Patrick's 7th birthday

For Patrick's birthday, he requested going to the aquarium, which is by the beach in N.C., and then coming home to play games with some friends of ours.  It was a busy day since the aquarium is a little bit away, but so perfect for him.  He loved it, all the kids looooved the aquarium and I always enjoy driving to the cute beach town.  Overall, I think it was a really great day and I love just going with what our kids pick to do on their birthdays.

4th of July and family comes to visit!

My mom and sister came to visit for Sammy's birthday and over the 4th of July.  It was fun to have people come visit us, the kids loved it and were sad to see them go, and we got to do a few fun things.

Good luck getting all three kids to look at the camera at the same time and smile for a 4th of July picture. :)