to stand on the table!

 Being silly with Teacher Lindsey and Teacher Alysha!

Ready for Pre-K!!!!!

Music Class

All last year Noah took an awesome after school music class every Thursday afternoon with the amazing Teacher Nomi!  He learned all about rhythms, beats and all kinds of fun music stuff.  To end the school year Teacher Nomi orchestrated a showcase for the kids in Noah's class to do a performance for all of us parents.  Noah was pretty nervous and very serious about it but he still got up and did his thing :)

They told a story through music with different instruments,
songs and illustrations!

Noah and Teacher Nomi

The cat Noah made for The Proper Kitten
 illustration  up on the board!