Summer has FINALLY arrived!

It's August in Western New York and I am very excited and happy to say....Summer has finally arrived!

It has been a long long wait and the summer has been very cold and rainy and we have been constantly saying "the pool is such a waste", but finally after all the waiting it's here.

We are finally spending everyday in the pool and the water is perfect...not too cold....just perfect!

There is nothing I love more than being lazy on a hot summer day with my kids floating and splashing in the pool.

Yeah Summer!!!

It's Little Loop time again

Well it's that time of year again. Little Loop season has officially begun. It is by far the most crazy thing we have ever been involved in. Every night Monday-Friday from 6-8 (actually for me it's 5-9) we are at the William D. Williams Park for football & cheerleading practice.

This year Connor is a Lion and hasn't even complained about practice or the heat or anything. It's funny how drastically he changes from year to year. It has been simply amazing to watch him grow and mature from season to season. This year he can even put his own pads and belt on. Anyone who has ever fished a football belt throught he tiny little hole knows what a feat that is.

Hayley has moved up to the Launchers and seems to be loving it more than any other year. She has several girls that she has moved from team to team with and it's awe inspiring to watch their bonds grow more and more each year. They know each other so well and fall right back into sync at the first practice.

Things are a bit different for me there also with the official title of President that is a little stressful. The split second decisions that have to be made on a nightly basis have been a little nerve racking but exhilarating all the same. There is so much personal satisfaction is going home and thinking I did something good or I made the right decision tonight. However, I will admit it can be emotionally draining.

Riley is still running around like he owns the place waiting impatiently for his time to come to be on the team.

August is always crazy hectic but we wouldn't have it any other way!

Boys are Gross cuz Mud is Fun

I am often grateful that I have 3 boys....usually when Hayley is being a such girl. I like that the boys cost less and never "need" new clothes or more shoes and they never say "I hate you I wish I had a different Mother". But then there are days like this one when I realize boys are just gross. Why they do and like such disguising things will always be a mystery to me.

We have had a very very rainy summer. The pool has only been used a handful of times and it has been cold and icky. Today was nice and warm but everything was still wet from all the rain. Connor (who is always the one to spearhead such operations) decided it was a good idea to go down the slide; which of course had a puddle at the bottom. Well Riley saw that and of course had to follow suit!

Connor then decided it would be a good idea to take the bin full of rainwater and pour it down the slide to make it slippery; also make yet more mud at the bottom! They took turns going down the slide splashing in the mud until the puddle was almost splashed away and then guess what? They filled the bin with water and started all over again!

This went on forever, at first I resisted but I have learned it's just easier to let it go!

When I asked them why they were doing this they simply replied "cuz mud is fun!" How could I argue with that.

I did however require hosing off before entering the house.

***Note the bin in the wagon...that's how they got a full bin of water to the slide...the wagon...these boys are way to smart for their own good!