End of Summer

As usual, the end of summer came too fast and before we knew it, we were buying school supplies and attending open houses for the upcoming school year.  Here is a glimpse of some of the activities which kept the kids (and us) busy throughout the summer:

A trip to the zoo with Grandma, Grandpa and cousins...

Hanging out in the flamingos exhibit

Attending friend's birthday parties...

Brady's Gymnastic Lessons...

On Brady's last day, he had a little performance to show off all that he had learned!

Celebrating with his best friend, Chase

Painting Ferryboat Grandma's Fence...

Every year, Abi and Brady paint on a section of Ferryboat Grandma's fence.  Here is this year's masterpiece:

Abi's Pony Camp...

Abi and her pony, Symphony

Abi's favorite part of riding Symphony was trotting.

Little brothers "trying" to patiently wait for camp to end!

Little Kickers Soccer Lessons...

At the end of each lesson, the kids got to practice making goals - a definite highlight for Brady!

Abi's Tap and Ballet Lessons...

Practicing her ballet obstacle course

Butterfly Release...

For Abi and Brady's birthday, they received gift certificates for live butterfly cultures. When the summer weather arrived, we order the caterpillars and had fun watching them transform into butterflies. Here are some pictures of the butterfly release:

Sadie couldn't figure out what was going on in those butterfly tents!

"There it goes!"