August (End of Summer) Fun

Things have certainly been busy in August.  Besides heading back to school, we have had very busy (but fun) weekends.

First, Grandma Peggy came to visit from Florida.  She is Jake & Carson's Great Great Grandmother and it was nice to get to spend time with her and have 5 generations of family together.

The next weekend, we attended the Sharp Family Reunion.  It was nice to have everyone in attendance, including lots of new members to the family.  

 Trying to get all of the little ones to stand together and look happy:)

The big kids!

The following weekend, we went to Prophetstown State Park with Brian & Dawson.  We had never been there before, but we really liked it.  The bike trails make it easy to get around and fun for the boys.  And, the water park was very nice, although a little cold on the day we went.  

 Waiting for the lifeguard to let everyone back in the pool.

 Prophetstown also has a working farm where you can get close to farm equipment and animals.  The boys had fun until Jake got too close to a rooster.  Luckily he walked away with only a small scrape.

Back to School

Myrtle Beach

We vacationed at Myrtle Beach with the Cooper Family this summer.  We had a great time!  Here are a few pictures from our trip.

 View from our condo

 Time for a movie

 Look who can't cooperate for a picture!

Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Bus...

Jake, Melissa, and Grandma & Grandpa Liphard went to Wyoming to visit Geoff, Kat, Peyton, and Logan.  This was the first time we were able to meet Logan.  We rode out on an Amtrak train and flew home. 

 

 Getting ready to board the California Zephyr in Chicago

  So excited to sleep on the top bunk (much to my worry)!

 Geoff took us to a really nice park in Cheyenne.  Jake and Peyton had a great time playing together.

 

  

  

 Truly is a Monkey Boy.  He can handle any kind of monkey bar. Maybe he is training for American Ninja Warrior someday.

 

Colorado Rockies game 

 

 

Early Summer...trying to catch up

Well, it's hard to believe summer is already half over.  We have had a very busy June.  Here are some highlights from early summer.  More posts about vacations coming soon!

Jake played on the Angels this year.  He really enjoyed baseball this year and really did well at 1st base. 

 

Jake (aka Monkey Boy). His new favorite past time is climbing trees.  Whenever we can't find him outside we have to remember to look in one of the 4 trees he has learned to climb in the yard. 

 Papaw bought a tractor!

 Carson has moved up to the bike with training wheels.  (Both boys barely wear shirts.)

 Rare fly over from the Met Life blimp.

Carson's 3rd Birthday

Carson turned 3 on April 29th.  He had a train birthday party this year.  He is very into trains, tractors, and other vehicles right now. 

Camping Season Begins!

We went camping a few weeks ago at Brown County State Park.  It was a pretty cold weekend - 30's at night and 50/60's in the day.  There were hardly any campers at the campground which gave the boys freedom to run around a lot.  This was the first trip in our new camper.  We really liked the extra space we have now.